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Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives
in IMFA were overseen by our Founder Director Late Mrs Ila
Panda and it is her guiding spirit that drives us today in
contributing to Odisha’s development. Her leadership
of Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT) has meant
that CSR is not just a buzzword but a serious commitment towards
meeting our obligations to society at large.
The major initiatives undertaken by IMFA include instituting
the prestigious Sarala Award for recognising excellence in
Oriya literature and the Ekalabya Puraskar for encouraging
budding Oriya sportspeople. However, myriad activities such
as conducting free health camps particularly in tribal areas,
running several educational institutions besides an Industrial
Training Institute (ITI), sponsoring needy scholars for higher
education and generally working towards improving the lot
of the under-privileged sections of society are all part of
IMFA’s commitment to Odisha.
SARALA AWARD
The annual Sarala Award was instituted in 1980 with the aim
to recognise outstanding literary work in the Oriya language.
With an award of Rs 1,50,000 and a glittering array of recipients,
it is today considered the premier recognition for an Oriya
writer.
EKALABYA PURASKAR
Although the trust had since a long time worked for the popularisation
of sports in Odisha, a major step was taken in 1993 when the
annual Ekalabya Puraskar was instituted. Like its literary
counter part this award too is the ultimate recognition for
any Oriya sportsperson and carries an award of Rs 1,00,000.
The list of recipients includes
popular names like Debasis Mohanty, Shiv Sundar Das and Dilip
Tirkey among others.
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