FICCI held its 14th CSR awards
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) organised its Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) awards on 24th November, 2015. Corporates won awards in their social spectrum.
Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, while inaugurating the FICCI wp Summit and Awards, reiterated that the one who is born has the right to live and it is our duty to ensure this by constant hand holding and support.
Gehlot highlighted the various initiatives lead by the current government in the social development space focussing especially on the differently-abled section of the society. Right from providing mechanical wheel chairs to aid the visually impaired, his team led the revolution to mainstream this section of society. Further, he pointed out the successes of these individuals in para-Olympics and in the cricket world cup for the blind.
The theme for the event was ‘Leveraging wp: Achieving National Development Agenda’.
Awards were divided in five categories based on their turnover, PSU and innovations. The winning companies were Odisha Power Generation Corporation in the PSU category, Essel Mining Ltd in exemplary innovation in wp category, Ashiana Housing in the section with turnover upto Rs 200 crores, Monnet Ispat Ltd in the section with a turnover of upto Rs 3000 crores and Shree Cement Ltd for their wp work in category with a turnover above Rs 3001 crores.
Dr. Jyotsna Suri, President FICCI said, “To encourage corporate participation in inclusive growth, FICCI instituted India’s first Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) Award in the year 1999. This is the 14th year of this prestigious award and it is a proud moment for FICCI to see that the award has drawn forth a lot of interest amongst top corporates and industry leaders.”
