Mittal donates Rs 4 crores

In response to the call made by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India to
industry captains to moderate their compensation and participate in community
programs, Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman and managing director, Bharti Airtel
today decided to donate a significant part of his salary bonus towards education
of underprivileged children in the villages.

According to Sunil Bharti Mittal, "This underlines corporate India's
commitment towards fulfilling the Government's vision of inclusive growth.
Corporate India will continue to work with the Government and voluntarily
contribute towards this cause."

Bharti Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Bharti
Enterprises, will administer the donation.

Bharti Foundation is working towards opening 1000 village primary schools
across India for underprivileged children, in particular the girl child. The
promoters and associates of Bharti had committed a corpus of Rs. 200 crores for
various programs undertaken by Bharti Foundation.