Community Welfare
IIT KGP is also engaged with several corporate houses in driving social innovation projects supported by the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund. The institute has made significant contributions to community welfare in the fields of Education and Outreach, Affordable healthcare, Clean drinking water, Food and Nutrition, Rural Development, Sustainable Livelihood, and Environmental Sustainability among several others. The projects include the design and development of electric pick-up trucks, a smartphone app for the detection of microbes, a smartphone app for the detection of fake currency, science and heritage projects on the Indus Valley civilization and classical arts, Biogas plants, fortified food grains, application of Internet of things (IoT) in agriculture, application of Block-chain in healthcare, start-up support incubates in the Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Park (STEP). DESHLA, the indigenously built three-wheeler electric vehicle has received CSR funding from IDBI Trusteeship for developing lightweight parts for the vehicle.