Tell us about the various CSR activities being undertaken by the PHDCCI Chamber?

To better discharge its social responsibilities, the Chamber has founded two voluntary Organizations, the PHD Family Welfare Foundation and PHD Rural Development Foundation (PHDRDF). These voluntary bodies have been working exclusively for socio-economic development, and uplifting the economically weaker sections of society for the past three decades.

PHD Family Welfare Foundation (PHDFWF) since its inception been actively engaged in executing community development projects for the underprivileged people living in slum and rural areas with a sharp focus on health and family welfare, skill development training program, self-help groups, mobile medical care, primary health centre, sanitation facilities for girls in village schools, target intervention on prevention of STD/HIV/AIDS, Polio eradication, support & care for people living with disabilities, free cancer screening camps, female foeticide, adult education, self-defense training, free English learning classes for poor youth, awareness generation on health & social issues etc.

PHD Rural Development Foundation (PHDRDF) pursues activities to enable the poor to achieve self reliance and improve quality of life through integrated socio-economic development. PHDRDF with its expertise has impacted lives of over 20 lakh people across 9 States with support of different Corporates’, Government organizations and PSUs. PHDRDF conducts itself by considering thoughtful and committed programs for all-round development of the communities in priority areas through different social development projects and programs like health care initiatives (organized 2500+ health camps), water harvesting (constructed 175+ water reservoir/ check dams), Training & Skill Development (conducted 20+ centers), Sanitation (constructed 100+ toilets) and other need based community welfare activities.  PHDRDF has its presence in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, New Delhi, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.