Bombay High Court Directs PSU To Use CSR Funds To Set Up Oxygen Plants For Hospitals

With an aim of oxygen supply in Nagpur region, the Bombay High Court(Nagpur Bench) has directed the Manganese Ore India Ltd, a Public Sector Undertaking, to utilize its Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) funds for setting up oxygen generation, storage and distribution plant at he hospitals indicated by the District Collector, Nagpur.

“We are also of the opinion that for same purpose of augmenting oxygen production capacity, we need to take help of another Public Sector giant in Nagpur, the Manganese Ore India Ltd. and so we direct the Chairman and Managing Director Manganese Ore India Limited, Nagpur to utilise it’s “Corporate Social Responsibility Fund” for setting up oxygen generation, storage and distribution plants at the hospitals indicated to him by the District Collector, Nagpur in consultation with Commissioner,NMC. We direct the District Collector, Nagpur to send communication in this regard immediately to C.M.D.,MOIL, Nagpur with a list of hospitals, like Nagpur Nagarik Rugnalaya and the like for the purpose of setting up these oxygen generation, storage and distribution plants by utlising “Corporate Social Responsibility Fund” of MOIL, Nagpur”, a division bench comprising Justices Sunil Shukre and Avinash Gharote ordered.

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