Team News Riveting
Raipur, February 20
South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) has been awarded the CSR Excellence Award for the remarkable work in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
This award was presented by the World CSR Institute on Saturday at a function organized in the evening in Mumbai. Entries were invited from prominent industrial establishments, public undertakings and other organizations across the country for the said award and SECL has been selected for the said award, for its valuable contribution in key areas like economy, health, innovation and sustainable development.
It may be noted that various types of developmental activities are being continuously conducted by SECL
under CSR in its operating states of MP and Chhattisgarh. In the last 8 years, the company has spent an
overall amount of more than Rs 700 crore under CSR, out of which about Rs 500 crore has been spent
on various developmental works in the state of Chhattisgarh.
Under CSR, the company has made notable contribution in the areas of promoting education, increasing
health facilities, access to drinking water, skill development, rural development, environment, helping
persons with disabilities and ex-servicemen, promoting sports etc. SECL has given financial support to
the state government for operating Exclusive COVID Treatment Center in the districts of Bilaspur and
Ambikapur during the COVID period. With the help of SECL, a CT scan and MRI scan machine has been
made available in CIMS Bilaspur at a cost of about Rs 20 crore, due to which the facility of modern
testing has been made available to the common people at a very low cost.
SECL has also given financial assistance for setting up smart class rooms in 500 government schools of
Korba district, while funds have been allocated for the facility of smart classes in various government
schools in Raigad district. SECL has provided financial assistance of about Rs 2.7 crore for the
development of infrastructure of 3 English medium schools in Bilaspur city.
SECL CMD Dr. Prem Sagar Mishra and Functional Directors of SECL welcomed the news of SECL receiving the said CSR Excellence Award and conveyed their best wishes for the future.
The SECL delegation in the said award function held in Mumbai included Ratnesh Shrivastav, General Manager (CSR/Welfare) and Sanish Chandra, Public Relations Officer.
