Free Quote by Raveena Tandon
“I wish every international or national corporate would be given a rule to set up companies in rural areas, where they would have to provide hospitals, schools, low-cost housing and free medical care, training, and then employment - but not on agricultural land.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Public interview, Raveena Tandon, 2005
Corporate social responsibility should include mandatory community infrastructure in rural areas, excluding agricultural land.
In simple terms: Companies must support rural health, education, housing, and jobs.
Key Takeaway
Demand corporate community investment.
Themes
social responsibility
rural development
corporate ethics
public policy
Mood
optimistic
concerned
Type
policy
advocacy
When to use this quote
- government incentives
- public‑private partnerships
- rural health programs
- education initiatives
- affordable housing projects
Key Concepts
sustainable development
social contract
community building
Questions to Reflect On
- How can incentives balance profit and community benefit?
- What safeguards ensure compliance?
A Different Perspective
Implementation may face resistance from businesses fearing profit loss.
![“Go walk the streets of Beijing. It's pretty hard to argue it isn't a modern city. Now, if you go outside [of Beijing], in the rural areas, that's true. But rural America, you can say the same thing, in Appalachia there's an awful lot of poverty and lack of education.” quote by Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/726/michael-bloomberg-1293_america_go-walk-the-streets-of-beijing-it-s-pret_482884.jpg)
