Teaching, Healing, Empowering: Ranchi’s Trifecta of CSR Triumphs

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Ranchi has become the CSR capital of Jharkhand, leading the state in corporate social responsibility investment in FY2022–23 with a total inflow of ₹67.25 crore from 112 companies. Ranchi's CSR thrust is being led by a strong emphasis on education, healthcare, and rural development, changing underdeveloped pockets in the state.

Key Highlights:

The top contributors are HDFC Bank (₹20.08 crore), Central Coalfields Ltd (₹13.84 crore), and CMPDI (₹3.68 crore).
Education was allocated the highest amount with ₹29.63 crore, followed by ₹19.4 crore for health and ₹7.32 crore for rural development.
HDFC Bank's Parivartan campaign alone reached more than 6.4 lakh students, sensitized 51,000+ farmers, and installed 3,440 solar lights in rural Jharkhand.
Initiatives are undertaken such as smart classrooms in IIM Ranchi, solar water systems in Dumka, and empowerment through sports of tribal girls in Khunti and Singhbhum.
Central Coalfields initiated India's first "Hospital on Wheels" for stray animals and oxygen units funded by NTPC at Ranchi's ITKI TB Sanatorium during the COVID19 pandemic.
Tata Communications' S.H.E. initiative is equipping periurban Ranchi women entrepreneurs with digital skills and mentorship.

Prospects:

With over ₹800 crore spent by Jharkhand on CSR in the past three years alone, the Ranchi leadership is a testament to growing synergy between corporate capital and local development. With sustainable development goals being increasingly adopted by more companies, Ranchi is rapidly emerging as a model of communitybased, inclusive development.

Sources: The CSR Journal, Times of India, HDFC Bank CSR Report