A company spokesperson said SECL had approved ?170 crore for various CSR projects in the financial year 2024-25 (FY25). The initiatives will significantly boost health, education, and skill development infrastructure in the coalfields’ region, the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson added that the allocation surpasses SECL’s statutory CSR budget of ?99.76 crore for FY25. The projects will be implemented over the next 2-3 years according to respective agreements, and Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) worth ?77 crore were already signed in 2025.

Biranchi Das, director (personnel) of SECL, said, “These CSR initiatives reflect SECL’s unwavering commitment to the communities we serve. We believe in empowering communities through education, healthcare, and skill development and these CSR projects are designed to create a positive and lasting impact on the lives of people residing in the coalfield areas.”

A key initiative includes a ?48.19 crore MoU with the National Institute of Technology in Raipur, for the construction of a 500-bed girls’ hostel, fully funded by SECL.

Other significant projects approved by SECL include providing a 3.0 Tesla MRI machine for Late Bisahu Das Mahant Memorial Medical College in Korba that would cost around ?28.08 crore and earmarking ?30.92 crore financial assistance to the Vidisha district administration in Madhya Pradesh, for addressing malnutrition and stunting, and screening for anemia and sickle cell anemia.

SECL has launched the second phase of its flagship project, SECL ki Dhadkan, which is an extension of Coal India ka Nanha Sa Dil.

“Under SECL Ki Dhadkan programme, 60 surgeries for children with congenital heart defects have been successfully performed,” Das said. SECL approved ?4.71 crore to treat over 300 children across Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, he added.

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Coal India Limited has launched Project Nanha Sa Dil. This initiative focuses on screening approximately 18,000 children for CHD through village and district camps in Jharkhand.

CIL’s Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana (TBSY) has completed 500 bone marrow transplants, offering up to ₹10 lakh per patient for underprivileged children with Thalassemia Major and Aplastic Anemia. Additionally, CIL’s Project Nanha Sa Dil aims to screen 18,000 children for congenital heart disease (CHD) and provide interventions for 500.

This initiative provides 13,000 dialysis cycles annually, improving the availability of essential medical care for patients in the region. In response to the critical need for medical oxygen during the pandemic, NLCIL and its joint ventures set up 28 Medical Oxygen Plants with a combined capacity of 2,500 beds across Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.

NLCIL has established a Dialysis Centre in Cuddalore and 28 Medical Oxygen Plants nationwide. Other initiatives include mobile healthcare services and cancer care support at Ranchi Cancer Hospital, in collaboration with Tata Cancer Care.

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