It is our CSR objective to offer long-term, transformative solutions that empower these communities to thrive amid changing times. In this, we call for ownership and participatory efforts at multiple levels by involving all our stakeholders strategically.

Intervention areas
Livelihoods

We have trained farmers in the areas of sustainable farming and non-farming practices, undertook various initiatives to assist low-income self-help groups including training women in vegetable and mushroom cultivation, setting up fish farms in community ponds and setting up two cattle health camps to vaccinate cattle in villages surrounding our plants.

Agri-livelihood

We have partnered with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development to carry out a watershed project through which we have built ponds, bunds and dams in villages surrounding our plants.

The initiatives that have been undertaken include:

2,194

Women trained in tailoring and jute making.

3,132

Farmers trained in sustainable practices.

572

Farmers benefited from farm equipment centres.

253

Women trained in vegetable and mushroom cultivation.

₹3.24 million

Disbursed in low-interest loans to self-help groups.

36

Women earned from fish farms.

2,700

Cattle vaccinated in health camps.

12,650

Total community members reached.

3

Farm ponds built in watershed projects.

752

Farmers benefited from improvements.

87 acres

Barren land converted into cultivable land.

126.6 TCM

Water conserved through watershed program.

147 TCM

Saved using micro irrigation techniques.

125 acres

Sustainable agriculture practices promoted.

57

Families received seeds for kitchen gardens.

Education

We have set up digital classes across various schools in direct impact zone villages, established science labs in two government schools and awarded our “Udaan” scholarships to students across India.

The initiatives that have been undertaken include:

31

Schools with digital classes established.

100%

Enrolment rate achieved.

4,600

Students received free study materials.

163

Female students received bicycles.

65

“Udaan” scholarships awarded.

17

Nutri-gardens developed in Anganwadi centres.

3

Anganwadi centres renovated.

34,369

Total students reached.

Health

We have provided free health screenings to villagers in India through our mobile health camps in Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, Salboni, West Bengal, Sundargarh and Jajpur, Odisha and our static clinic in Salboni, West Bengal. We have also organised antenatal health camps to increase awareness on maternal and child health and provided medical check-ups to women, carried out antimalarial fogging at various direct impact zone villages, provided healthcare lab services to villagers across a primary healthcare centre near our Nandyal plant and a community healthcare centre near the Shiva Cement Limited clinker unit and set up eye care camps in villages surrounding our plants to screen villagers. Further, we extended our support in providing nutritional food to tuberculosis patients. Further, we set up a 24 hours’ ambulance service in Salboni.

The initiatives that have been undertaken include:

18,400

Free health screenings provided to villagers.

4,158

Women received antenatal check-ups.

15,600

Benefitted from anti-malarial fogging in villages.

26,946

Villagers served via healthcare lab services.

16,000

Screened in eye care camps.

10,347

Glasses provided to villagers.

793

Referred for cataract surgery.

196

TB patients received nutritional support.

224

Utilized ambulance service in Salboni.

94,884

Total villagers served.

Rural Development

We have installed solar based water supply structures and reverse osmosis water plants benefitting villagers in the villages surrounding our plants, solar street lights across direct impact zone villages, drains and roads in villages surrounding our plants and aided in submitting applications for welfare schemes catered to micro, small and medium enterprises, under the “Haqdarshak” project.

The initiatives that have been undertaken include:

5

Solar water supply structures installed.

15,250

Villagers benefitted from water initiatives.

335

Solar street lights installed across villages.

1,600 metres

Drains constructed.

2,670 metres

Roads built in rural areas.

3

Community centres constructed.

50,000

Villagers provided cold water in summer.

11,225

“Haqdarshak” applications submitted.

44,155

Total community members reached.

Sanitation

We have constructed toilets at local temples, provided tractors to gram panchayats and waste bins to rural households to promote cleanliness and safe sanitation.

The initiatives that have been undertaken include:

21,156

Villagers reached through sanitation efforts.

Bushes cleared

Along roadsides for cleanliness.

Tractors and trolleys

Provided to promote sanitation.

Awareness campaigns

Focused on waste segregation and hygiene.

Support to the Nayika Samman Programme
Celebration of International Women's day at Gaisabad, plant village
Women empowerment

5

Solar water supply structures installed.

15,250

Villagers benefitted from water initiatives.

335

Solar street lights installed across villages.

1,600 metres

Drains constructed.

2,670 metres

Roads built in rural areas.

3

Community centres constructed.

50,000

Villagers provided cold water in summer.

11,225

“Haqdarshak” applications submitted.

44,155

Total community members reached.

Our Committee Members

Mr. Kantilal Narandas Patel: Chairman Non-Executive Non-Independent Director
Mr. Sumit Banerjee: Member Independent Director
Mr. Sutapa Bannerjee: Member Independent Director
Mr. Raghav Chandra: Member Independent Director

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