Chandigarh, August 6 – Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has called upon the private companies to come forward to spend their CSR funds. Companies can do social work by contributing on various subjects like tree plantation, environmental protection, drug de-addiction, cleanliness. The Institute of Driving Training and Research opened in Karnal is an institute made out of this CSR fund. The Chief Minister extended gratitude towards Honda Company for materialising this. He said that Honda Company started its journey in 1999 from Gurugram. He also wished them to move forward in the same way in future.

Haryana government created CSR trust
Haryana Chief Minister said that private companies have to spend 2 percent of their profits as CSR. Companies do different types of social work from this fund. Due to this, the Haryana Government has formed a separate CSR Trust. The Chief Minister himself is the chairman of this trust. He said that many companies working in the state are coming forward to spend their CSR funds under this trust. He also called upon other companies to equally contribute to this work.

Honda working fast on road safety – Atsushi Ogata
Sh. Atsushi Ogata, Chairman, Honda India said that Honda is working vigorously for road safety. He thanked the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal for setting up an Institute of Driving Training and Research in Karnal. He said that it is a matter of pride for us that we have got the opportunity to work on the pious land of Haryana where Lord Shri Krishna gave the message of Bhagavad Gita. He said that Honda is continuously doing social work with its CSR funds. Sh. Ogata further said that Honda wants to realize the dream of a sustainable society. He extended best wishes to the whole nation on attaining 75 Years of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.

MLA, Nilokheri, Sh. Dharam Pal Gonder, Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Sh. Navdeep Singh Virk, Deputy Commissioner, Karnal, Sh. Anish Yadav and other senior officers were present on this occasion.