SINGALE 1-24.cdr - ONGC

ONGC engages to help create livelihoods and nurture lives
Current CSR focus
Effective FY 2009-10, our Board of Directors has decided to allocate 2% of the net profit of previous fiscal as our CSR
budget. In FY 2009-10, we invested INR 2688 million as part of our community initiatives. We envisage an investment of
approximately INR 3200 millions in FY 2010-11. We have also defined 12 focus areas for our CSR projects which are linked
to community development context in which we operate.
In order to manage the CSR budget in line with the stakeholder oriented approach, we have established and strengthened
the organizational structure, roles and responsibilities, resourcing including manpower and monitoring and measurement
systems.
Our Chief, corporate social responsibility is the senior most officers responsible for CSR. At the work-centre locations, the
Head-HR/ER is responsible for CSR programmes and is assisted by a full-time CSR coordinator.
Key achievements:
Education including vocational courses
We have provided support for education to 1000 girl children from marginalized sections of the society. In keeping with
the increased employment potential of the times, we have set up of five computer training institutes to provide skill
based training to unemployed youth. We have also launched a CSR project to provide educational support to 1000
Hemophilia afflicted children.
Healthcare
Over the next five years, we contemplate providing comprehensive healthcare support through 20 Mobile Medicare
Units to two Lakhs elderly persons across the country. We have promoted a novel campaign to nurture environmental
movement amongst school children of three Kendriya Vidyalaya’s. We are working to preserve four heritage
archaeological monuments in the state of Assam
Entrepreneurship (self help and livelihood generation) schemes
We have successfully partnered with our stakeholders in various projects all across India to unleash the entrepreneurial
spirit of India. These include Sericulture based handloom weaving in Assam, initiative to convert thatched houses into
Pucca (permanent structure) houses in Nagapattinam District in Tamil Nadu, establishing a coir industry through self
help groups in various districts of Tamil Nadu, Rickshaw Bank Project (a micro finance initiative) and Project “Yuva
Samridhi” for promotion of self help groups.
Water management
In order to utilize our vast understanding of the geological basins of the country in solving the problem of fresh water
scarcity in arid regions, we launched a corporate initiative called “Project Saraswati” in 2005. The project aims to find
deeper, unexploited groundwater resources in drought prone areas of India and has elicited encouraging results. The
first well Saraswati -1 drilled 6 kilometers away from Jaisalmer has located a reservoir of usable fresh water. The project
is in progress to bring water to the people in drought prone areas.
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