The Odisha CSR Forum and the Confederation of Indian Industry organised an interactive session on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) here on June 30.
Convener of Odisha CSR Forum BK Mishra presided over the meeting, in which various aspects of CSR and its future directions were discussed.
Convener of CII CSR Panel and Group CSR Head of Jindal Steel and Power ltd Prashant Kumar Hota shared the activities and future plan of CII CSR panel. Former Director (HR), Nalco SC Padhy and Co-Convener of CII CSR panel Ambika Prasad Nanda was also present during the occasion.
"Such convergence programme of CII with credible agencies having both corporate and NGO membership for sustainable social development initiatives will result in execution of high impact CSR projects at the ground level,” said Chairman of CII Odisha chapter Dr Tapan Chand.
Pradip Ranjan Choudhury made a presentation on sustainable smart cities. Representatives of leading corporate organizations like OCl India, Nalco, Triveni Earth Movers, Vedanta, IMFA and NGOs such as UNDP, FIDR and others participated.