CSR: Below poverty line families to get new homes under SOBHA Community Home Project

Palakkad, India: SOBHA, under the aegis of Sri Kurumba Educational and Charitable Trust, organized a foundation laying ceremony for one hundred houses being constructed for families below poverty line in Kizhakkenchery Panchayath, Palakkad district, Kerala. Plans are afoot to construct one thousand houses over the next four years to build homes for the less fortunate families in the district.

One hundred houses are being constructed in the first phase. In an event organized in Kizhakkenchery, keys to the ten completed houses were handed over to the beneficiary families and six living quarters were handed over to young mothers and their children. Under the social pension scheme, pension was allotted for fifty rural widows. Also, ninety girl children from underprivileged families were inducted into The SOBHA Academy.

The event was graced bySri V Muraleedharan, Hon’ble Union Minister for External Affairs & Parliamentary Affairs; Sri K. Rajan, Hon’ble Minister for Revenue and Housing, Govt of Kerala; Sri K Radhakrishnan, Hon’ble Minister for the Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Devaswom& Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of Kerala; Former Minister Sri K E Ismail and Sri V C Kabeer;Kumari Remya Haridas, Hon’ble MP, Alathur; Sri Ramesh Chennithala, MLAHarippad; Sri KD Prasenan, MLA, Alathur; Sri P Balachandran,MLA-Thrissur; Sri N Shamsudheen, MLA- Mannarkkad; Sri PP Sumodh, MLA-Tharoor; SmtBinimol, President,Palakkad Dist, Panchayath, Sri E P Jayarajan, Convenor -LDF; Sri P V Nidheesh, Joint Managing Editor, Mathrubhumi. Also present on the occasion were Mr PNC Menon, Founder SOBHA Group and Founder & Chairman, Sri Kurumba Educational and Charitable Trust, Mr Ravi Menon, Chairman and Mr Jagadish Nangineni, Managing Director, SOBHA Limited.

Even though home is a basic human need, millions worldwide lack access to decent and affordable housing.SOBHA Community Home Project is a unique social developmental initiative that was conceived to build homes for the less fortunate families in Palakkad district, Kerala. In the first phase of the project, 100 houses, each costing around Rs 15 lakhs, will be built and delivered to the one hundred deserving homeless families in Kizhakkenchery Panchayat.

Speaking on the occasion Mr PNC Menon, Founder SOBHA Group and Founder & Chairman, Sri Kurumba Educational and Charitable Trustsaid, “Food, education and housing are the three basic necessities for any family. However, many in our country don’t have access to these. I strongly feel,if we have been fortunate enough to find success, it is our obligation and our duty to work towards the betterment of our society. Having established SOBHA, a real estate companywith a strong presence in the residential sector, I take upon the responsibility to build homes for those in need. It is not charity; it is about accountability and responsibility to the society.”

Under Mr. PNC Menon’s leadership, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has taken on a whole new meaning at SOBHA.“Graamasobha”, a unique social developmental initiative under the aegis of Sri Kurumba Educational and Charitable Trust, was conceptualized for Vadakkenchery, Kizhakkenchery & Kannambra Grama Panchayats in Palakkad district of Kerala in 2006. The trust has been working towards education of girls, health care, looking after the aged and the needy, women empowerment and green initiatives. This welfare projects have touched many lives and the socio-economic and the educational status of the beneficiaries have improved significantly since the inception of “Graamasobha.”

Mr Jagadish Nangineni, Managing Director, SOBHA Limited said, “SOBHA has been consistently investing time and resources to elevate the lives of people who are less fortunate. SOBHA Community Home Project is another initiative that focuses on providing much needed quality homes and living for families below the poverty line. This effort resonates well with our CSR philosophy of ‘Devotion at work.”

The Trust started a massive project in 2023 to build houses for the most economically disadvantaged families in Kizhakkenchery Panchayat. The scheme will be implemented in different phases with the most deserving homeless 100 women headed families getting houses in 2023-2024.