Team News Riveting
Ranchi, May 7
The two-day CSR and Sustainability Conclave 2022 concluded with positive note at Central Coalfields Ltd(CCL), Darbhanga House, Ranchi on Saturday.
Altogether 12 speakers of different fields including retired IAS officers talked on various aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility.
CMD CCL P M Prasad, Director (P&P) S K Gomasta, ED, CIL B. Sairam, Independent Directors, GMs/HODs and other dignitaries were present to grace the occasion.
About 150 participants from Coal India and all its subsidiaries including CCL attended the two-day conclave.
Director (HR), IOCL Ranjan Mohapatra talked about CSR for national building and achieving Social Responsibility Goals(SRGs). He further said that the SRGs is an integral part of business operations of various responsible corporates and leading PSUs including CIL. Another speaker Wing Commander Anupama Joshi, who is Director (Personnel) at Doon School talked about general equality in the armed forces to access to finance in the rural remote hills of Uttarakhand.
Head (CSR), TERI Anit Kumar Thakur deliberated on the topic of Corporate Social Responsibility and Climate Change. He stressed that the CSR is an effective tool for mitigating climate change. General Manager (Operations), Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai Dr. Dhaval Bhatt talked about the facilities given to the common people in the hospital. Emeritus Professor IIT, Mumbai Prof. Satish B. Agnihotri talked about the fast tracking innovative technologies – an ounce of practice being better than a ton of theory during the conclave.
Director(P&IR), CIL Vinay Ranjan was the chief guest on felicitation ceremony. Ranjan stated that the conclave provided a common forum to the employees working in different subsidiaries of Coal India Limited to come together and brainstorm on different facets of the topic. He congratulated the CSR team of different companies including CCL for winning the award.
Coal India and its subsidiaries put up their stall showcasing diversified activities of CSR in their respective company. CCL got award in the sports and education category for running sports promotion and imparting education to needy students in Jharkhand and best stall of CSR showcasing various new initiatives.
Director (Personnel), CCL PVKR Mallkarjuna Rao in his speech talked how the CSR teams of Coal India and its subsidiaries are working in the large interest of the society. He further said that the participants can implement best practices in their company and all speakers have deliberated different subject very effectively, which may be adopted in the companies.
Vote of thanks was delivered by GM (SD&CSR) B. Ladi, who appreciated participants for attending two-day long conclave.
