Displacement and Rehabilitation: Role of CSR in Empowering Communities

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies

© 2020 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal

Volume 7 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Dr. Manosmita Mahapatra

10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V7I5P106

How to Cite?

Dr. Manosmita Mahapatra, "Displacement and Rehabilitation: Role of CSR in Empowering Communities," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 7,  no. 5, pp. 35-39, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V7I5P106

Abstract:

Development-induced displacement is rampant in India. Multinationals are not an exception. In the name of development, many multinational companies establish themselves by taking the land of the rural people and making them their victims. They take land from the tribal areas displacing them. Unlike the government, they make an effort to rehabilitate the tribal. The present study makes an attempt to understand the impact analysis of the role of corporate sectors in Orissa to provide social and economic rehabilitation through their corporate social responsibilities. In order to show the philanthropic activity of the companies and their impact on social transformation in India, the present study undertakes two multinational companies, i.e., Tata Steel and Vedanta, located in Orissa. The study is carried by reported information by the India Companies. The objective of the study is to examine the socio-economic development of tribes in the area under study and to analyze the impact on health and livelihood generation of CSR of the companies. The study focuses on two types of rehabilitation provided by both the companies: that is, social, which includes health and education aspect and economic rehabilitation, which includes livelihood sustainability. The findings suggest an extensive coverage of CSR activities of the companies in Odisha with a special focus on the transformation of lives of the indigenous people and their upliftment through policy development. 

Keywords:

CSR, PDF, women’s empowerment, social exclusion.

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