A special Shark Tank India "Divyang special" episode has been announced after Jeet Adani, the Director at Adani Airport Holdings Ltd, suggested that there should be an episode centred around what we can do for entrepreneurs with disabilities and the entrepreneurs working for persons with disabilities.
Shark Tank India is a platform where entrepreneurs pitch innovative business ideas to renowned investors and seek funding.
The registrations for the special episode with Mr Adani, the younger son of Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, will remain open till February 15.
Speaking to People Group and Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal during an episode of Shark Tank India 4, Mr Adani called for a special episode for persons with disabilities.
"That is a wonderful idea," Mr Mittal, one of the Shark Tank India judges, responded.
During the conversation, Mr Adani also said the Adani Group has mandated that about five per cent of their workforce will be persons with disabilities.
He said the step was taken after he visited the Mitti Cafe, which was founded by Alina Alam and has a chain of outlets across India. Mitti Cafe employs adults with physical, mental, and psychiatric disabilities, particularly from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
"When I went to the opening of the Mitti Cafe (at the Mumbai International Airport), the smile, spark and compassion of their staff members, after all the hardships they have faced, moved me," Mr Adani told Mr Mittal.
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After that, we decided to mandate that 5 per cent of our workforce - across Adani Group - will be from this background, Mr Adani said.
Adani Group has about 45,000 employees, he said.
He also said the group also organised 'Green X Talks', where individuals with disabilities, shared their life stories.
Mr Adani also said his grandmother, Shantaben Adani, instilled in him the values for everyone and philanthropic works.
"She used to take me to orphanages," he told Mr Mittal.
It has become my "favourite cause" to support the persons with disabilities, he said.
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