Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) raises to the moral accountability of businesses to underwrite to sustainable economic development though humanizing the quality of life of workforces, natives, and society at large. In the framework of social work, CSR assists as a significant mechanism through which corporate organizations participate in social prosperity, community development, poverty mitigation, education, healthcare, ecological shield, and enablement of marginalized groups. Social work accentuates social righteousness, human rights, and community welfare, and CSR accompaniment these objectives by organizing corporate capitals for social progress initiatives (Carroll, 1991). For tribal communities, CSR plays a decisive role because many tribal inhabitants continue to face challenges associated to poverty, illiteracy, unfortunate healthcare, redundancy, dislocation, and social segregation. Through CSR ingenuities, corporations can sustenance tribal development by capitalizing in education, vocational training, healthcare services, women's empowerment, justifiable livelihoods, skill development, and infrastructure. (Freeman, 1984; United Nations Development Program UNDP, 2016). The Objective of the study is to identify the opportunities, challenges and consequences turn out for the tribal community after CSR initiatives in this area. Method: The study done with descriptive research design with mixed approach, that is quantitative as well as qualitative method. A well-structured interview scheduled was used as research tool to achieve objective of the study. Observation and focus group discussion was also helped the researcher to understand the field well. The conclusion reveals that CSR interventions have contributed certainly profoundly in the field of tribal development by refining access to education, healthcare facilities, livelihood openings, agricultural maintenance, and community infrastructure. A majority of respondents described that CSR programs improved their standard of life, reinforced livelihood security, and amplified access to essential services. These results suggest that CSR has appeared as an important additional mechanism for addressing growing deficits among tribal communities in the region.
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