SECL Ki Dhadkan: free heart surgeries for 20 children completed at Raipur
On 25 October 2024, at Shri Satya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital, Raipur, a 'Gift of Life' programme marked the discharge of 20 children who received free congenital heart surgeries under SECL's CSR initiative 'SECL Ki Dhadkan'.
Summary
On 25 October 2024, at Shri Satya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital, Raipur, a 'Gift of Life' programme celebrated the discharge of 20 children who had undergone heart surgeries for congenital heart disease under 'SECL Ki Dhadkan', the CSR initiative of Coal India subsidiary South Eastern Coalfields Limited. The initiative, an extension of Coal India's CSR programme 'Nanha Sa Dil', covers children from SECL's operational areas in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
Key facts
- Date
- 25 Oct 2024
- Place
- Shri Satya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital, Raipur
- Initiative
- SECL Ki Dhadkan (CSR)
- Children operated
- 20
- Condition
- Congenital heart disease
- Parent programme
- Coal India's 'Nanha Sa Dil'
- Areas
- SECL districts in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh
Practice MCQs 1 questions
'SECL Ki Dhadkan', under which 20 children got free heart surgeries (programme held 25 October 2024), is an extension of which Coal India CSR initiative?
Show answer
Correct answer: B — Nanha Sa Dil
PIB, 26 Oct 2024: SECL Ki Dhadkan, an extension of Coal India's overarching CSR initiative 'Nanha Sa Dil', focuses on medical interventions for congenital heart disease.