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THE BLUESKYVIEWEvidence. Impact. Better Decisions. One Woman, Four Different Lens Companies with an average CSR obligation of ₹10 crore or more must commission an independent impact assessment of CSR projects of ₹1 crore or more completed at least a year earlier. Schedule VII spans at least three separate items —…

The Bill After the Battle A study of breast cancer survivors in Maharashtra found 60% experienced financial hardship, with only a third holding health insurance and 43.8% self-funding treatment entirely. Separately, a study of Indian cancer survivors found treatment adversely affected the financial condition of 42% of patients. As India’s…

THE BLUESKYVIEW Evidence. Impact. Better Decisions. Anemia at Work: Who’s Counting the Cost? Nationally, 57% of Indian women aged 15–49 are anaemic — up from 53.1% five years earlier. A 2025 study of garment-factory workers in Bengaluru found 71.3% of women workers anaemic, with over 60% classified as moderate or…

THE BLUESKYVIEW Evidence. Impact. Better Decisions. Her Income, Someone Else’s Say Over 10 crore rural women have been mobilised into more than 90 lakh self-help groups under India’s national rural livelihoods mission. SHG-bank loan repayment rates exceed 96% – far higher than commercial unsecured credit. Yet a rigorous evaluation of…

THE BLUESKYVIEWEvidence. Impact. Better Decisions. Seen, But Never Screened Every October, corporate India lights up pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month — walks, ribbons, camps, social posts. India recorded 192,020 new breast cancer cases and 98,337 deaths in a single year — close to one death for every two women…

THE BLUESKYVIEWEvidence. Impact. Better Decisions. Does “Feeling Safe” Mean Your Workplace-Safety Programme Is Creating Impact? 91% of women surveyed nationally call their workplace safe by day. Only 47% know whether their organisation has a POSH policy. Just 35% of SHe-Box complaints had been resolved as of February 2026. India’s workplace-safety…

THE BLUESKYVIEWEvidence. Impact. Better Decisions.   Is Your CSR Disaster-Relief Programme Creating Recovery? ₹2,117.85 crore released to flood-hit States under the SDRF. NDRF teams pre-deployed across seven States through the 2026 monsoon. Rainfall forecast at 90% of the long-period average. India’s disaster-response machinery moves fast once floods strike. But for…

THE BLUESKY VIEW Evidence. Impact. Better Decisions.  Is Your CSR project “Mental Health Programme” Creating Impact – or Just Delivering CSR Activities? 34.34 lakh calls to Tele-MANAS. 53 Tele-MANAS cells across 36 States and Union Territories. A new mental-health wellness centre launched for more than 20,000 employees in Chennai. https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2243766&reg=3&lang=1 India’s…

63 lakh teachers trained. More than 1 crore teachers in India’s school system. These are impressive numbers. But here is the question CSR teams should be asking as part of any genuine CSR impact assessment: what changed because of that training? A teacher completing a training programme is an output.…

PMGSY Has Built 7.87 Lakh KM of Rural Roads. The Road Is Rarely Where CSR Impact Should End. The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, marking 25 years in 2025, has sanctioned 8.25 lakh km of rural roads and completed 7.87 lakh km of them, close to 95% physical progress, as…