Vedanta wins accolades at Frost & Sullivan India Best Practices Awards
  • Winner of India Mining/Minerals Growth Excellence Leadership Award
  • Winner of India Non- Ferrous-Growth Excellence Leadership Award
New Delhi, October 24, 2016: Vedanta Limited, India's leading natural resources company won two awards at the Frost & Sullivan-2016 India Best Practices Awards ceremony held this month. The company has been awarded the "2016 India Non- Ferrous- Growth Excellence Leadership Award'' and the "2016 India Mining/Minerals Growth Excellence Leadership Award''.

"At Vedanta, we benchmark and bring in best-in-class practices, towards our business goals and the company's community development programmes, in our role as a socially responsible company. We consider it an honor for our efforts to be acknowledged by the Frost & Sullivan Awards and I commend all teams for their commitment towards pioneering a competitive yet sustainable approach in all our initiatives," said Mr. Tom Albanese, CEO, Vedanta.

Frost & Sullivan follows a rigorous measurement-based methodology to select recipients in each category. The methodology for determining the award recipients is a deep-dive research and analysis conducted by the Frost & Sullivan analysts, which is presented to an esteemed, independent panel of Judges representing the top companies in India. This jury selects the award winners based on a structured metrics-based evaluation process.

The measurement parameters applied to conduct a detailed study of each nominated company, were on the basis of actual market performance indicators are Revenue growth, Market share, Demonstrated leadership in new product introduction and innovation, Breadth of products and solutions, Business / market strategy, Efficacy of innovation

process, Product service value and Product service and positioning. The base year for the benchmarking study is calendar year 2015.

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, works in collaboration with clients to leverage visionary innovation that addresses the global challenges and related growth opportunities that will make or break today's market participants. For more than 50 years, we have been developing growth strategies for the Global 1000, emerging businesses, the public sector, and the investment community.

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About Vedanta Limited (Formerly Sesa Sterlite Limited.)

Vedanta Limited is a diversified natural resources company, whose business primarily involves producing oil & gas, zinc - lead - silver, copper, iron ore, aluminium and commercial power. The company has a presence across India, South Africa, Namibia, Australia and Ireland.

Vedanta Limited is the Indian subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Plc, a London-listed company. Governance and Sustainable Development are at the core of Vedanta's strategy, with a strong focus on health, safety and environment and on enhancing the lives of local communities. The company is conferred with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) 'Sustainable Plus Platinum label', ranking among the top 10 most sustainable companies in India. To access the Vedanta Sustainable Development Report 2016, please visit http://sd.vedantaresources.com/SustainableDevelopment2015-16/

Vedanta Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange in India and has ADRs listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

For more information please visit www.vedantalimited.com

For further information, please contact: Roma Balwani

President - Group Communications and Sustainable Development

Tel: +91 22 6646 1000

gc@vedanta.co.in

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