JSPl Foundation, which spearheads the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives of Jindal Steel and Power limited (JSPl), on Saturday felicitated 20 people of Raigarh and Tamnar areas with the first-ever Swayam Siddh Samman in recognition of their rare courage, commitment and confidence. The awardees were felicitated by Shallu Jindal, Co-Chairperson, JSPl Foundation at a function held here at a hotel.
Senior CSR officials of the company were also present at the occasion including Col Prakash Tewari, Group Vice President, CSR & Education, Miriam Carter, Director, OP Jindal Community College (OPJCC), JK Mohanty, CSR Head, Raigarh and Albert Peter, CSR Head, Tamnar.
The awardees have been chosen from every major CSR initiative that the JSPl Foundation organises in Raigarh. The awardees include Shanti Yadav for Mushroom cultivation, Mandakini Patnaik from Jagriti (soft toy making), Rukamani Patnaik from Vatsalaya (mother and child care programme), Praveen Kumar Nande from Uthan (skill development programme), Geeta Yadav from Swavalamban (livelihood creation programme for women), Sheela Sahu from Akriti (handmade products), Mamta Seth from Aparajita (women’s mason training programme), Anand Kumbhar for Pottery, Jon Kumar Kujur for Sports, Madhu lal Rathiya from Wadi (Farming), Bhanu Prasad Sahu from Model Village, Rajmani Dwivedi from Fitting, Yadu Kumar Sahu from Industrial Painting, M. Purnachanda Pradhan from Dhokra Art, Chanchala Patel from Asha-The Hope and laxmi Chandra from
tailoring.
Other awardees include a local contractor, Bhogi lal Patel who is an inspiration in the field of entrepreneurship, Chakradhar Paraja who is a great example of how education can do wonders for anyone, Suman Patel - a perfect representative of the complete value chain at JSPl Raigarh and Pravin Kumar who was given a scholarship by JSPl Foundation and used it to the best of his ability.
Speaking on the occasion, Shallu Jindal, Co-Chairperson, JSPl Foundation, said “the idea of holding such awards was to recognize and nurture talent at the grassroots level. The 20 awardees will become Ambassadors of the JSPl Foundation inspiring others and also going to different areas in Chhattisgarh and other parts of the country to help and guide people who are in similar situations.”