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As
a socially responsible Company, we are inter-twined
with the society and it has always been our
endeavor to understand the problems of the communities
and to try to mitigate the same. For us the
success is measured how well we fulfill our
economic, environmental and social responsibility.
PIL has always taken an active interest and
participation in the social welfare of the community
and in rendering assistance for the development
of the people in the surrounding areas.
The company’s initiatives towards fulfilling
its philosophy of corporate social responsibility
include promoting education facilities ,primary
health centers, hospitals, sports club and places
of worship, employment opportunity of the local
people, recreation facilities and emphasis on
plantation etc.
Being conscious of its responsibility towards
society, the management has undertaken several
programs for the welfare of the Society and
upliftment of the weaker section. In the year
2003. company has started “Mission 500”
which is a project to establish BAAL SANSKAR
KENDRAS (Coaching Centers) in 500 adopted villages
in Janjgir-Champa, Raigarh and Bilaspur districts
of Chhattisgarh. These coaching centers aim
at harnessing the potentials and energies of
the young children, providing them means to
improve their personality and leadership qualities
and ultimately make them good citizens and thereby
assist in development of the state.These coaching
centers , directly and indirectly, influence
the villagers who get inspiration from the children
to work for the development and progress of
the village.)
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Company
has also organized Mid day meals programme
through FFL (Food For Life), an non
profit organization ) in association
with ISKCON in which mid day meals are
provided every day to the poverty stricken
school children in and around Delhi.
FFL has targeted about 200000 children
for this programme by the year 2007.
Emphasizing on environmental friendly
activities, the barren land around the
plant has been converted in a green
belt by plantation of trees and by initiating
the erosion control measures and enhancing
the bio-productivity of land .Moisture
of soil has been retained through Rain
Water Harvesting System & Recycling
of the Waste Water. Another environmental
effort on the part of the Management
is to use the Fly ash coming out from
the power plants in some beneficial
ways. An automatic and state of the
art technology Fly ash Brick manufacturing
plant has been installed to maximize
the use of the Fly ash.
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Following are the details
of some of the areas ,PIL has taken initiatives
towards social development of the nearby region
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Water
PIL has adopted a twofold strategy to
counteract the shortage of water in
its vicinity. Deep water tube wells
have been installed in the villages
and training has been imparted to the
village residents for maintenance of
these tube wells to ensure perennial
availability of potable water. Company
has also provided drinking water facilities
in Kota Dabri village and other villages. |
Renovation
of public places
PIL believes that its presence should
add to the physical beauty of the surroundings
of the town. Therefore, it has taken
upon itself, the beautification of public
spaces with the concurrence of the local
administration. The renovation work
includes repairing and construction
of Bathing Ghats, Temples, Parks, Roads,
Shelter sheds, rang Munch Stages, Bus
stands and markets. Company has constructed
bus shelters in Janjgir and Champa and
work is in progress for bus shelters
in other nearby areas also. Company
has also constructed sheds in the district
hospital at Janjgir and consistent efforts
are being put in this direction. |
Education
Through close knit operations with educational
institutions, PIL helps in propagating
knowledge, both at the grass root level
and to the ageing illiterate population
of the surrounding villages, through
its non-formal education programme.
Besides, it has been regularly undertaking
major repair work in various primary
schools in its immediate surrounding.
It has also constructed many class rooms
and provided regular financial assistance
for furniture & libraries of schools,
besides contributing educational supplies,
such as science apparatus, computer
and sports kit.
PIL routinely distributes textbooks,
school uniforms, notebooks and computers
to students of schools in the vicinity.
This is done to reduce the dropout rate
in the area. PIL believes that helping
a student by motivating him to complete
at least his schooling would enable
the child to get a slightly better chance
in the outside world. |
Medicare
PIL organize weekly health camps in
its nearby villages with the help of
its medical team, comprising of a professional
doctor and support staff. Preliminary
check-ups are conducted and medicines
distributed free of cost. Besides, the
Company organises camps for family planning,
cancer detection, eye care, blood donation,
etc on regular basis. |
| Wasteland
Reclamation Projects –
PIL has also undertaken Wasteland Reclamation
projects in Chhattisgarh through varied
Agro forestry soil & moisture conservation
strategies. Basic
outcome of these plantation projects
are Enhancement in the Bio- productivity
per unit area of the waste lands, Environment
amelioration, Soil –moisture conservation
and Creating the rural employment opportunities
etc. Important milestones achieved are
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• 698.85 Acres of waste land already
brought under scientific management
plan from 2001 to 2004.
• 6572 MT of Fuel wood and 699
MT of Green fodder distributed among
the rural masses during 2002 to 2006.
• Apart from these benefits, PIL’s
waste land afforestation efforts has
contributed in increasing the forest
cover, ground water recharging, Reduction
in the topsoil losses due to wind and
water erosion etc. |
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