Health check-up camps are organized in the remote areas of our country which is home to the marginalized sections of the society that dies silent deaths due to lack of proper healthcare amenities. At these camps, routine check-ups are carried out in large numbers for diseases like diabetes, hypertension, thyroid and ailments related to liver, kidney and heart.
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The ponty chadha foundation and its csr program and initiative
1. The Ponty Chadha Foundation and its CSR
program and Initiative
Mrs. Jatinder Kaur Chadha founded the Ponty Chadha Foundation in February 2013. She
founded the foundation to honor and in the memory of her late husband Ponty Chadha, who
established the Wave Group a multifaceted corporate house. Ponty Chadha was a well known
and influential businessman who was guided by his quote, the business of life, is life, not
business. He was a well-known philanthropist who valued the idea of paying back to the
society. After his untimely death, his wife decided to form the Ponty Chadha Foundation to
carry on with his initiative of paying back to the society.
The core function of the foundation is to give back to the society. All this is aimed at the
creation of a stronger base for the future generations of the nation. The foundation has got a
robust and efficient Corporate Social Responsibility Program. The CSR Program is aimed at
ensuring the organization gives back to the society through participating in some corporate
social activities. The activities include supporting various sectors such as education, health
care, and food security among others.
Through the company’s CSR Program, the company can organize free medical camps for the
and disadvantaged in the society, it also built a school to cater for the educational needs of
the poor, and it conducts food collection drives throughout the year for the purpose of feeding
the poor. All the above mention charitable activities are the CSR Initiatives of the Ponty
Chadha Foundation. The CSR Initiatives are well supported to ensure they are efficient and
they meet their objectives.
The company is already underway with the construction and establishment of a skills
academy. This college or academy will be important in the development of the skills and
talents of children more so those that hail from poor backgrounds. The company through its
2. foundation is determined to give the future generations hope even where there seems to be
no hope. The organization and operation of the health camps have been a huge success and
has been helpful in eradicating and helping in the fight against diseases. The health camps
have also reduced congestion in public hospitals and ensured smooth and efficient access to
health care. The foundation has also set its sights at the prospects of rural sanitation
awareness. Proper sanitation is a fundamental step towards eradication of various diseases,
and this is a noble idea that is aimed at further improving the peoples’ health in the society.
In conclusion, the Ponty Chadha Foundation through its Corporate Social Responsibility
Program has carried on with the aims and ambitions of Mr.Ponty Chadha. The Foundation has
made important and fruitful CSR Initiatives that are making a positive impact in the society.