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स्वच्छता सर्वेक्षण की रैकिंग जारी, इंदौर टॉप पर है, मुंबई गायब

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Rahuldeo Sharma
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स्वच्छता सर्वेक्षण में इंदौर टॉप पर

साल 2020 के स्‍वच्‍छ सर्वेक्षण की सूची जारी की गयी है। गुरुवार को भारत सरकार ने इस सर्वेक्षण का ऐलान किया है। देश के नागरिकों में स्वच्छता को लेकर भागीदारी बढ़ाने के लिए स्वच्छ सर्वेक्षण की शुरुआत की गई थी। इस स्वच्छता सर्वेक्षण में लगातार चौथे साल मध्‍य प्रदेश के जिले इंदौर ने टॉप पर अपनी जगह बनाई है। दूसरे नंबर पर गुजरात का शहर सूरत है और महाराष्‍ट्र के नवी मुंबई को तीसरा स्‍थान मिला है। बीते 28 दिनों में स्वच्छ सर्वेक्षण 2020 को पूरा किया गया है।
गुरुवार को आयोजित होने वाले ‘स्वच्छ महोत्सव’ में स्वच्छता सर्वेक्षण रिपोर्ट के अलावा स्वच्छ सर्वेक्षण इनोवेशन, स्वच्छ सर्वेक्षण सोशल मीडिया और गंगा के किनारे बसे नगरों की भी रिपोर्ट जारी की गई। केन्द्रीय आवास एवं शहरी कार्य मंत्रालय द्वारा आयोजित ‘स्वच्छ महोत्सव’ नाम के इस कार्यक्रम में कुल 129 शहरों को पुरस्कार दिए गए। करीब एक महीने चले इस सर्वे के दौरान एक करोड़ 70 लाख नागरिकों ने स्वच्छता ऐप पर पंजीकरण किया है। सोशल मीडिया पर 11 करोड़ से अधिक लोग इससे जुड़े।

एमपी के मुख्यमंत्री शिवराज चौहान ने कहा चौका मारा है, अब छक्के की बारी

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंंद्र मोदी ने स्वच्छ महोत्सव कार्यक्रम के तहत उन लोगों से वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंसिंग के जरिए बात की जिन्होंने स्वच्छ भारत अभियान में अहम भूमिका निभाई। बता दें, सबसे पहले सर्वेक्षण में देश के सबसे स्वच्छ शहर का पुरस्कार मैसूर को मिला था। उसके बाद से इंदौर लगातार तीन साल तक (2017, 2018, 2019) में शीर्ष स्थान पर रहा था। इस रैंकिंग के बाद बधाइयों का सिलसिला शुरू हो गया है। एमपी के मुख्यमंत्री शिवराज चौहान ने ट्वीट कर बधाई देते हुए लिखा कि “आज मध्यप्रदेश के लिए गर्व और प्रसन्नता का क्षण है। सर्वेक्षण में देश के सबसे स्वच्छ शहर में प्रथम स्थान के सम्मान के लिए इंदौरवासियों, अधिकारियों एवं स्वच्छता योद्धाओं को बधाई।

बीएमसी देश की सबसे बड़ी महानगर पालिका लेकिन सर्वेक्षण से बाहर

देश की सबसे बड़ी और सबसे धनी महानगर पालिका है मुंबई की बीएमसी, सबसे ज्यादा अगर किसी के पास स्वच्छता को लेकर बजट है तो वो है बीएमसी महानगर पालिका लेकिन करोड़ों खर्च करने के बाद भी स्वच्छता सर्वेक्षण की लिस्ट में मुंबई ने स्थान हासिल नहीं किया। वहीं साल 2020 के स्‍वच्‍छ सर्वेक्षण में यूपी के वाराणसी को गंगा किनारे बसे शहरों में सबसे साफ पाया गया है। वाराणसी को बेस्ट गंगा टाउन का खिताब दिया गया। इस मौके पर आवास एवं शहरी कार्य मंत्री हरदीप सिंह पुरी ने ट्वीट किया कि प्राचीन पवित्र शहर वाराणसी गंगा नदी के किनारे सबसे साफ शहर है। हम आपको बता दें कि वाराणसी प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी का संसदीय क्षेत्र है।
ये हमारी और आपकी सामूहिक ज़िम्मेदारी है कि हम अपने शहर को साफ़ सुथरा रखें, अगर इसमें कोई कमी आती है तो इसके लिए हम सब जिम्मेदार है, शहरों को स्वच्छ रखने का उत्तरदायित्व सिर्फ नगर निगमों और निकाय का ना होकर अगर शहर और उस इलाके का हर नागरिक बीड़ा उठा ले तो सिर्फ हमारा घर, हमारा मोहल्ला ही नहीं पूरा का पूरा शहर स्वच्छ हो जाएगा।

ये है देश के टॉप 20 शहर जो सबसे स्वच्छ है

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वडोदरा
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Welspun One launches a Global #SupplyChainofGratitude for Frontline Logistics Workers

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The CSR Journal
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In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, frontline logistic workers across the world continue to experience a critical shortage of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and other safety gears. The pressing need is to equip these warriors, who have been working relentlessly to ensure the continuous supply of essential goods during the lockdown.
As per WHO’s interim guidance document dated April  6, 2020 “the current global stockpile of PPE is insufficient – driven not only by the number of COVID-19 cases but also by misinformation, panic buying, and stockpiling (and) has resulted in further shortages of PPE globally.” As the report expands, the capacity to expand PPE production across the world is limited, and the current demand for masks cannot be met.
Acknowledging this necessity for a healthy logistics ecosystem, Indian warehousing player Welspun One Logistics Parks (WOLP) has launched a humanitarian initiative called the #SupplyChainofGratitude. The campaign aims at urging logistics companies across the globe to bridge the demand-supply gap of PPE and other safety essentials among frontline logistics workers.
Setting a global precedent to create this ‘Supply Chain of Gratitude’, WOLP has now donated over 100,000 disposable single-use masks, to support over 25,000 workers in Bhiwandi (Maharashtra) and Bangalore (Karnataka) to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Welspun One in the same vein, is encouraging other global warehousing industry players to aid and support their local logistics communities with means to combat the virus as optimally as possible.
“As the entire world is grappling to adapt to the new normal, it is imperative for us to stand together and work towards the betterment of our communities at large. At Welspun, we take our responsibilities as industry front-runners very seriously and wish to lead by example. Offering support to our government, the masks we donated were specially produced in Welspun’s Advanced Textile facility in Anjar, Gujarat, India. We remain fully committed to protecting the health of workers and communities in the vicinity of our projects across the board.” says Dipali Goenka, CEO & Joint Managing Director, Welspun India.
“As industry leaders, we must not overlook the needs of our frontline logistics workers who brave all odds and put their lives on the line for us daily. Their jobs expose them to contracting the virus on a day to day basis. We wish to support them by ensuring they can carry out their tasks with increasing safety. We recognise that we can do so only if our community worldwide stands together to advocate adequate welfare and safety precautions for the logistics sector,” mentions Ian Worboys, Member of Welspun One Logistics Park’s advisory board.
Appreciating Welspun One’s gesture, other prominent players from the sector have also taken part in the campaign and expressed their support.
Sushil Rathi, COO – Transportation & Procurement, Mahindra Logistics Limited, expressed, “Mahindra Logistics had answered the call for relief against COVID-19, in the early onset of the disease in the country. Through our HOPE (Helping Our People during Emergencies) initiative, we continue to financially support our driver partners. For our community at large, we continue to share their burden by providing a regular and continuous provision of essential products and groceries. And in this mission of ours, we have found a kinship with Welspun One. MLL is happy to be a part of their #SupplyChainofGratitude initiative. The masks provided by Welspun One are being used by our colleagues, who are helping India move its goods and keep the wheels of our economy running.”
Ramesh Nair, CEO & Country Head, JLL India, said, “It is great to see Welspun One come forward and address the challenges being faced by the frontline logistics workers. This benevolent gesture requires collective action from organizations within the industry. We are proud to be associated with Welspun One for their #SupplyChainofGratitude campaign. JLL India in association with Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) India has commenced YOU CAN, WE CAN programme of providing food supplies and personal hygiene items to the lesser fortunate daily wagers and their families. We hope these small yet significant steps taken by organizations have ultimate bigger advantages, used to ensure frontline workers are protected and lives are saved.”
As India has entered phase three of the unlock plan and businesses are gearing towards getting back on track, Welspun One has pledged to continue to understand other need gaps and offer care in safeguarding the warehousing and logistics communities across India, in the best way possible.
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HSBC India launches a Green Deposit Programme

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The CSR Journal
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HSBC India has announced the launch of its Green Deposit Programme. Available to corporate clients, deposits under this programme will finance green initiatives such as renewable energy, clean transportation, pollution prevention & control, green building, sustainable water, wastewater management and others, providing a simple way for companies to support environmentally-beneficial projects.
The Green Deposit is available in INR as Term Deposit. This innovative and unique fixed tenure deposit will go towards financing eligible businesses and projects that promote the transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient and sustainable economy. As a product, Green Deposit offers stable principal, pre-agreed return and similar levels of principal protection as a bank deposit.
HSBC will provide customers with a quarterly report containing portfolio-level information regarding the use of the deposited funds. Corporates looking for the inclusion of a sustainability agenda into their treasury activities or those that have limited opportunities for investment in environmentally beneficial projects will find this product particularly relevant.
Commenting on the launch of the Green Deposit Programme, Hitendra Dave, Head-Global Banking and Markets, HSBC India said, “It is becoming increasingly obvious to business leaders that sustainability is a strategic business imperative. We are well-positioned to leverage our global expertise and resources to support our clients’ journey towards embedding sustainability as a strategic priority. Our Green Deposit proposition is designed to help corporates participate in the sustainability agenda with the safety and assurance of a bank deposit. It is equally suitable for corporates who have either a mature sustainability agenda or are looking to start on this path. This product is aligned with our global commitments towards sustainable financing and will allow clients to participate in the journey towards a low carbon economy.”
By leveraging a deep understanding of sustainable finance and international green finance benchmarks, HSBC India has already established its capability and expertise in Green Loans. The Bank has supported a number of landmark Green financing transactions across multiple sectors.
HSBC India had recently financed the green loan aligned with the Green Loan Principles in the renewables sector as the Sole Lender, the Sole Green Loan Advisor and the Sole Account Bank for a 250 MW wind power project at Kutch, Gujarat, India set up by a leading renewable company in India. This is a landmark transaction in the Indian market and the first green loan aligned with the Green Loan Principles in the renewables sector by HSBC in India.
There has been a demand for increased transparency and accountability on the environmental impact of businesses by a growing segment of stakeholders. This has been fuelled by growing concerns regarding climate change and depletion of natural resources. It emphasizes the role of corporates in meeting long term, sustainable development goals.
HSBC is fully committed to its own sustainability approach and compliance commitments that it has made in the public domain.

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Indore Ranks First in Swachh Survekshan Survey Results 2020

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Hency Thacker
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Cleanliness has always been etched in the DNA of Indian culture since time immemorial. Mahatma Gandhi has gone so far to preach “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” Following his values and teachings, the government of India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi started ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ to promote cleanliness and sanitation in the country’s cities and villages alike.
In order to further promote the competitive spirit in maintaining cleanliness among cities, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs conducts Swachh Survekshan survey each year since 2016. The survey is the world’s largest cleanliness survey which covers about 4242 cities of India. It is a completely digitized and paperless survey, which takes into consideration document evidences, geotagged pictures as well as citizens’ feedback before ranking the cities in order of cleanliness.
According to the Swachh Survekshan 2020 survey results declared on August 20, 2020, Indore of Madhya Pradesh ranked 1st in the cleanest city in India for the fourth consecutive year. The Swachh Survekshan 2020 survey is the fifth edition of the survey. Second and third ranks were secured by the Surat City of Gujarat and Navi Mumbai of Maharashtra respectively. In addition to this, Varanasi was the adjudged the ‘best Ganga town’ in the central government’s cleanliness survey.
Congratulating Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on the wondrous achievement, Union Housing Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, “I visited Indore a few years ago, along with a member of a Japanese delegation. When we reached the city, I saw he (Japanese) going to various places in Indore. I asked him ‘what are you doing?’ He said ‘I was trying to find filth, but couldn’t’. I don’t think there could be any bigger testimony to the achievement of the city.”
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took to Twitter to congratulate the people of Indore. He said, “Congratulations to the people of Indore for achieving the first position in being India’s cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan 2020. The city has hit a four this time and surely will hit a six in the coming future.”

CSR News: Hyundai kickstarts COVID-19 CSR 2.0 Programme

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The CSR Journal
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Hyundai Motor India Ltd. commenced COVID-19 CSR 2.0 Programme under ‘Hyundai Cares’ campaign. In its 2nd phase during August-December 2020, Hyundai’s philanthropic efforts will focus on 3 key activities – Health, Education and Clean India for Happy Life of Indian Citizens.
S.S Kim, MD & CEO, Hyundai Motor India Ltd. said, “Guided by our Global Vision of ‘Progress for Humanity’ and building further on the strength of our phase 1 activities, we are glad to announce Phase 2 under Hyundai Cares 2.0 initiatives. Our efforts have taken the next dimension to focus on Health, Education and Clean India for strengthening the society to live in the new normal ecosystem for a Happy Life. Every Independence Day brings celebrations along with a special social message for its fellow citizens. To commemorate the occasion, our CSR initiatives under Hyundai Cares 2.0 will continue till December 2020 focusing the important touchpoints of the society to help overcome pandemic while building a strong nation.”
Over the last two decades, Hyundai has fostered a strong emotional connect with India and demonstrated admiration and respect for the country’s traditions through its initiatives. During phase 2 of Hyundai Cares, Hyundai will support India’s indigenous fabric ‘Khadi’ and drive sanitization campaign in Districts/Tehsils for a safe and healthy surrounding for citizens of India. Also, as education is pathway to success, Hyundai has pledged to support the children of Covid warriors by distributing devices loaded with academic curriculum to keep-up with their on-going academic session.
‘Khadi’ is a handwoven and hand spun cotton cloth and brings a great history of uniting India during its freedom struggle. Over the decades, Khadi has provided self-employment opportunities to many citizens of India and empowered them to become self-sustained. Based on the rich Indian history of being the most loved fabric of India, on this Independence Day Hyundai procured Khadi Masks to support the self-reliant individuals and proudly make them a part of India’s fight against the ongoing pandemic.
The Hyundai Cares 2.0 CSR initiatives will be undertaken under three key Projects.
1. Project – ‘Rakshak’ (Starting August 18, 2020): Under the project ‘Rakshak’, approximately 30,000 Made-in-India Khadi Masks will be handed over to the Gujarat & Maharashtra state governments for creating a Safe and Healthy Environment.
2. Project – ‘Shikshak’ (Starting September 2020): Under this project, 1,000 digital tablets loaded with 2 years academic course curriculum will be distributed to the children of Covid Warriors from lower-income group.
3. Project – ‘Grameen Sanitisation’ (Starting September 2020): A sanitization drive will be undertaken to disinfect 292 Districts/ Tehsils across India. A mobile van will sanitize public spaces in these areas using Ministry of Health approved disinfectants ensuring a safe ecosystem.
Earlier this year, to combat the challenging environment due to COVID-19, Hyundai Motor India Foundation announced Hyundai Cares initiatives which aimed at promoting the safety and welfare of its customers, employees, dealer and vendor partners.

HMIL initiatives during Phase-I of tackling COVID-19 pandemic

– Rs 7 Crore donation to PM CARES fund
– Rs 5 Crore donation to Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers Relief Fund
– Donation of Advanced COVID-19 Diagnostic Kits worth Rs 4 Crore
– Distribution of PPE Kits, Masks (3-Ply & N-95), Sanitizers and Dry Rations worth more than Rs 9 Crore.
– Strategic Partnership with Air Liquide Medical Systems to augment production and supply of ventilators
– Distribution of dry ration and Personal Protective Equipment to the State Government of Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, and Tamil Nadu
– Donation of incinerators to 5 government hospitals in Tamil Nadu

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Right to Play

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The CSR Journal
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Under the project Right to Play, Roots Foundation’s endeavour is to ensure that every child in the National Capital Region who desires to play football – be it professionally or simply for leisure – is given a chance and adequate infrastructure. The management team has pioneered the setting up of prominent football academies in Delhi for the underprivileged.
Roots Foundation is in the process of setting up one of Haryana’s largest not-for-profit football academies in partnership with one of Delhi’s top football clubs. Budding talent from various initiatives is given full exposure and support to foray into the professional space. In a similar vein, Roots is setting up football academies in Delhi NCR and Uttarakhand.

Roots foundation - right to play

Roots Foundation is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 with registration number ROS/North/5/5/2012. It is also registered under sections 12A and 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The nonprofit organisation strives to design and operationalize innovative and sustainable ecosystems that facilitate the empowerment of the less privileged by providing them with opportunities to realize their potential.
The management team of Roots includes agricultural science graduates, dairy technologists, economists, academicians, medical practitioners, rural development professionals, textile designers, sportspersons and management graduates from top Indian educational institutions such as IIM-Ahmedabad, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), St. Stephen’s and Shri Ram Colleges (Universities), National Institute of Fashion Technology (Delhi), Institute of Rural Management (Anand), National Dairy Research Institute (Karnal), etc.

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Surviving in a toxic work environment

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Kasmin Fernandes
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It looks like time is up for corporate entities that ignore a toxic work environment. In the US, at least. Popular American talk show The Ellen DeGeneres show has been in the news because of multiple shocking allegations of workplace harassment, racism and sexual harassment by former employees. Hollywood’s darling host Ellen feigned cluelessness and kept mum for a while. However, the allegations kept rolling in after a controversial Buzzfeed report had many employees going on record about the bad behaviour of top management and the abrasive work culture.
The backlash was severe. Hashtags #ReplaceEllen and #RIPEllen were trending on Twitter. There were doubts about whether the 60-Emmy-winning show would even make it to the next season. Ellen finally addressed her staff and launched an internal investigation. Turns out, tough decisions were made. Three of the show’s top executive producers – who were the subject of many complaints Ed Glavin and Kevin Leman and Jonathan Norman – have “parted ways” (a polite way of saying they were fired).
America’s largest feminist organisation isn’t free of a toxic culture either. The National Organization for Women, better known as NOW, would be expected to be a safe place for women to work. After all, it was founded by pioneering feminists like Betty Friedan. However, things changed down the years. The resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement has brought forth some painful allegations about racism and ageism at NOW. More than 10 employees and visitors went public about how women of colour were openly disparaged in meetings and conferences.
On the last day of one particularly scathing conference where a black woman was heckled, some women marched inside the office to protest racism at NOW. The result? The organisation’s president Toni Van Pelt is stepping down on August 28. We can’t expect the same level of moral culpability from top management in India Inc. Yet, there might be a silver lining.

What is a toxic work environment?

Opinion on what makes a workplace toxic differs from person to person. Bullying is hands-down a strong indicator, though. An office where you are continuously silenced, or saddled with tedious tasks, disallowed leaves, not included in important discussions or excluded from most banter is pretty much toxic. If the supervisor or manager participates in the bullying, it’s bad. If he/ she ignores negative behaviour towards staffers, then the boss is an enabler of the toxic workplace culture. A toxic work environment can lead to absenteeism and abysmal productivity. Worse, it can lead to various health issues including depression, anxiety and panic attacks.

Work-from-home a blessing in disguise

For office workers trying to survive in toxic workplaces, the temporary work-from-home arrangement because of COVID-19 was a blessing in disguise. Says web designer Laxmi D, employed with a media house in Delhi, “I was thinking hard of ways to escape the negativity in my office and was at the point of quitting just before the pandemic hit. My office was closed due to the lockdown and I couldn’t be happier about working from home. WFH has allowed me to physically distance myself from the bullies at work. They don’t influence me negatively on Zoom calls and email interactions as they could when I was working in their midst.”
Laxmi recalls with horror how she used to excuse herself to the office bathroom and burst into tears after particularly scathing remarks from her manager. “I can switch off more easily now that I am surrounded by my family members. WFH has taken the pressure off,” she says.
Laxmi is much stronger and more relaxed to survive a toxic work environment in the new normal. The past few months have given her – and countless other office workers – a break from round-the-year workplace bullying. She confidently states, “I have started documenting what happens on a daily basis. If the bullying continues after returning to office, I will take it to the HR or the management. On the off-chance that my complaint is ignored, there’s always the option of leaving an organisation which doesn’t value your presence!”

UST Global wins PMI award for its ‘Adopt a School’ CSR Initiative

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The CSR Journal
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UST Global, a digital transformation solutions company, has won the Project Management Institute Kerala (PMIK)’s PMI Kerala Community Project of the Year Award for 2020 for its Adopt a School CSR initiative. The Adopt a School programme currently provides support to over 6500 children of 30 Government schools spread across Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, and other towns.
Under this programme, the company adopts and supports Government or Government-aided schools in the rural and financially backward communities. UST Global’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative was chosen for this award on the primary criteria of the project management principles applied in the effective and efficient execution of the project.
The award is the highest recognition for the project management community in Kerala. The PMI Award recognizes and honours significant initiatives undertaken by corporate bodies or organizations (as part of their CSR) towards the improvement and well-being of the community.
Sunil Balakrishnan, Chief Values Officer, UST Global, said: “The Adopt a School programme is fully planned, implemented and evaluated by the UST Global employees as part of the company’s employee engagement framework called COLORS. The organization spends thousands of employee volunteer hours besides contributing financially for the programme through the UST Global Welfare Foundation. This award exemplifies our commitment towards transforming lives and ensure the sustainable well-being of people.”
“In order to enable providing of quality education to children, the Adopt a School programme has been working towards infrastructure development of the schools, teaching and learning improvement with co-curricular activities, digitizing the educational ecosystem, improving the employability of students, and implementing sustainable initiatives for the benefit of individuals, society, and environment,” he added.
The CSR programme for education has so far supported over 20,000 students, through a life cycle approach of providing education to school children, higher education, professional education, skill development and employability of youth.

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Hinduja Foundation sets up ICU at Shahrukh Khan’s office for COVID-19 patients

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The CSR Journal
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Two months after Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan offered the use of his office premises in Khar for COVID relief, BMC requested Hinduja HealthCare, Khar for their technical support in converting the area into an intensive care unit for critical COVID-19 patients.
Hinduja Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the 100-year-old Hinduja Group, has stepped in with a donation amounting to Rs 1 Crore, in the form of capital expenditure for medical equipment, PPE kits and other support to get the facility operational for the BMC. More than 60 patients availed of free treatment in the past month, as part of the Foundation’s continuing social commitment to COVID relief. Following an additional request from the BMC, the special unit christened ‘Deepvan’ is now operational with enhanced healthcare services as well as four ICU beds, four centralised oxygen beds and seven DCHC (Dedicated COVID Health Centre) ward beds.
Paul Abraham, President, Hinduja Foundation said, “We have committed to fund this initiative to the tune of Rs 1 Crore so far. We are proud to associate with Hinduja Hospital, Khar and provide ‘Deepvan’ with the required infrastructure to treat COVID-19 patients. We recognize the responsibility of the private sector in identifying and boosting healthcare facilities for the common man in these uncertain times.”
“We thank Hinduja Foundation for their support in setting-up COVID-19 care facilities,” said Dr Avinash Supe, Executive Director of Hinduja HealthCare, Khar. “As the BMC is in dire need of care centres owing to the rapid increase in the number of COVID-positive patients, we are happy to extend our support to them.”
Owing to months of lockdown in the country, citizens have been weathering the severe social, emotional and economic fallouts of the pandemic. Hinduja Foundation has been working extensively in the areas of health and education to contribute towards their well-being and help India rise to the challenge of this healthcare emergency.

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APPL Launches ICU Service in Assam under the Aegis of Tata Sons

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In a time of crisis, to support the healthcare system of our country, Amalgamated Plantations Pvt. Ltd. (APPL), the second-largest tea producer in India, has announced the installation of ICU in APPL’s Referral Hospital and Research Centre (RHRC), under the aegis of Tata Sons. The non-profit secondary healthcare unit at Chubwa Tea Estate of APPL has received its first ICU installation with more patient accommodation and ventilator units to strengthen the COVID Relief operations in Assam.
The unprecedented humanitarian crisis COVID has put the world in has pushed the healthcare sector to test its limits. RHRC is a secondary care hospital by APPL that has been treating over 3 lakh patients in Assam along with patients coming from neighbouring states of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh over a decade. The latest addition in the infrastructure, newly renovated ICU has been developed by converting the existing Special Care Unit (SCU) with 6 new beds, ventilator units and isolation curtains.
Vikram Singh Gulia, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, APPL said, “APPL is indeed delighted and proud to set up this new ICU at its RHRC to strengthen the COVID relief operation in Assam. On behalf of APPL, APPL Foundation (APPLF) and the local communities being served by RHRC, I would like to convey our gratitude to Tata Sons for the noble gesture and kind support in sponsoring this initiative.”
Presently, the ICU is serviceable only for Outpatient Department (OPD), as COVID patients are to receive treatment only from government hospitals, as per Assam Government guideline. Taking cognizance of the health threats that tea workers work with, APPL has implemented many COVID combat measures to nurture a safe and healthy environment at all of its tea estates.
– A total of 1.82 lakh masks have been made in-house and distributed across all estates for total resident population and authorized visitors like police, vigilance team etc.
– Besides complying with the social distancing and hygiene protocols, regular thermal screening is also done at each estate hospital.
– As a part of its COVID relief operations, APPL has also instituted special quarantine facilities at each of its 25 tea estates, which had been planned to cater to 1025 returnees approximately, for a period of about 30 days under the support of Tata Disaster Management programme sponsored by Tata Sons.
With the introduction of ICU service, the previously equipped with 70 beds hospital, APPL’s Referral Hospital and Research Centre will now be better health support for Northeast people at affordable cost, bringing a sigh of relief amid the pandemic situation.

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