Reliance Foundation, established in 2010 by Mukesh and Nita Ambani, aims to promote sustainable growth in India through education, healthcare, rural transformation, urban renewal, and arts and culture initiatives. It supports various programs like the Dhirubhai Ambani Scholarship, the Drishti program for the blind, and urban development projects in collaboration with local authorities. The foundation emphasizes partnerships with like-minded organizations to achieve comprehensive social development.

1. Presented By:
Saransh Arora

2. Reliance Foundation, founded in 2010, is the
philanthropic foundation of Reliance Industries
Limited and one of the largest private foundation
in India. Its objective is to promote sustainable
growth in India. Owner of Reliance Foundation is
Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani.

3. CORE
PILLARS:
Education
 Healthcare
Rural Transformation
Urban Renewal
Arts, Culture & Heritage
Supported Initiatives

4. EDUCATION:
The focus grants scholarships under the
Dhirubhai Ambani Scholarship Programe, which
started in Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1996 and
was extended nationwide in 2009. It also
supports 13 schools, including the Dhirubhai
Ambani International School, and establishes
universities in partnership with the London
School of Economics.

5. HEALTH CARE:
The Foundation sponsor the Drishti programme,
which provides newspapers in Braille for the
blind and the country’s larget cornea transplant
programme, and is developing the Sir HN
Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research
Centre.

6. RURAL
TRANSFORMATION:
The Bharat-India Jodo is a programme for
marginal farmers, and the Foundation also has
information service programmes bringing
technical expertise to 1400 farming and fishing
villages.

7. URBAN RENEWAL:
The Foundation took over development of Goda
Park in Nashik after funding problems had
delayed it, and in partnership with NASSCOM is
underwriting a social media lab for Mumbai
Police to improve involvement of residents in
improving safety and security.

8. ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE:
The Foundation sponsors events celebrating and
continuing the cultural heritage of India, such as
Ustad Zakir Hussan’s annual concert in memory
of his father, Abbaji, and Elephanta Festival on
Elephanta Island in Mumbai, and also in 2012 co-
sponsored with BP the Mummy: The Inside Story
visiting exhibition from the British Museum.

9. SUPPORT INITIATIVES:
Reliance Foundation believes in working with like-
minded partners who share its objectives and who
can enable a greater spread of its efforts to achieve
sustainable development in the transformation of
the country. The foundation also work in tandem
with the government programmes to help deliver
the intended benefits to the lowest strata of the
society.