Corporate social responsibility has been a part of the NR Group, ever since it was founded 60 years ago, due to the efforts its philanthropic founder N Ranga Rao. The Group has constantly focused on efforts to improve the livelihood standards of rural communities in India. The Group's flagship company N Ranga Rao & Sons has been providing opportunities to many backward class/tribal women by enabling them to work from home and generate additional income for their families.

 NR foundation (formerly the Rangsons Trust) was launched to promote sustainable development in the slums of Mysore city with focus on women and child welfare in the fields of health and education. This foundation has made several positive contributions to the underprivileged communities. A few such contributions are as below:

The Ranga Rao Memorial School for the Disabled started in the year 1988 is a free residential school for visually challenged girls.

 Ranga Gnana Vinimaya Kendra, a centre for intellectual discussion and debate was started in the year 1990 to serve the senior citizens of Mysore.

“Project Prerepana” is the new initiative of the NR Foundation. It focuses on promotion of health and education (two critical components for Human Development, as enunciated by United Nations Development Programme) in the selected slums in the city of Mysore with focus on youth, women and children.