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Best CSR Efforts (Silver) – SOM Group

  • PublishedDecember 28, 2016

The Som Group focuses on the all-round development of the communities around SOM factories which are located in distant rural areas and tribal belts.

As part of its social responsibility towards the betterment of society, the Som Group set up the Asha Mohan Foundation Society in the early 1995 which undertakes vari- ous welfare programmes. The Society ensures that the villagers and the people in the neighbouring areas are equipped with the basic amenities of education, health facilities, drinking water, and so on.

Under the umbrella of the society, Nido Pre-School was set up for the children in the age group of 1.5 years to 5 years in Bhopal. Nido Provides a foundation for learning both socially and academically that will help the child succeed in elementary school.

In December 1995, the Asha Mohan Foundation established a school for providing free education to the children in the surrounding rural areas. The school has now grown into SOM High School, conducting classes from the first standard to 10th. SOM provides free books, uniform and many other facilities to the students like fully- equipped computer lab, library, lush green playground, personality development session, and extra co-curricular activities, thus making them ready for the future and to tackle all the responsibilities of life.

There are over 328 students taking advantage of this golden opportunity and 19 well qualified faculty along with guest faculties are contributing to the cause.

Asha Mohan Hospital: This is one of the charitable institutions established by SOM, which provides free medical and health facilities not only to its factory workers but also to the inhabitants of the surrounding Sehatganj village and other neighbouring areas. Many health camps like cancer check-up, hepatitis vaccination, eye check-up, pulse polio camp, etc are here for those who lack awareness and also do not have access to such amenities.

SOMeshwara Dham Mandir: SOMeshwara Dham Mandir was built in the year 1994 near the plant. Devotees from surround- ing villages also go there. The funds collected from this temple are being utilized for running the SOM Madhyamik Vidhyalaya.

Written By
Monica Tarwani

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