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Key Points

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Total Corporate Social Responsibility spending since 2014‑15: 7,276 crore rupees.

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Annual spending this year: nearly 1,000 crore rupees.

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90% of funds used within 25 km of mining areas.

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Projects include 50,000 school toilets, a 500‑bed medical college, smart classrooms, and a sports academy.

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Beneficiaries: over 35 million people, including 2,500 scholarship students and 48,000 trainees.

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Summary

The company focuses its spending within 25 kilometres of its mining sites, building toilets in schools, a 500‑bed medical college and hospital, and modern classrooms equipped with computers and science labs.

It runs scholarship programmes for students, supports children with heart disease and blood disorders, and offers skill‑training for thousands of adults.

The Khelgaon Sports Academy, run with the state government, has produced more than 1,800 medals, including 15 at the international level.

All these initiatives are estimated to have benefited around 35.6 million people, especially vulnerable groups such as tribal communities, women, and people with disabilities.

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New Words to Learn

7 words
Corporate Social Responsibility
A company's effort to give back to society by funding helpful projects.
crore
A unit equal to ten million; used for very large numbers in India.
medical college
A school where doctors are trained and a hospital where patients receive care.
smart classroom
A classroom that uses computers and digital tools for learning.
skill‑training
Programs that teach people new abilities for jobs.
tribal
Relating to the original indigenous communities of a region.
international
Involving many countries around the world.
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