… FOCUS Corporate Social Responsibility Projects Responsibility Social Corporate BRINGING INTO BRINGING EVALUATION STUDY REPORT OF CSR PROJECTS OF BHARAT DYNAMICS LIMITED ANDHRA PRADESH The Effectiveness of Implemented The the Effectiveness CONDUCTUED BY National Corporate Social Responsibility Hub, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai BRINGING INTO FOCUS… The Effectiveness of the Implemented Corporate Social Responsibility Projects REPORT OF EVALUATION STUDY OF CSR PROJECTS OF BHARAT DYNAMICS LIMITED 2013 TISS - BDL CSR Project Conducted By: National Corporate Social Responsibility Hub Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai Commissioned By: Bharat Dynamics Limited Hyderabad Acknowledgement At the outset, we would like to thank Bharat Dynamics Limited for granting us this project. We express our gratitude to Mr. V.N. Reddy, GM (MNR) and Chairman (CSR & SD Committee) and his team for the support since beginning till the completion of this study. We thank them for coordinating the study with our team. We congratulate the Programme Managers and the Programme Officer for conducting this study efficiently. We thank them for diligently completing the data collection by visiting the field and conducting meetings with all stakeholders of the projects. We would also like to thank the local team members who worked for data collection. B. Venkatesh Kumar Director, NCSR Hub, TISS i RESEARCH TEAM AT NCSR HUB Project Director Dr. B. Venkatesh Kumar Project Coordinators Mr. Avadh Bihari Ms. Priyanka Korde Data Collection Ms. Divya Banerjee Ms. Shalini Surepalli Mr. S. Ganesh Mr. Bavajan Ms. G. Vijaya Ms. G. Rajeshwari Data Analysis and Report Writing Ms. Divya Banerjee Proof Reading Avadh Bihari Priyanka Korde Special Inputs Mr. Avadh Bihari Ms. Priyanka Korde Secretariat Staff Ms. Vaishali Gajbiye Ms. Rajisha Vineet Ms. Sushma ii Table of Contents Acknowledgement ................................................................................................................... i RESEARCH TEAM AT NCSR HUB ...................................................................................... ii List of Abbreviations............................................................................................................ vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................... viii Key Observations of the Projects ..................................................................................... viii Eco- Sanitation Toilets ................................................................................................. viii Mobile Medicare Unit ..................................................................................................... ix Drinking Water ............................................................................................................... x Mid-Day Meal ................................................................................................................. x Construction of Road ..................................................................................................... x CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 1 1.1. Corporate Social Responsibility .................................................................................. 1 1.2. CSR – The Need of the Hour ...................................................................................... 2 1.3. Why we need CSR? ................................................................................................... 3 1.4. National Corporate Social Responsibility Hub ............................................................. 3 1.5. Bharat Dynamics Limited ............................................................................................ 4 1.6. MoU between BDL – TISS (NCSR Hub) ..................................................................... 5 1.7. CSR Programmes of BDL: An Overview ..................................................................... 6 1.7.1. Mobile Medicare Unit (MMU) ................................................................................ 6 1.7.2. Mid-Day Meal (MDM) ........................................................................................... 7 1.7.3. Eco-sanitation ...................................................................................................... 7 1.7.4. Safe Drinking Water ............................................................................................. 8 1.7.5. Road .................................................................................................................... 9 CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................... 10 2.1. Research Design ...................................................................................................... 10 2.2. Research Questions ................................................................................................. 10 2.3. Research Objectives................................................................................................. 11 2.4. Data collection .......................................................................................................... 11 2.5. Tools of the Study: .................................................................................................... 11 2.6. Sources of Data ........................................................................................................ 12 2.7. Sampling criteria ....................................................................................................... 12 2.8. Sample size .............................................................................................................. 12 CHAPTER 3: DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE .......................................................................... 13 iii 3.1. About Andhra Pradesh ............................................................................................. 13 3.2. Vital Statistics of Andhra Pradesh ............................................................................. 14 3.3. Evaluation Study by NCSR Hub in districts of Andhra Pradesh ................................ 15 3.4. Social Category ........................................................................................................ 16 CHAPTER 4: IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES ....................................................................... 17 4.1. Akshya Patra Foundation: Mid-Day Meal Programme .............................................. 17 4.1.1. Interview with the Implementing Agency ................................................................ 18 4.2. AFPRO: Eco-Sanitation Toilet .................................................................................. 20 4.3. HelpAge India: Mobile Medicare Unit ........................................................................ 21 4.3.1. Interview with the Implementing Agency .............................................................. 22 4.4. Naandi Foundation: Safe Drinking Water .................................................................. 23 4.4.1. Interview with the Implementing Agency ................................................................ 24 4.4.2. Mechanism to Monitor the Programme: ................................................................. 26 CHAPTER 5: PROJECT – MID-DAY MEAL ....................................................................... 29 5.1. Quality of food .......................................................................................................... 29 5.2. Suitable Time for Distribution of Meal ....................................................................... 30 5.3. Observation .............................................................................................................. 31 5.4. Conclusion and Recommendation ............................................................................ 32 CHAPTER 6: PROJECT – MOBILE MEDICARE UNIT ...................................................... 33 6.1. Utilization of services ................................................................................................ 33 6.2. Team members in the MMU van ............................................................................... 34 6.3. Medicines and Equipment in Mobile Medical Unit ..................................................... 35 6.4. Sufficient stock of medicines ..................................................................................... 35 6.5. Accessibility for Villagers .......................................................................................... 36 6.6. Awareness about Health and Hygiene ...................................................................... 37 6.7. Quality of Services .................................................................................................... 37 6.8. Suggestions to Improve the Programme ................................................................... 37 6.9. Recommendations .................................................................................................... 38 CHAPTER 7: PROJECT – ECO SANITATION ................................................................... 39 7.1. Basic principles of ECOSAN Toilets: ........................................................................ 39 7.2. Type and Status of Housing ...................................................................................... 40 7.3. Eco Sanitation