NMDC ltd has been conferred with prestigious ET Now CSR leadership Award-2018 in the categories of Women empowerment and Community Development at a function organised at Mumbai recently, a company press release informed.
The award recognizes the company’s contribution in Community Development and Women Empowerment initiatives in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh state, it informed.
The Community Development category showcased the various development initiatives of BIOM Bacheli under the aegis of CSR. The development initiatives are centred on the focus areas of Health & Hygiene, Education, Infrastructure Development, Sustainable Development through livelihood Generation and Capacity Building, Drinking Water, etc.
The Women Empowerment category highlighted the unique initiative of NMDC Balika Siksha Yojana which aims at empowering the disadvantaged and marginalised Tribal girls of Bastar district. Till now 258 tribal girls are sponsored by the Corporation for B.Sc (Nursing) and GNM Courses at Apollo Institutions, Hyderabad.
At a function at NMDC Head Office, Hyderabad, this award was handed over to N. Baijendra Kumar, IAS, CMD, NMDC by Sandeep Tula, Director (Personnel) and A.K. Shukla, Executive Director, BIOM, Bacheli Complex.
On this occasion, Kumar said that company is spending most of its CSR budget in Chhattisgarh as all its major units are in that State. Through Balika Shiksha Sahyog Yojna, we are trying to strengthen para medical services and women empowerment.
The Tribal girls have been contributing significantly to ameliorate the healthcare facilities in the remote parts of the state. After completion of their courses they are now gainfully employed in various District Hospitals, PHCs, CHCs, Private Hospitals. The girls are now capable to contribute to their domestic economy as well and this is helping in alleviating their living standards.
The ET Now CSR leadership Awards was established in partnership with World CSR Institute. The organizations have instituted stringent 3 level procedure of short-listing and selection. The selection was done by independent assessors comprising CSR experts. Parameters included the quantified impact, cost-benefit balance, rigorous monitoring and evaluation procedures in place and scope for up scaling the CSR practices. NMDC was selected by the panel which scrutinised nominations from more than 15 countries, it informed.