The Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) participated in a conference on “Transformation of Aspirational Districts: CSR initiatives by CPSEs” organised by the Dept.of Public Enterprise (DPE) at New Delhi and showcased its best CSR projects.
Union Minister Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Prakash Javadekar was chief guest and NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant was keynote speaker.
The MCL was represented by its Director (Personnel), GM (CSR) and Arabinda Sahoo. The bottom line was that the CPSEs can play a significant role in nation building processes and they have energy and dynamism to deliver through their CSR interventions in synergy with the State and district administrations keeping people in centre.
The MCL has approved projects amounting to Rs 5.71 crore for Nuapada district and Rs 4.44 crore for Rayagada district under its Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) while projects for Kandhamal district are under consideration.
