Philanthropic Activities of M.P.Birla Group:

          The M.P.Birla Group, besides its industrial activities, runs several institutions, including the M.P.Birla Planetarium, Belle Vue Clinic, South Point School and the M.P.Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School in Kolkata as well as various prestigious medical institutions like Bombay Hospital in Mumbai, Birlapur Hospital in Birlapur, 24 Parganas (South), West Bengal, Birla Vikas Hospital in Satna, Sidhi and Indore (M.P).

In deference to the wishes of Smt. Priyamvada Birla to set up a world-class institution of  ophthalmology in Kolkata that would serve the people of eastern and north-eastern India and adjoining countries in South-east Asia, as a first step, M.P.Birla Eye Clinic was started in 2001. The clinic has been providing compassionate, patient-friendly and quality eye care services to the community.