Excellent CSR Initiatives For Social Development In Odisha

Socioeconomic development in Odisha is a phenomenon carried out by different groups and individuals at various levels. BIPF (Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation) is one of those groups that believes in effective development through social work in rural communities of Odisha and bring most of the people into the main streamline.

The foundation has taken up various CSR initiatives in different areas for absolute development of the people. BIPF was founded in 2011 and it has grown into prominence by excellent contributions in various areas. The focus areas are listed below.

•    Education – BIPF has taken important steps for socioeconomic transformation by providing educational facilities. One of its major initiatives includes the setting up of Chinmaya Vidyalaya Therubala at Rayagada. Moreover, the foundation has supported various schools by signing MoUs with the government and other organizations.

•    Women & child – Another prominent area of social development in Odisha by BIPF include women and child development by taking various concrete steps under project UNNATI for health, nutrition, hygiene, livelihood, finance, etc.

•    Skill development – The foundation equally lays stress upon the skill development of youth and other individuals by setting up the skill development centers and providing high-quality training.

•    Water & sanitation – For social work in rural communities of Odisha, they have rendered special initiatives by conducting meetings and awareness programs for cleanliness.

There are much more than above that BIPF has actually implemented for the social development of people living in rural areas.

3 Major Areas To Improve Rural Health In Odisha

There have been many central and state government programmes focused in the development in rural areas of Odisha. Despite so many years of independence, there are some sections of the society that remain unprivileged and poor. This very fact affects on various whether it refers to livelihood, health, etc. Out of all, the health of people is of utmost importance and which still remains in a dismal condition.

Carrying out the rural development programmes in Odisha, the CSR initiatives taken by several companies would benefit the people of rural community in improving their health. The following areas need to improve.

•    Sanitation – Poor sanitation is indeed the basic reason of life-threatening diseases as well. Due to the lack of toilets, people get forced to open defecation and urination. Hence, there is an urgent requirement that the initiatives take up the projects for building the toilets at first. It would successfully improve the rural health in Odisha. 

•    Drinking water – Absence of poor water bodies or untreated water may cause various diseases too. Thus, there is a need of water treatment plants so as to provide clean and treated water for consumption. This can positively effect in reducing the mortality rate.

•    Health care – In rural areas, people find it difficult for any health care facilities nearby and ultimately have to travel distant places, due to which the health deteriorates further. Opening up of health centers and regular check up camps can reduce this ongoing trouble to improve rural health in Odisha.

Similarly, there are other programmes that can help with absolute development in the rural Odisha.