Best social foundations of India
by Jenny Jonson WriterThe India is still in its
take off stage. It means that it can’t be called a fully developed nation, nor
can we call it an underdeveloped one. It is in fact the developing one. A
developing country needs to invest the maximum fund in infrastructure and other
avenues. This leads to lower budgetary allocation in social sectors.
Various social and
not-for-profit organizations work continuously to help people from all strata
of the society. These people are the unexplored human resources of the country
having huge potential, but they are yet to be properly utilized. Every social foundation of India aims to bring
out the best from these people.
What social foundations do in India?
1)
They
give gainful employment to rural people.
2)
Many
such social foundations are fully or partially funded by corporate companies.
3)
These
organizations work in some crucial areas like the health, education and jobs.
4)
These
days, every social initiative aims towards making women empowered.
5)
Many
social initiatives focus towards poverty alleviation.
Companies also participate
in such an endeavour. This is called a corporate social responsibility (CSR). It
also aims at the welfare of the masses. These include a wide variety of
activities under the aegis of big corporate houses.
Why CSR
activities in India are very
important?
1)
In
recent past, there has been a huge growth in CSR activities in India. Companies
directly intervene towards reducing poverty through such an initiative.
2)
CSR
projects have tremendously helped to raise the standard of living of people.
3)
No
longer is GDP growth the sole priority of the government. Today the government
fully applauds the efforts of corporate houses towards their effort to make India
an all round developed nation.
4)
Usually
the vital areas of health and education are covered under social initiatives in
India.
The history of CSR in India is very old.
It can be traced back to the unrecorded historical days of the Vedic days, when
the king used to fulfil the demand of his subjects through direct
intervention. King directly helped the people while the merchants of those days
used to fund the expenses of building religious places, wells, etc.
Few social programs also
aimed at solving the problem of daily needs too. The Urban renewal initiative
focused to bring peace in the lives of urban people. Urban people have to suffer
with numerous problems that are identical to city life. Some CSR projects
intend to look into these aspects.
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