PARCO Schools & Clinics Support Program

PARCO believes that philanthropy alone is not the only way forward in helping the deprived. The company is committed towards investing in the areas which would bring in sustainable development for the institutions that will become more helpful in the long run. In this regard, the company is working in the areas of Health and Education for the communities that are residing near its refinery, cross country pipeline and other operations.

The Schools and Clinics Support Program was initiated in 2007 by PARCO in which the company decided to improve its relationship with the adjacent communities by increasing the level of community involvement. Under the purview of this program PARCO provided assistance in kind to around 31 Government institutions along the pipeline and close to the stations and refinery. These institutions have been provided assistance in the form of developing infrastructure and procurement of equipment to help them sustain their operations of providing basic health facilities to the communities.

On the civil works side, the range of assistance included construction of classrooms, boundary walls, toilets, underground & overhead water tanks; repair, maintenance and refurbishment of existing facilities, electrification, boring for underground water etc. The institutions were also provided furniture items, water coolers, air-conditioners, deep freezers, fans, medical equipment, medicines etc. All the institutions supported under this program are in the government sector.

The program is an ongoing initiative during which more government schools and clinics will be identified and previous ones will be revisited. We want to assure communities that PARCO will be there for help when they need it most. The feedback received from the recipient communities has been overwhelming. PARCO’s CSR program has given life to the community life in scores of remote villages.