Report on HRM SUMMIT: CSR and Sustainability

15th April 2012, DoMS IIT Roorkee, 10.30 AM

Inauguration Ceremony Inauguration of the HRM SUMMIT was done by the Head of Department, DoMS IIT Roorkee, Dr. S. Rangnekar, by handing a bouquet to Prof. Pradipta Banerjee, Director, IIT Roorkee and Sri Rakesh Khare, GM(S&E), THDC handing a bouquet to Sri Mukesh Joshi, Chairman, PHD CCI (PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry). This was followed by a lamp lighting ceremony to mark the beginning of the event. Dr. S. Rangnekar, HOD, DoMS IIT Roorkee, gave an introductory talk highlighting the aim of holding the HRM Summit, the need of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), enrichment of knowledge and sustainability from HRM summit and role towards society. It was followed by an inaugural speech by Prof Pradipta Banerjee, Director of IIT Roorkee, who took time out from his busy schedule to attend the session. He emphasized that the Department cannot remain within the walls of the campus, it must interact with the industry. The corporate culture 40 years ago wherein employees were the stakeholders, contrasts with the present which saw a change in the definition of stakeholders to the ecosystem around it. Sri Mukesh Joshi, Chairman, PHD CCI, shared his life experiences, how India looks at CSR and the problems faced by the understanding not being to the extent needed at the time of planning. Sri Rakesh Khare, General Manager(S&E), discussed about the changing concept from donation aspect to the sustainability aspect. Even though there had been difficulties understanding the new concept, THDC successfully transformed over 300 villages.

15th April 2012, DoMS IIT Roorkee, 11.30 AM

Speaker 1: Ms. Simi Suri, Head HCL Foundation, HCL

She is involved with the CSR activity of HCL Technologies. She has been involved in the CSR domain for 12 years. She spent 8 years with a UK based firm, Xansa and she moved to HCL Technologies in 2008. She has rightly said that We cannot separate personal and business issues from the people. According to her, social responsibility is a challenge in itself. There is a dire need to save resources to help the future generation. If we need to rank it is the employee who comes first and then comes the employer or the organization. She shared with us two major CSR initiatives taken up by HCL Technologies. DAAN: Donate Organ, Donate Life, is a project and partnership with Apollo Hospital, Mohan Foundation, Chennai Police and Cadaver Transplant Program. The theme of the program is multi-organ donation stating that one person can give life to 9 others. Power of One: This is an employment-centric program of HCL Technologies, which was launched in 2011 by Mr. Vineet Nayar, CEO, HCL Technologies. It focuses on power of one dream, power of one day and power of one rupee every day. With more than 37000 donors, 3000 volunteers and many more, it is continuing its successful journey ahead. Its prime focus is employee ownership, diversity and sustainability.

Speaker 2: Prof. K.K. Sharma, Professor, Delhi University

He is currently working on a project of ecological restoration and socioeconomic empowerment of rural community for sustainable livelihood. In his words, Sustaining is what society and people teach us. According to him, the basic principles of sustainability are Bhawna, Kalpana, Yojna and Sadhna. We all have loans towards parents, teachers environment and society. We can however only repay the loans of the environment and society, which we should at any cost. Goals of the program include poverty and hunger

eradication, reducing child mortality, insuring environmental sustainability and many more. SEWA-THDC, has asked Deptt. Of Geography, KMC, Delhi University to have assessment survey starting with 8 villages aiming villages with a population of 15000 people. It is just the beginning, the project aims a lot more in the near future.

Speaker 3: Sri Shriniket Mishra, HR, Hero Motor Corporation

He shared the various CSR projects undertaken by Hero such as, Raman Munjal Vidya Mandir, which began with 3 classes and 55 students, Raman Munjal Memorial Hospital, Raman Munjal Sports Complex, Vocational Training Institute, Adult Literacy Mission, Supporting marriage of underprivileged girls, Rural healthcare, Safe ride program, Believe in cleaner processes and Green manufacturing. They are also involved in CSR activities for local population such as Adoption of ITI Barkot, Uttarakhand, Free health checkups, hero Motor Corp township called Haridwar Greens and organizing road safety awareness programs.

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Speaker 4: Anil Taneja, Resident Director, PHD CCI

He believes that Management is the art of addressing the problems. He is a staunch follower of Gita. On these lines, he has identified four flaws of human beings, the most prominent being forgetfulness, we tend to forget our cause or reason we reached this high. As Gita teaches us, more up the ladder you go, the more humble you become. This happens because experience makes you realize that you are just as relevant here to serve others. The year 2007 saw a complete structuring of the CSR activities with a structured thought process. Under this, it was desired that everyone should have an attitude of

service. Service is a dharma of all individuals. Even defining who is poor is a very subjective term. The resources available to you should be used discriminatingly as it is very rightly said Conversation is Creation.

Speaker 5: Sri Jitendra Singh, Secretary (CSR), PHD CCI

CSR-IMR (India My Responsibility) is an initiative not only for corporate but for all the citizens of this country. Integration of CSR into business is important. The mandate of 2% of Profit-After-Tax for CSR activities is an obligation for private organizations. Task forces for CSR activities need to mobilize NGOs and people for CSR activities. It should be linked with the ministry of corporate affairs. Health improvement, environment conservation and education should be given importance. Mainstreaming at marginalized community is planned for this year. In order to bare inclusive growth, we have to take the whole picture into consideration. Finally, waking up at population both dependent as well as independent has to be taken care for sustainable development at the country.

Speaker 6: Sri Rajesh Agarwal, HR, Asahi India Glass Ltd.

He is involved in CSR activities at AIS Ltd. 5 years ago, AIS took initiative from 4 villages and gained a lot of experience from that. They encourage people for saving skill development for income generation. Project Aarohan, which is being targeted at 32 villages aims at Integrated Community Development Program. Various interventions are: Education- School Bus service, Adult literacy for women Health- General Health and immunization camp Poverty Alleviations- Enterprise formulations Macro level policy would consist of: 1. Making new avenues for income generation 2. Work for marginalized people

3. Women centric approach The beneficiaries would include the poorest of poors. Project would also focus on organizing health camps where in providing immunization and vaccination would be of utmost importance. At micro level, milk vendors and petty shops would be targeted. Also he focused on women empowerment. Around 1022 micro enterprises are created for encouraging women entrepreneurs and giving them proper guidance. External financial assistance is being provided by local banks. Impacts like assets creation, growth in Purchasing Power Parity and consumption index are being seen.

Speaker 7: Lok Ranjan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance

He is an esteemed Alumni of IIT Kanpur. He shared his views and experiences of the relationship between CSR and Public Sector Enterprises. Apart from economic bottom line , Govt realized that CSR activities are equally important. Responsibilities towards shareholders and should not be compromised. He said that by Shareholders we do not mean only economic shareholding but also Social Shareholding. So that should also be taken into consideration while planning Public and Private Corporate Activities. Larger perspective should always be there rather than just the economic Perspective. People and the organization should always be connected with the society and its affairs. Long term benefits are hidden in these involvements only. A percentage of every private as well as public sector enterprises profit should be invested for CSR activities. Local population sees that corporate are more concerned in powering below bottom line people and stakeholders. CSR is a long term game and should be played with a proper synchronization between

the organizations and individuals who rightly say themselves as Citizen of India

Speaker 8: Ms. Bindoo Ranjan, National Institute of Design (NID)

She is a design graduate from NID in 1990, for past 21 years have been working with grass root skilled artisans by using strategic design strategy as a tool to create better livelihood opportunities. For her own designed collection in Hand spun and Handwoven khadi fabric printed and dyed in natural vegetable color, she has been awarded UNESCO seal of Excellence award. Presently she is with NID coordinating a government of India programmer of Ministry of MSME Design Clinic Scheme where NID is the nodal Implementing Agency. She started the discussion by stating the importance of design development as a tool for CSR. She clearly stated that CSR activities are not new in India but at the same the time, gave a new meaning to the word CSR i.e. Creative Sustainable Response. She also advised each one of us to thank nature mainly because :1. Handicraft skills are an unasked blessing of nature. 2. A gift from our Mother Earth which has opened a Pandora box of opportunities and enabled each one of us to live with a sense of pride. 3. It does not differentiate between rich and poor, modern and traditional. It is a natural response to aesthetics. : Then she gave various live examples of demographic variety to explain the concept of design development: 1. Basket Weavers of Badhoi. 2. Sujani embroiders of Bihar 3. Ikat weavers and Banjara embroiders of Andhra Pradesh 4. Applique embroiders and block prints of Rajasthan 5. Handloom weavers of Barakhambi, U.P.

6. Stone Carvers of Kashmir and Rajasthan 7. Wood Carving in U.P. According to her, design is: A process, a philosophy, a decision essential for sustained development of handicrafts. Important steps to manage a Design Development Model includes 1. Be clear with your vision statement 2. Identification of your client 3. Product Development 4. Strategise the production plan 5. Effective cost analysis 6. Rigorous Marketing In the end, she concluded her discussion saying that instead of developing new skills in the labor, its always beneficial to develop the old ones.

Speaker 9: Sri Debajit Gogoi, Family Welfare Foundation, PHD CCI

PhD Rural Development foundation has been rendering commendable services for the upliftment of the poor and downtrodden. It basically focuses to enable sustainable wellbeing of all through integrated rural development projects. PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry established in 1905, is a proactive and dynamic multi state apex. Some of the important features of PHDCCI include:1. 30 years grass root level experience 2. Strong national and international linkages 3. Disaster Management Team 4. Per month 20 health camps in different parts of states

5. Well-equipped medical vans 6. Adoption of 50 government schools 7. 5000 community parks 8. 945 SHGs 9. Projects across 3000 villages Various projects implemented by PHDRDF include:1. PHDRDF jal Sanchayan (Water Harvesting) 2. PHDRDF Swayashakti (Vocational Training) 3. PHDRDF Samarthya (Women Empowerment) 4. PHDRDF Arogya (Health Care) He finally explained that to bring Sustainability we need to implement proper organization structure which could include various levels like: 1. The topmost level consists of the Governing Body which basically the decision is making body of the organisation. 2. Next level is Program Steering Committee which is mainly responsible for planning decisions. 3. Project Coordination Team 4. Implementation staff and Support Staff 5. Under Implementation Staff, we have Field Staff and Community members 6. Under Support Staff, we have Administrator and Accountant. In the end, he concluded the discussion stating that Community participation which comprises of how effectively training of social interaction is done is very important to achieve goals effectively.

Summary

Finally in the end, Day 1 discussion was concluded by Mr. Rakesh Khare, General Manager of THDC India Ltd. Mr. Khare stated that most of the speakers empathetically said that CSR should not be taken as target driven activity, whereas it should be a long term activity. Water is the important constituent in all CSR activity in Uttarakhand. He also stated the importance of 5F which includes fruit, fiber, firewood, fodder and forest. By sustainability, agriculture productivity could be increased. He also stated that by creating various assets for the local, long term sustainability could be easily achieved. Sustainability can also be maintained if you know what is to be done and how it is to be done. He also explained the closed linkage between Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) and Natural Response (NR). He also stated that Health and Education are not new to India. They were long back captured by Catholics. Hence we need to look for need assessment act which requires acknowledgement of real issues and then finally go for CSR where cultural and ethical norms play a very important role.

16th April 2012, DoMS IIT Roorkee, 9.30 AM

Speaker 1: Mr. Anil Jaggi, CEO, Green Earth Alliance
The next sustainability wave - An overview of responsible Business and CSR linkages. What exactly sustainability does? The answer hovers around meeting the needs of the present and future generation and finding out what actions should be taken in the present without compromising the need of sustainability in future. In the present scenario we are entering into an era of new hopes and new faces. Actions may come initially from deep concern, fear or sense of panic. But to be sustainable over time our action must ultimately be connected with positive aspiration. We must change our attitude, belief and show our genuine concern for the future generation with effective decision making. The present trends include the following: 1. All over the world, boards of directors are starting to take sustainability and CSR as a major concern. 2. Creating Sustainable Revolution. Goals of a Corporation include surviving, prospering and becoming

sustainable. Similar are the goals of society and environment. Extraction of the natural resources should be sustainable. It is the way of staying ahead. The next question before us is how should we move ahead on Corporate Sustainable journey? The answer involves steps like pre compliance which includes conscious decisions of companies, Compliance (including ISO, UNGC, SA-8, Global reporting initiative etc.). Beyond Compliance and then sustainable enterprise. Big four sustainable challenges before an organization includes climate change, waste and toxicity and poverty and social injustice. Some steps like

inspiring shared visions, assessing current realities, developing strategies, mobilizing commitments etc. are required for bringing changes. CSR is necessary in India. It is important to motivate employees, strengthen the relationships, increasing awareness and try to build sustainable future of employees.

Speaker 2: Mr. Manoj Sadavarte, Unit Head, Godrej & Boyce

He started by emphasizing that there is a need for every one of us to understand the requirement of CSR. The prime motto of all should be to strive for a brighter India on a greener path. He insisted that there is a greater need to address the loop side growth resulted due to the globalization by the corporate world. The major challenge at present is to provide a better life to all he observed. The orientation should be to serve the interest of the country by concentrating on the prosperity of the people together with business development. He then briefed about the various CSR initiatives by Godrej and Boyce since the days before independence like the family planning programs, health camps etc. They have started several institutions like Udayanchal schools to provide holistic and quality education for all, hospitals and the catering services which helps in providing the leftovers to the needy. Several other programs like blood donation camps, Tsunami rehabilitation projects were also conducted by them. CSR according to Godrej is defined as Good and Green through which they concentrated on ensuring employability and a Greener India. He then stressed on the need for the wide spreading of such campaigns with the help of institutions like IIT Roorkee. The sole objective should be to rekindle the flame and spirit among the people through a pervasive, strong and effective methodology.

Speaker 3: Mr. Arif Hasan, Awas Sewa Sansthan

It is a part of Sewa campaign of THDC in Rishikesh. Its criterion involves identification of program location and beneficiaries. Other inclusion of the program is skill development training, new activities planning and achievements, etc. Activities and achievements consists of varied activities ranging from training programmes to conducting at performance tasks which is followed by end exams with issuing of certifications and formation of self help groups (SHG). Few partner wise achievements were also gained which includes:1. Shilpshree Mahila Sewa Samiti, Lucknow, UP 2. Awadh Sewa Sansthan, Ambedkar Nagar (Total beneficiaries 450, SHG 20) 3. Sarvodaya Gram Vikash Sansthan, Raebareli (Total beneficiaries 350, SHG 15)

Speaker 4: Mr. Vishal Singhal

Everyone today should focus on paper reuse. Vast internet network provides awareness as much required. Use of media tablets can bring a revolution in knowledge sharing sector. It would foster creativity, streamline work processes, reduce the paperwork and would enable online learning. Tablets can be used to host live and interactive web meetings, virtual classes and a lot more. A survey of 600 students on of mobiles and tablets in education was performed and the result showed that more than 50% agreed that they would prefer tablets over books. Also various comparisons between tablets and books have showed that tablets are preferable. CSR initiatives includes promoting youth to sign up for such programs , contribution towards fees for low skilled youth , providing training to them and then providing them some jobs.

The session was chaired and summarized by Mr. Jatinder Singh from PHDCCI.

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Speaker 5: Sri M.S. Panwar, Professor, Garhwal University

He talked about Natural Resource Management and Livelihood Promotion Programmes for the RIM Area villages (30 villages of Pratapnagar and Jakhridham blocks in Tehri, Garhwal) with support from SEWA-THDC, Rishikesh. He emphasized on how the village ecosystem is affected such as facing water crisis particularly for drinking and irrigation purposes during summer and the uses of satellite imagery map for problem identification of remote villages. According to him, the major problems that we face are related to natural resources like water, forest, land and as a whole the village ecosystem. If we see, 43% of the villagers living in remote areas live below poverty line. 75-85% villagers are dependent on agriculture, of which 90% use rain water as their main source of irrigation, making them highly dependent on the ecosystem. Moreover, the literacy rate of women is around 18%, which is very low. Also inadequate infrastructure adds to the existing plethora of problems. All these factors result in poor economic growth. He mentioned about conducting workshops on Sharing and learning information about new technologies which is necessary in todays world for various stakeholders. Stakeholders might be daily wage earners, BPL, unemployed, NGOs, politicians, researchers, etc. the objectives of these workshops would be to reduce poverty, enhance livelihood, reduce women workload and create efficient irrigation facilities. The major challenges include empowering of women in farming activities and encouraging them to involve themselves in SHGs. Further challenges may be coping with the climate

change, appropriate convergence of government schemes, bridging gap between welfare of people and government policies and maintaining food security.

Speaker 6: Sri R.P. Singh, Sr. HR (CSR), NHPC

He has extensively worked in focus areas relating to education, health, peripheral development and impacts assessment. These included opening of schools for facilitating education, organizing various medical camps and many more. He was also involved in organic farming, upliftment of primary teachers and actively participated in motivation of farmers. He talked about initiating CSR activities like opening of computer centres for women, donation of chairs and tables, taking up projects like Balika Utthan and setting up of Dulhasti Power Station. He highlighted that we must select NGOs or agencies and perform checks on their execution, their compatibility with the guidelines, the entire role of CSR hub, and the importance of RTI in respect to CSR.

Speaker 7: Sri Shailendra Singh, AGM, THDC

According to him, CSR projects should be initiated by giving importance to the entire life cycle which should be followed. The CSR life cycle should always start with the baseline data collection followed by planning and budgeting, implementation, evaluation and finally ending with the outcome. THDC-CSR-CD Scheme 2010: It was framed as per Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) guidelines. The main objective for its introduction was to ensure that the benefits should reach till the smallest unit. Some other mission objectives include planning, promoting and developing Hydro as well as other energy sources from concept to implementation and operate the power stations in its full capacity to meet the growing energy demand. He gave an idea about the Integrated Rural Development in Uttarakhand with a focus on

strengthening the capacity of local people, formation and promotion of SHGs, income generation and sustainable livelihood promotion programmes. According to him, rather than the overutilization of funds in philanthropic activities, the money should be given as seed money to the farmers for enhancement of their lively needs. Efforts should be made to enhance the employment opportunities, education development and enhancement of environment through extensive plantation programs and environmental seminars. Burning example of this effort can be seen in the village Panchakki. A total of 95000 plants have been planted in Tehri-Garhwal. In the end, the holistic development of village must include improvement of agriculture and emergence of self sustainable economy in Uttarakhand and nearby areas.

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Speaker

8:

Sri

Anil

Joshi,

Founder,

HESCO,

Padmashree

Awardee (2006)
He started with a critical note There is not any single reason behind the pollution of the Ganga River. We are not as much proud of our language and religion and that is the main reason behind CSR in India. After Independence, India was declared an agriculture driven economy but now all is gone as 98% of the farmers do not want their son to be farmers. Everybody believes that if the country wants to progress, then it should be industrialized. But actual progress would have been acquired if we industrialized our agriculture system. He stated the current adverse situation of agricultural environment of India, where there are no industries related to agriculture, river water issue is very serious and it is seriously impacting on the environment. Progress should be done in consideration with clean water, soil and safe air to breathe in. He

believes that progressive development through various CSR activities by THDC and other organizations. He believes that future generation needs pure water, adapt soil for irrigation, pure oxygen, but we always focused on development and progress (in other words GDP) and never concentrated on basic values. All industrialization is waste if basic necessities of people are not met first. Today farmers do not want to be farmers because no incentive is provided to them and there is scarcity of resources. We should never forget the contributions of people from villages because we in urban cities are actually having fruits from their hardships. We must maintain balance between economy and ecology. If you want to want to be innovative, listen to your instinct. We must bridge the gap between urban and rural. To strengthen your country, rural should be boosted first. GDP (Gross Domestic Product) measures on industrial and agriculture parameters and GEP (Gross Environment Product) is an indicator for pollution, etc. GDP and GEP both must be good as only then can true development occur.

Speaker 9: Sri Sanjeev Kumar, Jubilant Lifesciences

He talked about the vision and values of his organization and the 4 pillars of Jubilant. The vision of Jubilant is To be amongst the top 10 companies to work for. He said that Jubilant believes that CSR is the commitment of business to contribute to sustainable development by working with employees, their families, the local community and society at large to improve their lives in ways that are good for business and for development. He further continued with the reasons why CSR is adopted. He said that CSR is necessary for brand building and community sharing. Earning profit cannot be achieved if Industrial environment has disturbances. A sustainable approach must be adopted that is green, safe and responsible. Triple bottom lines of

economic, environmental and social performance are Green, Safe and Responsible. CSR is the commitment of business to contribution to inclusive growth. Interaction with society and contribution to the quality of life is necessary. He advised to adopt the 4P approach Public, Private, People partnership. He then emphasized on the key projects undertaken by Jubilant such as Nirog bachpan, Swasthya Pranali, Muskaan, Nayi Disha, etc. He then outlined Jubilants approach which is characterized by Motivating, Initiating, Demonstrating and supporting which leads to Community Participatory efforts and sustainable development. Project Muskaan covers almost 100 villages, and its vision is to universalize elementary education to community by ownership of the school system. It envisions safe infrastructure, no child labor, no disability discrimination. Objectives of Project Muskaan are 100% enrollment for children, reducing dropouts, rapport building, infrastructure support, improving knowledge and attendance. Its activities include Advocacy and sensitization of stakeholders, awareness campaign, School and AWW support program, sports for children, teachers and parents, celebration of national festivals and environment day and various other cultural propgrammes.

Speaker 10: Mr. Sidharth Dutta, Senior Consultant, Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young, primarily a consulting company, is involved in CSR related advisory and consulting services in various corporate sectors. According to Mr. Sidharth Dutta, India has a lot of potential within it, it just needs its citizens to be fully aware about their responsibilities which are not only limited to their families but also to their society. He mentioned various statistics such as 8% GDP growth rate, 119th rank in Human Development Index (HDI), 60% dropout rate during senior secondary level (especially girls), 9.3 million child laborers and many more which need immediate attention. Quality of healthcare in the

country is also lagging behind with around 2.5 million people affected with HIV. He provided a beautiful contrast between contemporary India and Bharat. India is developing in many sectors, ranging from medical services sector to the tourism industry. The place where we are lagging behind today is the place where we were strong few decades back. Today, medical tourism industry is growing, but it is sad to know that the medical facilities are not properly available to our own people. He continued further by explaining the steps for proper implementation of CSR. He told that various policies have been introduced for boosting CSR activities among private players. The most important being the National Skill Development Policy. Also policies like Right to Education have been very helpful in this arena. Planning is going on to introduce the policy Right to Food, which is expected to be a major breakthrough. According to him, like the public sector enterprises, if it is made compulsory for the companies listed in BSE 500 to allocate 2% of their profit in CSR activities, 6000 crore rupees can be generated for public welfare. The focus on CSR has increased mainly in the last 3-4 years. At the time of independence, it was charity which was in existence. During the late 1990s, after the external drivers like globalization were introduced, there was a transformation from charitable activities to CSR activities. Companies have started moving mainly towards optimization of profits and the focus has been shifted from shareholders to stakeholders. A survey conducted, with the target companies being 20 each from NIFTY 50 and NIFTY MIDCAP, showed that each and every company was doing at least something related to CSR activities. The theme areas were the education and healthcare sector. Globally, CSR activities are implemented in the horizon of 3 steps:
1. Exploratory Gaining knowledge about CSR and implementing some

token projects.

2. Risk Mitigation Focus on child labor, ethical efficiency and green

technology. 3. Sustainable Development Focus on holistic development, engagement of stakeholders, etc. Ernst & Youngs involvement in CSR activities includes the following services: 1. Formulation of CSR policies for different corporations. 2. Centralization and standardization of branch management. 3. Developing sustainable and cost effective policies. 4. Capacity Development of CSR team. 5. Monitoring the works, programs, NGOs activities and providing real time consulting services. 6. Documentation works related to CSR which includes developing MIS and benchmarking of CSR activities. Recently, they have been involved in a project of building a model village which would assemble a cluster of villages along with some other companies. These villages would be facilitated with all the services discussed above.

Speaker 11: Mr. Ajay Gupta, DGM CSR, Rural Electrification Corporation
REC does funding of projects requiring transmission and distribution of electricity. It has a separate CSR division and the CSR budget for the year 2011-12 was Rs. 12.85 crore. There is a separate component of Rs. 3.4 crore for sustainable development projects. Identification of CSR projects: 1. They should create social impact

2. They should be from areas relating to REC business 3. It should identify a single area of concern 4. It should impact visibility and must be sustainable 5. The annual CSR budget must be spread percentage wise in various areas of intervention 6. Also it must implement a proportion of central and regional schemes Some of the noteworthy points that he mentioned about REC are that REC is a partner in Rajiv Gandhi gram Vikas Yojna. It has electrified 45 villages in Madhya Pradesh by solar lights. RECs CSR initiative in Odisha is skill upgradation of rural youth through Dr. Reddy Foundation and Adaptation of adult training centers. REC does various activities in states like Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, etc.