Corporate social responsibility at Joseph Eye hospital in Tiruchirappalli city, Tamil Nadu Dr. Jeyapal P.*, Sri G. P. Zenani** *Associate Professor, Department of Lifelong Learning, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India **M.Phil. Scholar, Department of Lifelong Learning, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India Online published on 19 November, 2016. Abstract In India, there are many acts and policies to promote the business and economic activities especially for corporate social responsibility (CSR). However the Companies Act, 2013 gets a historical importance since it includes the CSR mandate as an attempt to supplement the government's efforts towards the country's development. Accordingly most of the organizations implement CSR activities for the welfare of employees and society at large. The CSR implemented by health care organizations gets significant importance since which is based on life saving activities. In this line the present study was planned to investigate the corporate social responsibility at Joseph Eye Hospital in Tiruchirappalli city, Tamil Nadu. The primary data were collected among 40 employees of this organization. The major findings of the study reveal that this eye hospital has implemented many health related CSR activities. The employees of this hospital under study are well aware of its CSR activities and having positive opinion on CSR activities of their organization. Top Keywords Philanthropy Corporate Social Responsibility Health Care Organizations. Top |