Birla Corporation Limited (BCL) plays a proactive role in the socio-economic upliftment of people residing in and around its facilities.

Water Harvesting At Chanderia in Rajasthan

Health Initiatives

• It has actively supported establishment of Priyamvada Birla Cancer Research Institute at Satna (MP).
• The Medical Officer and para-medical staff visit nearby villages in Satna regularly to offer free check-up,
  treatment and medicines.
• A 24-hour, fully-equipped dispensary, with a doctor and para-medical staff has been set up at Sagmania
  Mines in Madhya Pradesh to benefit villagers.
• BCL has provided the required infrastructure for establishing an Ayurvedic dispensary at the Sagmania
  Mines Colony, run by the Cess and Welfare Department, Government of India.
• Free eye treatment camps are organized to benefit villagers in Satna.
• At a family planning camp at Chanderia unit a good number of operations has been carried out recently.
• Pulse polio camps are organized at Birlapur in West Bengal for the wards of employees as well as
  local inhabitants.
• A four-day AIDS awareness camp is organized at Birlapur on World AIDS Day.

Educational Initiatives

• BCL constructed the boundary walls of the primary school in Baraj village, near Satna. Sports and
  stationery materials are provided free in nearby schools.
• Repair and painting works are undertaken at the Adivasi School in Sagmania and other schools.
• School buses are provided for children living in Satna to attend schools in the city.
• At Nagri School, Chanderia, boundary walls and a computer room have been constructed.
• Sports materials are provided in the schools in Chanderia.
• Vocational training is provided at the Company’s plants and Corporate Office in Kolkata to students
  pursuing Management and Engineering courses.

Social Welfare

• Drinking water is being provided regularly in RCC water tanks, which are donated by BCL,
  in nearby villages of Satna.
• BCL has contributed to the construction of a canal from Bansagar Dam to Satna Anikut for
  providing water to the residents of Satna.
• The Company constructed a 75,000-litre RCC drinking water tank, at Surjana village,
  near Chanderia, and laid water distribution pipelines.
• Drilling and pipe-laying work were done near Neelkanth Mahadev temple, at Chittorgarh.
• At Birlapur, blood donation camps are organized in association with NGOs.
• Midday meals are provided once a month to children and underprivileged residents at the Birlapur locality.