Under the Rural Immersion Program, faculties and students of MBA (Engineering) visited the Zawar village area, 45 kms from Udaipur on Sunday 26^th February.

Students took part in the CSR activities jointly undertaken by Hindustan Zinc Limited, Vedanta Group & NGO “Action for Community Empowerment” (ACE) in the area.

Understanding its Social Responsibility, Vedanta Group is coordinating the implementation & management of overall developmental works in the Zawar area through the NGO “ACE”.

Students directly observed the improvement in the life-style of the local villagers through these activities under various projects. They also observed the participation model for the development of farmers in the area through animal husbandry, agricultural development, distribution of hybrid seeds, fertilizer and various flowering & fruit plants and spreading awareness about the new techniques (like Green House Development) in agriculture.

Students also got a chance to experience the sanitation & vocational training programs for the locals by means of various projects and discussed at length with the villagers and received information on the impact and contribution of these programs on their family & social life.

They also understood the importance of self-help groups (SHG’s) in self-reliance of rural women & overall rural development. Along with it, the students came to know how the business world can build positive viewpoint about the company among the locals by undertaking such programs and activities.

They comprehended the difficulties & problems of the rural background which will help them to realize their social obligations while working as managers in the future.

During the visit, the students saw the various activities being undertaken in various schools, child welfare centre “Parvarish”, Bayef training centers and other centers in different villages in the area.

The faculty & students of MBA (Agri-Business) course run by the University also accompanied the MBA (Engineering) students on this visit. Prior to it, on Saturday, Mr. C.P. Kumbhat of “ACE” explained in detail about the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility to the students by means of a presentation.