Ispat Industries believes that it affects and is affected by the stakeholders that live in the vicinity of its plants. Hence, it believes that it has a major stake in the development of the area and the people that reside therein. Ispat's perspective on corporate citizenship is based on the principle, "If you give a man a fish, you give him a meal; if you teach him to fish, you give him a livelihood." This axiom extends to include providing opportunities to the disadvantaged section. As a part of its community initiatives, we engages in numerous philanthropic activities that are built around the motto, "Adding a bit of steel to human lives".