Corporate Social Responsibility: Initiatives in Healthcare Sector and its Impact on Rural Development
Periodic Research ( P: ISSN No. 2231-0045 RNI No. UPBIL/2012/55438 VOL.-IV, ISSUE-I, August-2015 E: ISSN No. 2349-9435 ) Abstract Hardeep Kaur Research Scholar, Deptt. of International Resource Centre, Universal Human Values, Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala Jagmeet Bawa Joint-Director, Deptt. of International Resource Centre, Universal Human Values, Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala Rural area, especially the health sector has been sidelined by many governments and the corporate sector long ago. With the advent of the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability, Rural Development in context to health related development has come to forefront of these groups. Even Companies Act, 2013 have mandated that a corporate at least invest 2% of their average net profit in CSR activities. The present paper attempts to explore into the CSR initiatives of private and public companies towards Health Sector especially...