City of lakes and palaces Indore has been ranked as the cleanest city in India for the 5th consecutive year by the Swachh Survekshan survey in 2022. Considered the fourth largest centre of cotton textiles in India, it is also regarded as the industrial capital of the State of Madhya Pradesh. Indore accounts for one-third of the total ‘namkeen’ snacks production of India.
Apart from the textile industry, Indore also has an oil seed extraction industry, confectionery, paper and straw board, factories for asbestos products, machine tools and accessories, electrical machinery and appliances. Indore has one of the largest trans-shipment centres for truck transport. Due to a lot of similarities with Mumbai like cotton mills, cosmopolitan population, being a hub of business deals and destination for investments, Indore is often referred to as Mini Mumbai.
Top projects for CSR in Indore in 2022 and in the FY 2020-21 include:
CSR of Agroh Infrastructure Developers Private Limited
As per the National CSR Portal, Agroh Infrastructure Developers has spent the highest amount towards CSR activities in the district of Indore in the FY 2020-21. Their CSR activities in Indore include Construction of a Charitable Hospital, Covid– 19 relief work and training to promote nationally recognised sports.
CSR of Agarwal Coal Corporation Private Limited
The second highest spender towards CSR in Indore in FY 2020-21, Agarwal Coal Corporation has focussed on animal welfare activities, Protection of National Heritage, Arts, Culture & Craft Centre, educational initiatives, contribution towards medical establishment, Covid– 19 relief and spending for a water treatment plant.
CSR of Prakash Asphaltings and Toll Highways (India) Limited
Third highest spender towards CSR in Indore in FY 2020-21, Prakash Asphaltings and Toll Highways has focussed on CSR activities for the development of education, healthcare, poverty, eradicating hunger, malnutrition, training to promote sports and women empowerment.
Swastika Investmart’s CSR with Indore Society of Mentally Challenged
Stockbroker company Swastika Investmart Ltdm, as part of its CSR initiative the company, announced the launch of its flagship program ‘Taare zamee par’ in June, this year. The program aims to empower and skill persons with disabilities (PwDs) for their financial independence. The program will be implemented in Indore in collaboration with the Indore Society of Mentally Challenged, they announced.
The company has reportedly been in an alliance with the NGO for the past 5 years to empower persons with disabilities for financial independence under its CSR arm.
Medyseva’s menstrual hygiene awareness initiative
Indore-based telemedicine healthcare startup Medyseva has recently started an initiative to spread awareness on menstrual hygiene in rural areas as part of their flagship campaign ‘Har Ghar Swasth’.
As part of this program, the startup conducts periodic healthcare and menstrual hygiene awareness sessions at schools, colleges and other places. They also have an online awareness initiative called Medy Talk, where gynecologists and other doctors speak about this topic. Webinars and sessions in public places are also conducted to create awareness around menstrual hygiene. Sanitary napkins are also distributed for free among the underprivileged women from rural areas.
Apart from Indore district, the program also caters to Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Assam.
IIM Indore’s School Adoption Programme
School Adoption Programme (SAP) is an initiative by Pragati, the social sensitivity cell of top management institute IIM Indore. The aim of SAP is to improve education, and provide infrastructure facilities to selected government primary schools. Under SAP, IIM Indore has adopted 5 government schools in the district.
The main concerns of Pragati revolve around enhancing the facilities and infrastructure of the government schools to improve the quality of conditions in which students learn. Another function of the team is to conduct donation drives that not only provide materials to the underprivileged ones but bundles of happiness too.
Pragati provides the kids with stationery, toys, sweaters, bags, shoes etc. They reportedly undertook the construction of a water tank and separate washrooms for girls and boys in EG School, Pigdamber.
Hinduja Global Solutions Smart Class
Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) has been running the Smart Class Program, a CSR initiative to drive overall educational development of underprivileged children, in 10 government schools in Indore since 2018. HGS has associated with the NGO YUVA Unstoppable for the programme.
Children aged below 14 comprise 28% of India’s population and are always curious to learn. However, owing to lack of proper physical and technological infrastructure in government schools coupled with shortage of teachers, most of the students drop out immediately after completing their primary education. HGS’ Smart Class Program is expected to play a crucial role in transforming and improving the overall student learning outcomes and teacher effectiveness in the schools adopted by the company.
The CSR programme aims to ensure that children in the secondary standards take part, continue and complete their secondary school education. It is tied in with India’s developmental agenda of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Digital India to ensure wider reach and impact among the less-privileged children.
Gulf Oil’s free healthcare program for truck drivers
Are you a truck driver hailing from Indore? Then you can avail Gulf Oil’s free healthcare program benefit. Gulf Oil Lubricants, a Hinduja Group Company announced in August, this year that they have extended one-year free healthcare support to more than 10,000 truckers across 12 cities on the backdrop of Raksha Bandhan as a part of its ‘Gulf Superfleet Suraksha Bandhan’ campaign which is in its 4th season.
The free healthcare aims to empower the trucker community & be more mindful of their health requirements and avail medical needs while on the go. The program ensures the protection of over 10,000 families as the breadwinner is covered for health and accidental issues, they shared. Gulf Oil has roped in Onsurity as a healthcare partner for execution of this noble cause.
Apart from Indore, truckers from Delhi/NCR, Jaipur, Kolkata, Faridabad, Kanpur, Varanasi, Surat, Ludhiana, Navi Mumbai, and Nalagarh can avail this benefit. ‘They can now enjoy upto 4 lakh (3 lakh accidental and 1 lakh health cover) worth of healthcare cover, medical facilities like free online/on-call doc appointments, discounts on medicines, health check-ups, etc. on the go,’ reads the announcement.
Conclusion
Other companies focusing on Indore for their CSR projects include Gorakhpur Kasia Tollways Private Limited, Enter 10 Television Private Limited, Symbiotec Pharmalab Private Limited, Ayushajay Construction Private Limited, Kochi Aroor Tollways Private Limited, Impetus Technologies India Private Limited and Shakti Pumps (India) Limited among others.
