Bharat Forge Limited, also known by as BFL is an Indian multinational company based out of Pune with special interest in the fields of automotive, oil and gas, power, locomotive, aerospace, industries, power and more. Adding to that list of interest is their new found foray into the field of defence sector which makes them a complete product maker. Having been founded in the year 1961 by Dr. Nilkanthrao A. Kalyani, the company has grown over to be valued at USD $ 2.5 billion and has 10,000 personals associated under them. Their forays have seen them associated with Alstom, a French based power generation company in recent years. Bharat Forge limited has been rated as one of the top companies in Asia based on the growth rate by the Forbes magazine.

Bharat Forge Limited has had quite an impact on the Indian society with them being at the helm of major activities and services. In recent years they have delved into providing the society not only with their services but also with their exemplary acts that provide a valuable contribution in the well being on the society and people residing within. Bharat Forge Limited has a wide interest in multiple CSR initiatives that resolve around in improving the educational health, skill and other quotients across the society.

Running under the tutelage of Bharat Forge Limited’s CSR initiative are multiple projects of which a major one resounds as ‘Village Development through initiatives on water, health, education and internal road’. Bharat Forge Limited has been in direct role for the implementation of this program across major districts of Maharashtra, i.e. Pune, Satara, Ahmednagar and Solapur. The major focus of this program is to initiate the development of the infrastructure like water, health, education, road, livelihood and more through various programs and coordination aspects. They also look to conduct rural development programs, educational programs and initiations, medical and surgical camps, healthcare awareness acts, rehabilitation programs, development of hospital infrastructure and building of road network to connect the deprived society and community with the city areas. The campaign has seen the Human Development Index of these deprived society grow tenfold and has allowed the society to have a self-sustained outlook. A major foray of Bharat Forge Limited is to help uplift the society that they are based out of. It is a no brainer that they have started with Pune and the areas nearby to build the base. And with the CSR initiative ongoing, it won’t take much time before the area becomes one of the exemplary ones. Bharat Forge Limited has invested over Rs 6.303 crores into this initiative during the F.Y. 2018-19 which stands as almost 40% of their entire CSR budget.

Another known CSR initiative under the tutelage of Bharat Forge Limited is ‘Contribution to Pratham Education Foundation’. This project is a major educational initiative by them and revolves around providing educational interventions and support to the society. It is spread across Pune of Maharashtra where Bharat Forge where the company in association with Pratham Education Foundation implemented Pradnya Vikas Program. The program looks into harbouring educational programs across the district for the well being of the people. It also looks into providing the people with the much needed educational support and benefit so that the much needed ones of the society can look forward to being granted the opportunity to learn and grow. Pune as a whole district does come under the developed category but there are still places that are in dire need of educational interventions and Bharat Forge Limited with its CSR initiative helps provide those interventions to people out there. Bharat Forge Limited exercises the option of providing the educational reforms and programs with its implementing partner and other known volunteers under the banner of their company. They had a total spend of Rs 0.473 crores in the educational reform for the year F.Y 2018-19.

Bharat Forge Limited is one of the major names in the Indian economic scene and their duty towards the society in giving back what they have achieved is quite exemplary in nature. The CSR campaigns running under Bharat Forge Limited has helped provide upliftment to the people and the society as a whole.