Hyderabad, India, June04, 2018 – On occasion of Industries and Commerce Department Annual Report Launch Event, KT Rama Rao, Minister for IT, Industries, MA&UD, and NRI Affairs, has launched the CSR Portal, called T-Social Impact Group, a platform for Corporates, NGOs and Implementation Partners, Social Impact Organizations, and Government Bodies to collaborate on CSR activities. The portal lists previous success stories of CSR activities, currently available projects with Government bodies or NGOs, and information on CSR Rules and SDGs.
The Multi-stakeholder Platform for Collaboration towards CSR Activities has been set up by the Government of Telangana in partnership with Surge Impact Foundation to develop and execute a framework for partnerships between various entities involved in CSR Activities and to promote knowledge sharing for capacity building of implementation agencies. The platform will enable more CSR funds to be deployed in Telangana and for them to be channelized towards the most impactful projects in the State.
The portal will be accessible to the public at csr.telangana.gov.in in 4-5 days.
Supporting Quotes
Honorable Minister of ITE&C, Industries & Commerce, NRI Affairs, and MA&UD Sri K. T Rama Rao, said, “It is a coming together of over two years of brainstorming and learning from the world on how to build the best of industry relations when it comes to CSR. Telangana state is proud to launch its CSR initiative to ensure that a collective effort tackles the most pressing problems of our state. Based on the lines of Global Sustainable Development Goal No. 17, this initiative creates significant Partnerships for achieving Global Sustainable Development Goals in the state of Telangana by 2030.”
Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, ITE&C and I&C, said, “The general trend has been that a large chunk of CSR funds flow towards states such as Assam, Maharashtra, and Gujarat due to various reasons, including Government Policy and natural advantage with CSR decision makers being positioned there. Through this initiative of ours, we hope to place Telangana right at the top in terms of CSR spend. The online portal is only the first step in this direction.”
