Overview - CSR

NSE Group in alignment with the guidelines provided in the Companies Act, 2013 has identified key focus areas in the NSE Group CSR Policy as detailed below: 

Health and Nutrition:

As per the World Health Organization (WHO), India ranks 184th out of 191 countries in terms health expenditure. India has a ratio of 1.4 beds and 1.7 nurses per 1,000 persons, and one doctor for every 1,445 individuals. Over 75% of the healthcare infrastructure is concentrated in metropolitan cities. In remote rural areas health facilities and medical professionals are limited which has a direct impact on daily-wage income.

The COVID-19 pandemic brought forth the vulnerabilities of India’s healthcare system, including limited access to essential healthcare services and a scarcity of healthcare professionals and infrastructure.

Drawing from the National Health Policy 2017 which supports ‘Health for All’ approach to provide assured healthcare for everyone at an affordable cost, NSE Group initiated some health infrastructure projects to support access to affordable and quality healthcare facilities.

Sports:

Indian sports is at a pivotal stage and thus initiatives will endeavour to develop and strengthen the sports ecosystem from grassroots to national levels aligned to national priorities, such as Khelo Bharat Niti 2025 and Sustainable Development Goal-3 (Good Health and Well-Being).

Skill Development and Entrepreneurship:

Skill and entrepreneurship development are broadly aligned with the goals outlined in the National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015. The initiatives will endeavour to contribute towards short- and long-term skilling, apprenticeship, vocational training, up-skilling, entrepreneurship etc. and contribute to the outcomes envisaged under the universal Sustainable Development Goal-8. 

Education:

Aligned to the NEP 2020, education initiatives from foundational and school education to higher, professional, vocational, research and adult learning is essential for socio-economic mobility, human capital formation and national competitiveness. NSE Group aims to support and strengthen the education eco-system which includes academic quality, modern infrastructure, faculty development, vocational integration and industry alignment to ensure that education outcomes translate into employability, productivity and sustained global competitiveness.

Sanitation and Safe Drinking Water:

Sanitation and Safe Drinking Water model focuses on improving access to functional sanitation facilities with safe drinking water at institutional and household level along with building ODF sustainability based on sector-specific norms with ownership of all stakeholders. Sensitization, capacity building and training of stakeholders is also a major part of the initiatives to ensure behaviour change.

Elder Care:

The interventions with the senior citizens endeavour to improve quality of life by creating a supportive ecosystem, ensuring access to social, economic, and health security and improving access to livelihood through Elder Self-Help Groups (ESHGs).

Environmental Sustainability:

India being an agrarian economy heavily depends on nature for its produce. Thus, sustainable practices to deal with growing water stress on environment have become need of the hour. NSE Group CSR initiatives work with communities to develop an understanding of the integrated nature of environmental sustainability and build capacities of the stakeholders for long term sustainability.