Oil India Limited (OIL) is a Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSE) engaged in exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. With its origin dating back to the glorious year of oil discovery in India in 1889, Oil India Limited is regarded as one of the leading CPSEs in the country contributing towards India’s indigenous basket of crude oil.

Owing to the growth in oil & gas production and improved price realization in FY 2022-23, OIL recorded the highest-ever turnover since inception and registered the highest-ever profit after tax (PAT) in the preceding financial year. The exploration efforts of OIL were recognised as it was bestowed with the prestigious FIPI (Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry) Awards 2022 “Exploration Company of the Year.”

Major thrust areas of OIL’s CSR include Healthcare, Education, Skill Development, Sustainable Livelihood, Women Empowerment, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean Drinking Water & Sanitation), Promotion of Rural Sports, Promotion of Art, Culture & Heritage and Environment sustainability, Relief & Rehabilitation among others.

The Company also responds to national emergencies like floods and other natural disasters by supporting the Government’s efforts in responding to such situation. Key CSR initiatives include the OIL Ayushman Yojana, HR Clinics, and various sports programs based on OIL’s commitment to employee well-being and community development.

CSR Spent by Oil India Limited in FY 2023-24

In FY 2023-24, OIL spent Rs 122.80 crore towards CSR activities against the mandatory spend of Rs 74.74 crore as per provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. The company’s subsidiary Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) spent Rs 94.18 crore towards CSR activities against the mandatory spend of Rs 92.27 Crore.

OIL CSR projects for Education

OIL Super 30

OIL Super 30, a flagship CSR intervention of OIL promotes higher education amongst meritorious underprivileged students by providing 11-months free residential coaching and academic mentoring for JEE and NEET exams. This enables the students to seek admission in IIT and other reputed engineering and medical colleges across the Country.

Currently, the coaching for engineering entrance examinations (JEE Mains & Advance) are provided at five centres located at Guwahati, Nagaon, and Dibrugarh in Assam, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh, and Jodhpur in Rajasthan, while coaching for medical entrance examination (NEET) is exclusively provided at the Jorhat Centre in Assam.

Since its inception in 2010-11, a total of 1,508 students have been admitted into various engineering colleges, out of which 454 were admitted into the IITs, while 121 students got admitted into medical colleges of the country. During FY 2023-24, 200 students were coached in various centres with encouraging results, 136 students out of 150 cleared JEE Mains while 95 of the Mains qualified students cleared JEE Advanced. 50 out of 50 students enrolled for NEET coaching qualified NEET exam.

OIL Swanirbhar Computer Centre

OIL under its CSR runs a computer centre at OIL Swanirbhar for students and unemployed youths of OIL’s operational areas of Assam. The centre provides professional short-term courses ranging from 2-6 months like Basic, DTP, Web Page Designing, Tally, C Language, C++, Java, Linux, Visual Basic and Visual Basic Script, etc. During FY 2023-24, 599 students completed their Government certified training.

OIL CSR projects for Healthcare

OIL Sparsha

The project addresses the primary healthcare needs of the people residing in remote villages of OIL operational areas of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tripura. The mobile health camps conduct diagnosis and treatment of noncommunicable, chronic, and common diseases, ailments, lab tests etc. and provide free medicines as deemed necessary via valid prescriptions by Competent Medical Professionals.

The OIL Sparsha team during the camps also provide counselling and awareness sessions on various lifestyle and communicable diseases. A total of 1,186 mobile health camps were conducted to benefit 1,13,389 patients in FY 2023-24, as per the PSU’s Annual report.

OIL Arogya

Under CSR project OIL Arogya, multi-pronged healthcare interventions were implemented towards reduction of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) while focusing on diverse parameters of maternal and child health covering OIL’s operational districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo and Sivasagar in Assam.

Under the project in FY 2023-24, 1,346 pregnant women, mothers and women in the reproductive age-group were provided support for monitoring their health parameters, 1,289 children were immunised, 24 health camps were conducted to reach out to 3,811 women and children, 104 community trainings were conducted on health, nutrition and sanitation covering 1,253 women, and WASH Campaign in association with UNICEF impacting 4,292 beneficiaries.

OIL CSR projects for Women & Youth Empowerment

OIL Shakti

This CSR project is implemented in OIL’s operational districts of Assam. As part of this initiative, strategic and innovative solutions are provided through community-based sanitary napkin production, distribution and awareness building units managed by rural women belonging to SAATHIYA clubs.

‘OIL Shakti’ endeavours to act upon the issues of access & disposal of sanitary napkins, limited awareness on menstrual hygiene & social stigma surrounding menstruation. During FY 2023-24, two community based sanitary napkin production & distribution units were operated under the project for promoting an affordable product, local production, community distribution and mass awareness on behaviour change communication.

OIL India also conducted menstrual health awareness camps covering 1,347 women in the reproductive age group and adolescent girls. Sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators were installed in 24 schools providing them with a total of 5,643 sanitary pads.

OIL Rupantar

OIL Rupantar was primarily started to overcome unemployment in OIL’s operational areas of Upper Assam especially amongst rural women and youth by motivating them to engage in entrepreneurship development programs exploring self employment opportunities in the primary, 90 secondary and tertiary sectors.

The project has encouraged self-help groups (SHGs) to pursue agro-based industries, aquaculture, organic farming and diversification of handloom products. During FY 2023-24, 325 JLGs in Handloom, Farm Mechanization, Agro Product Carrier groups, Biofloc aquaculture were supported comprising 1,550 families.

OIL CSR projects for Skill Development

OIL Swabalamban

OIL Swabalamban provides placement linked skill & capacity building training to the youth from OIL’s operational areas of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, 89 Tripura and other parts of Assam through various industry relevant placement linked skill trades.

Several short-term courses are offered to the unemployed youth certified by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Government of India.

Emphasis is also given towards preparing the beneficiaries for employment at various sectors through training on soft skills learning, personality development, industry safety trainings, computer skills, etc. to ensure better placements and overall sustainability of the beneficiaries’ post placements.

In FY 2023-24, 1,266 youths were trained under the trades of Front Office Executive and Hospitality Management falling under Tourism and Hospitality Sector Skill Council. Out of the total trained, 1,196 youths were placed in reputed organisations across the country.

OIL Nursing School

OIL Nursing School, Oil India Hospital, Duliajan conducts 03 years Diploma in General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM) to prepare nurses. The school recognised by Assam Nurses’ Midwives’ and Health Visitors Council, Guwahati and Indian Nursing Council, New Delhi has an annual intake of 30 students. After completion of three-year training in GNM, the students undergo one-year stipendiary Post Qualification Certificate Training (PQCT) in OIL Hospital.

Skill Development Institute, Guwahati

The Skill Development Institute, Guwahati (SDIG) was set up by OIL with support from other oil and gas PSUs, i.e., IOCL, ONGC, HPCL, BPCL, GAIL India, Balmer Lawrie and EIL with the objective of catering the skill needs of the underprivileged youths of Northeast India to enhance their employability in hydrocarbon as well as other sectors.

The institute conducts courses certified by sectoral skill development councils including Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council, Health, Capital Goods, Tourism & Hospitality and Apparel Sectors Skill Conucils etc. During FY 2023-24, 179 students were trained in various trades out of which 168 were successfully placed in reputed organisations across the country.

OIL Jeevika

Project OIL Jeevika is a cluster based diversified livelihood intervention implemented in OIL’s operational areas of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. During the year, farmers were provided with skill development trainings on organic cultivation, entrepreneurship education, in-field awareness workshops on scientific crop cultivation, supply of planting inputs like crop saplings, organic manure, fertilizers, etc.

In addition, 17 Farmer Producer Groups were formed who were provided with institutional linkages along with development of cluster-wise demonstration plots. In FY 2023-24, under OIL Jeevika-Assam, 861 households were supported and 217.56 hectares of cultivable land were covered from 14 villages under various clusters.

OIL CSR projects for Sports

OIL Volleyball Mission

OIL Volleyball Mission is a community-based intervention for popularising Volleyball in OIL’s operational areas of Upper Assam. As part of this CSR project, a pool of budding volleyball talents is created at grassroots for state and national level events promoting the sport. In FY 2023-24, OIL in association with Brahmaputra Volleyball League had provided advanced volleyball coaching to 61 selected boys and girls under the guidance of NIS coaches.

OIL Lakshya

Through CSR project ‘OIL Lakshya’ avenues are being created for professional coaching to the budding players by engaging certified rural football coaches who play the role of mentors. Under the project, 37 rural football centres have been set up in four OIL’s operational districts of Assam to benefit nearly 1,800 players under the guidance of 42 OIL sponsored certified coaches (E, D & C certification) who were provided licenced training by All India Football Federation.

The ‘OIL Lakshya Development League’ was initiated as part of this CSR initiative under which during FY 2023-24, 108 matches were played by 74 teams belonging to OIL’s operational districts of Assam.

Development of Sports Infrastructure

OIL under its CSR has contributed towards setting up of a High-Performance Sports Training and Rehabilitation Centre at Jorhat, Assam, which is an initiative of the Government of Assam. The centre caters to the needs of budding talents as well as sports persons while providing a scientific approach to deal with issues related to sports.

OIL CSR Projects for Welfare of Persons with Disabilities (PwD)

OIL Sakshyam

CSR project OIL Sakshyam promotes sustainable learning among Persons with Disabilities (PwD) or Divyangjan through a vocational learning centre, ‘Pushpadalum’ at Mrinaljyoti Rehabilitation Centre, Duliajan. Pushpadalum is committed to engaging persons with disabilities for skill-building in various trades for generation of sustainable livelihood opportunities. The project also provides support towards holistic education, healthcare facilities, community-based rehabilitation, and awareness for supporting children and persons with disabilities.

OIL CSR Projects for Rural Development

OIL has been undertaking several initiatives towards the development of rural areas in and around its areas of operations through the development of rural infrastructure. In FY 2023-24, 297 kms rural roads, culverts and community assets like waiting sheds, auditoriums, community halls, cycle stands etc. were taken up for development and construction.