Minutes of the First Meeting of the Governing Council, NCSR Hub
A meeting of the Governing Council was held on 23rd September, 2011 at the Department of
Public Enterprises (DPE), Government of India (GoI). The following were present:
1. Mr. Bhaskar Chatterjee, Secretary, DPE, GoI
2. Dr. S. Parasuraman, Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
3. Dr. Sharit Bhowmik, Dean, School of Management and Labour Studies, TISS
4. Mr. Ashok Kawadia, Joint Secretary, DPE, GoI
5. Ms. Vanadana Chanana, Head – CSR, GAIL (Representative from PSU)
6. Representative from SCOPE
7. Mr. Rakesh Bhartiya, Director, DPE, GoI
8. Dr. B. Venkatesh Kumar, Director, CSR Hub
After initial observations, Secretary, DPE, Director, TISS, and Director, CSR Hub, were
requested to conduct the proceedings of the meeting.
1) The Council noted and approved the Minutes of the Meeting of the Executive Council held
on 30th June, 2011.
2) Director, CSR Hub gave the Status Report of the activities of the CSR Hub.
a. The Committee noted with satisfaction the progress made by the Hub in engaging
with several Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). The Secretary, DPE also noted with
satisfaction the progress made by TISS and its partner institution, in its efforts
towards Training representatives of CSR personnel of PSUs. The Secretary also
observed that additional efforts to be made to get on board other PSUs for training.
The Director, TISS also informed the Council about the need to strengthen the course
curriculum for the Training.
b. Director, DPE, Mr. Rakesh Bhartiya mentioned an amount of Rs. 15 lakhs as a onetime grant given to TISS for the year 2010-11 upon submission of the Utilisation
Certificate an Annual recurring grant of Rs. 3.6 lakhs will be paid towards
engagement of Research staff for 2011-12.
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c. The Director, CSR Hub also gave an update on the process of Empanelment,
mentioning that a robust and transparent system has been put in place for the
empanelment of NGOs.
d. He also gave an update on the individual profile of the CSR personnel. The Secretary,
DPE observed that the Hub should have a core group of personnel recruited apart
from Project-specific appointments.
e. Arising out of a discussion on project-specific funding and the funding for the corpus,
Director, Hub and Director, TISS informed the Council that a Society under the
Section 25 will be set up so that the fund flow for the CSR Hub is professional
managed and a robust and transparent system is put in place. At this point Director,
TISS also informed that such a corpus would be managed by team and system of
Director, TISS, Registrar, Chartered Accountant, Dean, Deputy Registrar (Finance&
Accounts), Director, Hub. Members of the Management team will not be paid out of
the Corpus Fund.
f. With a view to increase the resource mobilization for the Hub, so as to enable the
Hub to recruit more consultants, research personnel, it was resolved that PSUs would
be requested to contribute the Corpus fund – a one-time allocation of 2% out of their
CSR budget in a particular year. TISS will approach PSUs till such a time when the
Corpus amount achieves a target of Rs. 50 crores. This, the Committee felt, will
enable TISS to meet its financial requirements in running the cost of the CSR Hub.
g. The Director, Hub presented to the Council the Income-Expenditure and Balance
amount of the CSR Hub.
3) Director, TISS presented the Strategy Paper on the way in which the PSUs should develop
their strategy. The Secretary, DPE complimented TISS for taking such an initiative and
suggested that PSUs be left with an option that either pursuing individual CSR strategy in
keeping with their individual requirements OR allow a group of PSUs to work towards their
CSR strategy, based on their strategy paper. However, the Secretary, DPE suggested the
organisational structure of the Hub be in tune with the DPE guidelines.
4) Secretary, DPE underlined the potential that the CSR Hub has in bringing about such a
transformation and emphasised that over time the PSUs should be recognised for their
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immense contribution of CSR activities by instituting CSR Awards like Best Research Paper,
Best Case Study Award, Best Documentation, etc. He also observed that the day of the
Inauguration of the CSR Hub, 21st March, be also noted as the Annual Day of the Hub where
such awards can be announced.
5) The meeting ended with a Vote of Thanks. The Director, TISS put on record the immense
contribution made by Secretary, DPE – Mr. Bhaskar Chatterjee, in conceptualizing CSR as a
potential of the PSUs in transforming the socio-economic milieu of the country and these
initiatives and contribution are laudable. This expression of appreciation and gratitude was
also echoed by the Dean, TISS and other Representatives of various institutions.
Updates of the NCSR Hub
Table 5.1.refers to the status of each PSU that has signed or is in the process of signing the
MoU with the NCSR Hub. This will give a clear picture of the tasks completed, on hand and to
be undertaken, and by which Programme Officers (POs), for the following PSUs. Table 5.2.and
5.3.refer to the updates on CSR training with different institutions (including TISS, Mumbai),
which will conduct the programme for the CSR personnel of PSUs.
Table 5.1.Status Update on the PSUs (as on 21.09.2011):
Sr.
No.
1.
Name of
PSU
GAIL
Status
Baseline survey and Impact
Assessment Draft report
completed.
 Response being prepared
for the points in
discussion in the Report
 Final report yet to be
submitted
 Projects for Impact
assessment informed by
GAIL. Details awaited
 Empanel NGOs once
report is final
 Review CSR policy
CSR
Trainin
g
Updates
No
informat
ion
received
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Company
contact
person
Contac
t
details
PO incharge
Mr. Vikas
Gupta,
CM (CSR
& Maint.)
vikasgu
pta@ga
il.co.in
Avadh
Bihari &
Abhinav
Prakash
3
2.
Goa
Shipyard
3.
RCF Ltd.
Baseline survey report
submitted. Out of Rs.12
Lakhs budget for Hub studies,
30% - Rs.360,000
3rdinstalment received. 20%
final installment left.
 Account details to be
given
 Proposal with budget for
entrepreneurial projects
no. 3&4 from Prof.
Satyajit Majumdar
 Empanelment process to
start for rest of the
projects
 Budget for training- to be
discussed
Baseline survey report
submitted for Thal.
 Empanelment process on.
Estimated completion
time- Oct. 4th
Register
ed and
confirm
ation
given
for the
upcomin
g
Training
program
me.
Two
Consultants
from Social
Entreprene
urship
No
informat
ion
received
Mr. A.N.
Gandhe,
Dy.
General
Manager
(CC/CSR)
No
informat
ion
received
Mr. S.
Gopinath,
ISKON’s (Akshaypatra) food
programme for M ward
schools and Diamond Garden
Project by Chembur Citizen’s
Group-approved by NCSR
Hub
4.
ONGC
Revised draft of Proposal &
budget submitted for Baseline
Survey and Impact
Assessment.
 Approval awaited
 Send Articles of
Association from DPE to
receive corpus fund
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Ms.
Anusha
Chatterjee
angand
he@rcf
ltd.com
Phone
No.022255231
38/240
45012
Fax
No.022240453
05
sgopina
th99@g
mail.co
m
Avadh
Bihari
Avadh
Bihari
anusha.
chatterj
ee@gm
ail.com
4
5.
NCL (Coal
India
Subsidiary)
6.
Proposal & budget submitted
for Baseline Survey and
Impact Assessment.
 Approval awaited
 Account details to be
given
No
informat
ion
received
Mr. Ashok
Kumar
Singh, Sr.
Manager
(Civil/
CSR)
Garden

Reach
Shipbuilders
and

Engineers
(GRSE)

No
informat
ion
received
Ms. Lipi
Das
7
IOCL
Register
ed and
confirm
ation
awaited.
7.1.
IOCL –
Tamil Nadu
7.2.
IOCL –
Banglore
7.3.
IOCL –
Western
Region
Baseline survey to be
conducted to be conducted
by Dec 2011
Full-time consultants to be
appointed for GRSE from
1st Nov. 2011
Project in Leh-Ladakh by
Hindustan Prefab Ltd.
(HPL).
 Identify agencies for ongoing projects (by 4th Oct)
 Account details to be
given
Refer 7.1., 7.2., and 7.3.
Draft of Proposal & bud1get
submitted for Baseline
Survey.
 Approval awaited
Draft of Proposal & budget
submitted for Baseline
Survey.
 Approval awaited
Draft of Proposal & budget
submitted for a Project
Evaluation Study.
 Approval awaited
No
informat
ion
received
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ashr410
@yaho
o.co.in
M:
+91942517
8841
hra.sm1
@grse.
co.in
Priyanka
Korde
--
--
--
Ms. Mary
J Louisa
jmlouis
a@iocl.
co.in
Avadh
Bihari
Mr.
V.Himabi
ndu,
DM(HR)KASO
vhbind Priyanka
u@indi Srivastava
anoil.co
.in
Mr. G.K.
Khandate,
Sr.
Manager
(Emp.
Relations)
gkhand
ate@in
dianoil.
co.in
Neha
Yadav
Priyanka
Korde
5
8.
Mazgaon
Docks Ltd.
9.
Cochin
Shipyard
10.
Power
Finance
Corporation
MoU has been signed
Work on schedule
 Baseline Survey
conducted
 NGOs identified.
 NGOs executing projects
arising out of Baseline
Survey.
Request was to be sent on 19th
September 2011 for Baseline
Survey. Details awaited from
Cochin Shipyard.
No
informat
ion
received

MoU being put to the
Board (28th Sept).
Corpus fund will be given
to the Hub
3 Projects communicated
by PFC, to be reviewed by
NCSR Hub
No
informat
ion
received
MoU forwarded to PSE to
be signed.
Awaiting final signed
MoU from PSE.
MoU to be signed.
Negotiations in process.
Corpus fund will be given
to the Hub.
MoU to be signed.
Informed the Hub with a
list of their CSR Projects,
to be evaluated by the
Hub.
No
informat
ion
received
No
informat
ion
received
No
informat
ion
received


Rail Vikas
Nigam Ltd.
(RVNL)

12.
Coal India
Ltd.



13.
BHEL


11.

No
informat
ion
received
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Priyanka
Srivastava
6
14.
Tehri Hydro
Developme
nt
Corporation
India
Limited
(THDCIL)
No information received
15.
Rashtriya
Ispat Nigam
Ltd. –
Vishakhapat
nam Steel
Plant
(RINLVSP)
Manganese
Ore
(India) Limi
ted
MoU has been sent.
Revised MoU received from
PSU to review and finalise.
Rural
Electrificati
on
Corporation
Limited
Mahanagar
Telephone
Nigam
Limited
No information received
RailTel
Corporation
of India Ltd.
(RCIL)
Indian Rare
Earths Ltd.
List of CSR Projects
communicated to the Hub.
Hub has sent its approval of
the same.
Meeting held seeking
clarifications regarding the
Hub studies. PSU wants the
Hub to suggest projects for
CSR in four locations in
India. Baseline survey
suggested. Details to be sent
via formal mail by PSU.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
No information received
No information received
Register
ed and
confirm
ation
given
for the
upcomin
g
Training
program
me.
Register
ed and
confirm
ation
awaited.
Register
ed and
confirm
ation
awaited.
Register
ed and
confirm
ation
awaited.
Register
ed and
confirm
ation
awaited.
No
informat
ion
received
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21.
22.
23.
24.
Bridge and
Roof Co
India Ltd.
Mumbai
Rail Vikas
Nigam Ltd.
Chennai
Petroleum
Braithwaite
Burn and
Jessop
Constructio
n Company
Limited
Skill Development scheme
communicated to the Hub.
Communications in process.
Rs. 40 lacs approved as CSR
for M-ward project
MoU being sent to Hub
Requested a list of
empanelled NGOs. MoU to
be signed for this process –
communicated by the Hub.
Response awaited.
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Rohan
Sharma
8
Table 5.2.Update on the Training of PSUs with 7 academic institutes:
No
.
1.
2.
Registered
Institution
IPE,
Hyderabad
TISS,
Mumbai
No.
of
PSUs
11
07
Name of the PSUs
Zones
1. BEML Ltd
2. Bharat
Dynamics Ltd
3. Bharat
Electronics
Ltd
4. Cochin
Shipyard
5. Ennore Port
Ltd
6. Hindustan
Aeronautics
Ltd.
7. KIOCL Ltd
8. Mangalore
Refinery &
Petrochemical
Limited
9. Mishra Dhatu
Nigam Ltd
10. Neyveli
Lignite
Corporation
Ltd.
11. NMDC Ltd
12. Bharat Heavy
Electricals
Ltd
13. Dredging
Corporation
of India
1. Goa Shipyard
2. IOCL
3. Manganese
Ore India Ltd
4. Rural
Electrification
Corporation
Status
of
Registration
South
Confirmation
awaited.
West
Goa
Shipyard and
THDCIL
have
confirmed.
Response
from 5 PSEs
awaited
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No. of
People
Date of
Training
(Tentative
)
Not
confirm
ed
October- 2
programs,
Nov- 2
programs,
Dec- 1
program.
Dates not
finalized
yet
Not
confirm
ed
October
13th and
14th, 2011
9
Ltd
5. THDCIL
6. RashtriyaIspat
Nigam Ltd.
(RINL)
7. Mahanagar
Telephone
Nigam Ltd
3.
4.
EDI,
Ahemdaba
d
OKD,
Guwahati
07
08
1. HPCL
2. Northern
Coalfields
3. Rajasthan
Electronics
&
Instruments
Ltd
4. Western
Coalfields
Ltd
5. Bharat
Sanchar
Nigam Ltd
6. Container
Corporation
of India
7. State Trading
Corporation
of India
1. North
Eastern
Electric
Power Corp
Ltd
2. Numaligarh
Refinery
Ltd
3. Oil India
Ltd
4. NHPC Ltd
5. Airports
Authority of
India Ltd
6. Central
Warehousin
TOTAL
–9
persons
West
Confirmed
HPCL –
6
persons
September
15th, 16th
State
Trading
Corp. of
India – 3
persons
North
East
Completed
Phase-I of
training
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15
persons
Training
scheduled
on Sept.
20th and
21st
10
7.
8.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
IIFT, Delhi
07
5.
6.
7.
6.
IMI
12
g Corp Ltd
Hindustan
Paper Corp
Ltd
Pawan Hans
Helicopters
Ltd
Engineers
India Ltd
MMTC Ltd
ONGC
Power
Finance
Corp
Shipping
Corp of
India
Steel
Authority of
India
GAIL
1. Bharat
Pumps &
Compressor
s Ltd
2. India
Tourism
DevCorpn
Ltd
3. Ircon
Internationa
l Ltd
4. National
Fertilizers
Ltd
5. National
Small
Industries
Corpn Ltd
6. NTPC Ltd
7. RITES Ltd
8. WAPCOS
Ltd
9. SJVN Ltd
10. Housing &
North
Mailed 6
PSEs,
confirmation
awaited
Not
confirm
ed
October
10th and
11th, 2011
NSICL
–2
persons
RITES2
persons
North
Confirmed
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WAPC
OS- 1
person
September
22nd, 23rd
SJVN
Ltd.-4
persons
11
7.
XIM
13
Urban Dev
Corporation
Ltd
11. Bharat
Petroleum
Corpn Ltd
12. Mazagaon
Dock Ltd
1. Balmer
Lorrie &
Co. Ltd
2. Bridge &
Roof CO
(India) Ltd
3. Central
Coalfields
Ltd
4. Coal India
Ltd
5. Engineering
Projects
(India) Ltd
6. Hindustan
Copper Ltd
7. MSTC Ltd
8. Mahanadi
Coalfields
Ltd
9. MECON
Ltd
10. National
Aluminium
Company
Ltd
11. South
Eastern
Coalfields
12. Power Grid
Corporation
of India
13. RCF Ltd
East
No
information
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No
informat
ion
No
Informatio
n
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Table 5.3. Details of Training of PSUs:
Following are the details of the training programme of the PSUs going to be held in Tata
Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai:
No.
PSU
Status of
Registration
1.
Goa Shipyards
Registered & 9
Confirmed
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
No. of
People
Date of
Training
(Tentative)
13-14th
Oct. 2011
Venue for
Training
Training
Centre
of
SHCIL,
Koparkhairane,
Navi Mumbai
THDCIL
Registered & 5
13-14th
Training
Confirmed
Oct. 2011
Centre
of
SHCIL,
Koparkhairane,
Navi Mumbai
IOCL
Registered & Awaited Yet to be Yet
to
be
confirmation
decided
decided
awaited
RINL
Registered & Awaited Yet to be Yet
to
be
confirmation
decided
decided
awaited
Manganese
Registered & Awaited Yet to be Yet
to
be
Ore
(India) confirmation
decided
decided
Ltd.
awaited
RECL
Registered & Awaited Yet to be Yet
to
be
confirmation
decided
decided
awaited
MTNL
Registered & Awaited Yet to be Yet
to
be
confirmation
decided
decided
awaited
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