HDFC Bank Ltd. was honoured by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs at the 1st National Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards. HDFC Bank received an Honourable Mention for its contribution to the National Priority Schemes in Agriculture and Rural Development categories. These initiatives are part of HDFC Bank Parivartan, the umbrella for all social initiatives at the bank.
Instituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to recognize India Inc.’s contribution in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to achieve inclusive growth and sustainable development, the National CSR Award is the highest recognition in the domain by the Government of India. Out of 528 companies that participated, the jury finalized 19 winners and 19 honourable mentions across the three award categories.
Hon'ble Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Anurag Thakur conferred the Honourable Mention to HDFC Bank officials Mr. Umesh Chandra Sarangi, Independent Director; Ms. Ashima Bhat, Group Head – CSR; and Ms. Nusrat Pathan, Head - CSR in the presence of Shri Injeti Srinivas, Secretary, Minister of Corporate Affairs, GoI; and Hon'ble Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. His Excellency the President of India Shri Ramnath Kovind graced the occasion.
HDFC Bank ‘Parivartan’ has touched over 54 million lives across India. One of its flagship programmes, known as Holistic Rural Development Programme (HRDP), was recognised at the event. HRDP seeks to better village life by focussing on improvements in 5 key areas of Education, Skills Training and Livelihood Enhancement, Natural Resources Management, Water and Sanitation, Financial Literacy and Inclusion.
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