Bhubaneswar: Continuing its transformative initiative to improve the Human Development Index (HDI) in the community, JSP Foundation on Sunday extended housing assistance to 449 underprivileged families in 11 states under its unique programme, Aashiana. The JSP Foundation chairperson Shallu Jindal launched the second edition of the programme on January 20, 2024 and handed over the confirmation letters for financial assistance to the selected families.
Addressing the programme, Shallu Jindal said, “We firmly believe that everyone deserves the security of a home, and we take immense pride that the housing assistance provided by us in the past under the Aashiana programme has helped 521 families to construct their dream home. I am very happy to know that an additional 449 families will get financial support in the second edition of the programme to realise their dreams of owning homes. I am sure this will sustainably enhance the quality of their and their family’s lives.”
Launched in FY 2022-23, Project Aashiana is a one-of-a-kind initiative by JSP Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP), aimed at providing support to families experiencing housing insecurity due to limited financial resources. Under this programme, the JSP Foundation releases financial assistance of up to Rs 250,000 to each eligible family for building a house with essential facilities such as toilets, drinking water, and electricity.
This year, the JSP Foundation received 773 applications for financial assistance, and based on selection criteria, 449 families were found to be eligible for the support. Among them, 304 families will be constructing their houses in Chhattisgarh, 91 in Odisha, 16 in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Jharkhand, seven in Bihar, six each in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, three in Uttarakhand, two in Jharkhand, and one each in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. In the previous edition, 521 families from 13 states received financial assistance to construct their houses under the Ashiana Programme.
The financial assistance will be disbursed in stages, contingent upon the progress of the construction work. JSP Foundation will evaluate the possibility of providing additional financial support for essential components like water, electricity, and toilets to deserving cases based on the timely completion of the construction.
President and Group Head (CSR) of JSP, Prashant Kumar Hota, highlighted the objectives and goal of the programme to bring sustainable change in society.
JSP’s CHRO Subhadeep Khan, Barbil unit head Purushotham MD, President and CFO (Raigarh unit) Hanuman Sharma, Patratu unit head Ashish Jain, and JPL’s Tamnar unit head Chhavi Nath Singh, along with senior executives were present on the occasion.
