MAKING COMMITMENTS THAT MATTER
At the core of our operations is a belief that our success is linked to the strength of the communities we serve. As one of the world’s leading telecom infrastructure providers, we understand that enabling connectivity also means creating opportunities. Aligned with national priorities and global sustainability goals, we aim to positively impact 150 million lives by 2030.
Through initiatives spanning education, skill development, digital literacy, health, hygiene, and women’s empowerment, we drive lasting change and remain deeply committed to empowering communities. For us, CSR is a responsibility we embrace wholeheartedly, driven by integrity, purpose, and a promise to contribute to India’s future.
VISION
At the core of our operations is a belief that our success is linked to the strength of the communities we serve. As one of the world’s leading telecom infrastructure providers, we understand that enabling connectivity also means creating opportunities. Aligned with national priorities and global sustainability goals, we aim to positively impact 150 million lives by 2030.
Through initiatives spanning education, skill development, digital literacy, health, hygiene, and women’s empowerment, we drive lasting change and remain deeply committed to empowering communities. For us, CSR is a responsibility we embrace wholeheartedly, driven by integrity, purpose, and a promise to contribute to India’s future.
INDUS TOWERS CSR FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS
Saksham
Saksham is Indus Towers’ flagship CSR initiative dedicated to building self-reliance through education, skill development, and digital literacy. It nurtures children, youth, adults, and senior citizens while promoting diversity and inclusion, ensuring equal opportunities for growth. By bridging gaps and ensuring sustainable progress, Saksham strengthens the social and financial foundation for individuals.
The program creates responsible citizens and catalysts for change. Every transformed life uplifts an entire family, paving the way for better opportunities and higher social mobility. Saksham reflects Indus Towers’ commitment to inclusive growth and a future where progress is shared by all.
Pragati
Pragati embodies Indus Towers’ commitment to address essential social needs and promoting sustainable development. It focuses on improving health and hygiene, promoting environmental responsibility, and responding to local challenges with empathy and agility.
Through local needs assessments, initiatives under Pragati fill social gaps creating a lasting impact in the society. Every program drives progress through partnerships and collective action.
It is a promise to stand with communities and drive positive change across India.
Education & Skill Development
Satya Bharti School Program
An initiative of Bharti Airtel Foundation, this program provides quality education to children from Classes I – VIII, while ensuring their holistic development. Indus Towers supports 150+ schools across 12 districts in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
- > 30,000+ Students
- > 950+ Teachers
Education & Skill Development
Quality Support Program:
An initiative of Bharti Airtel Foundation, the Quality Support program improves the quality of government schools through partnerships with state governments, focusing on the development of children, teachers, parents, and administrators.
- > 800+ Government schools
- > 328,000+ Students
Education & Skill Development
TheTeacherApp: Empowering Teachers with Digital Learning
TheTeacherApp is a mobile application which empowers educators with curated scholastic and co-scholastic content, enhancing the learning experience for students and boosting the productivity of the teachers.
- > 120,000+ Registered Users
- > 1,600+ Hours of Content
Diversity and Inclusion
Indus Towers Scholarship Program for Higher Education:
The initiative provides scholarships to financially disadvantaged, but academically bright engineering students who have secured admission in leading institutions.
- > 100 Engineering Students
Diversity and Inclusion
Indus Towers Integrated Program for Empowerment for Persons with Disability:
The Program promotes and facilitates higher education among students with disabilities. Focusing on individuals aged 14-30 years, the program offers scholarships to aid their academic pursuits.
- > 500+ Students with Disability Benefited
Diversity and Inclusion
Girl Child Education Program
The initiative aims to provide high-quality primary education to underprivileged girls (aged 6-14) in villages with low female literacy. These single-teacher learning centres are present in 25 districts across 11 states.
- > 650 Learning Centres
- > 22,000+ Girl Children
Diversity and Inclusion
Project Nurture:
With the aim of providing a strong foundation for orphans, homeless, and abandoned children, Project Nurture delivers long-term, family-based care to ensure holistic development and empowerment. It also guarantees access to quality education and basic amenities across 22 districts in 18 states of India.
- > 530 Children Supported
Digital & Creative Literacy
Digital Transformation Van (DTV):
The Digital Transformation Van primarily focuses on enhancing digital literacy for women, youth, and diverse social groups. The DTV travels to the most remote corners of India, bridging the digital gap in underdeveloped rural and urban areas of the country.
The solar powered vehicle is equipped with latest e-learning tools, and provides certification courses in valuable, in-demand skills, including Digital Literacy, Basic IT Education, Cyber Security, Internet of Things and Financial Literacy. Additionally, the initiative includes awareness and mass literacy sessions for the community members.
- > 9,000+ Students
- > 127,000+ Community Members
Digital & Creative Literacy
Smart Classroom Program:
Aligned with the Government of India’s ‘Digital India’ mission, the initiative bridges the digital divide in government schools by training educators and providing modern learning tools. Smart Classrooms equipped with computers, LED Smart TVs, printers, and power backup ensure uninterrupted digital learning for teachers and students. As part of the program, various awareness sessions are also conducted near the schools.
- > 50,000+ students provided digital literacy
- > 3,300+ teachers equipped with digital skills
- > 140,000+ community members benefitted
Nari Samman - Sanitation, Health & Hygiene
Sanitation Program (Construction of Girls’ Washroom):
This program focuses on improving access to sanitation facilities and raise awareness about menstrual hygiene, by constructing girls’ washrooms in the government schools and conducting regular menstrual hygiene and sanitation awareness sessions for community members.
- > 11 Girls Washroom Constructed
- > 3,100+ girls have access to hygienic washrooms
- > 7,500+ community members
Nari Samman - Sanitation, Health & Hygiene
Nari Samman (Sanitary Pad Program):
Menstrual health remains a challenge in rural and underserved areas due to taboos and lack of resources. Indus Towers is addressing this by improving access to hygienic sanitary napkins through partnerships with Indian Railways and government schools. Vending machines with IoT-enabled monitoring have been installed at railway stations and schools, ensuring 24×7 availability and timely refills. Awareness sessions, reusable product distribution, and health camps further promote safe menstrual hygiene practices.
- > 1.45 cr+ sanitary napkins dispensed at railway stations
- > 2,900+ members benefitted through awareness programs
Sustainable Growth
Research & Development Project with IIT Madras:
The program promotes agroforestry to improve green cover, enhance farmer incomes, and support carbon sequestration. By combining indigenous practices with modern techniques, it boosts farm productivity, reduces chemical inputs, and ensures sustainable livelihoods. Farmers benefit from intercropping, organic farming, and capacity-building initiatives. In partnership with 1t.org, Indus Towers has pledged to plant and nurture 1 million trees across India by 2027. This commitment supports the global Trillion Trees Movement and strengthens India’s climate goals by creating a vital carbon sink.
- > 3,700+ farmers benefitted
- > 240,000+ saplings planted
Sustainable Growth
Research & Development Project with IIT Bombay:
In partnership with IIT Bombay, we are conducting R&D in clean energy, focusing on perovskite solar and biomass-based batteries. The project aims to scale perovskite tandem solar cells and develop silicon-doped carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries derived from rice straw. These initiatives are targeting higher solar efficiency and sustainable, cost-effective energy storage solutions for India’s green future.
Sustainable Growth
Research & Development Project with IIT Madras:
In partnership with IIT Madras, we are conducting a research on Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) structural sections for advanced tower designs. The project focuses on testing GFRP’s strength under tension, compression, shear, torsion, and bending to develop safe, standardized, and economical configurations. Additionally, the project also evaluates the durability and environmental benefits of GFRP compared to conventional materials like galvanized steel.
Local Community Need
Cancer Care Program:
The community-based cancer screening program aims to create a cancer-free community in Assam with a focus on early detection. The program covers nine locations in Assam. Patient-centric institutions are created to deliver standardised and affordable care closer to the homes of patients.
- > 304,000+ people benefitted with cancer screening & awareness
Local Community Need
Disaster Relief & Rehabilitation:
Indus Towers, in association with Government authorities, supported various ground-level relief operations in flood-affected areas of India. This included the distribution of relief materials to affected families.
- > 2,000+ families supported
Partner Organisations for CSR
