In FY 2023-24, Chhattisgarh received Rs. 422.73 crore in CSR funds from 353 companies with Raipur receiving the lion’s share of CSR funds (Rs 110.42 cr). The top five spenders in the state include Jindal Steel and Power Limited (Rs 47.53 cr), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (Rs 26.78 cr), NMDC Limited (Rs 26.16 cr), Godawari Power and Ispat Limited (Rs 26.15 cr) and HDFC Bank Limited (Rs 25.68 cr).

The top three areas of focus for CSR initiatives in the state include Education (Rs. 155.43 crore), Healthcare (Rs 130.03 crore) and Rural Development (Rs. 89.43 crore).

Top recipient districts in Chhattisgarh

The top three districts that were recipients of CSR funds in Chhattisgarh were Raipur, Raigarh and Bilaspur which received Rs. 110.42 cr, Rs 107.77 cr and Rs 46.4 cr respectively.

Top CSR projects in Chhattisgarh

ACC Limited supporting Rural Healthcare in Chhattisgarh with Mobile Units

ACC, in partnership with the Adani Foundation, is supporting rural healthcare through its Mobile Health Unit (MHU) initiative at the Chilhati site in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. Covering 13 panchayats and 16 villages, the programme benefits over 7,400 residents, providing doorstep medical services across a 20 km radius. The MHU visits 2-3 villages daily, offering diagnosis for conditions such as high blood pressure (471 cases) and diabetes (290 cases), often missed by local primary health centres.

Additionally, the CSR team organised an eye care camp across five villages, in collaboration with HelpAge India, delivering free check-ups, glasses and treatment to 972 individuals. The camp also screened 168 primary school students for eye flu. These initiatives underscore ACC and Adani Foundation’s dedication to addressing critical health challenges and creating healthier communities, ensuring rural populations have access to vital healthcare services.

CSR Support to Rural Livelihoods around Jamul, Chhattisgarh

ACC is dedicated to creating sustainable livelihoods in the communities where it operates. In collaboration with the Adani Foundation, ACC is enhancing dairy farming in villages near ACC Jamul. Through the Livestock Development Project (LDP), farmers benefit from sex-sorted semen (SSS) artificial insemination, increasing the likelihood of female calf births from 50% to 90%. This technology has significantly boosted farmers’ incomes. Success stories like those of Heelendra Sahu and Sudarshan Yadav highlight the transformative impact of this initiative on rural livelihoods, empowering farmers.

CSR of South Eastern Coalfields Limited

South Eastern Coalfields Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coal India Limited – one of the largest government-owned coal producers in the world. SECL is one of the highest coal producing companies of India. The coal mines of SECL are spread across two states namely Chhatisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. SECL was the second largest CSR spender in Chhattisgarh in FY24.

SECL has planted a staggering 1,46,675 saplings across its operational areas in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Plantation drive was conducted in 8 districts of Chhattisgarh and 3 districts in Madhya Pradesh, covering an area of over 56 hectares. Additionally, the company distributed 25,000 saplings to communities residing near its mining areas.

This initiative was part of a nationwide plantation drive, launched in July 2024 by Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy, encompassing all coal PSUs across the country. The initiative also aligns with the centre’s ongoing “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign (One tree in the name of mother).

SECL had announced in July 2023 that it will invest Rs 169 crore for tree plantation in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh where it operates. The company aims to plant over 26 lakh saplings in Chhattisgarh and 12 lakh in Madhya Pradesh between 2023-24 and 2027-28. The plantation will be carried out for a period of five years with its subsequent maintenance of 4 years for each consecutive year of plantation.

SECL announced on 7th October that the company is inviting applications for free residential coaching of SECL’s Sushrut to prepare for National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET) 2025. SECL provides free residential medical coaching to students of Class 12th under its CSR initiative, SECL’s Sushrut. The company mentors and provide coaching to students to help them prepare for the exam. The move is aimed to benefit students from poor economic background, especially in villages in coal belt areas of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

Under the programme coaching will is provided to students in partnership with a Bilaspur-based private coaching institute. The program is residential with regular national-level test series and also includes lodging and boarding facilities.

CSR of Steel Authority of India

One of the largest steel-making companies in India and one of the Maharatnas of the country’s Central Public Sector Enterprises, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is working to eradicate hunger, poverty and malnutrition in Chhattisgarh. The company, which was the 3rd highest CSR spender in Chhattisgarh in FY 2022-23, is also promoting healthcare including preventive healthcare in the state.

Twenty one villages in the periphery of Bhilai have been identified for adoption as model steel villages where SAIL Bhilai Steel Plant’s CSR Department is engaging in a number of sustainable activities such as empowering the rural folk, specially the women under the Swyamsiddha or self-employment project, providing basic infrastructure facilities development as well as activities aimed at providing school children opportunities to express their talent.

In 2007 and 2011, the Plant established two Bhilai Ispat Vikas Vidyalayas to provide free education to children from BPL families. The SAIL Bhilai Steel Plant also set up Ispat Kalyan Chikitsalaya for the extending medical treatment to economically backward section of society in the township and its periphery. The Plant also adopts tribal children every year, providing free residential education, accommodation and meals.

Since 2009, BSP has been supporting the government’s mid-day meal scheme by providing financial support to Akshaya Patra Foundation for providing mid-day meals in 176 government schools in Bhilai-Durg area.

Bhilai Ispat Siyan Sadan, a senior citizens’ home has been running since April 2010. This initiative of SAIL-BSP has been recognised by the Govt of India with Vyomshreshta Samman in 2016.

Bhilai Steel Plant has also been conducting SAIL-KHEL Mela since 2007 in association with Ramkrishna Mission Ashram Narayanpur- a mega sports event covering school going children of Rowghat Mines area.

CSR of NTPC for Education

A total of 31 Naveen Swami Atmanand School buildings in Chhattisgarh are undergoing renovation with the support of CSR funds. The initiative has been supported by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) through their Corporate Social Responsibility efforts. Reportedly, Rs 15.72 crore has been donated for the cause.

The project, aimed at creating conducive learning environment for students, focuses on upgradation of the school infrastructure. Efforts are on to refurbish the classrooms, laboratories, libraries, and other essential facilities, ensuring a well-rounded educational experience for the students.

The renovation work, which includes repairing roofs, floors, and sanitation facilities, is nearing completion. An allocated amount of approximately Rs. 50 lakh has been directed towards each school, enabling the comprehensive transformation of educational spaces.

Apart from structural enhancements, the initiative also encompasses the procurement of modern equipment and a diverse collection of books, enriching the academic resources available to students. This holistic approach aims to create an environment that nurtures curiosity, creativity, and academic excellence.

CSR of Ambuja Cements for Rural Development

Ambuja Cements, the cement and building material company of Adani Group, through its CSR arm, is working to address the critical water shortage in Magarway village in Baloda Bazaar-Bhatapara district. The villagers face significant challenges due to the dependency on the pond as their primary water source. The limited capacity of the pond led to water scarcity issues, impacting daily life, agriculture, and livestock. The community, recognizing the importance of the pond, sought its deepening to ensure a more reliable and sustainable water supply.

Ambuja Cements in collaboration with local authorities has implemented a comprehensive water conservation initiative including deepening of the local pond, which is a lifeline for Magarway village.

The company in a statement announced that its efforts have substantially enhanced water availability for nearly 500 residents, positively impacting their daily lives by providing sustainable access to water. Now, the pond’s capacity has been expanded to an impressive 3,606 cubic meters, with a profound impact on groundwater levels, resulting in a water supply for 6 to 8 months annually.

CSR of Quick Heal for Cyber Security

Quick Heal Technologies Limited, through its CSR arm – Quick Heal Foundation, unveiled a transformative initiative, “Cyber Shiksha for Cyber Suraksha – Earn & Learn”, in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh in Novermber, 2023. In collaboration with the Cyber Youth Development Association (CYDA), this programme aims to aims to contribute to the region’s cyber resilience, reducing the risk of cyber threats, and fostering a safer online environment in Rajnandgaon, which has been identified as an aspirational district. It has been ranked second in the baseline assessment for India’s 101 aspirational districts by NITI Aayog, with a score of 47.96 percent.

The core objective of the programme is to bring aspirational district talent to the mainstream, providing them with the opportunity to excel while enhancing cybersecurity awareness among the youth and the community in Rajnandgaon. Under the initiative, 40 dedicated student volunteers have been shortlisted, with 30 selected from Government Digvijay College, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh and Government Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar College, Dongargaon, Chhattisgarh, while 10 from the community. These volunteers are undergoing comprehensive training led by CYDA’s master trainers, who have received expert guidance from the Quick Heal Foundation. The training encompasses cyber awareness sessions, capacity-building workshops, and personality development programmes.

CSR of Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO)

Leading aluminium producing company owned by Vedanta Limited and the Government of India, Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. (BALCO) was the 7th highest CSR spender in Chhattisgarh in FY 2022-23.

Project Connect aims to enhance the learning environment in government schools near the company’s area of operation by fostering a supportive environment that improves student grades, offers career counselling, and encourages employee volunteering. The project is currently being run in partnership with Sarthak Jan Vikas Sansthan. In FY’23 BALCO claims to have supported 2500 students from grades 9th to 12th through Regular classes in 6 Government Schools and Remedial classes at 3 Resource centers in SEMA (Science, English, Maths & Accountancy) subjects.

Project Mor Jal Mor Maati has started to ensure sustainable livelihood through integrated water and farming system. The project has been focusing on improving the surface water management with existing resources, augmenting irrigation facilities, equipping farmers with the latest farming techniques, and promoting multi-cropping to reduce the dependence on rainfall. It is also bringing farmers into the fold of animal husbandry, horticulture and non-timber forest produce, ensuring income generation round the year. During FY’23, 2400 Farmers reportedly benefitted and cumulatively brought 1000 acres of land under secured irrigation in 32 villages. Farmers were supported in different activities like, promotion of modern farming techniques, crop & livelihood diversification, water security and FPO development.

Project Unnati was initiated with a focus to empower and mobilise women into Self Help Groups (SHGs) and develop their capacities and skills for entrepreneurship. During FY’23, 44 New SHGs (Self Help Groups) were formed taking the total to 504 SHGs, engaging 5389 women members, claims BALCO.

Project Arogya is a comprehensive health initiative providing quality Primary health care services through Rural Health Posts with special emphasis on Maternal & Child health, particularly targeting the malnutrition and also awareness campaigns on HIV. During the year, the programme reportedly reached out to over 30,000 people through curative and preventive healthcare services.

CSR of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)

National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC), a Navratna Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Steel, Government of India is the single largest producer of iron ore in India. It owns and operates highly mechanized iron ore mines in Chhattisgarh and Karnataka. The company was the third highest spender for CSR in Chhattisgarh in FY 2021-22. NMDC Limited is working to eradicate hunger, poverty and malnutrition in Chhattisgarh and promoting healthcare.

NMDC Limited operates Balika Shiksha Yojana and scholarship scheme in Bastar district and has been conducting Smart Classes to provide quality education in Dantewada Block.

‘Prayas – A Pursuit to Education’ is a Literacy and Education-based initiative that is nearly two decades old. A significant percentage of children residing in communities around NMDC Projects were not even having access to primary education due to lack of quality educational infrastructure in the region. We also noticed a high dropout rate among school-going children and a lack of access to technical/ professional courses. The prevalence of this difficult situation was more marked among the female student population, who had very few facilities to pursue higher education.

To help these children realise their dream, the CSR division launched the Prayas programme. ‘Astha Gurukul’ is a Residential School for children belonging to SC, ST & orphans. ‘Saksham’ is a school for differently-abled children at Dantewada. ‘Choo Lo Aasman’ lends Tutorial Support along with regular schooling from class 9th to 12th for Tribal students aspiring to appear in Professional Competitive Exams like IIT/ PET/PMT etc. ‘Ujjar’ is a scheme to help 100 bright students to pursue higher education. NMDC provides financial assistance of upto Rs. 75,000 per student, per year, for 4 years. ‘Lakshya’ provides coaching to unemployed youth to appear for job oriented competitive exams.

The programme ‘Kaushal – Skilling people’ is aimed at the emancipation of the backward communities residing around NMDC Project sites. The goal is to provide opportunities for local tribal youth and women in order to gain meaningful employment and for livelihood generation through skill development.

CSR of HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank Parivartan, the flagship CSR programme of the bank, organized the first edition of its mega rural livelihood summit Titled ‘Chhattisgarh Rural Livelihood Summit 2023’ in Raipur, Chhattisgarh under the initiative STREE (Social & Transformative Rural Economic Empowerment) in August. The initiative aims to benefit over 120,000 women farmers across 6 states, including Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Assam. The Bank partnered with Grant Thornton Bharat LLP and Society for Development Alternatives for this initiative.

The summit provided a platform for stakeholders to share knowledge and experience in promoting rural livelihoods, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), government initiatives, and ecosystem development. The initiative would reach 27,000 beneficiaries, including 20 women led FPOs, 10,000 FPO members, and 17,000 non-FPO members in Chhattisgarh.

HDFC Bank Parivartan has five pillars: Rural Development, Promotion of Education, Skill Training & Livelihood Enhancement, Healthcare & Hygiene, and Financial Literacy & Inclusion. The Bank has spent Rs 820.89 crore in FY 23 on CSR initiatives, benefiting more than 9.93 crore beneficiaries across 27 states, as per an announcement.

Waste to Health CSR Programme by Vedanta

Vedanta Aluminium & Power Business is fostering hundreds of MSMEs in remote rural areas with its ‘waste to wealth’ programmes. Waste to wealth projects forms a key pillar of Vedanta’s sustainability agenda that is centred around ‘Zero Harm, Zero Waste and Zero Discharge’. In the Korba district of Chhattisgarh, the company is running a programme whereby it is fostering local micro-enterprises in fly-ash brick making.

The company supports over a hundred brick manufacturing MSMEs situated around and beyond its areas of operations with fly ash and transporting it free of cost to their doorsteps, amounting to nearly 5 lakh metric tonnes per annum. In addition, the company also provides the know-how and training on manufacturing these bricks in partnership with technical institutes, thus creating employment avenues as well as promoting a circular economy.

The beneficiaries of this project are underprivileged villagers who would otherwise depend on cattle rearing, subsistence agriculture or would migrate to other states to work as construction labourers for their livelihood.

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1. CSR of SAIL

As per Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, the company was required to spent Rs 158.75 crore for the year 2023-24. SAIL has incurred an expenditure of Rs 161.93 crore on CSR activities during the year (including Rs 78.26 crore transferred to Unspent CSR Bank Account).

SAIL’s Social objective is synonymous with Corporate Social Responsibility, as per the company’s annual report. The Company’s goal is to conduct business in a way that benefits the communities in which it operates in social, environmental, and economic dimensions in addition to the business of making steel. The organisation has structured and carried out CSR projects since the time of its establishment with the underlying idea and a credo to make a real difference in people’s lives.

SAIL carries out CSR projects mainly in and around periphery of steel townships, mines and far flung locations across the Country in the areas of Rural Development including maintenance of Model Steel Villages, providing Education, Healthcare, Immunisation, Ante/post-natal care, Access to Drinking Water, Sanitation, Road side tree plantation, Environment Sustainability, Women Empowerment, Assistance to Sr. Citizens & Divyangs, Sustainable Income Generation through Self-Help Groups, Promotion of Art and Culture, etc.

2. CSR of SAIL in Healthcare

SAIL’s extensive and specialised Healthcare Infrastructure provided specialized and basic healthcare to nearly 183.74 lakh people living in the vicinity of its Plants and Units during the period 2011-2024. In order to deliver quality healthcare at the doorsteps of the needy, regular health camps are being organised in various villages on fixed days for the people living in the periphery of Plants/ Units/Mines.

During the FY 2023-24, regular Health Camps have been organized and 5 Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) extended quality healthcare to about 1.80 lakh villagers at their doorsteps in peripheral areas of Plants, Units and Mines. 24 Primary Health centres at Plants exclusively provided free medical care and medicines to more than 84,000 patients during FY 2023-24.

3. CSR of SAIL in Education

To develop the society through education, SAIL is supporting over 77 schools, providing education to more than 40,000 children in the steel townships, 22 Special Schools (Kalyan, Mukul & DAV Vidyalayas) are benefitting around 12026 BPL category students at integrated steel plants and mines locations with facilities of free education, mid-day meals, uniform including shoes, text books, stationery items, school bag, water bottles, etc., under CSR.

More than 450 children from tribal and naxal-affected areas are getting free of cost comprehensive educational facilities viz. Schooling, Accommodation, Meals, Uniform, Textbooks, Infrastructure, etc. at Saranda Suvan Chhatravas and Central School, Kiriburu; Gyanodaya Chhatravas, BSP School Rajhara, Bhilai; Gyanjyoti Yojna, Bokaro, and other schools.

SAIL in association with the Akshaya Patra Foundation, is providing Mid-day meals and dry ration kits to around 60,000 students in over 600 Govt. schools in Bhilai and Rourkela.

4. CSR of SAIL in Women Empowerment and Sustainable Livelihood Generation

Vocational and specialised skill development training targeted towards sustainable income generation has been provided to 1578 youths and 2369 women of peripheral villages in areas such as Nursing, Physiotherapy, LMV Driving, Computers, Mobile repairing, Welder, Fitter, Electrician training, Improved agriculture, Mushroom cultivation, Goatery, Poultry, Fishery, Achar/Pappad/Agarbati/Candle making, Screen printing, Handlooms, Sericulture, Yarn Weaving, Tailoring, Sewing and embroidery, Gloves, Spices, Towels, Gunny-bags, Low-cost-Sanitary Napkins, Sweet Box, Bans/Jute Shilp, Smokeless chullah making, etc. About 490 youths have been sponsored for ITI training at ITIs Bolani, Bargaon, Baliapur, Rourkela and Bokaro Private ITI, etc.

5. CSR of SAIL in Extending Connectivity & Water Facilities in Rural Areas

Over 79.03 lakh people across 450 villages have been connected to mainstream by SAIL, since its inception, by constructing and repairing roads. Over 8176 water sources have been installed, since inception, thereby enabling easy access to drinking water to over 50 lakh people living in farflung areas.

6. CSR of SAIL in Environment Conservation

Maintenance of parks, water bodies, botanical gardens and plantation & maintenance of over 5 lakh trees in the townships is being undertaken.

7. CSR of SAIL supporting Divyangs and Senior Citizens

Divyang (children/people) are being supported through provision of equipment like-tricycle, motorized vehicles, calipers, hearing aids, artificial limbs, etc. SAIL supports centres and programmes at its Plants like “Schools for blind, deaf & mentally challenged children” and “Home and Hope” at Rourkela; “Ashalata Kendra” at Bokaro; various programs like “Handicapped Oriented Education Program” and “Durgpaur Handicapped Happy Home” at Durgapur; and “Cheshire Home” at Burnpur.

Old age homes are being supported at different Plant townships like “Siyan Sadan” at Bhilai, “Abasar”, “Acharya Dham” at Durgapur, “Sr. Citizens Home” at Rourkela, etc. Series of events were organised across the Company to celebrate the ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities’ commencing on 3rd December, 2023 in alignment of ongoing ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’.

The assistive aids & devices like Tricycle, Motorized Vehicles, Calipers, Hearing Aids, Smart Phones, Smart Canes, etc. provided by Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) were distributed among Divyangjans through Plants/Units and Corporate Office at New Delhi of your Company.

8. CSR of SAIL for Sports, Art & Culture:

SAIL is regularly organizing inter-village sports tournaments, extending support to major National sports events and tournaments. Also, supporting and coaching aspiring sportsmen and women through its residential sports academies at Bokaro (Football), Rourkela (Hockey)-with world class astro-turf ground, Bhilai (Athletics for boys), Durgapur (Athletics for girls) and Kiriburu, Jharkhand (Archery). Cultural events like Chhattisgarh Lok Kala Mahotsav, Gramin Lokotsav are organised every year. Bokaro Steel Plant organised Special Olympics Bharat (SOB) under National Sports Preparatory Training Camps and also supported participation expenditure of the selected/trained Divyang athletes for Special Olympics Summer World Games 2023 (SOSWG 2023).

9. CSR of SAIL for Development of Aspirational Districts

In order to provide comprehensive development of both physical and social infrastructure, SAIL has undertaken CSR activities in 6 Aspirational Districts, viz. Kanker, Narayanpur and Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh and West Singhbhum, Bokaro, Ranchi in Jharkhand and Banka in Bihar.

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1. Tata Group

The Tata Group of companies headquartered in Mumbai is India’s largest conglomerate, with products and services in over 150 countries, and operations in 100 countries across six continents. Following are some of their impactful healthcare initiatives.

Tata Motors – Arogya

Tata Motors’ flagship programme in healthcare domain is Arogya, an initiative designed to combat malnutrition among children aged 0 to 6 years. The initiative involves providing supplementary diets and supplements to address the nutritional needs of young children during their formative years. The programme also fosters behavioural changes within communities, particularly targeting young mothers and parents.

To further enhance the reach and impact of the Arogya programme, Tata Motors has implemented curative healthcare services including diagnosis, administration of generic medicines, and consultations. In FY 2023, Tata Motors allocated Rs. 3.38 crore for the project.

TCS – Health and Wellness

TCS has provided an integrated Hospital Management System and IT infrastructure at The Cancer Institute, Chennai. TCS has also provided support to integrate the Health Insurance Scheme with the National Medical Commission (NMC) dashboard to facilitate daily syncing of patient data and statistics. It has also been building new features including compliance with statutory requirements.

The Tata Medical Center in Kolkata, India, is a state-of-the-art centre for cancer research, diagnosis and treatment. TCS continues to support the Hospital Management System (HMS) at Tata Medical Center, Kolkata. TCS has provided IT support to TMC for their Pharmacy migration to ‘TATA 1mg.’ TCS’ transformations at Tata Medical Center, Kolkata and Cancer Institute, Chennai facilitated more than 117,600 new patient consultations in FY 2023.

Tata Medical Centre – Mumbai

The Tata Medical Centre in Mumbai is a comprehensive centre for the prevention and treatment of cancer, and for research. It is a landmark on the global health map. Nearly 25,000 patients visit the clinics each year, not only from all over India but from neighbouring countries as well. About 60 per cent of patients seeking primary care are treated free of charge. TMC also creates awareness including in rural areas.

The Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) was set up by the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust in 1941. It was placed under the control of the Indian government’s Ministry of Health in 1957. In 1962, TMH began operating under the government’s Department of Atomic Energy. In 1966, TMH was merged with the Indian Cancer Research Institute and renamed the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC).
In 2002, TMC set up the Advanced Centre for Treatment Education and Research in Cancer (ACTREC) in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai. Spread over 60 acres in Mumbai’s satellite city, ACTREC has a clinical research centre and a cancer research institute.

Tata Capital – Project Aarogyatara

Tata Capital, the financial services arm of the Tata Group, runs Project Aarogyatara- an initiative to eradicate curable blindness through inclusive primary eye care facilities. The purpose is to improve eye health of low-income group families, help diagnose eye disorders, provide timely treatment and increase awareness about regular eye check-ups. The project has been successfully implemented in the states of Maharashtra, Bihar, UP, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Tata Power

Tata Power’s Integrated Community Health Care initiative aims at providing solutions for better health care. The company runs initiatives like Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management Programme, Mobile Medical Units in 17 states, access to clean drinking water through RO installations in government schools of Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Odisha and Rajasthan.

Tata Steel Limited – MANSI

With an aim to address the problem of maternal and infant mortality in rural India, Tata Steel Limited runs an initiative ‘MANSI’ (Maternal & Newborn Survival Initiative) which reduces mortality among neonates and infants by enhancing the capacity of Government health volunteers (ASHAs/Sahiyas) in the Home Based Newborn Care (HBNC) system.

Tata Steel, the National Health Mission (NHM), American India Foundation (AIF) and the Society for Education Action and Research in Community Health (SEARCH) – the pioneer of HBNC in India – have collaborated for the implementation of this project in public-private partnership. The project is being implemented in 12 blocks across Jharkhand and Odisha.

2. SBI

State Bank of India is the country’s largest commercial bank in terms of assets, deposits, branches, customers, and employees. The focus areas of the Bank’s CSR activities include Rural and Slum area development, Health Care and Sanitation, Education, Environment Sustainability, Tribal Welfare, Empowerment of Women and Senior Citizens and supporting sports and athletes.

SBIF Jivanam

SBIF Jivanam is the healthcare vertical of the Foundation, set up to make healthcare accessible and affordable for the vulnerable sections of society. SBIF Jivanam is committed to making a significant difference in the lives of underserved communities by focusing on the themes of Primary Healthcare, Cancer Care, Palliative Care, Eye Care, Infrastructural support, Mental Health, Organ Donation and Technology & Innovation Support.

SBIF Sanjeevani

Sanjeevani is an initiative to provide primary healthcare services at the doorstep of communities from rural, tribal and remote areas through a mobile medical unit and a team of medical professionals. In 2022-23, SBI Foundation has deployed 30 mobile medical units (29 in rural tribal, 1 in urban slum), to enhance access to healthcare services in remote areas across 7 States. The coverage of Sanjeevani so far is in 18 States and 2 Union Territories.

Project Eye Care

This initiative in partnership with Madhav Netralaya is providing medical equipment support by setting up an advanced eye OPD unit and conducting eye care camps for industrial workers, small and marginal farmers, people below the poverty line and ESI card holders of the Hingna Industrial Belt in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Cataract surgeries for marginalised and vulnerable rural communities in Jharkhand, and providing eye screening facilities to beneficiaries from poor financial backgrounds, suffering from preventable blindness in Mumbai, Maharashtra have been performed.

India Health Alliance

SBI Foundation launched India Health Alliance (IHA), a collaborative healthcare programme to support the Government of India in its efforts to combat current and future healthcare challenges in the country. To catalyse this initiative, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) India and Xynteo India joined as partners. The prime focus of IHA has been on combating the COVID-19 healthcare pandemic in India.

Anugraha

SBI Foundation partnered with Dean Foundation for this initiative towards providing hospice and palliative care, geriatric support and rehabilitation services for seriously ill and bed-bound patients in rural areas of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

Save Little Hearts

The project in partnership with Genesis Foundation, provided financial support for heart treatment of 26 children from marginalized families diagnosed with congenital heart diseases (CHD) in the states of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu for a period of 1 year from 2022 to 2023.

TB Mukt Gujarat

In partnership with R K HIV & Aids Research & Care Centre, this project aims to ensure early detection of TB, thereby containing the spread in localities/ communities of Surat, Dang, Bharuch and Vyara Districts of Gujarat.

SBI Shravan Shakti

SBI Foundation has provided financial assistance for cochlear implant surgeries of underprivileged children born with a speech and hearing impairment under the ADIP Scheme of the Government of India. This cochlear implant project has been implemented by Ali Yavar Jung Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (AYJNISHD).

Mauli Seva- Medical Facilities for destitute women

This is an initiative by SBI Foundation for providing emergency medical facilities, education and livelihood to destitute women and children in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra being implemented in partnership with Mauli Seva Pratishthan.

Project Sparsh Hospice

This is an initiative in partnership with the Rotary Club of Banjara Hills (Hyderabad)) which aims to provide free home-based palliative care services to 1700 terminally ill cancer patients from socio-economically vulnerable families for a period of 25 months from 2022 to 2024.

3. Infosys

Infosys is the flagship company of India’s mighty ITES ( Information Technology Enabled Services) sector. Along with sustained financial performance, the company was an early adopter of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. Infosys carries out its CSR activities in India through the Infosys Foundation.

Vision for a blind-free India

The Foundation’s association with Sankara Netralaya aims to provide financial aid to the economically weaker sections of society. Apart from converting Lady Willingdon Hospital into the Jaslok Community Ophthalmic Centre and purchasing Heidelberg Retinal Angiogram II to diagnose retinal problems in diabetic patients, the Foundation has initiated the building of a new community hospital which aims to offer 12,000 free surgeries every year and conduct training programmes.

Caring and comforting the ill

Joining hands with the Swami Vivekananda Integrated Rural Health Centre (SVIRHC), the Foundation has contributed towards the eradication of leprosy. Over the years, SVIRHC has treated 3,747 leprosy patients, 11,083 tuberculosis patients, and conducted free eye operations for 16,869 patients. The Foundation has also funded the BMCDT Bone Marrow Registry, Bengaluru, to establish a global bone marrow donor registry in India.

Personalized treatment for psychiatric and neurological problems
Infosys Foundation has offered financial assistance to the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), an innovative institution offering comprehensive care service for patients suffering from psychiatric and neurological problems.

Maternity and Child Care Hospital

Infosys Foundation announced the inauguration of a 100-bed maternity and child care hospital in Kanakapura Taluk, Ramanagara District of Karnataka in collaboration with the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services, Karnataka in February, 2023.

Through this collaboration, the erstwhile Government Maternity Hospital in Kanakapura Taluk has been rebuilt and the new hospital has facilities including oxygen and medical gas pipelines, a sophisticated fire protection alarm system, meticulously designed electrical and plumbing work, an HVAC system and underground water reservoir.

Lab Built on Wheels

In June, 2022 Infosys Foundation launched four cost-effective diagnostic laboratories named ‘Lab Built on Wheels’, with an objective to curtail spread of communicable diseases in the rural areas of Karnataka. The four mobile labs have been equipped with a medical unit, pharmacy, and a minimal invasive emergency care unit. The company has joined hands with Rotary Bangalore Southwest Charitable Trust (Rotary Trust) for the project.

AIIMS Partnership

In 2015-16, the collaboration between Infosys Foundation and AIIMS began with the establishment of a chair professorship in oncology aimed at supporting faculty scientists and students in pursuing research in this field. Subsequently, the Foundation included obstetrics and gynaecology. In 2019-20, the Foundation constructed an 800-bed Dharamshala at the AIIMS Jhajjar campus, within the premises of the National Cancer Institute.
In 2021, AIIMS introduced a new MCH Block on the hospital premises in New Delhi. This block encompasses 455 beds dedicated to the inpatient care of obstetrics, gynaecology, and pediatric patients. It includes 72 Intensive Care Unit beds, 17 Operation Theatre beds, and two beds exclusively for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF).

Type 2 Diabetes Reversal

Infosys Foundation has partnered with the Association for Diabetes and Obesity Reversal (ADORE) to empower Type 2 Diabetes patients to adopt healthy lifestyles and make dietary modifications that enable them to achieve and sustain normal blood sugar levels without medication. The Foundation has facilitated the establishment of two Diabetes Reversal Counseling Centers in Pune and Nagpur in November 2022 and December 2022, respectively. In August 2022, the Infosys Foundation Diabetes Care Programme was launched in collaboration with ADORE. As of March 4, 2023, 568 registered Type 2 Diabetes patients have enrolled in the lifestyle modification programme.

4. Cipla Limited

Established in 1935, Cipla is a global pharmaceutical company that is committed to making medicines accessible and affordable. Cipla is the third-largest pharma company in India and the third-largest in the private pharma market of South Africa. Cipla carries out the majority of its CSR initiatives through Cipla Foundation.

Palliative Centre

The Cipla Palliative Care & Training Centre (CPC) in Pune was established in 1997 to respond to the needs of cancer patients and their families in and around Pune. The Centre provides palliative care through in-patients, out patients and home care palliative services at the centre and also at OPDs in certain hospitals. The project also supports training health workers and professionals in palliation care.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Centres

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a programme of education and exercise that helps manage breathing problems, increases stamina and decreases breathlessness in patients with Chronic Respiratory illnesses. The programme provides dedicated cardiopulmonary, physiotherapy, nutritional guidance as well as psychosocial support. Cipla Foundation supports five such centres in public and charitable hospitals in Jaipur, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow and Pune.

Public System Partnership for Maternal and Newborn Child Health in Maharashtra

The Public System Partnerships (PSP) programme focuses on improving the health of expectant mothers, new mothers, and newborn babies in the urban slums of Mumbai and its surrounding seven Municipal corporations by partnering with the system.

Mobile Healthcare Vans

The company supports operations of Mobile Healthcare Units through HelpAge India in remote locations. With a medical doctor, a pharmacist, and stock of essential medicines, MHUs extend regular free-of-cost out-patient services across 100+ villages in Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka.

Supporting Patients with Thalassemia

Cipla Foundation provides support for medication, blood transfusion and Bone Marrow Transplants (BMTs) for children from low-income families.

For hearing-impaired students

Cipla Limited announced its partnership with Training and Educational Centre for Hearing Impaired (TEACH) in November 2023 for a programme aimed to inspire and motivate hearing-impaired students, preparing them for the corporate world. The company conducted a pilot internship programme for TEACH students in 2022 and in 2023 expanded the programme for more number of students offering a three-month internship at Cipla.

5. ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank was incorporated in 1994 as a part of the ICICI group. In 1999, ICICI became the first Indian company and the first bank or financial institution from non-Japan Asia to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Healthcare is a key focus area of ICICI Bank’s CSR initiatives.

Contribution of Rs 1,200 crore to Tata Memorial Centre

In June, 2023, ICICI Bank announced a commitment to contribute Rs 1,200 crore towards Tata Memorial Centre, a premier institution that runs cancer treatment and research centres across the country. The bank donates the money from its CSR funds to set up three new buildings spanning over a combined area of 7.5 lakh square feet and equip them with state-of-the-art machines at Tata Memorial Centre’s centres at Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra, Mullanpur in Punjab and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. ICICI Foundation will implement the initiative, which is likely to be completed by 2027.

ICICI Foundation has committed to setting up an ‘ICICI Radiation Oncology Block’ at the hospital’s Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) at Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. The Foundation will also set up two ‘ICICI Paediatric and Haematological Oncology Block’ at Tata Medical Centre’s Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at Mullanpur in Punjab and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

Supporting Treatment

Through ICICI Foundation, ICICI Bank is providing ambulances, blood donation and blood transport vehicles, dialysis machines and other health equipment to government and charitable hospitals. The Bank has also been providing support to underprivileged individuals for cancer care, bone marrow transplant, eye check-ups and organ transplants. Since inception, over 1.5 million individuals have been supported for availing various treatments through our interventions at 400 hospitals.
In fiscal 2023, 800,000 individuals were positively impacted through the Bank’s healthcare initiatives in 200 hospitals. ICICI Foundation has also conducted eye care camps and spread awareness in several states. Additionally, financial support has been extended for surgeries for underprivileged children with congenital heart disease.

Organ transplant

ICICI Foundation launched an organ transplant project as a pilot initiative during fiscal 2023. The initiative involves providing support for transplantation and undertaking awareness drives. For this purpose, grant assistance was provided to the Transplants Help the Poor Foundation in Mumbai, Maharashtra. ICICI Foundation has also supported Maharaja Yashwant Rao Hospital in Indore, Madhya Pradesh for bone marrow transplants in fiscal 2023.

Blood Donation and Transportation

ICICI Foundation has started providing vehicles for transporting blood to bridge this gap. In fiscal 2023, 14 blood collection vehicles and 16 transportation vehicles were provided to hospitals. These vehicles, which are smaller in size compared to large patient vehicles, are equipped with blood storage facility to assist organisations in areas where large patient vehicles cannot travel.

Dialysis Support

ICICI Foundation has been providing dialysis machines to hospitals that treat kidney patients at a nominal or no cost in the country, particularly in the smaller cities. ICICI Foundation is now expanding the programme by reaching out to more government hospitals. It has supported nearly 300,000 dialysis sessions since fiscal 2022.

6. Sun Pharma (Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.)

Founded in the year 1983, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. popularly known as Sun Pharma is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. CSR at Sun Pharma is focused on supporting the needy and underprivileged communities, the priority areas being health, education, drinking water and sanitation.

Malaria Elimination

Sun Pharma’s Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project (MEDP) is a Public-Private partnership between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Government of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP), and the Foundation for Disease Elimination and Control of India (FDEC India), which was established by Sun Pharma as a not-for-profit entity. Culminated in 2021, the MEDP contributed in the reduction of indigenous malaria cases in villages of the Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh.

Mobile Healthcare Units

The company’s Mobile Healthcare Units (MHUs) deliver primary healthcare services to people located around their manufacturing plants in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Sikkim to the vulnerable populations. The company has Contributed Rs 30.12 Million during the FY23 with the project being implemented by Sun Pharma Community Healthcare Society.

Cancer Sanatorium

The company is funding the setting up of a Cancer Sanatorium Institute at Wadala in Mumbai. The facility is designed to accommodate patients for chemotherapy and radiation treatment in a clean, safe, and aesthetically pleasing environment. During the FY23, the company has contributed Rs 150.00 Million towards this project, which has been implemented by Shantilal Shanghvi Foundation.

Eye care, TB care

The company undertakes a range of projects in the vicinity of its business operations such as organising school eye check-ups and distributing spectacles to students, helping to identify visual impairments that can affect their academic performance, upgrading healthcare infrastructure in rural areas, organising blood donation camps and providing educational resources and nutritional ration kits to TB patients and their families. This project was implemented by ETI Foundation. The company has contributed Rs 4.26 Million during the FY 23.

7. ONGC

ONGC is the largest crude oil and natural gas Company in India, contributing around 75 per cent to Indian domestic production. ONGC contributed Rs 100 crore to the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) on 31 March 2023.

As per directives of NitiAyog, ONGC has identified 20 Aspiration districts and is committed to raising the social and economic condition of these districts by implementing strategic CSR projects.

Multi-Speciality Hospital at Sivasagar, Assam

Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri recently inaugurated ONGC’s Multi-Speciality Hospital named Siu–Ka–Pha Hospital in Sivasagar, Assam. The hospital has been built at a cost of Rs 483 crore. The Hospital has been funded by ONGC under CSR and will be managed and operated by Aurangabad-based Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Vaidyakiya Pratisthan (BAVP). The hospital is expected to improve the healthcare services for the people of upper Assam as well as other parts of the Northeast.

The multi-speciality hospital at Demow in Sivasagar district has been built with an investment of Rs 483.19 crore, and is expected to provide healthcare services to over 1 lakh patients annually. The state-of-the-art hospital, spanning over 35 acres, has 300 beds and a team of 70 specialised doctors. It has modular operating theatres, a critical care unit and telemedicine facilities, connecting patients with specialist healthcare providers nationwide.

National Cancer Institute, Nagpur

At Nagpur, ONGC has supported the setting up of National Cancer Institute, a 455 bedded quaternary care oncology centre. The institute will provide oncology treatment facility at affordable rates to the general public. The radio diagnostic equipment and construction of the first floor and ground floor of the institute has been funded by ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation).

8. Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Limited

Apollo Hospitals was established in 1983 by Dr. Prathap C Reddy. As the nation’s first corporate hospital, Apollo Hospitals is acclaimed for pioneering the private healthcare revolution in the country. The Apollo Foundation works across the country, serving people in urban, rural, and tribal settings.

Total Health

Total Health CSR initiative aims to provide holistic healthcare for entire communities. The programme currently operates in the rural areas of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, and the tribal districts of the Amrabad Tiger Reserve in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Billion Hearts Beating Foundation

The Billion Hearts Beating Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that aims to touch lives with empathy, dignity, and respect. Three projects define its work: Project Aushad provides medical assistance to the elderly in homes and organizes health camps; Project Prashikshan conducts workshops on Basic Life Support for individuals engaged in public service; Project Suraksha equips healthcare workers with essentials to help save lives. The foundation also has critical care units in certain populated areas of public interest.

SACHi

Saving A Child’s Health initiative (SACHi) is a not-for-profit organization based on the philosophy that every child has an equal right to access quality healthcare. The initiative has helped children access quality heart-care at no cost. The organization also supports children’s homes with a periodic supply of medicines and supplements.

Apollo Remote Healthcare

The key focus of Apollo’s Remote Healthcare is both primary and preventive healthcare. Additionally there is focus on community health awareness, NCD screening and management, enhanced cancer screening, and nutrition-based interventions. As part of the programme, the company also runs Mobile Medical Unit, Digital Dispensaries, cancer screening, Tele-Emergency Services, Remote ICU care and TeleOphthalmology.

9. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is one of the largest steel-making companies in India. SAIL produces iron and steel at five integrated plants and three special steel plants, located in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra.

The company’s extensive and specialised Healthcare Infrastructure has been providing specialized and basic healthcare to nearly 180 lakh people living in the vicinity of its Plants and Units from 2011 to 2023. In order to deliver quality healthcare at the doorsteps of the needy, regular health camps are being organised in various villages on fixed days for the people living in the periphery of SAIL’s Plants, Units and Mines.

Primary Health Centres

Over the years, SAIL has established 54 primary health centres, 12 reproductive & child health (RCH) centres, 17 hospitals and 7 super-speciality hospitals to provide modern health care to more than 30.60 million people. The hospitals have a total strength of around 4043 beds for the benefit of employees, their dependents and the peripheral population and are managed by around 4000 trained medical staff.

AIDS Control

SAIL has been implementing an AIDS awareness & control programme in partnership with the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare since 1999-2000. SAIL is also participating in other national health programmes like TB control, anti-malaria, leprosy eradication, etc.
The company also organises a number of health camps at various villages. Drives on immunisation, blood donation, etc., are also held on a regular basis. The purpose is also to bring about awareness on health-related issues. Specialists in the medical fields of gynaecology, cardiology, paediatrics, ultrasound, orthopaedics, etc., are also reined in to provide consultancy in the camps.

Mobile Medical Units

Mobile Medical Units have been provided by SAIL to leading NGOs to help elderly and needy people obtain medical care easily. During the FY 2022-23, regular Health Camps have been organized and 5 Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) extended quality healthcare to about 1,15,000 villagers at their doorsteps in peripheral areas of Plants, Units and Mines. 24 Primary Health centres at Plants exclusively provided free medical care and medicines to more than 90,000 patients, as per the company’s Annual Report.

For Divyangjan

On the ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities’ on 3rd December, 2022, SAIL distributed assistive devices to Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) across its Plants/Units and Corporate Office at New Delhi. SAIL has engaged Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) to undertake this Priority Programme under Corporate Social Responsibility.
Currently, SAIL supports various focused facilities dedicated for Divyangjan at its plant locations such as ‘School for Blind, Deaf and Mentally challenged children’ and ‘Home and Hope’ at Rourkela, ‘Ashalata Kendra’ at Bokaro, ‘Handicapped Oriented Education Program’ and ‘Durgapur Handicapped Happy Home’ at Durgapur, and ‘Cheshire Home’ at Burnpur.

10. Adani Group

Headed by Founder and Chairman Gautam Adani, the Adani Group is a diversified organisation in India comprising 10 publicly traded companies. Adani Group is headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The Adani group a Rs 60,000 crore corpus for corporate social responsibility activities in 2022. Group Chairman Gautam Adani plans to launch a technology-led healthcare ecosystem.

Adani Foundation

The Adani Foundation, functioning as the CSR arm of the Adani Group, operates across 19 states and 5753 villages. Its efforts are aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The foundation runs Mobile Health Care Units (MHCUs) across the nation, hospitals and clinics, and general as well as specialized health camps.

Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences

Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences (GAIMS) is the first Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) initiative between Government of Gujarat and the Adani Education & Research Foundation, part of Adani Group’s CSR initiative. GAIMS is a medical college and multi-specialty modern teaching hospital in Gujarat’s Kutchh district. GAIMS is managed by Adani Education & Research Foundation, under the umbrella of Adani Foundation.

Adani Hospital

In Mundra, Gujarat, the Adani Hospital is a 100-bed secondary care facility which provided essential services to over 46,000 outpatients and 1,800 inpatients during the last year. The Foundation also emphasizes village sanitation programmes, such as the one in Krishnapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, benefiting 18,000 families by promoting proper solid waste management and sanitary conditions.

Anaemia Control Programme

Addressing health issues prevalent in Raigad District, Maharashtra, the Adani Foundation initiated an Anaemia Control Programme in collaboration with Zilla Parishad. This programme includes nutritional care for children, awareness campaigns, capacity building, and training for women and adolescent girls from 16 villages. Other health initiatives in Dighi, Maharashtra, involve the establishment of a rural clinic, specialized health camps, and potable water provision, significantly impacting the health and well-being of the local population.

Rural Health Check Camps

Adani Foundation and Wockhardt Foundation ran a programme that provided primary healthcare to 18 villages of Tamnar in Chhattisgarh. MMU healthcare services included free doctor’s consultation, distribution of medicines, diagnostic tests and referral to other healthcare facilities.

In Dahej, Gujarat, the Foundation collaborates with government health departments and Gram Panchayats to organize Multi-specialty Health Camps, addressing health issues and providing basic screening facilities at doorsteps. The comprehensive eye camps in Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu, aim to identify and address preventable eye issues, providing better vision for the community. Similarly, in Hazira, Gujarat, Mega Multi-specialized Health Camps cater to the health needs of eight villages, benefitting over 2,400 people.

CSR of Ambuja Cements

Ambuja Cements, the cement and building material of Adani Group, under its CSR initiative restored the Mundwa Community Healthcare Centre in 2023.

Ambuja Cements through CSR initiatives empowers the villages of Bathinda, Punjab, through its transformative healthcare initiatives, which focus on both preventive and promotive aspects of healthcare, with a focus on women, children and adolescents. The initiatives have been implemented in collaboration with the local health department, Panchayat, ASHAs, Anganwadi workers and youth clubs.

Adani Wilmar Limited – Fortune SuPoshan Project

Adani Wilmar Limited announced the success of its Fortune SuPoshan Project during Poshan Maah (Nutrition Month) in September 2023. The project aims to combat malnutrition and anaemia. The project, initiated in 2016, focuses on enhancing the health and nutritional status of children under 5 years, women of reproductive age, and adolescent girls, benefitting vulnerable communities in Bundi (Rajasthan), Godda (Jharkhand), Raigarh (Chhattisgarh), Dhamra (Odisha), Haldia (West Bengal), and Tharad (Gujarat).

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In FY 2021-22, the state received Rs. 292.83 crore in CSR funds from 229 companies. The top four spenders in the state include Steel Authority of India Ltd, BALCO, Nmdc Limited and South Eastern Coalfields Limited. The top three areas of focus for CSR initiatives in the state include Healthcare (Rs 168.36 crore), Education (Rs. 63.57 crore), and Rural Development (Rs. 35.03 crore).

Top recipient districts in Chhattisgarh

The top three districts that were recipients of CSR funds in Chhattisgarh were Raipur, Korba and Raigarh which received Rs. 76.17 Cr., Rs. 18.87 Cr., and Rs. 18.76 Cr. respectively. Bastar, Bilaspur, Surguja, Durg, Dantewada, Rajnandgaon and Janjgir Champa are some of the other districts enjoying CSR benefits in the state in FY 2021-22.

Top CSR projects in Chhattisgarh

CSR of Steel Authority of India

One of the largest steel-making companies in India and one of the Maharatnas of the country’s Central Public Sector Enterprises, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is working to eradicate hunger, poverty and malnutrition in Chhattisgarh. The company, which is the highest CSR spender in Chhattisgarh in FY 2021-22, is also promoting healthcare including preventive healthcare in the state.

Twenty one villages in the periphery of Bhilai have been identified for adoption as model steel villages where SAIL Bhilai Steel Plant’s CSR Department is engaging in a number of sustainable activities such as empowering the rural folk, specially the women under the Swyamsiddha or self-employment project, providing basic infrastructure facilities development as well as activities aimed at providing school children opportunities to express their talent.

In 2007 and 2011, the Plant established two Bhilai Ispat Vikas Vidyalayas to provide free education to children from BPL families. The SAIL Bhilai Steel Plant also set up Ispat Kalyan Chikitsalaya for the extending medical treatment to economically backward section of society in the township and its periphery. The Plant also adopts tribal children every year, providing free residential education, accommodation and meals.

Since 2009, BSP has been supporting the government’s mid-day meal scheme by providing financial support to Akshaya Patra Foundation for providing mid-day meals in 176 government schools in Bhilai-Durg area.

Bhilai Ispat Siyan Sadan, a senior citizens’ home has been running since April 2010. This initiative of SAIL-BSP has been recognised by the Govt of India with Vyomshreshta Samman in 2016.

Bhilai Steel Plant has also been conducting SAIL-KHEL Mela since 2007 in association with Ramkrishna Mission Ashram Narayanpur- a mega sports event covering school going children of Rowghat Mines area.

CSR of Bharat Aluminium Company

Leading aluminium producing company owned by Vedanta Limited and the Government of India, Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. (BALCO) is the second highest CSR spender in Chhattisgarh in FY 2021-22.

Project Connect aims to enhance the learning environment in government schools near the company’s area of operation by fostering a supportive environment that improves student grades, offers career counselling, and encourages employee volunteering. The project is currently being run in partnership with Sarthak Jan Vikas Sansthan. In FY’23 BALCO claims to have supported 2500 students from grades 9th to 12th through Regular classes in 6 Government Schools and Remedial classes at 3 Resource centers in SEMA (Science, English, Maths & Accountancy) subjects.

Project Mor Jal Mor Maati has started to ensure sustainable livelihood through integrated water and farming system. The project has been focusing on improving the surface water management with existing resources, augmenting irrigation facilities, equipping farmers with the latest farming techniques, and promoting multi-cropping to reduce the dependence on rainfall. It is also bringing farmers into the fold of animal husbandry, horticulture and non-timber forest produce, ensuring income generation round the year. During FY’23, 2400 Farmers reportedly benefitted and cumulatively brought 1000 acres of land under secured irrigation in 32 villages. Farmers were supported in different activities like, promotion of modern farming techniques, crop & livelihood diversification, water security and FPO development.

Project Unnati was initiated with a focus to empower and mobilise women into Self Help Groups (SHGs) and develop their capacities and skills for entrepreneurship. During FY’23, 44 New SHGs (Self Help Groups) were formed taking the total to 504 SHGs, engaging 5389 women members, claims BALCO.

Project Arogya is a comprehensive health initiative providing quality Primary health care services through Rural Health Posts with special emphasis on Maternal & Child health, particularly targeting the malnutrition and also awareness campaigns on HIV. During the year, the programme reportedly reached out to over 30,000 people through curative and preventive healthcare services.

CSR of National Mineral Development Corporation

National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC), a Navratna Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Steel, Government of India is the single largest producer of iron ore in India. It owns and operates highly mechanized iron ore mines in Chhattisgarh and Karnataka. The company is the third highest spender for CSR in Chhattisgarh in FY 2021-22. NMDC Limited is working to eradicate hunger, poverty and malnutrition in Chhattisgarh and promoting healthcare.

NMDC Limited operates Balika Shiksha Yojana and scholarship scheme in Bastar district and has been conducting Smart Classes to provide quality education in Dantewada Block.

‘Prayas – A Pursuit to Education’ is a Literacy and Education-based initiative that is nearly two decades old. A significant percentage of children residing in communities around NMDC Projects were not even having access to primary education due to lack of quality educational infrastructure in the region. We also noticed a high dropout rate among school-going children and a lack of access to technical/ professional courses. The prevalence of this difficult situation was more marked among the female student population, who had very few facilities to pursue higher education.

To help these children realise their dream, the CSR division launched the Prayas programme. ‘Astha Gurukul’ is a Residential School for children belonging to SC, ST & orphans. ‘Saksham’ is a school for differently-abled children at Dantewada. ‘Choo Lo Aasman’ lends Tutorial Support along with regular schooling from class 9th to 12th for Tribal students aspiring to appear in Professional Competitive Exams like IIT/ PET/PMT etc. ‘Ujjar’ is a scheme to help 100 bright students to pursue higher education. NMDC provides financial assistance of upto Rs. 75,000 per student, per year, for 4 years. ‘Lakshya’ provides coaching to unemployed youth to appear for job oriented competitive exams.

The programme ‘Kaushal – Skilling people’ is aimed at the emancipation of the backward communities residing around NMDC Project sites. The goal is to provide opportunities for local tribal youth and women in order to gain meaningful employment and for livelihood generation through skill development.

CSR of South Eastern Coalfields Limited

South Eastern Coalfields Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coal India Limited – one of the largest government-owned coal producers in the world. SECL is one of the highest coal producing companies of India. The coal mines of SECL are spread across two states namely Chhatisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. SECL is the fourth largest CSR spender in Chhattisgarh in FY 2021-22.

SECL announced in August 2023 that it will provide free residential medical coaching to students of Class. Under its CSR initiative, “SECL ke Sushrut”, the company will mentor and provide coaching to students to help them prepare for the national medical entrance exam – NEET.

The selection of students for the coaching will be through a competitive exam based on the same pattern as NEET. Under the programme, coaching will be provided to a total batch of 35 students in partnership with a Bilaspur-based private coaching institute. The programme will be residential with regular national-level test series and mentoring and will include lodging and boarding facilities.

The applicant must be domiciled in MP or Chhattisgarh, and they must reside in or their school must be located within 25 km radius of SECL Establishment in the Operating Districts of Korba, Raigarh, Koriya, Surguja, Surajpur, Balrampur & Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur Districts of Chhattisgarh & Umaria, Annuppur & Shahdol Districts of Madhya Pradesh only.

In July this year, SECL announced that it will invest a whopping Rs. 169 crores for tree plantation in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, the states in which the company operates. The plantation will be carried out over a period of five years from FY 2023-24 to 2027-28 with its subsequent maintenance of 4 years for each consecutive year of plantation.

For execution of the project, the company has signed Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chhattisgarh Rajya Van Vikas Nigam (CGRVVN) and Madhya Pradesh Rajya Van Vikas Nigam (MPRVVN). As per the MoU, SECL will spend Rs. 131.52 crore in Chhattisgarh and Rs. 38.11 crore in Madhya Pradesh for enhancing greenery in the central Indian states.

SECL in collaboration with Chhattisgarh Rajya Van Vikas Nigam and Madhya Pradesh Rajya Van Vikas Nigam will be planting more than 26 lakh saplings in Chhattisgarh while Madhya Pradesh will get almost 12 lakh saplings.

This is the third such MoU signed by South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. Through the previous two MoUs, the company has planted more than 46 lakh saplings in Chhattisgarh and more than 16 lakh plants in MP between 2013-14 and 2022-23 as per a statement.

Muskan Initiative by Himalaya Drug Company

The Himalaya Drug Company rolled out its flagship initiative ‘Muskan’ in Chhattisgarh in October 2020. The objective of the initiative is to spread awareness about cleft lip and palate conditions. In partnership with Smile Train, the world’s leading cleft organization, the initiative will support free life-saving cleft treatment to children in need. Through the campaign, Ek Nayi Muskaan, Himalaya Lip Care will focus on spreading awareness around the cleft lip and palate treatment at the grassroots level. As part of the initiative, a multimedia awareness campaign has started reaching out to people across Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Smile Train India’s toll-free Cleft Helpline, 1800-103-8301, is available for people to enquire about cleft and avail free cleft treatment.

Waste to Health Programme by Vedanta

Vedanta Aluminium & Power Business is fostering hundreds of MSMEs in remote rural areas with its ‘waste to wealth’ programmes. Waste to wealth projects forms a key pillar of Vedanta’s sustainability agenda that is centred around ‘Zero Harm, Zero Waste and Zero Discharge’. In the Korba district of Chhattisgarh, the company is running a program whereby it is fostering local micro-enterprises in fly-ash brick making. The company supports over a hundred brick manufacturing MSMEs situated around and beyond its areas of operations with fly ash and transporting it free of cost to their doorsteps, amounting to nearly 5 lakh metric tonnes per annum. In addition, the company also provides the know-how and training on manufacturing these bricks in partnership with technical institutes, thus creating employment avenues as well as promoting a circular economy.

The beneficiaries of this project are underprivileged villagers who would otherwise depend on cattle rearing, subsistence agriculture or would migrate to other states to work as construction labourers for their livelihood.

CSR of HDFC Bank

Kabirdham district is one of the smallest districts of the Chhattisgarh. The district is endowed with a beautiful landscape, rivers and springs and ample forest cover. It is a tribal district of simple and hardworking people. Majority of the population in the Kabirdham district is engaged in agriculture for their livelihood. Presence of adequate agricultural land and abundance of water bodies, agriculture has been the most convenient option for subsistence by the people.

While the availability of agricultural resources is aplenty in the region, challenges like inadequate training or lack of information about better and advanced agriculture practices within farmers, poor awareness regarding effective control of various pests (insects, diseases and weeds), unavailability of quality manure, seeds or tools, insufficient & mismanaged irrigation resources, lack of agro-processing units & lack of extension services etc. are overpowering the hard struggle the farmers were putting in, resulting into insufficient yield and income.

With an aim to help these farmers, AROH Foundation, in partnership with the HDFC Bank, has been implementing Holistic Rural Development Projects (HRDP) in over 39 remotest villages in Chhattisgarh.

With a panel of experts pre- assessing the challenges, opportunities and mitigation strategy, main focus of the program is on food security and doubling the farmers income through capacity building for resource optimization, diversification in crops, agricultural practices, local solution based models promotion for better income opportunities for villagers, incubating and scaling of agriculture and allied micro enterprises with backward and forward linkages support.

The project will promote Farmers Producer Groups and link them with potential enterprises, SHGs & JLGs, etc. for a better support system and convergence with government schemes. The project is expected to benefit a population of 10650 people engaged in farming in 5750 acres of agricultural land.

Digital Classroom Project by Microsoft India

With a view to fill the persisting digital gap among the students of rural government primary schools of Chhattisgarh and help empower illiterate adults with the gift of literacy, Humana People to People India has joined hands with Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Govt. of Chhattisgarh and Microsoft to launch the Digital Learning Programme in 16 schools of Raigarh and Mungeli districts of the state. The Programme is delivered under two broad verticals: School Learning and Adult Literacy.

Under its school learning component, the Programme provides a technology-enabled learning environment to primary school students of grades 1-5 of 16 schools – eight from each district – in the two selected districts.

The Digital Learning Programme aims to enhance the learning levels of the students through the strategic use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), while simultaneously developing their critical thinking and creativity.

Under the Programme, computer labs are developed in each school and the capacity of the teachers is built to inculcate new methods to teach subjects with the help of multimedia content.

Video-based learning is promoted through ‘School-in-box’ solution comprising a projection system and speakers to keep the students actively engaged in the learning process, while the assessment is conducted through a digital ‘Learning Management System’. The video content has been developed by expert content creators and structured in line with the age/grades of the children.

The adult literacy component of the Programme aims to promote and enhance functional literacy among the illiterate adults of both districts. This computer-based approach to adult literacy caters to the 3Rs of reading, writing and arithmetic. Enhanced functional literacy among the adults is expected to reflect in their increased participation in government programmes while also promoting the participation of women in household income generation.

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1. CSR of SAIL

According to the Company’s Act 2013, SAIL was obligated to spend Rs. 80.47 crores towards its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the last financial year. The Company spent a total of Rs. 94.24 crores for its CSR initiatives in FY22, exceeding its mandated CSR budget.

SAIL’s Social objective is synonymous with Corporate Social Responsibility, as per the company’s annual report. The Company’s goal is to conduct business in a way that benefits the communities in which it operates in social, environmental, and economic dimensions in addition to the business of making steel. The organisation has structured and carried out CSR projects since the time of its establishment with the underlying idea and a credo to make a real difference in people’s lives.

SAIL conducts its CSR projects in areas that surround its plants, mining regions, and remote locations across the country, focusing on sectors such as rural development, maintaining Model Steel Villages, education, healthcare, immunisation, antenatal care, and access to drinking water, sanitation, planting trees by the side of the road, environmental sustainability, women’s empowerment, aid for senior folks and divyangs, sustainable income production through self-help organisations, promotion of art and culture, etc.

2. CSR of SAIL to combat COVID-19

SAIL undertook a scaled response to combat the COVID-19 pandemic from its plants, units, mines and townships. During FY2021-22, the company contributed the amount of Rs. 50 crores to the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) fund.

In addition to this, the company supplied over 1.3 lakh Metric tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) to different states of the country through railway oxygen express. SAIL plants set up a Jumbo COVID-19 care facility equipped with gaseous oxygen through dedicated pipelines from the plants with 1444 bedded covid care facilities, ventilators and ICU.

SAIL Hospitals, which staffed over 900 qualified doctors and 1500 para-medical staff to extend round-the-clock healthcare, organised 1000 dedicated COVID-19 beds with oxygen support and 129 ICU beds with ventilator support during a surge in cases. It also created 600 beds Quarantine facilities and developed COVID-19 testing facilities like RAT, RTPCR, and TRU-NAT in coordination with the respective state governments. Besides this, arrangements were made for touch-free hand sanitisers, water dispensers, spraying disinfectants, and using digital thermal recorders at prominent locations, ensuring continuous water supply in all the peripheral villages.

In order to support the vulnerable sections of society, daily-wage earners/labourers, poor peasants and their families, the SAIL plants and units distributed dry ration packets, milk packets, milk powder, khichdi, routine medicines, daily cooked meals to patients and healthcare workers, sanitary napkins for women, etc. It also facilitated the stitching and distribution of face masks, aprons and gloves.

3. CSR of SAIL in Healthcare

SAIL’s extensive and specialised healthcare infrastructure has provided specialised and basic healthcare to 177 lakh people living in the vicinity of its plants and units since 2011. in order to deliver quality healthcare at the doorsteps of the needy, the company conducts regular health camps in various villages on fixed days. During the FY 2021-22, regular health camps were organised, and 5 Mobile Medical units (MMUs) extended quality healthcare to about 64,500 villagers at their doorsteps. In addition, the 24 primary health centres located at various plants of the company exclusively provided free medical care and medicines to more than 1,25,000 patients, including about 11,300 COVID-19 patients.

4. CSR of SAIL in Education

With an aim to contribute to the development of society, SAIL is extending its support to over 77 schools, providing modern education to more than 40,000 children in the steel townships. Further, 19 Special Schools (Kalyan & Mukul Vidyalayas) are benefitting around 4865 BPL category students at integrated steel plants and mines locations with facilities of free education, mid-day meals, uniform including shoes, textbooks, stationery items, school bags, water bottles, etc. The company’s CSR is also benefitting more than 441 children from tribal and Naxal-affected areas by providing them free education, accommodation, meals, uniform and textbooks, etc., at Saranda Suvan Chhatravas, Kiriburu; Gyanodaya Chhatravas, BSP School Rajhara, Bhilai; Gyanjyoti Yojna, Bokaro.

In addition, the company has collaborated with the Akshaya Patra Foundation to provide Mid-day meals and dry ration kits to around 63,000 students in over 600 government schools in Bhilai and Rourkela.

5. CSR of SAIL in Women Empowerment and Sustainable Livelihood Generation

SAIL, through its CSR initiatives, organised vocational and specialised skill development training targeted towards sustainable income generation for 223 youths and 1306 women in areas such as Nursing, Physiotherapy, LMV Driving, Using Computers, Mobile repairing, Welding, Fitting, Electrician Training, etc. It also provided skills in improving agriculture techniques,  Mushroom Cultivation, Goatery, Poultry, Fishery, Piggery, Achar/Pappad/ Agarbatti/Candle Making, Screen Printing, Handloom, Sericulture, Yarn Weaving, Tailoring, Sewing and Embroidering, Making Gloves, Spices, Towels, Gunny-Bags, Low-Cost-Sanitary Napkins, Sweet Boxes, Soaps, Smokeless Chullahs, etc. About 418 youths have been sponsored for ITI training at ITIs Bolani, Bargaon, Baliapur, Bokaro private ITI and Rourkela, etc.

6. CSR of SAIL in Extending Connectivity & Water Facilities in Rural Areas

SAIL has provided connectivity to over 79.03 lakh people across 450 villages by constructing and repairing roads. The company has also installed more than 8176 water sources, thereby enabling easy access to drinking water to over 50 lakh people living in far-flung areas of the country.

7. CSR of SAIL in Environment Conservation

SAIL, under its CSR, has maintained parks, water bodies, botanical gardens and plantations, and over five lakh trees in the areas surrounding its sites.

8. CSR of SAIL supporting Divyangs and Senior Citizens

The CSR program of SAIL is supporting divyang people and children by providing them with equipment like tricycles, motorised vehicles, callipers, hearing aids, artificial limbs, etc. In addition, the company also supports organisations like “Schools for Blind, Deaf and Mentally Challenged Children” and “Home and Hope” at Rourkela; “Ashalata Kendra” at Bokaro; various programs like “Handicapped Oriented Education Program” and “Durgpaur Handicapped Happy Home” at Durgapur; and “Cheshire Home” at Burnpur. Further, the company is supporting old age homes at its plant townships like “Siyan Sadan” at Bhilai, “Acharya Dham” at Durgapur, “Sr. Citizens Home” at Rourkela, etc.

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However, its geographical proximity to the turbulent waters of the Bay of Bengal often makes it a victim of cyclones and other natural disasters. This not only hinders the progress of the state but also makes it a destination for various CSR initiatives. Here is a look into the top CSR projects in West Bengal:

Where does West Bengal stand

As per data from the National CSR portal, in the financial year 2020-21, the total CSR expenditure in West Bengal has been Rs 427.44 crores, with a total of 998 companies investing in 22 districts of the state under 10 different sectors.

Top 3 districts

The top 3 districts to get CSR benefits in West Bengal are respectively Kolkata (amount spent towards CSR 139.09 cr), South 24 Parganas (23.38 cr) and Birbhum (10.19 cr). Nadia, Howrah, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Darjeeling, Paschim Bardhaman and North 24 Parganas feature among the rest of the top 10 districts enjoying CSR benefits in the state.

Top 3 sectors

The top 3 sectors in which most of the CSR activities have been performed in the state are

– Education, differently abled, livelihood (CSR spent 181.66 cr)

– Health, eradicating hunger, poverty and malnutrition, safe drinking water, sanitation (CSR spent 176.67 cr)

– Environment, animal welfare, conservation of resources (CSR spent 20.64 cr)

Top 3 companies

The top three companies spending for CSR in West Bengal in FY 2020-21 are respectively Coal India Limited (33.62 cr), Steel Authority of India Limited (10.44 cr) and Bajaj Finance Limited (9.82 cr).

Coal India Limited

Coal India Limited (CIL) is a ‘Maharatna’ company under the Ministry of Coal, Government of India with headquarter at Kolkata, West Bengal. CIL is the single largest coal producing company in the world and one of the largest corporate employers with manpower of 259016 (as on 1st April, 2021). CIL operates through 85 mining areas spread over eight provincial states of India. Coal India Limited has 345 mines (as on 1st April, 2021) of which 151 are underground, 172 opencast and 22 mixed mines.

CIL has eight fully owned Indian subsidiary companies viz. Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) and Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL). In addition, CIL has a foreign subsidiary in Mozambique namely Coal India Africana Limitada (CIAL).

Highest spender for CSR activities in West Bengal in the FY 2020-21, Coal India has spent Rs 33.62 cr for the state.

Some of their major CSR activities in West Bengal are:

– Financial assistance for purchasing equipment for diagnosis and treatment of neurology

– Procurement of one critical care ambulance along with transport ventilator in Kolkata

– Assistance for rehabilitation of girls and women in Kolkata’s red light areas

– Contribution for relief work of Covid-19

– Rural development projects in Purulia

– Spending CSR Fund amounting to 2.25 cr. towards development of Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Kalyani in Nadia district

– Financial assistance for Amphan cyclone relief work including repairing houses damaged due to cyclone Amphan in South 24 Parganas District

– Spending towards vocational skills development in South 24 Parganas District

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is one of the largest steel-making companies in India and one of the Maharatnas of the country’s Central Public Sector Enterprises. SAIL produces iron and steel at five integrated plants and three special steel plants, located principally in the eastern and central regions of India and situated close to domestic sources of raw materials. SAIL manufactures and sells a broad range of steel products.

SAIL’s integrated steel plants include Bhilai Steel Plant (Chhattisgarh), Durgapur Steel Plant and IISCO Steel Plant (West Bengal), Rourkela Steel Plant (Odisha) and Bokaro Steel Plant (Jharkhand). Their special steel plants include Salem Steel Plant (Tamil Nadu), Alloy Steels Plant (West Bengal) and Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Plant (Karnataka). SAIL also has Chandrapur Ferro Alloy Plant located in Maharashtra.

The Government of India owns about 65% of SAIL’s equity and retains voting control of the Company. However, SAIL, by virtue of its ‘Maharatna’ status, enjoys significant operational and financial autonomy.

Second highest spender for CSR activities in West Bengal in the FY 2020-21, SAIL has spent Rs 10.44 cr for the state.

Some of their major CSR activities in West Bengal include:

– During FY 2020-21, SAIL contributed an amount of Rs One crore to West Bengal Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for Covid- 19

–  Promotion of education including special education and employment enhancing vocation skills

–  SAIL has been supporting specially abled people and children through provision of equipment like- tricycle, motorized vehicles, callipers, hearing aids, artificial limbs, etc. Some of their contributions in West Bengal include “Durgpaur Handicapped Happy Home at Durgapur and Cheshire Home at Burnpur, Paschim Bardhaman district. Programs like ‘Handicapped Oriented Education Program’ at Durgapur are also being conducted by the company.

–  Providing support to old age homes like Acharya Dham at Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman district

– SAIL has adopted, developed and is maintaining a Lepers Colony at Kajora through Durgapur Steel Plant.

–  SAIL is supporting and coaching aspiring sportsmen and women through its residential sports academy at Durgapur (Athletics for girls).

Bajaj Finance Limited

Bajaj Finance Limited (BFL), a subsidiary of Bajaj Finserv Limited, is a deposit-taking Non-Banking Financial Company registered with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

It is classified as an NBFC-Investment and Credit Company (NBFC-ICC) with the RBI. It is a subsidiary of Bajaj Finserv Ltd. and is engaged in the business of lending, and acceptance of deposits. The Company has a diversified lending portfolio across retail, SMEs and commercial customers with significant presence in urban and rural India.

BFL has two 100% subsidiaries. These are: (i) Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd. (‘BHFL’ or ‘Bajaj Housing’) which is registered with National Housing Bank as a Housing Finance Company (HFC); and (ii) Bajaj Financial Securities Ltd. (‘BFinsec’), which is registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as a stock broker and depository participant.

According to Bajaj Finance Limited’s Annual Report on their CSR activities for the financial year 2020-21, the total amount spent by the company on CSR for the FY 2020-21, is Rs 107.07 cr. Out of this, 9.82 cr has been spent for West Bengal alone, mostly focusing on the Education sector.

Some of their major CSR projects in the state include:

–  Spending towards school for the children for holistic and optimistic learning at Aranghata (Nadia). Duttapukur (North 24 Parganas),

– Support for non-formal centers at Malda, Coochbehar, South Dinajpur, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Murshidabad and North Dinajpur districts

– Night School Transformation Programme in Birbhum district

Other companies spending money towards CSR in West Bengal

National Stock Exchange Of India Ltd., ICICI Bank Limited, Orissa Metaliks Private Limited, Emami Limited, Shyam Steel and Power Limited, Larsen and Toubro Limited and Haldia Energy Limited feature among the rest of the top 10 companies spending towards CSR in West Bengal.

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