Csr by Ongc

CSR Initiatives by ONGC The major CSR initiatives taken by ONGC are as follows: ONGC subsidiary MRPL has taken CSR initiative “Samrakshan”. Under this initiative the company has done construction of an Anganwadi building, donating scientific teaching aids, providing infrastructural facilities including cupboards to schools. This initiative also covers 53 schools around MRPL and 16 schools around sarpadi village. ONGC has started an initiative called “PURA”, concept put forth by former President Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam. The main idea of this initiative was to provide four major connectivities -physical (transportation and power), electronic (communication network through telecom, the Internet, and IT services), knowledge (institutions and vocational training centers), and economic empowerment (through overall socio-economic development) - to rural communities. The company has taken an initiative in the field of education too. This initiative includes Establishment of Centre for Research in Petroleum and Biotechnology at Tezpur University in Assam, support for establishment of IT Park at Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu. The support is also given by ONGC in the healthcare also. This includes contribution for setting up of a 600 bed hospital in Behala, West Bengal, and support to Centres of excellence in medical research in the country example: Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. The company has started a project named “Saraswati” through the collaboration of Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojna. The scope is to Recharging available ground water aquifers through rainwater harvesting and canals, Conjunctive use of ground / surface water Mixing of Saline ground water with canal water to augment supply, Desalination and deflouridation of contaminated ground water. ONGC had participated in Kargil War Relief and also during relief and rehabilitation in Gujarat Earthquake. Under this initiative the company