Overview

Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) announced that its CSR‑driven Nanha Sa Dil programme, implemented in partnership with Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospitals, has successfully provided free congenital heart disease (CHD) treatment to a six‑year‑old girl, Pranjali Prajapati, from Sarai village, Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh. Pranjali, whose family earns a monthly income of roughly ₹5,000–6,000, was diagnosed with a ventricular septal defect after an echo camp at CHC‑Deosar and subsequently underwent corrective surgery at Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital in Palwal, Haryana, with all costs—including counselling, travel, accommodation, surgery and follow‑up—covered by the programme.

Programme Scale and Impact (2025‑2026)

  • Since its launch in 2025, the initiative has organized 534 screening camps across the districts of Singrauli and Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh and Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh.
  • A total of 38,315 children have been screened, leading to 764 echocardiograms and 255 fully funded heart surgeries during the last year alone.
  • The programme also includes capacity‑building activities: health workers are trained to recognise early signs of CHD, and awareness sessions are conducted in schools and Anganwadi centres.
  • A dedicated CHD Screening Centre has been set up at NCL’s Bina Hospital, equipped with specialised screening devices and digital tools supplied by HD Medical USA.
  • All children are tracked through Nanhe Dil Ka Safar, a digital platform that records each step from initial screening to post‑operative follow‑up, ensuring no case is lost.

Integration with Coal India’s National CSR Initiative

NCL’s effort forms part of the broader Project Nanha Sa Dil launched by Coal India Limited (CIL) and executed across its subsidiaries—Northern Coalfields Limited, Southeastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) and Western Coalfields Limited (WCL). Collectively, the CIL‑led CSR movement has:

  • Screened more than 175,000 rural and tribal children across multiple states over the past two years.
  • Enabled treatment for approximately 1,400 children diagnosed with congenital heart disease.

Significance

The programme demonstrates a holistic, end‑to‑end care model that bridges the gap between rural communities and specialised cardiac care, aligning with India’s broader objectives to reduce infant and child mortality and improve access to advanced healthcare services.