Haryana CSR Summit: Corporates promise Rs 1.21 crore on Day 1
TNN | Nov 13, 2018, 08:24 IST
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar (File photo)GURUGRAM: Corporates have pledged Rs 1.21 crore in corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds to the state government, on the Day One of the inaugural Haryana CSR Summit.
At the summit, chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar urged corporates to take a cue from global philanthropist Bill Gates and put in money for 341 state government projects. Khattar expressed hope that Haryana will achieve a CSR target of Rs. 1,000 crores.
The CM called upon companies to contribute towards upgradation of cremation and burial grounds, and restoration of the many hundreds of ponds in the state. He also appealed to corporate leaders to adopt 6,745 villages in Haryana and carry out development works in them.
Meanwhile, the country’s first CSR portal was launched to serve as a platform for corporates to identify the right CSR projects in government departments. It was also announced that a CSR advisory board will be formed, to be headed by the CM and to include ministers and top bureaucrats as members.
The board will play the role of overseeing and aggregating various social initiatives. Besides, a project management unit was established to monitor and fast-track implementation of CSR initiatives.
A total of 23 companies assured the CM they will spend Rs. 177.49 crores in CSR in Haryana after the summit.
At the summit, chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar urged corporates to take a cue from global philanthropist Bill Gates and put in money for 341 state government projects. Khattar expressed hope that Haryana will achieve a CSR target of Rs. 1,000 crores.
The CM called upon companies to contribute towards upgradation of cremation and burial grounds, and restoration of the many hundreds of ponds in the state. He also appealed to corporate leaders to adopt 6,745 villages in Haryana and carry out development works in them.
Meanwhile, the country’s first CSR portal was launched to serve as a platform for corporates to identify the right CSR projects in government departments. It was also announced that a CSR advisory board will be formed, to be headed by the CM and to include ministers and top bureaucrats as members.
The board will play the role of overseeing and aggregating various social initiatives. Besides, a project management unit was established to monitor and fast-track implementation of CSR initiatives.
A total of 23 companies assured the CM they will spend Rs. 177.49 crores in CSR in Haryana after the summit.
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