The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), the highest profit making unit of Steel Authority of India limited (SAIl), has been working tirelessly to improve the lives of people in Rowghat region of Kanker district.
Notably, iron ore mines in Rowghat have been allocated for BSP and the development work being carried out is the part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). All the 22 villages falling under the Rowghat region are dominated by tribals. BSP is carrying out developmental works in the field of education, health, sports and culture.
large number of tribal people are taking benefits of these works. In the education sector, every year BSP adopts 30 tribal children and provides them free education from class 6th till 12th in schools located in Dalli Rajhara.
The children here are provided with hostel, food, dresses and sports facility for free. Currently 131 tribal children are studying here and during the fiscal 2013-14 Rs59 lakhs were spent on them. likewise every year 20 tribal girls are selected for BSc Nursing course in Bhilai Nursing College.
Presently 34 young tribal girls are enrolled in the course and during the financial year 2013-14 Rs30.24 lakh were spent on their education. Further in during 2013-14, Rs12.53 lakh were distributed as scholarship among 120 students living in buffer zone of Rowghat region.
For past 5 years BSP has been organizing ‘Khel Mela’ in Narayanpur in which about 2,500 students coming from far-flung region of Narayanpur, Antagarh and Abujhmad take part. Recently a football match was also organized in Narayanpur. For conducting sports activities Rs45 lakh were spent during year 2013-14.