The Governor asked Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to create a CSR cell in the government, to be headed by a minister to facilitate cooperation between corporates and the government on CSR activities.
The Governor was addressing the first meeting of corporate leaders as part of the 'Maha CSR' organised by Government of Maharashtra at Raj Bhavan.
The meeting was organised to seek the involvement of corporates in the implementation of various social and welfare programmes of the government.
Referring to the scarcity of water in Marathwada and other parts of the state, he sought partnership between the government and business houses for water conservation too.
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Fadnavis announced creation of a portal which will help
corporates to choose a programme for CSR collaboration. He also announced that an officer in Chief Minister's office will function as a bridge between the corporates and the government for CSR programmes.
Welcoming the initiative, Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej expressed the intention of his group to work in the area of skill development as part of CSR.
"There is no unemployment in India. Unemployability is the real issue," said Godrej.
Rajashree Birla, Nita Ambani, Sangita Jindal, Urvi Piramal, S Ramadorai also spoke on the occasion.
Minister for industries Subhash Desai, minister for water supply and sanitation Babanrao Lonikar, minister for rural development Pankaja Munde, captains of industries and heads of CSR of various organisations were present.