The GMR group established its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm, the GMR Varalakshmi Foundation (GMRVF), in 1993. The Vision of the Foundation is to make a sustainable impact on the human development of underserved communities through initiatives in Education, Healthcare and Livelihoods. The objectives of the study are two-fold. First is to study the direct impact indicators on the initiatives undertaken by the GMRVF in Rajam town and the villages in the Rajam Mandal on areas mentioned above, and two, studying the regional impact of the GMRVF on economic upgradation and social transformation.
