Corporate Social Responsibility

The Bank’s healthcare initiatives continue to focus on promoting affordable and accessible healthcare across the underdeveloped and remote regions of India. In fiscal 2025, support was extended for capacity building in reputed hospitals and healthcare institutions by providing equipment and creation of infrastructure in the areas of cancer care, cardiac care and eye care. Healthcare interventions enabled 2.5 million individuals to access quality treatment in 550 hospitals across India since 2020 and benefitted 400,000 people in fiscal 2025.

In fiscal 2025, the Bank donated a gait training machine to Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) in Jaipur, Rajasthan, for enhancing mobility, strengthening muscles and accelerating recovery of individuals with mobility impairments. In another initiative, a Hydrotherapy Treadmill was donated to Asha Rehabilitation Centre (ARC) at Narangi Cantonment in Guwahati, Assam. The centre offers education, sports infrastructure, medical therapies and rehabilitation training for differently abled children.

ICICI Bank has committed more than ₹18 billion to TMC for setting up three new cancer care facilities with state-of-the-art infrastructure and equipment— one each in Maharashtra, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh. In June 2025, the construction of the ICICI Foundation Block for Child and Blood Cancer Care commenced in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

The Bank has collaborated with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Mumbai in Maharashtra and Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, to drive healthcare technology advancements. The Bank has committed over ₹700 million to expand the Biomedical Engineering and Technology Innovation Centre (BETIC) facility at IIT Bombay and establish the ‘IIT-ICICI BETIC Hub’. The hub will support med-tech startups and train professionals to build and operate state-of-the-art medical equipment and fixtures that will eventually be scaled up to benefit millions of patients. ICICI Bank also partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur to develop a state-of-the-art ICICI Digital Health Stack (ICICI-DHS). The partnership helps to develop a Real-Time Availability and Referral Portal (RT-BARP) for the Department of Medical Health & Family Welfare, Government of Uttar Pradesh. It is an inter-hospital referral and monitoring system created to enable faster medical care.

The Bank initiated projects in the region for strengthening the agricultural value chain and addressing issues related to low crop productivity on account of multiple unfavourable factors like soil erosion, crop diseases, outdated cultivation practices and limited access to quality planting material which adversely affected the farmer’s agricultural income. The intervention in the Umling block in the district included providing 310 farmers with 1.26 million healthy pineapple saplings and high-quality seeds (ginger and turmeric), along with training in modern cultivation techniques to improve productivity and adopt sustainable farming practices. The intervention benefitted 310 small and marginal farmers, expanded farmland by 10% (300 acres) in 35 villages in the region’s pineapple belt and enabled farmers to earn an additional income of ₹120,000 per acre a year from pineapple cultivation.

A holistic programme to revive millet farming was undertaken in 118 villages in Madhya Pradesh, addressing issues related to declining productivity, soil degradation and limited market access. The programme integrated traditional knowledge of farming with modern innovations, encouraging self-sustaining agricultural practices among tribal communities. The initiative included distribution of certified millet seeds for better productivity, supply of one litre of bio-fertilisers for seed treatment, introduction of 6 kgs of certified seeds per acre and establishments of 450 village-level bio-input centres locally known as 'Jaivik ghars', for organic fertilisers and bio-pesticides, utilising local materials such as cow dung, neem and plant waste. The intervention benefited about 2,180 farmers, covered 1,090 acres under millet cultivation and increased household income in participating villages by 20%.

In fiscal 2024, seven Self-Help Groups (SHGs) were supported in several districts of Haryana — four in Hissar and three in Sirsa — to establish mustard oil processing units as part of a sustainable livelihood initiative. The project provided SHGs with cold press oil extraction machines and solar units, encouraged them to adopt climate-resilient agriculture, supported with quality seeds, organic composts and market linkages, among others. The initiative benefitted 1,000 households since 2022 and increased household income, improved access to financial services and promoted mustard cultivation.

Our commitment is to strengthen local ecosystems through its value chain-based projects and provide sustainable livelihoods to make villages self-sustaining. ICICI Foundation has been supporting the lac farmers of Jharkhand since 2020. The project provides the farmers with infrastructure and support for lac cultivation.

Positively impacted 4,430 beneficiaries and witnessed 60% increase in the average income of 2,200 tribals and forest dwellers where the intervention has been carried out for over a year.

In collaboration with leading academic and research institutions, specialised skill training is leveraged through scalable, technology-driven courses. In fiscal 2025, support was extended for the International Professional Technician Certificate Programme at the NAMTECH School of Social Impact to equip students with future-ready skills. Five Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) designated as ‘hubs’ were equipped with smart manufacturing and digital-edge labs under this initiative. Training was undertaken across five high-demand trades namely precision engineering, energy automation, industrial automation, automotive technology and advanced welding which will benefit over 2,000 ITI students annually.

Financial literacy programmes have been regularly organised to empower individuals with essential knowledge and skills required for personal financial planning and risk management. The programme covers topics like financial budgeting, insurance, investments and cyber-security, among others. In partnership with government departments, corporate entities and other institutions across the country to conduct financial literacy sessions, the sessions were also conducted for beneficiaries of livelihood programmes. Overall, 210,000 individuals have benefited since inception.

Work was undertaken with Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organisation (HESCO) to build bridges to facilitate the movement of people in the remote hilly regions of North India. The bridges boost connectivity by providing shorter and safer routes for essential services like healthcare facilities, schools and markets. They also promote better access to livelihood and economic opportunities, contributing to the overall socio-economic development of the region.

In fiscal 2024, eight footbridges were constructed in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. With this, a total of 99 bridges have been constructed in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.