This paper attempts to understand the work done by a public sector and private sector organization
in the field of corporate social responsibility(CSR). This study is based on the primary data of Oriental
Insurance Company Ltd. (OICL) and secondary data of Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd. (RLIC). The
primary data for Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. was collected through a semi-structured interview and the
secondary data for Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd. was collected through their web portal. The findings
suggest that though the corporate social responsibility activities revolve around similar areas for both the
sectors, focusing on community, health, education, and infrastructure, yet the policies and procedures regarding
corporate social responsibility were structured and systematic for Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd. in
comparison to that of Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. Both public (OICL) and private (RLIC) sector
enterprises work with a special set of constraints