Abstract:

This study reflects the effects of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its implementation through oil and gas industrial sector specifically district Dadu northern Sindh Pakistan. Present study data was gathered from websites, interviews from local literate as well as illiterate people of the area. The research proposes that industrial clusters can enhance the regional development with the help of CSR. Effective implementation of CSR in industrial clusters can enhance the regional growth i.e. infrastructure, innovation and promote 3Es “entreprise, employement  ,and education”. In-depth formal and informal interviews were taken from the local community and also from the district government. Oil and gas industrial cluster have worked on quality education and creating job opportunity especially for the female empowerment. CSR also provide vocational training to the local people to start their own business. Overall, it was observed that the CSR investment through oil and gas industrial cluster can contributes regional development in district Dadu, northern Sindh, Pakistan.