In a country like ours, which
is so diverse in all fields, the people, even after trying their
best, working all day, have not been successful in bringing the
entire population of its citizens above the international poverty
line. Most Indians, especially in the rural areas do not even earn
the minimum wage per hour in the US, despite working the entire day.
Savings, investments and expenditure on education etc. does not even
come into the picture for such people who do not have basic
amenities. They require employment in order to earn and strive
through their lives. Reliance
Foundation, A Non Profit Organisation in India, with
their initiatives, has emerged as the saviour for such individuals.
One of the top most companies
of the world, RIL has been actively participating in CSR activities,
in order to cure problems in India, such as that of illiteracy,
unemployment and health issues. One of the other major fields in
which they’ve contributed, is education. Every year, Dhirubhai
Ambani Foundation awards SSC merit rewards and undergraduate
scholarships to the first three meritorious students and one
physically challenged student securing highest marks from each of the
districts of Gujarat and Union Territory of Daman, Diu and Dadra and
Nagar Haveli at the annual SSC and HSC examinations of the state
boards and 10 meritorious students from the state in the merit order
list prepared by the CBSE, New Delhi, for secondary and senior
secondary board examinations each, popularly known as the Dhirubhai
Ambani scholarship, which is affiliated to one of the most prospering
non profit
organisations in India.
Many a time, education is not
given to those who truly deserve. Someone, who is distracted and
unwilling to study get luxurious treatment in the most renowned
colleges in the country, whereas someone who wants to study and build
a life, does not have enough fund to enrol for primary education. To
sort out this gap, being a service-provider to the needy is the
reason why such scholarships are a boon to the under-privileged.
Scholarships indirectly help the universities as well, since they can
later boast of rich alumni, when these students turn out to be
successful investments of theirs.
The question thus arises, what
is the role and responsibility of such organisations? Even though
they are not compelled to operate, their roles and responsibilities
are self decided and self administered. Such organisations only
strive to give back to society and are typically not for anything,
but social responsibility. A non
profit organisation in India
is thus, like an angel for the underdeveloped parts of the nation as
well as those who are needy.
Companies should be judged by
their end-users based on a score of their corporate social
responsibility, which is the only way they will be encouraged to do
better. Some companies do it by will, whereas some companies do it as
a prestige. Reliance
Foundation, A Non Profit Organisation in India
should be considered as a yard-stick for other Indian MNCs to follow,
helping India gain success and be competent enough to fight at a
global level.
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