Dear all I would like thank all of you for taking part on this subject . I cite one example which i have encountered few months before. In one of the event I was a panelist among 10 others. In the same event, I observed that CSR has been understood diffrently by different people. Even the understanding of government and companies are diffrent. CSR, RR and Perophery development is been understood same and one and interchangable to each other. Why the companies are not citing details of CSR in their Annual Reports in amuch simplifier manner so that it will be understood properly.
I have tracked CSR practice of few companies and found that either there is no document to evidence the CSR spending or they say that on governmnet recomendatiosn they have donated here and there some amount. I think , the first and formost responsibility for all of us is to define the framework of analysis of CSR and scoring them accordingly if we ahev to really have a well defined Law on CSR at all. Even I found thet there is no CSR Cell at government levels which can give informations on all companies operate in the states and their CSR practice. Thanks Prafulla Dhal On 2/18/10, rajesh karan <rajesh.ka...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Dear All > > This is a very genuine questione raised by Mr.Amithabh. I do agree with > him, a country needs specific Corporate Social Responsibility Act for the > Corporate. Reason being: there are several Institute, awarding diploma/ > degree in Ruarl Development. The courses are also approved by AICTE > and others. In India there are several such institures every they produce > thousands of professional in the Job market. Therefore I believe, if a > country having professionals ready to bring in social change in the country > than *why not we have policy framework *worked out for Corporate. At > present CSR for a corporate is compulsion and not the responsibility and the > CSR should be coined as *CSC (Corporate social compulsion). *For want of > such statutary norms even after more than 60 years of independance the gap > is not bridged and poor becoming poorer. > > Regards > > Rajesh > > > On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Ramakant Rai <cosar....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Hi Amitabh, >> Nice to see your mail on this topic. >> >> My best wishes for your sabbatical. >> >> I think CSR is a social issue guided by ethical� guidelines of the >> profession. But if ethical guidelines are not binding then all the >> professions are being controlled by state >> >> and corporate sector in India is no exception. >> >> Like education "cess" was imposed by government of India for increasing >> budget and becoming self supported on education budget and say no to foreign >> loans . >> Otherwise corporate sector� would never have given this money for >> government. Secondly Corporate sector is rather influencing government for >> privatization of education. SO csr IS MUCH AN ETHICAL AND VOLUNTARY >> INITIATIVE >> >> Thanks >> >> -- >> Rama Kant Rai >> >> > > -- Prafulla Kumar Dhal Director , BISWA Research and innovation Center (BRIC) ,400/8 Baramunda Village, Near NIMMS College, Bhubaneswar ,751003 Orissa, India Cell: 09937904990/09238385284/09238185404 Email:prafulla.d...@gmail.com <email%3aprafulla.d...@gmail.com> www.biswa.org
