PARTNERSHIP WITH CORPORATES AND FOUNDATIONS
Many corporates
committed to community
welfare have supported to
implement the following
projects:
-
ITC supported
operation of 246 Cattle
development centres in
Maharashtra, Madhya
Pradesh, Andhra
Pradesh, Bihar and
Karnataka states. Agri
Business Centres have
been promoted in
Prakasam and Guntur
districts of Andhra
Pradesh to ensure
supply of timely and
reliable agricultural
inputs to 1077 families
and remunerative price
for their produce.
-
The Farm Forestry
Promotion Project is
being implemented with
the support of ITC in 53
villages with the
participation of 394
farming families. Since
inception, 1115 families
have been assisted to
establish forestry
plantation either on
boundaries and block
plantations in 88
villages of Mysore and
Hassan districts.
- The Jalajeevani
watershed-based
development project
supported by K.K.
Malhotra and Vaishno Mal Malhotra Trust,
Mumbai, has provided
benefits to 1511
families. Over 2312 ha
has been treated with
soil and water
conservation measures.
- Industrial Greenbelt
Development at Gokak
Falls, with the support
of Gokak Mills in
Belgaum district of
Karnataka. During the
year, 42,000 pongamia
plants were planted on
12 ha.
- Britannia Industries
supported nutritional
security of 305 families
in two villages of
Shimoga district of
Karnataka. The
activities included
training and awareness,
deworming, anaemia screening, weight and
height monitoring,
house hold water
purification,
establishment of
kitchen gardens, supply
of fortified biscuits for
children, adolescent
girls, pregnant women
and nursing mothers.
- Sesa Goa has
supported a livestock
development centre in
Chitradurga taluka,
benefitting 1000
families in 22 villages.
- General Mills supported
comprehensive
development through
Water Resource
Development,
Watershed
Development, Improved
Agriculture,
Development activities in Ashram Schools in
Akole cluster of
Maharashtra.
- Jhabua Power Ltd., the
Avantha Group,
supported sustainable
management of natural
resources through
livestock development,
wadi, biogas
development, improved
agriculture practices
and water resource
development.in
Ghansore in Seoni
district of Madhya
Pradesh.
- The Birla Cement
Corporation of Aditya
Birla Group is
supporting livestock
development,
sustainable agriculture,
vegetable cultivation,
agri-horti-forestry
through wadi in Satna
district of Madhya
Pradesh.
- Sasan Power Ltd. of
Reliance ADAG, is supporting livestock
development and
fodder development, in
Singrauli district of
Madhya Pradesh.
- HEG Ltd. of the LNJ
Bhilwara Group is
supporting livestock
development in
Barkheda Setu in
Raisen district of
Madhya Pradesh.
- Deepak Mehta
Foundation supported
holistic development
with watershed
development,
agricultural
development, and
drinking water facility in
Dalimb and Boriaindi
villages of Daund block
of Pune district.
- Ballarpur Industries Ltd.
supported community
development through
livestock development,
agricultural
development and
women empowerment
activities in 13 villages
at Bhigwan block in
Pune district.
- TATA Power supported
livestock development,
agricultural
development,
watershed development
and empowerment of
women in 9 hamlets of
Mawal taluka in Pune
district.
- ONGC supported
women empowerment
activities in three
hamlets in Uran,
Raigad, Maharashtra.
A common facility
centre was established
at Nagaon and a
marketing outlet at
Uran.
- Hindustan Zinc, of
Vedanta Group
supported five
integrated livestock
development centres in
Chittor, Bhilwara,
Udaipur and
Rajsamand districts of
Rajasthan.
- LAFARG India Ltd.
supported one livestock
centre in Chittor district
of Rajasthan.
- With the support from
Shapoorji Pallonji
Infrastructure Capital
Ltd., Mumbai, various
socio-economic
development activities
were undertaken in
Kodinar block of
Junagadh district.
Significant among them
were health camp for
local communities,
women empowerment
through capacity
building and promotion
of income generation
activities through
agriculture and
livestock, support to
local schools to
improve the education,
games and sports
facilities, support to
children through school
kits and improvement in
quality of drinking
water.
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