Gitanjali Recognized for Outreach to Disabled Persons

The Government of India awarded Gitanjali Gems with a “Best Employer” award for its efforts to empower with persons with disabilities (PWD), particularly for the company’s efforts at its unit in Rajiv Gems Park, Hyderabad, India.

The president of India bestowed the company with the award at a function held in New Delhi on December 3, the International Day for Disabled Persons, according to a release by Gitanjali.

Gitanjali currently employs nearly 200 persons with disabilities. The company has a training program that employs its disabled employees in jewelry manufacturing and diamond polishing and hopes to employ more than 1,000 additional disabled workers in the next three years.

“We are aware of our responsibilities to society at large and are committed to helping the underprivileged and people with disabilities,” said Mehul Choksi, chairmen and managing director of the Gitanjali Group. “We have taken definite steps to recruit them, and plan to increase this in the future.