Anchored deeply into our business strategy, corporate social responsibility is fundamental to Nxtra’s commitments and initiatives towards Inclusivity and bringing in more and more communities together. For us, it is the credo of growing together as a nation and society that motivates us to take up multiple CSR initiatives and go beyond the mandate.
We believe that strengthening the education system is an essential investment in our country’s future and have pledged to contribute towards it including special education, employment enhancing vocation skills, especially amongst children, and livelihood enhancement projects. We constantly endeavor to create value for communities by offering solutions at all levels.
This CSR policy has been approved by the Board of Directors of Nxtra Data Limited (“Nxtra”) pursuant to the provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 with an objective to provide guidance and direc-tion to undertake CSR initiatives in a more structured and unified manner.
Nxtra’s CSR and welfare activities will center on the following areas:
Bharti Foundation is the philanthropic and developmental arm of the Bharti Group. Bharti Foundation cur-rently runs 254 Schools to deliver free quality education to underprivileged children across rural pockets in India and lays special emphasis on education for the girl child. Nxtra will primarily support the CSR activities, permitted under the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder, undertaken by the Bharti Foundation.
The Board of Directors of the Company shall constitute / re-constitute the CSR Committee from time to time in compliance with statutory requirements. The CSR Committee shall comprise of directors in accord-ance with section 135 of Companies Act 2013 as amended from time to time.
The CSR Committee shall consider CSR proposals from Bharti Foundation or through any other eligible entity. In order to be considered by the CSR Committee, such proposals must inter-alia contain details of projects / programs to be undertaken, proposed amount, timelines and a confirmation that such projects / programs are eligible under the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder.
The Board shall approve overall limits for CSR Activities to be undertaken by the Company. Within the overall limits approved by the Board, the CSR Committee shall approve individual projects / programs in-cluding contribution towards the Fund. Any surplus arising out of the CSR projects, programs or activities will not form part of the business profit of Nxtra.
All CSR projects / programs under this policy shall be undertaken in India. The CSR Committee shall decide on locations for implementation of the CSR projects / programs.
The CSR Committee shall endeavor to:
The CSR Committee shall formulate and recommend to the Board, an annual action plan which shall strive to contain the following items and which shall be amended from time to time, as the Board may think in consultation with the CSR Committee:
Pahle India Foundation aims at identifying and proposing policy oriented sustainable solutions to EEUS Sectors. Energy and climate change related policies have often been viewed, incorrectly, as deterrents to economic development and these need to have an additional element of sustainability built into them. The policy oriented research addresses issues like, Reforms Needed in the Power Sector of India, Increase in the Footprint of Renewables in the Energy Mix, Sustainable Energy Financing, Sustainable Transport, Sustainable Waste Management and Sustainable Smart Cities.
We support pedagogic practices that disrupt barriers to learning and disassemble hierarchies—in the fields of curricular design and accessibility are a key mandate of Serendipity Arts Foundation, which draws from and enriches our exploration of research, writing, and sensorial engagement through methodologies that encourage co-learning and inclusion. It curates temporally fluid projects that are both independent and contiguous to the programming at the Festival–often resulting in workshops and showcases, and continuing through research.
For the last two decades, Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Group, in collaboration with multiple other organisations and government, has taken it upon itself to bring transformation in the field of education for underprivileged children in the country. It aims to impact the lives of children and youth by proactively implementing and supporting programs in primary, secondary, and higher education as well as sanitation through its Satya Bharti School Program, Satya Bharti Quality Support Program, Higher Education Programs and Satya Bharti Abhiyan program.
Our partnership initiative with Centre for Policy Research is committed to fostering an evidence-based conversation about how to ensure a clean and sustainable environment for a growing India & globe. The experts research topics ranging from environmental jurisprudence to the construction industry, and they engage directly with domestic and international environmental institutions. Some of key dialogues range from water law and land rights to climate change and energy policy, managing the tension between development and the environment is a local challenge that requires global cooperation.
Harjeet is a part of Bharti Management Board and drives the strategic aspects of businesses.
Kapil is a Director in Carlyle India team and has been a part of the investment team.
Vani is responsible for running circle operations across mobility, broadband and DTH.
