In a recent CSR initiative, CIL is extending financial support of Rs. 1.98 crores to establish a hostel facility on the first floor of the building with nine large size rooms at Vidya Bharati School, Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. Located on the banks of the Narmada in the Pipariya Palia village in Bankhedi Tehsil of Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh, the Vidya Bharati School hostel will accommodate 300 students of economically weaker backgrounds from over 20 surrounding villages.

Coal India’s CSR initiative “Project Naadan Buddha” for the rehabilitation of Divyangs in association with Arushi Society, Bhopal has received appreciation from eminent lyricist, poet, author, screenwriter and film director Shri Gulzar.

In a unique CSR initiative, CIL has tied up with Arushi Society, a not-for-profit organisation in Bhopal and is helping rehabilitate 40 differently abled children to undergo need based training in the form of special education, music, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, by special educators and therapists. The initiative aims to prepare the differently abled children with school readiness skills, functional skills and activities of normal daily living in order to bring them into the mainstream of society.

Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana (TBSY) is a widely appreciated CSR initiative of CIL under which financial assistance upto Rupees Ten Lakhs per patient is provided for conducting Bone Marrow Transplants of eligible Thalassemia patients in eight major hospitals of the country. The present film on the project is an attempt of CIL to increase the outreach of the project so that the benefit of the project can accrue to the widest spectrum of beneficiaries.

The film can be seen in the Gallery --> Films section of the website. For more information the attached leaflet may be referred.

CIL in a new CSR initiative will extend a financial support of Rs. 30 crores to Dr. Aabaji Thattee Seva Aur Anusandhan Sanstha (Trust) , Nagpur for construction of the seventh floor of their National Cancer Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra.

A MoU to this effect was signed between CIL and Dr. Aabaji Thattee Seva Aur Anusandhan Sanstha in the presence of Shri. Vinay Ranjan, Director – P&IR, CIL. While Shri. B. Sairam, ED – CD / CSR signed on behalf of CIL, Shri. Sailesh Joglekar, Secretary & CEO, National Cancer Institute signed on behalf of Dr. Aabaji Thattee Seva Aur Anusandhan Sanstha.

National Cancer Institute is a quaternary care oncology centre in Nagpur established by Dr. Aabaji Thattee Seva Aur Anusandhan Sanstha (Trust). It will be a 470 bedded comprehensive cancer care centre with expertise in basic, clinical and state of the art world class cancer treatment, when fully functional.

CIL has signed an MoU with the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Assam for strengthening the health infrastructure at the Silchar Medical College & Hospital, Silchar, Assam, the only Medical College and Hospital in Barak Valley Region, Assam.

In this new CSR initiative, CIL will contribute Rs. 5 crores towards setting-up of an ICU facility and medical gas pipeline in the Silchar Medical College & Hospital which will benefit over 40 lakh people of Assam.

The MoU was signed in the presence of Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Assam and Shri. Keshab Mahanta, Hon'ble Health Minister of Assam.

CIL has signed an MoU with the Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India and will contribute Rs. 75 crores towards the National Sports Development Fund for construction of three large hostels meant for sports persons.

The MoU signing ceremony was held in presence of Shri. Anurag Singh Thakur, Hon’ble Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India and Shri. Nisith Pramanik, Hon’ble Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India. The event was graced by Dr. Anil Kumar Jain, Secretary (Coal), Govt. of India; Shri. Ravi Mittal, Secretary (Sports), Govt. of India; Shri. Pramod Agrawal, Chairman, CIL and Shri. Atul Singh, Joint Secretary (Sports-Development), Govt. of India. Shri Vinay Ranjan, Director (Personnel & Industrial Relations), CIL, signed the MoU on behalf of CIL while Shri. Vijay Kumar, Director (Sports) & Member Secretary, NSDF signed on behalf of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.

These hostels will be constructed at Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE), Gwalior and Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) centres at Bhopal & Bengaluru with a combined capacity of 350 sports persons. These hostels will benefit talented athletes directly by creating a conducive eco-system through focused training under national level coaches. The project will be completed by 2023 for which CIL has already released Rs. 25 crores. This particular support from CIL also meets the purpose spelt out under the “Khelo India” scheme of the Govt. of India.