Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation

What Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation does

Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF) is a private non-profit foundation established in 2011 as the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Limited (IMFA), the ferro alloys producer founded in 1961 by Late Dr. Bansidhar Panda and Late Mrs. Ila Panda. Headquartered in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, BIPF operates a portfolio of social development programs across five verticals: Arogyadhara (healthcare), Adhyayan (education), Sakshyam (livelihood), Su-Swasthya (water & sanitation), and Samwaad Sammaan (advocacy). The foundation reports reaching 386 remote villages in 63 Gram Panchayats across six districts of Odisha (Cuttack, Rayagada, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Angul, and Khurda) and impacting more than 303,000 beneficiaries.

BIPF's program portfolio includes institutional offerings such as the BIPF School (a CBSE-affiliated school in Choudwar opened in 2019), two Industrial Training Institutes at Therubali and Sukinda, and Community Learning Centres run in partnership with TCS. It also operates mobile and facility-based healthcare assets including Kanya Express mobile health vans targeting adolescent anaemia, the BIPF-Bhoomika Vision Centre for eye care, and Arogyadhara dispensaries. Programs are delivered through direct field operations, government partnerships (Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Department of Education, Department of Rural Water Supply & Sanitation), and collaborations with organizations such as ORMAS, NCVT, Bhoomika Eye Hospital, and TCS. The foundation runs the annual Ideate multi-stakeholder engagement platform (since 2012) and the Shambhavi Puraskar award (since 2014), and offers the Prof. Ghanashyam Dash Scholarship (PGDS) covering 90% of academic fees for selected Odisha students.

BIPF operates as a non-profit CSR entity with no commercial products or services sold; all programs are provided free of cost to beneficiaries. Funding is sourced primarily from parent company IMFA, supplemented by grants and donations. The foundation is led by Trustee & CEO Shaifalika Panda (also Chief of CSR – Special Initiatives at IMFA) with Vice Presidents Dharmesh Gohel and Ashok Behera, and IMFA Managing Director Subhrakant Panda as a Trustee. Operating geographies are concentrated in Odisha, India, with national visibility through the Ideate platform and award programs.

Name

Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation

Legal name

Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation

Website

https://bipf.org.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

BIPF is a non-profit CSR foundation, established in 2011 as the social development arm of Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Limited (IMFA), delivering healthcare, education, livelihood, water & sanitation, and advocacy programs to more than 303,000 beneficiaries across 386 villages in six districts of Odisha, India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Development / CSR Foundation Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Program & Project Implementation (TA Delivery) (BPADAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL), Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG), Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

Keywords

• CSR foundation services
• Community development programs
• Vocational training India
• Social impact programs
• Rural healthcare education

Headquarters

HQ city

Bhubaneswar

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF) is the CSR arm of Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Limited (IMFA), delivering free social development programs across five core verticals: healthcare (Project Arogyadhara, vision centres, mobile health vans), education (The BIPF School CBSE, Project Adhyayan, PGDS scholarship), livelihood (Industrial Training Institutes, skill centres, self-help groups, youth training), water & sanitation (Project Su-Swasthya), and advocacy (Ideate platform, Shambhavi Puraskar awards). Services are delivered directly to marginalized communities in 386 villages across 6 districts of Odisha, reaching over 3,03,000 beneficiaries at no cost.

Product overview

Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF) is a CSR foundation established in 2011 as the social development arm of Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Limited (IMFA). It operates as a portfolio of interconnected social development programs spanning five verticals: Arogyadhara (healthcare), Adhyayan (education), Sakshyam (livelihood), Su-Swasthya (water & sanitation), and Samwaad Sammaan (advocacy). The portfolio includes institutional offerings like The BIPF School (CBSE-affiliated), Industrial Training Institutes, and Community Learning Centres, as well as mobile services like Kanya Express health vans and Bhoomika Vision Centre. Recognition programs include Ideate (annual advocacy platform) and Shambhavi Puraskar (social catalyst awards), while scholarship support is provided through the Prof. Ghanashyam Dash Scholarship.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Project Adhyayan: Education initiative creating high-quality educational institutions and learning eco-system, including The BIPF School CBSE Affiliated.
• Project Arogyadhara
• Project Sakshyam
• Project Su-Swasthya
• Shambhavi Puraskar
• Ideate
• Prof. Ghanashyam Dash Scholarship (PGDS)

Products and services

• The BIPF School (TBS) A CBSE-affiliated school in Choudwar, Odisha, spread over 4.5 acres with modern infrastructure and facilities for differently-abled students, providing inclusive all-round education from Nursery to Std X. Free for marginalized community beneficiaries.
• Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) Residential ITIs at Therubali (Rayagada) and Sukinda (Jajpur) offering vocational courses in electrician, fitter, and welder trades, affiliated to National Council for Vocational Training under Directorate General of Employment & Training, Government of India.
• BIPF Skill Centres Skill centers in partnership with ORMAS implementing DDU-GKY program, providing training in industrial sewing machine operation, electrician, turner, and food & beverages services for rural youth.
• Community Learning Centres (CLC) Learning centers in partnership with TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) that educate and empower rural women and adolescent girls through digital mode of learning.
• Kanya Express Innovative mobile health van addressing anemia amongst adolescent girls, checking hemoglobin levels, distributing folic acid supplements, and imparting nutrition awareness.
• BIPF-Bhoomika Vision Centre Eye care center established in partnership with Bhoomika Eye Hospital at Sukinda, providing essential eye care services to the community in IMFA's operational area.
• Ideate Annual multi-stakeholder engagement platform bringing together experts from different sectors to deliberate on pressing social challenges since 2012.
• Shambhavi Puraskar Annual award instituted in 2014 to recognize excellence and innovation by emerging social catalysts who bring positive change in society.
• Prof. Ghanashyam Dash Scholarship (PGDS) Scholarship program instituted in memory of Prof. Ghanashyam Dash covering 90% of academic fees (up to Rs 6,00,000 per recipient) for engineering, medicine, and liberal arts students from Odisha, including children of IMFA employees and meritorious students from economically weak families.
• Project Adhyayan Education intervention framework working alongside government schools, improving infrastructure, building teaching capacity, and providing scholarships for higher education.
• Project Arogyadhara Health division providing quality primary healthcare including clinics, inoculation drives, behavioral change campaigns, and medical equipment support.
• Project Unnati Integrated capacity-building initiative for social and economic empowerment of rural women through self-help approach covering savings, credits, livelihood, education, health, and nutrition.
• Project Yuva Sakshyam Skill development initiative for empowering rural youth from Odisha with employable skills and vocational training.
• Project Su-Swasthya Water, sanitation, and hygiene program installing tube wells, borewells, piped water supply, and promoting ideal sanitation practices through Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach.

Quantifiable outcome

• 386 remote villages in 63 Gram Panchayats reached across 6 districts in Odisha
• +11 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Pathfinder InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPathfinder International partnered with BIPF for the first Ideate panel discussion in 2012 on the topic of 'Maternal & Newborn Health' to generate public awareness about the issue.
• FICCI Aditya Birla CSR Centre for ExcellencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFICCI Aditya Birla CSR Centre for Excellence partnered with BIPF for multiple Ideate events (2013, 2020, 2021, 2022) covering topics on water & sanitation, pandemic resilience, and nutrition.
• FICCI Odisha State CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFICCI Odisha State Council partnered with BIPF for Ideate 2014 (Rural India to Skilled India), Ideate 2015 (Education for All), and Ideate 2017 (Sports for Development).
• Global Health Strategies (GHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Health Strategies partnered with BIPF for Ideate 2016 on 'Immunization for All: Improving Child Health', with the panel moderated by Dr Supriya Bezbaruah, Senior Director, GHS.
• PATHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational NGO PATH partnered with BIPF for Ideate 2018 on 'Strengthening of Urban Healthcare through Community Participation'. Dr Rajiv Tandon, Technical Director, PATH India moderated the panel discussion.
• UNICEFflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF served as knowledge partner for Ideate 2023 on 'Foundation & Lifecycle Interventions to EMPOWER'. The event was organized under the auspices of G20 Empower Jan Bhagidari. Cynthia McCaffrey, UNICEF India Representative, delivered the keynote address.
• DasracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDasra collaborated with BIPF for Ideate 2024 on 'Utkal Udyam: Community Centric Development for Fostering Climate Resilience'. Ms Parnasha Banerjee, Director, ClimateRISE, Dasra moderated the panel discussion.
• The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFICCI collaborated with BIPF for Ideate 2025 on 'Margin to Mainstream: Empowering Women to Lead!' held at New Delhi. Special address was delivered by Padma Shri Shobhana Bhartia, Chairperson & Editorial Director, HT Media.
• Bhoomika Eye HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIPF partnered with Bhoomika Eye Hospital to establish the BIPF-Bhoomika Vision Centre at Sukinda, providing quality eye care services to the community living in the vicinity of IMFA's operational area.
• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn partnership with TCS, BIPF operates Community Learning Centres (CLC) that educate and empower rural women and adolescent girls through the digital mode of learning.
• Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society (ORMAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIPF partnered with ORMAS to implement the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), a placement-linked skill-development program focusing on developing skills and productive capacity of rural youth.
• National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBoth ITIs at Therubali and Sukinda are affiliated to the National Council for Vocational Training, New Delhi, under Directorate General of Employment & Training, Government of India through Quality Council of India.
• Centre for Policy ResearchminorOthersMs Yamini Aiyar, President & CEO, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi served as keynote speaker at Ideate 2019 on rural youth aspirations.
• I4N (Impact for Nutrition)minorOthersI4N (Impact for Nutrition) served as Knowledge Partner for Ideate 2021 on 'Nutrition Reimagined - Going the Local Way', held in partnership with FICCI-Aditya Birla CSR Centre for Excellence.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wipro Foundation: CSR arm of Wipro running education, skill development, and rural community programs across India. Comparable in corporate-CSR structure, focus on skill development (ITIs) and community learning, and partner-driven model.
• Tata Trusts: India's largest corporate philanthropic foundation, supporting integrated rural development, health, education, and livelihood programs across multiple states. Directly comparable as a corporate CSR/rural transformation foundation with multi-vertical programs and government partnerships.
• Smile Foundation: National NGO running education, healthcare, and livelihood programs across 25+ states through direct field operations and partnerships. Comparable in operational scale, multi-vertical integrated approach, and partnership-driven delivery model.
• Reliance Foundation: CSR arm of Reliance Industries running health, education, livelihood, rural transformation, and disaster response programs across India. Comparable in scale, corporate parentage, multi-vertical integrated model, and Odisha-rural focus.
• Mahindra Foundation: CSR arm of Mahindra Group running Project Nanhi Kali (education for underprivileged girls), healthcare, and rural development programs. Comparable in corporate CSR structure, focus on women's empowerment and education, and award-winning execution.
• Aditya Birla Foundation: CSR arm of the Aditya Birla Group implementing education, healthcare, livelihood, and rural development programs through community partnerships. Comparable as an industrial-house-backed foundation with health-education-livelihood integration and long-running biennial reporting practice.
• Ambuja Cement Foundation: CSR arm of Ambuja Cement running integrated rural development, water, health, and livelihood programs in plant-adjacent communities. Comparable as an industrial CSR foundation operating integrated community programs with measurable impact reporting.
• Azim Premji Foundation: One of India's largest philanthropic foundations focused on education and rural development, with a network of institutions and field operations. Comparable in institutional depth, education-led portfolio, and integrated rural development approach.
• Tata Steel Foundation (CSR): CSR arm of Tata Steel operating integrated development programs in Odisha (Jamshedpur and surrounding regions) with health, education, livelihood, and tribal empowerment focus. Highly comparable as an industrial-house CSR foundation operating in eastern India with tribal community focus and Odisha-specific programs.
• Piramal Foundation: Runs integrated health, education, livelihood, and women's empowerment programs in rural India with a strong focus on tribal and marginalized communities. Closely comparable on tribal-focused rural transformation and multi-vertical integration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BIPF_Odisha
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• Facebookfacebook.com/BIPFOdisha
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bansidhar-ila-panda-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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