Corporate Social Responsibility in India: Bridging the Gaps in Education
1 Lalit Kumar Barik; 2 Dr. Bidyadhar Padhi; 3 Dr. Jnanaranjan MohantyIndia's prosperity depends on its educational system, which needs a collective effort by both public and private sectors. In spite of various policy measures taken by governments a large number of population is deprived of quality education. Formal education of minimum standard has been the dream of many marginalized groups in India. Now a day, through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the private sector has been making sectorial interventions to uplift of underprivileged and excluded people. Focus on the development of education sector by CSR initiatives of private sectors is gaining importance day by day. Numerous large corporations support educational institutions, libraries, textbooks, and student financial help with the help of CSR initiatives. The government will aware about the CSR initiatives against the education as well as the actual needs to improve it. This study explores CSR’s role in India’s education sector and its contribution to improve the framework of Education in India. Also it focuses on the CSR initiatives and its impact of top corporates which was analyzed from the financial year 2023-24.