CSR News

PRESS RELEASE Avashya Foundation, the CSR arm of Allcargo Logistics, as part of its CSR initiative, adopted three villages and constructed 17 houses for underprivileged communities of the Panvel block in Raigad district, Maharashtra. Out of these, 14 houses were handed over in Dhamani (Choti Dhamni, Mothi Dhamni and Aushyachiwadi), and nearby villages like Sangtoli, and Shivansai. On the occasion of the birthday of Mr. Vaishnav Shetty, Executive Director, ECU Worldwide, these constructed houses were handed over to 13 female beneficiaries from women-headed households and four male beneficiaries inclusive of a person with disability and senior citizens. Housing being one of the basic needs of the community, the initiative is part of Avashya Foundation’s mission and vision to empower weaker

PRESS RELEASE Country’s largest power producer NTPC Ltd came first among Indian PSUs under World’s Best Employer this year in a list published by Forbes. The recognition is testimony to NTPC’s commitment towards inculcating best in class practices that are thoughtfully designed and robustly executed. During the lockdown phase and the subsequent unlock period, NTPC Learning and Development strategy moulded itself significantly to further evolve as per the requirement of the current scenario. Its training methodology enriched the lives of thousands of its employees through intensive digitisation and online training enabling them to avail services even from remote locations. The modules have helped thousands of workforces from NTPC to grow and think beyond the professional sphere. NTPC has been successfully

PRESS RELEASE Dabur India Ltd has joined hands with the Uttarakhand Government to make Government Schools in Udham Singh Nagar ready and COVID-safe to welcome children once the COVID-induced lockdown is lifted. As part of this initiative, Dabur is distributing portable battery-operated sanitizing machines, Sodium Hypochlorite Disinfectant solution and specially prepared face masks in fifteen Government schools. This special sanitation kit was distributed to the school principals by District Magistrate Ms. Ranjana Rajguru at a special function held in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand. These 15 schools cover two blocks of Gadarpur and Rudrapur in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand. These sanitation kits would be used to sanitise the schools and disinfect the surface area when the schools open their gates to welcome back the

PRESS RELEASE Urmul Marusthali Bunkar Vikas Samiti (UMBVS), Phalodi, Rajasthan, is a not-for-profit organization established in 1989, for the welfare of weavers in the Great Thar Desert of Western Rajasthan. The weaving is being handled by a cluster of 50~60 weavers in 6 villages, namely Phalodi, Ranisar, Bhojasar, Bhiyasar, Karwar, Krishnanagar, near Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The technique of the member weavers of UMBVS is unique and the skills required to weave in the pit-looms is generally mastered only by a few weavers, based on their experience.  Due to lack of knowledge and awareness about innovative weaving techniques, churning out new designs in tune with market requirements, latest trends and designs, textures, patterns, colour combinations, etc. they find it difficult to provide

PRESS RELEASE Shree Malani Group, one of the leading players in the comfort and bedding industry has undertaken several development programs aimed at supporting the communities it is operating in. Through its group companies – Centuary Mattresses and Shree Malani Foams, the Group has been working towards benefitting society and ensuring better facilities for them. In a recent collaboration with Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society, Centuary Mattresses has provided branded laptops to 15 under-privileged students pursuing their post-graduation and under-graduation. This initiative was aimed to improve the learning skills of the students and to accelerate their preparation for competitive exams and digital access and learning. Earlier, Centuary Mattresses also asserted its support to the frontline health workers taking care of the COVID-19 patients and delivered

PRESS RELEASE Philips, a global leader in health technology, recently launched its dhobi empowerment initiative ‘Hausla Program’, and has collaborated with Dhobi Kalyan Charitable Trust to assist 100 dhobis in Mumbai in reviving their business. The pandemic has adversely impacted the livelihood of dhobis and have been struggling to make ends meet with people being wary of giving clothes for ironing due to hygiene and safety concerns.  To overcome these challenges, Philips team visited dhobi shops and kiosks to provide them with protective gear including masks, gloves, sanitizers, face shields, and laundry bags to deliver clothes. Each dhobi also received a state-of-the-art Philips Iron. Philips educated the dhobis about ways to approach customers wearing protective gear and maintain complete hygiene

PRESS RELEASE Sightsavers India, part of a global development organisation has been working in India since 1966 to eliminate avoidable blindness and to ensure that people who are irreversibly blind are supported adequately to lead lives of independence and dignity. Great Place to Work Institute India, has recognized Sightsavers India as one among “India’s 10 Best NGOs to Work for”. The award is given to NGOs that reflect a high performance and high trust culture for their employees.  Every year, more than 10,000 organizations from over 62 countries partner with Great Place to Work® Institute for assessment, benchmarking and planning actions to strengthen their workplace culture. The organizations that get Great Place to Work-Certified™ become eligible to be considered for

PRESS RELEASE In this challenging time Vedanta Sesa Goa Iron Ore business has rolled out several outreach activities towards ensuring safety of communities and supporting the efforts of Government & other concerned authorities to overcome this unprecedented situation. Recently, the company has provided 100 fingertip pulse oximeters to the Directorate of Health Services (DHS), Govt. of Goa and also extended support to the educational institutes that is Government primary schools & high school at Amona village by providing sanitizers along with foot operated sanitizer dispenser stand. The fingertip pulse oximeters were handed over in presence of Dr. Geeta Kakodkar, Deputy Director (Public Health) – Directorate of Health services. Dr. Kakodkar appreciated the Vedanta Sesa Goa Iron Ore for providing the pulse

As part of its CSR initiative, PC Financial Services Private Limited – a Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) duly registered with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) – carried out mask distribution drive in parts of Mumbai and Haryana to spread awareness about the importance of wearing masks in public amid the COVID-19 pandemic. PC Financial Services in association with Abheet Foundation, a Gurugram based NGO as ongoing CSR activity has already distributed over 10,000 cloth masks and raising awareness among people on the importance of wearing masks. Representatives of PC Financial Services have visited slums and villages in Gurugram, Manesar, Mumbai and Lucknow and distributed the 3-layer cotton masks while requesting villagers to put them on when outdoors. “People living and working in

PRESS RELEASE State Bank of India (SBI) the largest commercial bank in terms of assets, deposits, branches, customers, and employees with a noble intent of giving back to the society in this festive season, recently celebrated Joy of Giving – Daan Utsav at its Corporate Centre in Mumbai. Thousands of SBI staff came together and donated groceries, food items, stationeries, personal care products, clothes and other essential items to Mumbai based NGO – Keshav Srushti. A lorry filled with around 750 Kgs of food items and other essential items donated by SBI staff members as an act of kindness, was flagged-off by Mr. Dinesh Khara, Chairman, SBI, Mr. Arijit Basu, MD (CCG), SBI and Mr. CS Setty, MD (Retail &