Greetings from
NMDC
A Case Study on Community Development:
the NMDC Experiment
with particular reference to Chhattisgarh State
by
S Guruswami
Executive Director (Per)
NMDC Limited
About NMDC
• A Govt of India Enterprise
• A „Mini Ratna‟, Multi State, Multi Product Company
• Established in 1958 - to undertake exploration,
exploitation & development of minerals (other than
coal, oil & atomic minerals)
• Manpower 6000
• Signing MoU with Govt of India since 1991
• „Excellent‟ rating & profit making
• Dividend for 2003-04 is 35%
• Single largest producer & exporter of iron ore in
India
• Production Projects in
• Chhattisgarh State
• Karnataka State
• Madhya Pradesh
• Uttar Pradesh
• Andhra Pradesh
• Investigation activities
• Different places in India & abroad
• R&D Centre declared as „Centre of Excellence‟ by
UNIDO
• Exports - 7.2 million tonnes pa, earning Rs.800 crore in
foreign exchange
• Supplies 13.6 million tonnes pa to domestic market
• Produces annually 85,000 carats of diamonds
Mission of NMDC
“To emerge as a global mining organization
with international standards of
excellence, rendering optimum
satisfaction to all its stake holders”.
• NMDC introduced
– environment management
– pollution control measures
– strategic planning prior to and during mining
operations
– massive afforestation to minimize ecological
imbalances
– 2 million trees planted under tree plantation
programme
– funded State Government towards compensatory
afforestation
• Water management
– 3 tailing dams constructed for 3 iron ore projects
– 12 check dams de-silting of tailing and check dams
undertaken as a regular feature
• Air quality management
– Regular water sprinkling along haul roads
– Mist water spray at dumper platforms
– Dust extraction and suppression system installed
• Noise control management
– Trees planted along haul roads
– Noise control gadgets installed in all equipments and
plants
– Engages external agencies for investigation and
monitoring of ground vibration
Peripheral Development
NMDC‟s Programmes
• shares benefits with local people
• interacts with villagers and zilla panchayats
• approval of district administration is taken to avoid
duplication
• ensures tangible and quick benefits to villagers and
inhabitants
• crystallized thrust areas are:
– medicare
– education
– drinking water
– infrastructure
Expenditure incurred by NMDC for the last 7 years (Rs. in lakh)
Year Education Drinking Road Medi- Misc. Total
Water Constrn. Care items
1997-98 44.32 10.22 33.64 101.48 84.00 273.56
1998-99 49.81 38.10 47.09 47.37 59.03 241.40
1999-00 37.16 13.74 25.97 30.48 96.54 203.89
2000-01 41.49 20.08 15.56 34.70 45.45 157.28
2001-02 33.64 04.09 17.98 25.21 52.50 133.42
2002-03 66.20 22.66 112.14 13.73 15.12 229.85
2003-04 59.25 39.25 304.18 12.99 38.52 454.11
Total 331.87 148.14 556.56 265.96* 392.16 1693.69
* Does not include expedniture incurred towards providing treatment in hospitals.
Community based activities
• Universal literacy
– provides material & financial support for adult
education programmes
– introduced “Skill Development Programmes” for tribal
youth
• out of pocket expenses of Rs.1200/- pm
• provides gum boots & rain coats
• teaches basic English, Mathematics & General knowledge
• guidance for employment
• issue certificates
• 200 youth reaped benefits
– Co-operative society by unemployed youth
– “Adarsh Society” by NMDC
NMDC
– A member of “Global Compact Programme” launched
by UN General Secretary
– A founder member of “Global Compact Forum of
India”
– Promotes sports and cultural activities
NMDC
• Contributed
– Rs.15.00 lakh to “Chhattisgarh Hand Ball Association”
– Rs.25.00 lakh for “Afro Asian Games”
– Rs.1.00 lakh to “Children Education Trust”
– Rs.25,000/- to “National Cultural Fund”
– Rs.10,000/- to “National Sports Development Fund”
• Agreed to undertake beautification works worth
Rs.20.00 lakh in Raipur City
• Formed a trust – NMDC Standing Relief Fund
– each employee contributing Rs.1,200/-
– present corpus is Rs.1.00 crore
Educational Facilities
• Constructed
– primary, secondary & high schools
– additional class rooms
– toilets
– cooking rooms
– hostels/ashrams
• Provided
– drinking water pipe line in schools
– colour TV sets & fans, generator sets to schools & ashrams
– furniture
– steel cots to hostels
• Supplies
– sports material
– educational & teaching aids
– school uniforms
– school books
– stationery
• Provides free education & scholarships
• Prepares playgrounds etc
• Introduced “NMDC Medhavi Chhatra
Puruskar”
• Established “Industrial Training Institute”
Amount earmarked for Education: 2003-04
(Rs in lakhs)
1 Construction of Ashram Bldg (Hostel & Mess)
for 50 school children with all facilities at 25.00
Cholnar village.
2 Construction of toilet and other repair works
in Prakash Vidyalaya, Kirandul 2.50
3 Construction of Primary School building at
Tenali village, Kutrem Panchayat 3.50
4 Supply of school uniform with shoes and socks
and for children hostel, cots with beds, 10.00
blanket, bed cover, etc.
5 Electrification and provision of ceiling fans in
primary schools of Bacheli and other villages. 3.00
Total 44.00
Medicare
• Free
– medical treatment extended to the tribals of the
entire Dantewada District
– eye camps at project hospitals & in remote villages
– orthopaedic camps organized at project hospitals
– health checkup of students at tribal villages
– outdoor treatment to the govt staff of tribal
schools
– distribution of jaipur foot, tricycles, crutches etc
• Provided
– ambulances to district hospitals
– laproscope equipment
– modern medical equipment to govt hospitals
• family welfare camps & campaigns
• renovation/construction of PHC
• visits by Company medical & para medical staff
to villages
• active participation in pulse polio/immunization
programmes etc
• donation of operation theatre equipment to the
govt hospitals
Extent of treatment
• On an annual average, project hospitals provide
– free indoor treatment to > 3500 tribal patients
– free outpatient treatment to > 30,000 tribal
patients
• Expenditure Rs.3.00 crore per annum
Amount earmarked for Health: 2003-04
Rs. in lakh
1 Construction of Primary Health Centre
Bldg. in Kuakonda, Katey Kalyan village. 40.00
2 Provision of additional facilities for
Primary Health Centre at Kirandul 5.00
village.
3 Expenses towards organisibng Eye
camps and Family Planning Camps for 4.00
villages.
4 Construction of Primary Health Center
for Bade Kameli Gram Panchayat 7.00
Total 56.00
Drinking water
• Construction of tube wells
• Bore wells
• Water storage tanks
• Laying of pipe line
• Handpumps
• Community wells
• Separate storage water tanks in harijan bastis
etc
Amount earmarked for Drinking Water: 2003-04
Rs. in lakhs
1 Digging of borewell and provision of
Hand Pumps in villages in the vicinity of 30.00
Kirandul (60 nos.)
2 Repair of existing hand-pumps of
villages in the vicinity of Kirandul. 1.00
3 Procurement of supply of one tractor 7.00
and trolley with water tanker
4 Water supply for Bhansi Gram 5.00
Panchayat
Total 43.00
Infrastructure
• Laying of tar and WBM roads in interior
villages
• Construction of
– Culverts over nallahs
– Anganwadis
– Community Halls
– Library room
– Veterinary Hospital
• Construction of
– retaining walls to tanks/Nallahs
– steel walkway bridge over nallah
– platforms for weekly hatts
• Electrification of villages and provides fittings
• Strengthening the offices of district
administration
• Rs.50.00 lakh pa is given to District Admn. For
developmental works
• Rs.1.00 lakh to each nearby village panchayats
for priority works
Amount earmarked for Road Constructions: 2003-04
Rs. in lakhs
1 Black topping of road from Kirandul Rly colony to
Kadampal village 12.00
2 Constructionof WBM Road from Kadampal Gaythepara
to Patel Para village. 3.00
3 Black topping of road from Patel Para to Dugeli Bridge 5.00
4 Construction of culvert at Gaita para and Emlipara of
Dugeli village 10.00
5 Electrification in Dugeli Gram panchayat area 10.00
6 Construction of culverts in Padapur and Bade Bacheli 8.00
village, etc
7 Construction of Bridge in Padapur Gram Panchayat 10.00
8 Construction of overbridge on river in Marinar Gram 10.00
panchayat
9 WBM road connecting Bade Kameli and Nerli main 15.00
road
83.00
Total
Amount earmarked for Misc items: 2003-04 Rs. in lakhs
1 Construction of Boundary wall for Raghav
Mandir at Kirandul village 5.00
2 Installation of awareness boards regarding
developmental works 1.00
Undertaken for villages.
3 Construction of residential quarters for
Ashram Superintendent at Madkamiran village 5.00
and playground levelling
4 Skill development programme for youth 3.00
5 Construction of boundary wall for new 20.00
Collectorate at Dantewada
6 500 tree-guards for tree plantation in villages 5.00
7 Construction of workshop shed with
electrification for women self-employment at 5.00
Bade Kameli village.
8 Construction of store room, staff room and
other facilities to Gram Mitra Seva Sangathan, 3.50
Gumavada
Total 47.50
NMDC‟s Philosophy
“We firmly believe that our prosperity lies in
the socio-economic development the community
with which we interact daily both directly and
indirectly. We also realize that it is our
primary and core priority to associate with the
socio-economic well-being of the neighbouring
community through a continuous consultation
process and appropriate social and economic
interventions”.
Thank you