The President of India observed that the CSR legislation enhances the scale and scope of social programmes by Industry. He highlighted that industry CSR programs are extensive, including education, healthcare, and rural development, among others. Special outreach is being made for gender empowerment, differently abled citizens, and children's issues.
The President added that given the magnitude of the challenges before our country and the relatively short time available to address them, it was important to collaborate to achieve scale and deliver solutions to complex social problems.
Mr Rahul Bajaj has played a key role in increasing India Inc's global footprint and has led Indian industry through turbulent times. This Award is the highest recognition Indian industry accords members, and bears testimony to the personal integrity and leadership qualities of the recipient.
Mr. Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Vice President, CII stated that the CII Foundation Woman Exemplar Program is a key initiative that promotes women's empowerment at the community level, by discovering, recognizing and supporting grassroot women who rose beyond their limitations, and positively impacted their community. He added that the program supports and strengthens the women leaders through capacity building and a year-long mentoring process to help them scale. The program aspires to create a national level network of grassroots change agents, inspire and create many more, and induce a bottom up approach of women empowerment.
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