Mahatma Award

It is a great moment of pride for all of us as our beloved Founder Chairman Dr.Ramachandra N Galla, has been awarded the prestigious Mahatma Award for Lifetime Achievement. The Mahatma Award is the heighest honor of social impact leaders and change-makers, who are working towards making this world a better place. It hornors the most accomplished social impact efforts and initiatives within the private, public, and development sectors, from sustainability to phlanthropy and corporate social responsbility.

The Mahatma Award is supported by the Aditya Birla Group, and since its inception, has honoured change making organizations and impact leaders across various categories and sectors. Some of the notable past recipients are Mr.Ratan Tata, Mr.Azim Premji, Ms Sabana Azmi among others. The nominees go through as selection committee and the honor is given after thorough evaluation.

The event was held at the Mahatma Gandhi Samadhi Resting Place, Rajghat, New Delhi, on 1st October 2024 and was attended by Ms.Sudha Murthy, Dr.Kiran Bedi, Ms.Narayantara Sehgal, Eminent Writer, Niece of PM Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru, Amit Sachdeva, Founder, Mahatma Award, and Mrs.Rajashree Birla, Chairperson, Aditya Birla Centre for Rural Development and Community Initiative.

Best Education award for Rajanna Foundation

We are honoured to have received the 'Best Education Support Initiative of the year- 2024 (Corporate Foundation) from Brand honchos on 23 February 2024

The CSR arm of Amara Raja Group, the foundation has been awarded 'Best Education Support Initiative of the Year' award at the 2024 Indian Social Impact Awards ceremony held in New Delhi.

Best Skilling Award :Rajanna Foundation

We are honoured to have received the 'Best Skilling' award from CSR Times. This award recognises our dedication to empowering youth through the Amara Raja Skill Development Centre (ARSDC).

on 23 August 2024 , the award was presented by Mr. Sadanand Tanavade ,Member of Parliament , with the Chief Minister of Goa Dr. Pramod Sawant as the Chief Guest

National HR Excellence Award :Rajanna Foundation

We are honoured to have received the HR Excellence' award from Confederation of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in association with the Global Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the Global Human Resources Management and Organizational Development Council.

This award recognises our commitment to youth empowerment and excellence in leadership, innovation, and HR impact through the Amara Raja Skill Development Centre (ARSDC) on 31st August 2024 , the award was presented by Mr. Juntae, Director, Gyeonggi Business Center(Republic of Korea) and Yashi Dhariwal Head of Political and Economic Development, Honorary Consulate of Cambodia in Bangalore,

Best 3 Skill Development Programme Initiative of the Year – 2025

We are honoured to have received the Best 3 Skill Development Programme Initiative of the Year – 2025 award for Amara Raja Skill Development Centre at the Global CSR Awards 2025, held on April 25, 2025, at Hyatt Centric, New Delhi, Janakpuri, and organized by Marketing & Brand Honchos.

This award recognises our commitment to empowering youth through skill development initiatives. The award was presented by Mr. Ramesh Sachdev, Ex-General, All India Public Sector Sports Promotion Board.

SDC Students strength details (As on October 2025) :

• Total students enrolled since inception SDC 1 & 2 : 5338
• Girls students enrolled in SDC1&2: 1364
  • Students Enrolled at ARSDC 1: 5216
  • Students Enrolled at ARSDC 2: 122 ( SDC2 Inaugurated on January 2025)
  • Students Under OJT in ARSDC 1 : 339 Students
  • Students skilled and placed in AR group:1808 students, inclusive of girls :506
  • 135 entrepreneurs as on date
  • Batch :49 is in progress in ARSDC 1 – Petamitta
  • Batch :5 is in progress in ARSDC 2- Diguvamagham

Rural & Infrastructure Development Award– 2025

We are honoured to have received the Rural & Infrastructure Development Award at the 12th National CSR Summit organised by CSR TIMES on 15th July 2025 at Le Meridien, New Delhi. The summit was themed "Role of CSR in Mission Viksit Bharat by 2047."

The award was presented by Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, in the presence of Guests of Honor — Smt. Rekha Sharma, MP, and Smt. Smita Wagh, MP

Project Title	RURAL & INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Purpose of this project [Please summarize the objectives of this project]	To enhance rural livelihoods through improved infrastructure and basic amenities, fostering sustainable community development
No. of beneficiaries	Nos. During 2024-25	Total Till date
	Education (Students) - 4907	50,361
	Skilling (Students) - 1106	5,132
	Health Care services - 32,296	390,599
	Village Development, Check dams, RO Water Plant, Banks, Roads, etc - 30,899	343288
	Grand Total - 69208	789,380
Geographical area/s covered	In and around Villages of Tirupati and Chittoor Districts (1)Tirupati (2)Petamitta (3)Diguvamagham