Piramal Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Piramal Group, is a Section 8 company that develops and implements innovative solutions to resolve issues that are critical roadblocks towards unlocking India’s economic potential. The Foundation’s initiatives are a reflection of the Group’s core values and corporate philosophy of ‘Doing Well and Doing Good’.
The Foundation believes that bringing impact at scale across diverse geographies and communities can be achieved only through partnerships with governments (public-private-partnership model) and like-minded organisations. Therefore, it works in conjunction with state and central governments, like-minded philanthropists, corporates, donors, NGOs and social delivery organisations.
Piramal Foundation is committed towards improving primary healthcare and nutrition, education leadership, women and youth empowerment, and enabling access to safe drinking water.
The Foundation has forged long term partnerships to draw additional resources, a vast pool of diverse expertise and innovations to address social sector problems. It focuses on 6 Big Bets, designed to address critical roadblocks affecting the country’s most underserved. The 6 Big Bets include:
Developing innovative solutions to resolve India’s pressing issues
Engaging technology to promote accountability and transparency
Collaborating with like-minded partners to create positive impact in under-served and unserved sections of society