This compendium, recounting NTPC's CSR activities, can be seen as a collage of 21st century India. It is about the public sector giant's firm commitment to the nation. Providing scholarships for needy students, setting up Rehabilitation Centres to help the physically challenged , improving infrastructure in remote schools, organizing sports competitions for the rural children, arranging potable water in parched areas, teaching vocational skills, providing healthcare, preserving heritage, lending a helping hand during natural calamities-NTPC has been involved in multifarious activities.
Making a Difference comprises the stories of courage and hope, of limitless striving and boundless enthusiasm, of common people and uncommon feats, of the young and not-so-young, of the rich and the poor, of villagers and townspeople. These stories strengthen the grounds for optimism, as they show that all people, cutting across the boundaries of community, caste, creed, and even class are endowed with abilities and fortitude. The poor and the unfortunate can come out of the morass of poverty, backwardness, and privation. Corporations just have to offer a little support to make a difference.
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 : A Village is Reborn
Chapter 2 : The Man from Kalahandi
Chapter 3 : Training for Tomorrow
Chapter 4 : On a Firm Footing Inspiring Tale of Rahat Bano; Small Help, Big Change
Chapter 5 : When Uprooting Brought Prosperity
Chapter 6 : No Child Left Behind
Chapter 7 : Gollagunta's Quest for Water
Chapter 8 : Gifts Given and Received
Chapter 9 : Displaced, Not Uprooted
Chapter 10 : The Seamstress of Samlod
Chapter 11 : Empowered with Education
Chapter 12 : The Brushstrokes of Destiny
Chapter 13 : A 'Bench" Mark of Compassion
Chapter 14 : A Sense of Pride
Chapter 15 : An Affair with Heritage
Chapter 16 : Falling in Love, Rising to the Occasion
Chapter 17 : Beyond Chalk and Talk
Chapter 18 : Booking the Future
Chapter 19 : Hitting the Bull's Eye
Chapter 20 : Sewing a New Life
Chapter 21 : The Good Samaritans
Chapter 22 : Healthcare on Wheels
Chapter 23 : For a Better Tomorrow
Chapter 24 : Services Before Self
Chapter 25 : Navpath : A New Road
Chapter 26 : Future Perfect
Chapter 27 : Overcoming All Challenges
Chapter 28 : Meaningful Change
Chapter 29 : Let There Be Light
Chapter 30 : From Darkness to Light
Chapter 31 : The Pursuit of Happiness
Chapter 32 : Stitching their Live with Hope
Chapter 33 : (a) A Cut Above, (b) Of Daughters and Difficult Times
Chapter 34 : The Witness to Change
Chapter 35 : Providing a Healing Touch
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