Aligning Corporate Social Responsibilities activities of Indian Companies with healthcare : Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

Corporate Social responsibility is the constant dedication by the companies to integrate  environmental and social concerns in their corporate operations. India became the foremost  country to legislate the requirement to undertake CSR projects and mandatorily report CSR activities under Companies Act, 2013. Today the standard of healthcare organizations in India has become very alarming. With the annual spending of resources on the healthcare sector remains among the lowest worldwide, it’s high time to channel the focus on the vulnerable  condition of public health across the globe. Though the government has the accountability to provide healthcare assistance to the citizens yet it will be very unfair to hold it accountable completely. The companies can do much more with their initiatives to support health care as a part of their 2% obligatory spending