FOOTPRINTS CSR E-Newsletter August 2012

Patriotic fervour on the 66 th Independence Day Celebration at Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., Angul

School Toppers from peripheral High Schools receive Scholarships under ‘Utkarsh’ Scheme

Independence Day Celebrations at Jindal Vidyapitha Children dressed as freedom fighters deliver eloquent speeches

Earlier This Month… Launching of Kishori Express-II for Banarpal Block

After the success of Kishori Express I which reached out to 7694 girls across 157 villages of Chhendipada block through 269 visits as of July 2012, Team CSR has embarked on a second mission- that of Kishori Express-II in order to battle the occurrence of anaemia among adolescent girls in Banarpal Block. The mission is a result of a successful collaboration of JSPL with the Koshala CHC and Chhendipada ICDS. Kishori Express has got noteworthy acceptance from the peripheral community as well as appreciation at the state and National level. With the experience of success and the request from District Administration, Team CSR-JSPL has rolled out the programme to the neighbouring block of Banarpal in partnership with District health Administration, NRHM and ICDS. The initiative targets at covering no less than15,000 adolescent girls of Banarpal block.

Education for the masses unreached… Team CSR continued its mission for the 5 th time in the last 5 years in providing text books for the children of jail inmates across 50 jails in the state of Odisha. The initiative is in partnership with the John Augustus Prison and Social Welfare Services, NGO working for the betterment of jail inmates and their families. In the Culminating event, a special programme was organized by Team CSR led by Head of the Department Ms.Puspa Satapathy in the premises of Angul Jail on Sunday, the 26 th of August. District Collector, Angul, Mr. Arabind Agarwal was present as the Chief Guest and expressed high appreciation for this persistent initiative of JSPL.

JSPL, Angul bags the TEFLA’s Frame CSR Asia Interface Award for Community Health Care, 2012 Executive Director Mr.D.K.Saraogi with senior politician and eminent lawyer Mr.Ram Jethmalani and (right) Chief Minister Mr.Naveen Patnaik, With Team CSR and Corporate Communication

New beginnings: ‘Pallishree’ opens at the Township premises ‘Pallishree- A Mart of Rural Produce’ is a platform to showcase various products manufactured by groups of women living in the periphery villages of JSPL. The shop was dedicated by Mrs. Sujata Saraogi to the JSPL township dwellers on the 3 rd of August 2012 and brings various rural, indigenous products such as home-made snacks, jute bags, hand-made herbal body care products, savoury items and other household items to their doorstep. Other members of Jindal Mahila Samiti also graced the occasion. The launch is part of the sustainable livelihood initiatives undertaken by the CSR dept at JSPL, Angul, which aims at creating options of sustained supplementary income for the local community and creating market linkages for rural produce. Jindalites and family members are requested to avail the opportunity of purchasing herbal cosmetics, jute bags and home-processed hygienic eatables.

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