CSR Journal Excellence Awards 3rd EditioN: Role of CSR important in achieving $5 trillion economy, says Agriculture Minister

The role of agriculture in the scope of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India is an important area needing further impetus if India is to achieve its $5 trillion economic goal, said Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Cabinet Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, addressing the audience at The CSR Journal Excellence Awards, Third Edition on July 22 at the iconic Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.

The Minister was addressing a crowd-gathering of over 250 senior bureaucrats, public representatives, social activists, and members of India Inc., during the third edition of The CSR Journal Excellence Awards. The theme of this year’s awards was ‘India First’ with a focus on ‘Women Empowerment’. As a nation, Tomar said, India Inc. needs to explore areas such as agriculture, considering the high labour force participation of the sector. He insisted on exploring partnership opportunities in agriculture, and its importance in achieving the $5 trillion economy mark.

Harsimrat Kaur Badal addressed the potential which CSR in India has, following its mandate in the Companies Act, 2013, to harness its superpower status amongst the major economies in the world. The Union Minister of Food Processing brought notice to other sectors, apart from traditional sectors of CSR investment in India, to achieve the $5 trillion economic mark by bridging regional disparities and focusing on empowering women.

The role of CSR is important, especially in the developing countries around the world, said G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs. India mandated CSR 2 in 2014, and since then the area has seen enormous growth potential for human development. Kishan Reddy felicitated winners of the Excellence Awards – Edition 3, across six categories including Education and Skill Training, Women Empowerment and Child Welfare, Agriculture and Rural Development, Sports, Health and Sanitation and Environment. The top six winners were Tata Power, ReNew Power, Hindustan Zinc, Aditya Birla Capital Ltd., YES Bank Ltd. and Mahindra & Mahindra from the respective categories.

                                                                    The CSR Journal Excellence Awards 2018 – List of Winners
 

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      TISS AESDII (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Assessment and Empanelment Standards for Development Institutions in India) was the knowledge partners for the shortlisting process. The winners were chosen basis personal assessment of the jurors, following a live Q&A round with the representatives of the project/ programme in the respective categories.

List of Jurors at The CSR Journal Excellence Awards 2018

Education and Skill Training

1. Kartik Kilachand, Founder, IIT-IIT

2. Ajay Chaudhary, I.P.S., Resident Director, Mizoram

3. Roopa Moudgil, Inspector General of Police, Railways

Women Empowerment and Child Welfare

1. Rahul Sarma, Senior Fellow and Head, TISS AESDII (Assessment and Empanelment Standards for Development Institutions in India) Tata Institute of Social Sciences

2. Anurima Sharma, IRS, Sr Technical Officer, CBEC, Dept of Revenue, M/o Finance, Govt of India

Agriculture and Rural Development

1. Anil Shrivastava, Principal Advisor,NITI Aayog

2. Bhaskar Mittra, Associate Director, TATA Cornell

Sports

1. Sanjay Prakash, Dy. Inspector General, C.I.S.F.

2. Roopa Moudgil, Inspector General of Police, Railways

3. Sonali Dubey, I.P.S., A.I.G., Indore

Health and Sanitation

1. Durga Shakti Nagpal, Dy. Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India

2. Amand Shah, I.R.S., Member, National Anti-profiteering Authority, Govt. of India

3. Vanshree Singh, Director (Bloodbank), Indian Redcross Society

Environment

1. Prodyut Bhattacharya, Dean & Professor, School of Environment Management, GGS Indraprastha University

2. Amand Shah, I.R.S., Member, National Anti-profiteering Authority, Govt. of India

3. Shirish Garud, Sr. Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute

On the prestigious occasion, Dr. Sujay Vikhe-Patil, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, were felicitated for their contribution as leaders of New India in the nation-building process. Also present for The CSR Journal Excellence Awards was Annapurna Devi, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha.

The CSR Journal Excellence Awards honoured illustrious women across various fields, including Smt. Sindhutai Sapkal, social activist and Founder President, The Mother Global Foundation, Anurima Sharma, I.R.S. Officer, Prof. Shalini Bharat, Director and VC, TISS, Roopa Moudgil, Inspector General of Police, Railways, Vaishali Nigam Sinha, CSR Head, ReNew Power and Sarika Minda, Chairperson & Director, Spark Minda Foundation etc., were felicitated by Shri. G. Krishna Reddy, Shri. Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu and Annapurna Devi.

List of Women Leaders Felicitated at The CSR Journal Excellence Awards

1. Anurima Sharma, IRS, Sr Technical Officer, CBEC, Dept of Revenue, M/o Finance, Govt of India

2. Durga Shakti Nagpal, Dy Secretary, M/o Commerce and Industry, Govt of India

3. Illa Sarin, Principal, the VIDYA School Gurgaon

4. Rekha Mishra, Sub Inspector, RPF, Mumbai

5. Roopa Moudgil, IPS, IGP, Railways

6. Shalini Bharat Dr and VC of Tata Institute of Social Sciences

7. Sarika Minda, Chairperson, Spark Minda Foundation

8. Sindhutai Sapkal, Social Activist and Founder President, The Mother Global Foundation

9. Smita Murmu, Mentor, Shubhra Priyamvada Foundation

10. Sonali Dubey, IPS, AIG Indore

11. Uma Tuli Indian Social Worker Educationist and Founder of Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust

12. Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Chief Sustainability, CSR and Communication Officer, Renew Power Ltd

13. Vanshree Singh Director Bloodbank, National Headquarters, Indian Redcross Society

Mr Amit Upadhyay, Editor-in-Chief, The CSR Journal, said at The CSR Journal Excellence Award, “Women are born empowered. They don’t need the support of men as much as we need theirs.” Meanwhile, The CSR Journal’s Social Welfare and Growth (SWAG) awards felicitated various projects and programmes in the field of education and health, including N.L. Dalmia Insitute of Management Studies and Research, NSHM Knowledge Campus, and FUEL (Friends Union for Energising Lives), a non-profit organisation.

The CSR Journal print magazine launched its exciting fourth edition which features insightful columns and articles on the theme of “Health and Sanitation”, at the prestigious awards show.

About The CSR Journal

The CSR Journal (www.thecsrjournal.in), founded in 2014, is a digital and print news publication registered under Research Rating and Communication Pvt. Ltd., headquartered out of Mumbai, India. The online platform has a presence in broadcast journalism through News World India. Its print edition is a bilingual (English and Hindi) quarterly magazine, launched in 2018.

About The CSR Journal Excellence Awards

The CSR Journal Excellence Awards is an annually held multi-category awards instituted by The CSR Journal, starting in 2017, for recognition initiatives taken-up by India Inc. under their Corporate Social Responsibility mandate. The awards honour projects and Corporate Social Responsibility foundations for their impact, scalability and sustainability.