Saturday, October 6, 2012

President Felicitates NSIC


NSIC has been always been conscious of its responsibilities and duties towards the society. On the occasion of International Day of Older Persons, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, President of India felicitated NSIC with Help Age India Silver Plate Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility. Dr. H.P. Kumar, CMD, NSIC received the award.

NSIC has been in the forefront in conducting various CSR initiatives for the benefits of the weaker section of the society in different parts of the country. In continuation of this objective, the corporation has taken up several initiatives under the CSR activities such as health care facilities for weaker sections of the society through health camps, fully equipped Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) was launched for providing health care facilities at the doorsteps of urban poor, computer centres were set up for providing computer education to the under privileged girls and visually challenged persons, education for under privileged children in selected slum areas for pre-school going children and school going children in form of getting their home work done and extra studies in form of bridge education, vocational training to physically challenged persons to equip them with the required skill set to enable them to take up employment or set up their own small enterprises, Integrated development of selected slum clusters by taking up special programme(s) for upliftment of girl children and women, provided training in solar lanterns assembly and distribution in the selected areas where there is no electricity, provided day care facilities and medicines for disabled persons, etc.

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