Ambuja Neotia launches DHADKAN CSR program for pediatric cardiac care
Ambuja Neotia Launches DHADKAN Pediatric Cardiac Care Initiative
Ambuja Neotia Group launched DHADKAN, a flagship CSR initiative aimed to conduct fully-funded paediatric cardiac surgeries for underprivileged children diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD). The initiative was formally introduced during the NEOPEDICON 2026 symposium.
Addressing a Critical Gap in Eastern India
Every year in India, approximately 200,000 children are born with congenital heart defects. CHD is one of the most prevalent birth defects, yet many children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds lack access to timely and specialized cardiac care. The program, unveiled by senior leadership including Pradeep Lal Mehta and Ruma Banerjee, makes use of the medical knowledge and resources of the Neotia Bhagirathi Woman and Child Care Centre (NBWCCC), New Town to close the vital gap between early diagnosis and life-saving treatment in Eastern India.
How DHADKAN Works
The initiative provides fully-funded cardiac surgeries for children from underprivileged backgrounds, ensuring that no family is turned away due to inability to pay. Medical assessments, treatments, and surgeries under this initiative will be conducted at NBWCCC, New Town.
Building on Existing Community Impact
This builds on the work that Ambuja Neotia Healthcare Venture Limited & Neotia Bhagirathi Woman and Child Care Centre have been doing for several years. Through health camps, community clinics and surgical interventions, over 1 lakh lives have been impacted, including more than 200 life-saving surgeries and sustained outreach across underserved communities. DHADKAN brings this commitment into sharper focus and invites partners to join in expanding access.
Ambuja Neotia's Healthcare Commitment
Neotia Bhagirathi Woman and Child Care Centre (NBWCCC), New Town, is a 220-bedded superspecialty hospital, located next to Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, offering the most advanced facilities for women and child care with state-of-the-art equipments and cutting edge medical technology. The hospital provides a wide range of paediatric super-specialities, including paediatric cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, orthopaedics, ENT, nephrology, and endocrinology for children of all ages.
The Group forayed into healthcare with Bhagirathi Neotia Woman and Child Care Centre and the Neotia Getwel Multispecialty Hospital. The Company, with its strong forte in real estate, hospitality, healthcare, tutoring and Start-up incubation under the management of Shri Harshavardhan Neotia, has been responsible for landmark developments that define the skyline of Kolkata.