At IRB, we are not just recognised for the quality of roads that we build, but we are also recognised for our community empowering initiatives. Our sustainable business model also encompasses our untiring efforts and unwavering focus towards value creation for the society.
We undertake a comprehensive perspective planning to ensure development of the underprivileged sections of the society. By providing basic education, ensuring medical support, donating funds for special purposes and providing financial support, we contribute towards empowering communities. The various CSR initiatives undertaken by the Company include:
Promoting Education
We promote the Government’s Right to Education initiative by setting-up a model school for primary children in the Village Maalion Ka Jhopra in the Tonk district of Rajasthan. Besides providing free education, uniforms and books, the school undertakes a comprehensive learning programme focussed on allround development of children. One of our key achievements here has been the successful promotion of the girl child education in the traditional and backward rural area of Rajasthan, where girl child education is frowned upon. As on March 31, 2017, of the 271 children in the school, 141 were girls and 130 were boys. Encouraged by this effort, we are replicating a similar model in the Pathankot district of Punjab, near the Amritsar-Pathankot project. The construction of the school is in full swing and expected to be completed in FY 2017-18.
We also focus on promoting education by providing deserving students merit-based scholarships through endowments and donating funds to educational and social institutes.
Ensuring healthcare
Through our healthcare initiative, we focus on welfare of our employees by ensuring constant support to them and their families in case the employee suffers from injuries of serious illness. Besides extending financial aid, we have introduced Medical Insurance Scheme for the employees, premium of which is completely borne by the Company.
Focussed on promoting health and hygiene as an initiative towards preventive healthcare, we have contributed for provision of sanitation facilities. We have also contributed funds to institutions providing primary and advanced healthcare facilities to the public.
Fostering Talent
We focus on promoting the talent of sports person and artists by regularly providing financial contribution. As a self-sustaining initiative, we also organise annual calendars, whereby original paintings of artists from Sir J. J. School of Arts, Mumbai selected by a jury are sold at private auctions. The fund generated from this is used for promoting upcoming talented artists.
Other Initiatives
During the year, we also made contribution towards the Chief Minister’s drought relief fund in Maharashtra. We have also supported community development projects like building girls’ toilets in municipal school in Thane, providing litter bins in Thane as part of Swachhata Abhiyan mission through Rotary Club of Thane.
