Shallu Jindal Honoured For Advancing Women's Health And Empowerment (Img: Dynamite News)
New Delhi: Shallu Jindal, Chairperson of Jindal Foundation, has been named ‘CSR Person of the Year’ at the 19th India CSR Leadership Summit & Awards 2026 in New Delhi. The award recognises her work in advancing women’s health, maternal care, nutrition and economic empowerment through community-based initiatives.
Under her leadership, the foundation’s flagship #HerKadam programme has expanded its reach to communities in more than 2,300 underserved villages. The initiative combines healthcare and nutrition support with safe motherhood services and efforts to improve economic opportunities for women and girls.
Through #HerKadam, more than nine lakh adolescent girls have received anaemia screening, treatment and counselling. The programme has also provided antenatal and postnatal care to over 8.9 lakh expectant and new mothers.
The initiative has further reported progress in tackling child malnutrition, with more than 90% of identified severely malnourished children moving towards healthy nutritional status. Overall, the programme has delivered more than 12 million instances of health and nutrition support.
The 19th India CSR Leadership Summit & Awards 2026 was held under the theme ‘CSR Enabling Innovation – Bringing Ideas, Technology, Capital and Partnerships Together to Scale Social Impact’.
The event brought together industry leaders and representatives from corporate organisations and the development sector to explore ways to strengthen partnerships and expand the reach of social development programmes.
The recognition highlights Jindal’s approach to community development, which combines grassroots engagement with integrated interventions aimed at addressing the needs of women, adolescent girls and children. Through #HerKadam and its broader programmes, Jindal Foundation continues to focus on improving community health and creating opportunities for women and girls.
Jindal Foundation is the social impact arm of Jindal Steel. It works to improve quality of life and promote sustainable, equitable and inclusive development across communities in India.
Foundation's initiatives cover education, healthcare, skill development, women’s empowerment, water and sanitation, environmental protection, rural infrastructure, arts and culture, sports, and social inclusion.
