Vedanta Group reiterated its commitment to gender diversity on the International Day for Women in Mining, highlighting significant progress in increasing women's representation across its workforce. At present, Women account for 23% of Vedanta's workforce compared to an average of 6% in the entire country's mining sector. Notably, 13% of Vedanta's workforce is deployed across mines, plants, smelters, refineries and control centres—areas traditionally considered among the most challenging segments of the industry.

Vedanta’s transformation towards technology-led operations has played a key role in enabling this shift. By increasing automation, mechanisation and process standardisation, more women can take on technical, operational and leadership roles throughout the natural resources value chain through increased mechanisation, digitalisation, and state-of-the-art safety equipment.

Engineers today control and monitor complex operations through digital platforms using real-time data and advanced analytics. The company also has plans to build a more robust talent pipeline for the future. In FY26, women accounted for 50% of overall campus hires and 30% of STEM recruits, reflecting Vedanta's efforts to strengthen its future talent pipeline.

Speaking on the occasion, Priya Agarwal Hebbar said that technology and innovation must be inclusive to support India's industrialisation. Quoting her remarks, she stated, "Technology does not distinguish by gender. Innovation does not distinguish by gender." She added that diverse teams foster fresh perspectives, drive innovation and strengthen organisational resilience.

Women are increasingly taking on frontline technical, operational and leadership roles across Vedanta's businesses. Women geologists are involved in exploration and plan the mines at Vedanta Aluminium and an all-women potline team works in the smelter at Jharsuguda. Within Hindustan Zinc there are female engineers employed who work underground and the first all-female underground teams of personnel from Hindustan Zinc in India are rescuers as well.

Post-recruitment support is extended on various life stages to women via return ship programmes, flexible working policies, leadership acceleration tracks and integrated townships with healthcare, education and childcare services. With the industry evolving, women are actively contributing to the digitisation of Vedanta, sustainability efforts and growth for the future.