BIT CSR
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Corporate Social Responsibility is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. CSR is generally understood as being the way through which a company achieves a balance of economic, environme0ntal and social imperatives, while at the same time addressing the expectations of shareholders and stakeholders. This very definition of CSR forms the crux of the programme that has been initiated by the institute. Key CSR issues being dealt include environmental management, eco-efficiency, responsible sourcing, stakeholder engagement, labour standards and working conditions, employee and community relations, social equity, gender balance, human rights, good governance, and skill development.
In collaboration with the National Service Scheme(NSS) the CSR programme has been implemented over a total of 10 villages. These villages have been adopted by the institute to ensure their all round development. Under the able leadership of the Dean of Students Welfare Dr.B.K.Mishra the programme aims at providing better living conditions for the residents of nearby villages by their overall development.
MISSION
The institute has taken upon itself to uplift the surrounding population dwelling in vicinity of the institute. This is achieved by constant health check up camps, literacy campaigns, skill development drives organized under the CSR programme in collaboration with the National Service Scheme. Various useful items like Sewing Machines and Desktops were doled out under the Skills development programme. Other useful objects such as solar lamps, wheelchairs and bicycles were also gifted to the society by the institute. Structural renovations of local schools and construction of toilets was also carried out in accordance with the policies of the central government.
VISION
The vision of the programme incorporates provision of better living standards for the stakeholders ensuring at the same time that the development be not only sustainable socially but also environmentally. The programme aims at engaging the resources of the institute for complete development of the village structures as well as the residents. This will be achieved by programmes of a specific aimed at either skills development or structural development entwined together to produce the most desirable results.