India lives in its villages. The benefits of economic development should reach everyone and enhance their quality of life. Realising its social responsibility, IIL has started a social welfare programme “Agla Kadam” in Punjab and Rajasthan where it has adopted Villages to offer people the basic needs of life healthcare, education, women empowerment. It is undertaking various activities for them such as providing books and study material to children, giving scholarships and aid for schools, providing vocational education like stitching, embroidery etc. To girls and ladies for self-employment, providing technical education to farmers about new and latest technologies etc. The company aims to adopt more villages in other parts of the country as well.