Over 1,050 Bone Marrow Transplants and 1,500 Corrective Cardiac Surgeries Completed under CIL's Flagship CSR Schemes

The Ministry of Coal, along with Coal India Limited (CIL), yesterday celebrated key milestones under its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives — the Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana (TBSY) and Nanha Sa Dil — and launched the Comprehensive CSR Framework for Indian Coal Companies, at an event held at New Delhi.

The event was graced by Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister for Coal and Mines, and Shri Satish Chandra Dubey, Union Minister of State for Coal and Mines, along with Shri Vikram Dev Dutt, Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Coal, in the presence of senior officials, medical experts, implementing partners, and beneficiary families.

Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana (TBSY)

Launched to address the treatment needs of children suffering from Thalassemia and Aplastic Anaemia — rare genetic blood disorders — TBSY has grown from an initial network of 4 hospitals to 21 empanelled hospitals across the country. CIL is the only Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) in India to have undertaken a healthcare initiative of this scale for rare genetic blood disorders such as Thalassemia and Aplastic Anemia. Under the scheme, up to Rs. 10 lakh per patient is extended directly to empanelled hospitals for Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT), against a total outlay of Rs. 130 crore across four phases. To date, more than 1,050 BMTs have been completed, with the overwhelming majority of treated children now leading normal, healthy lives. The scheme is implemented in coordination with Thalassemics India, with monitoring guidance from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Nanha Sa Dil

Addressing Congenital Heart Defects (CHD), which affect an estimated 2.4 lakh newborns in India annually — of whom only about 5 percent receive timely treatment — Nanha Sa Dil was launched by CIL in partnership with the Sri Sathya Sai Health and Education Trust. Beginning with four districts of Jharkhand in March 2024 by CIL, the initiative has since been scaled up through CIL's subsidiary companies SECL, CCL, NCL and WCL. Over 2 lakh children have been screened using modern diagnostic tools, and more than 1,500 corrective surgeries have been completed, entirely free of cost to patient families, including travel and hospitalisation expenses.

Comprehensive CSR Framework for Indian Coal Companies

Marking a significant step towards outcome-oriented CSR, the Ministry of Coal launched CSR framework for coal sector, the first sector specific CSR framework since the advent of statutory CSR under the Companies Act, 2013. The framework has been prepared by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) and serves as a guiding framework for an impactful and outcome oriented CSR for benefit of people residing in the coal mining areas.