As part of an industry-academia interface, the Central University of Odisha (CUO), Koraput will carry out an impact assessment of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects undertaken by the local unit of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) towards development of tribal dominated Koraput, which is an aspirational district.
A preliminary meeting was held recently under the chairmanship of CUO VC Prof I Ramabrahmam. The Vice Chancellor stressed upon greater cooperation between HAL and CUO in various areas in the coming days that can help improve the socio-economic condition of the region.
Under the chairmanship of the VC, an Advisory Group has been formed to undertake the impact assessment studies of the CSR projects as per the request from the HAL.
The members of the Advisory Committee consists of the district Collector, Koraput, faculty members of CUO Dr Kapila Khemundu,
Head I/c Sociology, Dr Jayant Kumar Nayak, Head I/c Anthropology and Dr Minati Sahu, Head I/c Economics and Management, with Prof Sharat Kumar Palita, Dean, SBCNR as Member Coordinator from CUO.
The impact assessment study will be made on the CSR projects of HAL, particularly educational projects, meant for imparting education to the poor children in and around Sunabeda, Koraput in HAL run educational institutions.
In the meeting it was agreed that the CUO will undertake the impact assessment studies of CSR projects as per the specific term and conditions and as per laid down procedures for CSR Projects by HAL.