One of our unique initiatives is to develop model villages, so each of our major companies is working towards the total transformation of a number of villages in proximity to our plants. Making of a model village entails ensuring self-reliance in all aspects viz., education, health care and family welfare, infrastructure, agriculture and watershed management, and working towards sustainable livelihood patterns. Fundamentally, ensuring that their development reaches a stage wherein village committees take over the complete responsibility and our teams become dispensable.
Our focus areas
Our rural development activities span five key areas and our single-minded goal here is to help build model villages that can stand on their own feet. Our focus areas are healthcare, education, sustainable livelihood, infrastructure and espousing social causes.
| Healthcare and family Welfare | Education | Sustainable livelihood | Social causes | Nature & Environmental |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile clinics - doctors'visits | Formal and non-formal education, adult education | Self-help groups (microfinance for women and farmers) | Social security (insurance) | Tree plantation & conservation programs |
| General and multi-specialty medical camps, cleft lips | Scholarships for girls, merit scholarships and technical education for boys | Microenterprise development | Culture and sports | Plastic free campaign & distributing jute bag |
| Safe drinking water, sanitation - household toilets, Community Hospitals | Digital literacy / computer education | Integrated agriculture development | Women empowerment | |
| Pulse polio programme | Distance education |