Empowering Communities, Creating Sustainable Impact

The program covers training on various BFSI sector specific job roles such as Mutual Fund Distributors, Business Correspondent- Business Facilitator, Insurance Agents or any other BFSI sector specific job roles. The Company also imparts the training pertaining to other sectors such as Health, Hospitality, Retail, Travel or any other sector which require skilled workforce.

The comprehensive training modules to be used for sector specific training.

Mutual Fund Distributors training program is based on NISM’s Series V-A module while BC-BF Operations training program is developed on the basis of IIBF’s curriculum. 

The program gives the opportunity to the candidates to earn additional income along with their current work / activity.

In case of BC-BF Operations training, the program is named as “NSDL Certificate Course in BC-BF Operations (Artha SAMARTH)”.

In case of Mutual Fund Distributors training, the program is named as “NSDL Certificate Course in Mutual Fund Distributors (Artha SAMARTH)”.

The Company facilitates the livelihood linkages through employment or self-employment for the beneficiaries post training. 

NSDL provides free bed-side Leukocyte Filters and yearly DXA Scan and Cardiac & Liver T2* MRI investigations to underprivileged Thalassemia patients. The use of bed-side Leukocyte Filters helps in reducing Febrile Reaction and thereby decreases allergic reactions during blood transfusions. Moreover, NSDL has been supporting DXA Scan and Cardiac & Liver T2* MRI tests for underprivileged Thalassemia patients to diagnose life threatening risks of iron overload which may cause damage to body parts like the heart, liver, pituitary and pancreas during blood transfusions. The Company to benefit around 310 Thalassemia patients who belong to poor socio-economic background in the current FY.

Under this program, NSDL shall provide a complete school kit including stationery items to the underprivileged students from the government schools, government recognized schools, partially aided schools, community schools/centres, schools run by trust/community organizations.

Eye Screening Camps for community people especially, farmers, salt pan workers and people engaged in allied agricultural sector. Post eye screening camps, the spectacles are provided to the beneficiaries based on their need. This project is being executed in association with Medical Research Foundation which has a clinical unit named as ‘Sankara Nethralaya’ based out of Chennai.

NSDL and its subsidiaries shall be sponsoring Mid-Day-Meal for the students in government schools in association with Akshaya Patra Foundation. The schools shall be identified in association with the Akshaya Patra Foundation in and around the vicinity of NSDL’s regional office locations. 

This program endeavours to bridge the gap between bright students and the right education by providing financial support in the form of scholarships. Through this program, NSDL intends to provide financial assistance to deserving bright students who lack adequate financial resources to cope up with their academic studies.

‘Health’ being one of the core CSR areas, NSDL has initiated Project Sanjeevani- Mobile Medical Unit which is a clinic on wheels serving the most vulnerable communities by providing preventive, curative and diagnostic healthcare services. The project shall be implemented in the urban as well as rural areas based on community need and health profiling. 

Health care system is one of the basic requirements of every community. Most of the slum areas in our country, till date, are with poor health infrastructure. The Mobile medical unit is gradually proving to be instrumental in addressing the needs of slum areas, particularly for low-income and marginalized populations. By running mobile health units, NSDL strives to ensure better access and timely help to the needy at their doorstep. 

Through mobile medical unit, NSDL shall provide need based primary healthcare services in the underprivileged communities by adopting the approach of multi-stakeholders engagement.

The Mobile Medical Unit is equipped with the state-of-the-art diagnostic and curative facilities  with team of doctors, lab technician and pharmacists.

NSDL believes that Project Sanjeevani shall be a successful model for providing primary health care services within the deserving communities.  Project Sanjeevani shall be executed in association with SBI Foundation.

NSDL has been conducting various skill development programs in BFSI sector for the youth who have potentials to serve the sector through employment or self-employment mode. The skill development programs are carried out by NSDL under its flagship project, ‘Artha SAMARTH’. Through this project, NSDL imparts BFSI sector skills such as BC-BF, Mutual Fund Distributors, Insurance Agents, Banking Operations, etc. followed by livelihood linkages for the trained candidates.  

Aligning to the existing Artha SAMARTH program, NSDL has initiated a special skill development and employability program for Persons with Disabilities (PwD). Project SAMEIP (i.e. SBI Foundation and Microsoft India Employability Initiative for Persons with Disabilities) is a collaborative initiative of SBI Foundation and Microsoft India. The project to be executed in association with SBI Foundation (SBIF).

PwDs shall be trained on BFSI and IT sector specific job roles/skills with the help of specialized trainers and industry experts.

NSDL to empower PwDs by enabling livelihood through skill development and to promote PwD inclusion amongst employers of India.

Project SAMEIP is aligned with the below mentioned Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

• (SDG) #8 is about decent work and economic growth and aims “to achieve full and productive employment, and decent work, for all women and men by 2030.”
• SDG #10 is about reduced inequalities and aims “to empower lower income earners, and promote economic inclusion of all regardless of sex, race or ethnicity.”
• SDG #17 is about partnerships for the goals and aims “to strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development.”

Mini Science Centre (MSC) is an educative, innovative and systemic facility designed to revolutionize science & math’s education that makes learning simpler and accessible. It is a catalytic channel that is interactive, engaging & fun way of learning technique aimed to raise awareness, grasp the information & strengthen the aptitude of students. Moreover, MSC supports the teachers in teaching - with a focus on concepts from science & mathematics.

Education being the core CSR area, NSDL has been implementing various programs/initiatives to strengthen the educational eco- system and strives to provide quality education to all irrespective of the socio-economic status of the students. Mini Science Centre (MSC) is one of such initiatives which supports and encourages the students to develop aptitude & skills. Science activities are done to stimulate curiosity, provide practical opportunities to explore a concept in easy ways and develop appropriate hands-on experience in understanding science and its concepts.