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CSR Projects of NSDL

Overview

National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) has been carrying on various social welfare programs as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities. Each program undertaken is to create a meaningful impact on the society at large and to uplift the economically weaker section of the society. The objective is to impart employable / entrepreneurship skills to deserving youth especially from the lower strata of the community and thereby giving them an opportunity to earn / enhance their livelihood / income and uplift themselves. The CSR programs for the FY 2021-22 as approved by the Governing Board of NSDL are mentioned below:

Project Artha Samarth

Project Artha Samarth (a skill development initiative in BFSI sector)

Mutual Fund Distributors Certification Program

Program Objective

To impart employable and livelihood linked skills to the youth and thereby create a skilled workforce in BFSI sector.

Beneficiaries

Unemployed graduates or post graduates, college drop-outs, youth engaged in informal/unorganized sector, etc. Self-employed youth in BFSI sector, unemployed housewives, emerging or aspiring entrepreneurs, post office agents, etc.

Program Location

Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi and the web based/online training programs are conducted PAN India.

Program Details

The program covers training on Mutual Fund Distributor Certification offered by NISM.

NSDL identifies deserving candidates such as self-employed youth, Insurance Agents and provides free training on NISM’s Series V-A Mutual Fund Distributions Certification.

Post training, the Company also facilitates in NISM examination and getting ARN for successful candidates.

The training program is followed by the NISM exam and ARN registration. Once the ARN registration is over, NSDL also provides relevant platforms to the candidates for livelihood generation.

Training Program on BC-BF Operations

Program Objective

To impart employable and livelihood linked skills to the youth and thereby create a skilled workforce in BFSI sector.

Beneficiaries

NSDL reaches out to different categories of candidates such as unemployed youth, self-employed youth, low income earning / fresh IFAs or IFAs with a low volume of business, emerging or aspiring entrepreneurs, etc.

Program Details

The program covers training on BC-BF Operations based on IIBF’s curriculum. This program gives the opportunity to the candidates to earn additional income along with their current work / activity.

Project Shiksha Sahyog

Project Shiksha Sahyog (an educational scholarship program)

Program Objective

NSDL Shiksha Sahyog is an educational scholarship program initiated with the aim to support underprivileged bright students who lack adequate financial resources to cope up with their academic studies. A lot of capable students often fail to fulfil their dreams for studies due to poor financial conditions. The need for scholarships is compelling and critical for our students more than ever before.

Beneficiaries

The deserving students are identified and shortlisted as per scholarship categories based on eligibility criteria. The scholarships are awarded to deserving students in different categories such as 8th to 12th STD, Undergraduate, Post Graduate students who are shortlisted as per the eligibility criteria.

Program Details

This program endeavours to bridge the gap between bright students and the right education by providing financial support in the form of scholarships. Through this program, NSDL intends to reduce the dropout of students from economically weaker sections of society and to continue with their academic studies.

Project Yogdaan

Project Yogdaan (Support to Thalassemia Patients)

Program Objective

To support underprivileged Thalassemia patients through preventive and curative measures by providing the essential medical devices and healthcare services.

Beneficiaries

Underprivileged Thalassemia Patients from MCGM’s Sion Hospital and Borivali Thalassemia Day Care Centre.

Program Details

NSDL provides free bed-side Leukocyte Filters and yearly DXA Scan and Cardiac & Liver T2* MRI investigations to underprivileged Thalassemia patients. The use of bed-side Leukocyte Filters helps in reducing Febrile Reaction and thereby decreases allergic reactions during blood transfusions. Moreover, NSDL has been supporting DXA Scan and Cardiac & Liver T2* MRI tests for underprivileged Thalassemia patients to diagnose life threatening risks of iron overload which may cause damage to body parts like the heart, liver, pituitary and pancreas during blood transfusions.

Project Sahyog

Project Sahyog (Disaster Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program)

Program Objective

NSDL initiated a disaster relief program called as ‘Project SAHYOG’ to support communities in distress at the time of natural calamities or disaster or pandemic. The program encompasses disaster relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction activities.

Beneficiaries

This is a need based program which is initiated to support the community people during any sort of distress situation. NSDL has supported during Kerala floods and also initiated support campaigns during COVID 19 pandemic.

Program Details

NSDL conducts campaigns with the objective to support society during any sort of natural calamity or national emergency or during any sort of distress situation. Under project SAHYOG, NSDL conducts relief activities in the area of health, sanitation, education, hunger or any other area which require urgent attention and support during traumatic situation caused during natural calamities or national emergency or pandemic situations like COVID 19. During COVID 19 pandemic, NSDL had executed various campaigns/activities such as distribution of testing kits, relief materials, PPE kits, sanitizers, medicines, contribution to Government Relief Funds.

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