Over the past few decades, there have been significant interventions in the field of education both in quantity and quality. With increased investment and interest from the corporate houses, the sector has seen significant development over the last few years. This article throws some light on the best initiatives undertaken by CSR in Education year in FY 2019-20.

1. Promoting Education

Source: NMDC

Name of The Company: NMDC Limited

Location: Chhattisgarh (Bastar, Dantewada, Sukma, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Bijapur, Kanker), Karnataka (Ballari), Madhya Pradesh (Panna), Telangana

Implementing Partner: Directly Implemented

Total Expenditure of the project: INR 80.34 Cr

Total Prescribed CSR in 2019-20: INR 117.81 Cr.

The Company has initiated various CSR Projects in the Education area in the Financial Year 2019-20. During the academic year 40 Tribal girl students under the ‘NMDC Balika Siksha Yojana’, were given sponsorship for Nursing Courses at Apollo School & College of Nursing, Hyderabad, which is a unique initiative in State of Chhattisgarh to benefit Tribal girls of Bastar Division. The Year also saw continued operation of NMDC Shiksha Shayog Yojana- A scheme providing Scholarships to upto 18,000 SC/ST students for encouraging them to pursue education beyond 8th class up to Graduation at Bastar Region in Chhattisgarh. Support to Mid-Day Meal Scheme in the year 2019-20 was given by providing nutritious & wholesome meals in Govt. Schools around Donimalai mines, Karnataka, covering 8000 students. A unique initiative of operating 500 single teacher Schools in remote tribal villages around Bailadila Projects in order to promote the cause of education amongst tribal children. Around 300 schools have been made operational so far. In the Bastar District of Chhattisgarh Operations of Residential School for tribals and Industrial Training Institute (ITI) was carried out, whereas in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh setting up of Education Hub at Jawanga Geedam and Operation of Polytechnic college was carried out. A support to 'Saksham'- Residential School for children with special needs an operation of Astha Gurukal - Residential school for SC, ST, Orphans etc. was carried out. Construction activity of Additional room was executed in 13 primary school and 13 closed schools in Remote Area of Sukma districts. Internal electrification works in 10 Ashrams/Hotels, Construction of new Toilets in 10 Ashrams/Hostels, Construction of transit hostel and Lighting facility through solar high mast in 15 residential schools was carried out in Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh. Construction of Boundary wall, road, bridge etc was carried out in Shiksha Parisar Garanji
Brief about the Company
NMDC was established on 15th November 1958 as a Public Sector Undertaking to explore, develop and exploit mineral resources other than fuel oil and atomic minerals. It is engaged in mining of Iron ore, Magnesite and Diamonds. NMDC is India's single largest iron ore producer, presently producing over 30 million tonnes of iron ore from 3 fully mechanized mines in Chhattisgarh and Karnataka State.

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2. Satya Bharti School Program

Source: Bharti Foundation

Name of the Company: Bharti Infratel Limited

Location: Rajasthan (Jodhpur), Punjab(Amritsar, Ludhiana, Sangrur), Haryana(Kaithal, Mahendragarh, Jhajjhar, Kurukshetra, Rewari), West Bengal (Murshidabad), Tamil Nadu (Sivaganga), Uttar Pradesh (Farukkhabad, Shahjahanpur)

Implementing Partner: Bharti Foundation

Total Expenditure of the Project: INR 47.7 Cr.

Total Prescribed CSR in 2019-20: INR 68.19 Cr.

Education, being the main focus of Bharti Infratel's social development interventions, is being supported through Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Group. Through the Satya Bharti School Program, as of the Financial Year 2019-20 more than 39,489 students are provided free quality education through 192 schools across 6 states of India (Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh). This program has also created employment opportunity for more than 1,396 teachers from the surrounding communities. The education and other facilities like mid-day meals, books, uniforms, etc. are provided free. Community interactions are maintained on regular basis and several communities based initiatives are organized to influence the behaviors of the rural community towards education and other social concerns specific to their region. This program also focuses on bringing about sustainable changes through the use of technology by these underprivileged children. In Satya Bharti Schools, 50% of their students are girls and 73% of their teachers are females. Similarly, the Bharti Infratel Scholarship Program provided financial support for higher education to 196 underprivileged students with disabilities from the Northeastern region of the country and 40% of the scholarship beneficiaries are girls with disabilities
Brief About the Company:
Bharti Infratel's core mission is in line with the Bharti Group's philosophy of building businesses which positively impact the society we live in. As one of the pioneers of Shared Tower Telecom Infrastructure services, Infratel has helped Telecom operators maximize their reach in a short period of time – by providing them compelling capex saving opportunities, as a result, making them focus their investment in reaching out to more and more communities across the country, and contributing in offering highly affordable telecom services

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3. Nanhi Kali

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Name of the Company: Mahindra and Mahindra Limited

Location: Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal

Implementing Partner: K. C. Mahindra Education Trust, Naandi Foundation

Total expenditure on the Project: INR 16.45 Cr

Total Prescribed CSR 2019-20: INR 106.56 Cr

The Company provided educational support (material & academic) to underprivileged girls in India through an after school support program. Every girl was provided with 360-degree support which includes daily academic support and an annual school supplies kit. Girls in secondary school were also given access to digital tablets, pre-loaded with audio-visual educational content, and additional material support including feminine hygiene material so that they can attend school with dignity. Through regular engagements with the families of the girls and sensitisation of community stakeholders, the project aims to create conducive girl friendly eco-systems. In FY20, the project supported the education of 1,74,681 girls. Of these 14,462 girls were supported by the Company, while the Mahindra Group as a whole supported 67,337 girls. The balance girls are supported by individuals and other corporates.
Brief About the Company:
Mahindra and Mahindra is an Indian mobility products and farm solutions provider. They are world’s largest tractor manufacturers by volume and are one of the top utility vehicle manufacturers in India.

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4. Project Agastya


Source: HPCL-Twitter

Name of the Company: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)

Location: Pan India

Implementing Partner: Agastya International Foundation

Total expenditure on the Project: INR 11.74 Cr.

Total Prescribed CSR 2019-20: INR 182.13 Cr.

Project Agastya provided hands on science learning to around 28,000 school students through 10 mobile science labs and 1 science center covering 120 schools. Various scientific concepts are imparted through usage of Science Models at Government schools to develop a scientific temperament amongst students.

Brief About the Company

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), a public sector oil and gas company founded in 1974, is a subsidiary of ONGC. HPCL has the second largest share of product pipelines in India with a pipeline network length of 3,775 kms.

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5. Education with special focus on the Girl Child

Source: Titan Limited

Name of the Company: Titan Company Limited

Location: Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Karnataka

Implementing Partner: K C Mahindra Education Trust, IIMPACT, CARE India, Kalike, Agastya International Foundation, Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement, Sri Ramakrishna Seva Ashram, Children’s Movement for Civic Awareness

Total expenditure on the Project: INR 11.08 Cr.

Total Prescribed CSR 2019-20: INR 30.75 Cr.

The Company helps in supporting rural girls from underprivileged backgrounds to complete their school education through remedial education and holistic engagement. This year the company provided remedial education for the girl child in two most backward regions of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Their total reach was 15,910 girls during the year. The Company has initiated the engagement at Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu and will be moving out after a successful tenure at Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu in the current year. Under their Kanya Sampurna programme, they created about 50 model anganwadis in Kattumannar Koil and Yadgir to be showcased to the government. As part of their support to education, they also invest in building the capacity of teachers. They completed a teacher training programme in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, covering 296 teachers from government schools. Scholarships were given to 129 students to enable them to pursue higher education.

Brief About the Company

Titan Company Limited, founded in 1984 is a luxury goods manufacturing company. They manufacture fashion accessories such as watches, eyewear, and jewelry. It is a part of Tata Group of companies.

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6. Vidyadhanam

Source: Tata Motors

Name of the Company: Tata Motors Limited

Location: Pan India

Implementing Partner: Action Aid, Agastya International Foundation, Avanti Fellows, IIT Bombay Alumni Association, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tata Motors

Total expenditure on the Project: INR 9.36 Cr.

Total Prescribed CSR 2019-20: Nil

The Project aims at bringing holistic development in students at secondary school level. To achieve this, the Company along with its implementing partners have taken initiatives like need-based provision of scholarships/financial support for financially challenged students, support classes for difficult subjects, value-based life skills, sports and other co-curricular activities and have also brought infrastructural development in schools. The Impact of the project in the FY 2019-20 includes: 152558 student beneficiaries, 36745 support classes conducted, 75752 co-curricular activities conducted, 2385 scholarships provided, 9028 institutions strengthened with 28648 school infrastructural developments.

Brief About the Company

Tata Motors is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturing company manufacturing passenger cars, vans, sports cars, military vehicles trucks and buses. It is part of the USD 100 billion Tata group founded by Jamsetji Tata in 1868. Sustainability and the spirit of ‘giving back to society’ is a core philosophy and good corporate citizenship is strongly embedded in their DNA.

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7. Promoting education

Name of the Company: Vodafone Idea Limited

Location: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh

Implementing Partner: Direct Implementation

Total expenditure on the Project: INR 8.83 Cr.

Total Prescribed CSR 2019-20: Nil

The Company through this Project aims to build knowledge for life and addresses some of the most pressing concerns faced by education sector in India by building the capacity of teachers, introducing digital content in the classroom to make learning and teaching more enjoyable, and also augment the existing digital infrastructure as needed. Additionally, they have also developed a scholarship discovery and assistance platform– https://learningwithvodafoneidea.in/. The portal currently curates information of over 130 scholarships in 7 Indian languages. Impact: 30000 students benefitted and 12000 teachers underwent capacity building training
Brief About the Company
Vodafone Idea Limited is an Aditya Birla Group and Vodafone Group partnership. The Company provides pan India Voice and Data services across 2G, 3G and 4G platform. The Company is developing infrastructure to introduce newer and smarter technologies, making both retail and enterprise customers future ready with innovative offerings, conveniently accessible through an ecosystem of digital channels as well as extensive on-ground presence.

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8. The School Project

Source: Thermax Limited

Name of the Company: Thermax Limited

Location: Maharashtra

Implementing Partner: Akanksha Foundation

Total expenditure on the Project: INR 6.96 Cr.

Total Prescribed CSR 2019-20: INR 7.46 Cr.

Through a public-private partnership model, Thermax Foundation (TF) funds three Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) schools run by its NGO partner, Akanksha Foundation – K.C. Thackeray Vidya Niketan English Medium School (KCTVN), Late Anantrao Pawar English Medium School, and Savitri Bai Phule English Medium School fully, along with the funding of Matoshri English Medium School, partially. During the academic year 2019-20, Akanksha run schools undertook various pedagogical activities to improve the quality of education imparted. These include adopting the technology wave by introducing tablets and interactive projector based learning; initiatives such as ‘Bridge the Gap’ to collate and analyse all the available student assessment data to identify patterns in their learning gaps and design data driven instructions; collaborative classrooms for interaction of students beyond their own groups and mentor-mentee programmes to improve bonding with teachers. Besides, many students from these schools participated and won accolades in various interschool and other external competitions. These schools also focused on community development by engaging with the parents through innovative interventions such as ‘Chai Katta’ to sensitize them on the importance of education and equip them to support their children. The learning outcome is measured on three parameters of academic excellence, youth development and community engagement in these schools, with goals and milestones decided at the beginning of the year.
Brief About the Company
Thermax Group company is headquartered in Pune, India. Its business portfolio includes products for heating, cooling, water and waste management, and specialty chemicals. The company also designs, builds and commissions large boilers for steam and power generation, turnkey power plants, industrial and municipal wastewater treatment plants, waste heat recovery systems and air pollution control projects.

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9. Improve Quality of Education 

Source: Cyient Limited

Name of the Company: Cyient Limited

Location: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh

Implementing Partner: Cyient Foundation

Total expenditure on the Project: INR 5.58 Cr

Total Prescribed CSR in 2019-20: INR 8.2 Cr.

Cyient Limited through the Cyient Foundation adopts various government schools in and around their facilities across several locations in India. They believe this is the best approach to quality education for underprivileged children. This way, they ensure that the children acquire equitable education right from the pre-primary level till high school. In all their adopted schools, the School Management Committee and CSR volunteers are involved in the day-to-day operations of the school. They also ensure that the ideal teacher-child ratio is maintained, and the schools are equipped with appropriate learning tools, content, and materials. Additionally, through the computer labs and digital literacy centers set up on the school premises, they provide best-in-class digital literacy to the students. In the FY 2019-20 they adopted 28 government schools
Brief About the Company
Cyient is a global engineering and technology solutions company. They engage with customers across their value chain helping to design, build, operate, and maintain the products and services that make them leaders and respected brands in their industries and markets.

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10. Project OIL Super 30

Source: Oil India

Name of the Company: Oil India Limited

Location: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Rajasthan

Implementing Partner: Centre for Social Responsibility and Leadership (CSRL)

Total expenditure on the Project: INR 5.12 Cr.

Total Prescribed CSR 2019-20: INR 55.67 Cr.

Oil India’s ‘OIL India Super 30’ which started in July 2010, is a completely free residential coaching for the meritorious students from the backward sections of the society hailing from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh & Rajasthan. The project aims at providing a conducive environment to students to keep them focused, result-oriented and help them prepare for JEE Mains/Advance, other Engineering and Medical entrance examinations. Along with residential coaching the students are provided free accommodation and food for eleven months. Out of the total 1179 students enrolled till date, 897 got admission in various engineering colleges and 237 got admission in various IITs.
Brief About the Company
Oil India Limited is the second largest hydrocarbon exploration and production Indian public sector company. Today, it is a premier Indian National Oil Company engaged in the business of exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas, transportation of crude oil and production of LPG. OIL also provides various E&P related services and holds 26% equity in Numaligarh Refinery Limited.

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