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Tata Steels Contribution to the Welfare of Kalinganagar and Odisha Tata Steel improves the welfare of the people in Kalinganganagar and Odhisa by socialy rehabitiating the population and improving their quality of life as well as it seeks to improve the economy of the geographic area. A) Social Rehabilitation Tata Steels Rehabilitation Policy is people-centric to the core. Created with empathy for each stakeholder group and every family that has been affected, it secures inclusive growth and equitable development for all. A family decides to relocate only after having understood completely the benefits that would ensue as a result. The interventions that have helped to deliver promises include every aspect of a communitys social well being apart from opportunities that facilitate individual empowerment. A well managed administration of a carefully thought out rehabilitation package, thereby ensuring that displaced families have control of optimum resources that are made available. Tata Steel ensures that every member of the Tata Steel Parivar gets the opportunity to assume leadership in generic issues. Relocated families are encouraged to participate in improvement processes. Extensive counselling sessions are arranged for Parivar members to let them make informed choices in every decision making process, especially in choosing a viable economic option. The purpose and the concept of organising oneself for self-help are discussed in detail. Relocated people are encouraged to organise themselves into groups that are capable of building micro enterprises. For women in particular, self-help groups are a means of beneficial involvement in economic activities that keep them away from social marginalisation.Functional literacy is facilitated by providing the people with relevant reading and writing skills. Parivar members benefit from improved housing and better facilities in their new neighbourhoods. An innovative balance of practical and emotional support enables them to comfortably adapt to their new surroundings. Efforts have been made to preserve cultural norms and help maintain the ethnicity of the communities. The relocated communities of Kalinganagar are primarily a mix of Ho and Mahantas. Hence, the sacred Jaherthan and Sasan co-exist with the Maa Mangla temple or a samshan in the Tata Steel Parivar colonies. Festivals like Baha, Maghe and Jomnama are celebrated with the same fervour as more common festivals of the region like Dussehra, Diwali and Rojo Sankranti. Right to Information (RTI) Drive among Tribal Population During the first phase of the six-month long campaign, Odessa Information Commission and Tata Steel Rural Development Society organised RTI awareness workshops in the Tata

Steels peripheral areas, like Sukinda, Bamnipal and Joda. More than 5,000 villagers living in remote parts of Kalinganganagar and Orissa are benefited from the process through women self-help groups, youth clubs and civil society organisations.. This initiative has helped the project affected people to become aware about their rights and entitlements and other socioeconomic welfare measures launched for them by the State and Union Governments. B) Economic Rehabilitation Facilitating economic rehabilitation of families at Kalinganagar is a priority for Tata Steel as it always maintains a steady focus on inclusive growth for all its stakeholders, sharing the wealth and prosperity that has been generated through collective effort. Community Care Kalinganagar Periphery Development No success or achievement in material terms is worthwhile unless it serves the needs and interests of the Country and its people JRD Tata Tata Steels Corporate Social Responsibility Policy is rooted in the belief that the primary purpose of a business is to improve the quality of life of the people. It takes into account every single person in its sphere of development and ensures that its socio-economic initiatives touch the lives of all stakeholders in a positive way. Therefore, in and around the operational areas of Tata Steel, whether it is a functioning facility or a project in the implementation stage, the emphasis is on all-round growth. This encompasses initiatives in income generation, education, healthcare, water, electricity and all other basic services. Tata Steel through its operations in Odisha, provides community outreach programmes that are specifically designed to cater to the needs of the Odia population. The community which comes under displacement requires an adequate development strategy to cope with the changing environment and to lead a life with dignity in harmony with the mainstream. To systematise the community development efforts, Tata Steel Rural Development Society (TSRDS) was established in1979 and thus has travelled more than 30 years providing services to the rural people. TSRDS Kalinganagar was formed to address the socio economic needs of the people to be displaced and of the people living in surrounding areas of the new venture. The initiatives undertaken by the CSR team of Tata Steel and by TSRDS towards integrated development of rural masses have been discussed below under three sections. 1) Health & Hygiene Extending better healthcare facilities to the people has always been a priority in Tata Steel's periphery development and CSR plan. To this end, the Company has set up new hospitals, improved the existing ones and held regular medical camps as well as health check-up facilities through mobile health units.

a) Gobarghati hospital - Tata Steel is building a hospital in Gobarghati rehabilitation colony. The hospital would be setup on an area of four acres of land. The setting up of this hospital is primarily dedicated to those families that were affected in Tata Steels Greenfield project at Kalinganagar, in the Jajpur district of Odessa and also for the people in periphery villages. The civil construction has almost reached its last lap. It will be a 200-bed hospital and would cater to around 10000 people from the neighbouring villages apart from Tata Steel Parivar members. The hospital would also be well equipped with round-the-clock service, pathology laboratory, OPD, an outdoor complex, paramedical staff and specialist doctors in Medicine, Paediatrics, Surgery and O&G. The ceremonial puja for this hospital has already been performed at Maniapatla. Mr. Hridayeshwar Jha, Vice President, Odhisa Project of Tata Steel, graced this occasion. The hospital intends to plan health services like rural health check-up programmes, health camps during epidemics and awareness building activities for people once it is functional. However, presently Tata Steel is running a dispensary at Gobarghati so that it can provide the villagers with basic health services. The dispensary has all necessary infrastructure along with experienced doctors and paramedical staff. Large number of villagers from far-off areas throng the dispensary. In fact it is the overwhelming response to this dispensary that had motivated Tata Steel to setup the Gobarghati hospital. b) The Lifeline Express - The Lifeline Express, which caters to the remote rural areas lacking medical services, is undoubtedly the worlds first hospital on rails. It has ideally used the Indian Railway Network in such a way that it offers a modern operation theatre well equipped for diagnostic and surgical treatment. It also looks after the prevention and curative interventions for the physically challenged patients as well. Of the six occasions the Lifeline Express has been hosted in Odhisa, two have been in Jajpur. Since the main purpose of the Lifeline Express is to serve the rural populace, it has received an overwhelming response on all the occasions. Villagers availed the services of free medication as well as health checkups. Many villagers also got their required treatments. Of these, the most significant was the treatment of a girl whose deformity in leg got cured at the Lifeline Express. Medical aids and appliances were also provided to some of the patients. The concept of this kind of a hospital received a positive response from the villagers and also from several eminent personalities. c) Dispensary While the hospital is coming up steadily, Tata Steel runs a dispensary at Gobarghati to meet the basic health services to people in the periphery villages. The dispensary is equipped with necessary infrastructure and treats a number of patients regularly. d) Medical Camps - Various health services related activities, like rural health check-up programmes, health camps during epidemics and awareness building sessions have been regular events on Tata Steels CSR agenda and will also be planned through the hospital at a later stage. The Company has set up community health centres (CHC) at Kuhika and Bari in Jajpur district. To provide services in a wider range regular health camps organised by the Company in the community includes -

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Eye cure camps (For Cataract Operation) Family planning camps Camps to deal with disability Immunisation clinics for vaccine preventable diseases. e) Mobile Clinics These provide primary attention through a team of doctors, paramedics and lab technicians. The services include general health check-ups, antenatal & postnatal check-ups and regular immunisation. The facilities and medicines are provided free of cost. f) Safe Drinking Water - Safe drinking water is a health priority for the community. To that end, tube wells are being constructed by the Company with voluntary labour support from the people. The CSR team makes dedicated efforts to orient the community about how to use the water judiciously. g) School Healthcare Programmes - In the Kalinganagar area TSRDS has taken up five tribal residential schools under the school healthcare programme with the objective of taking care of children through regular health check-ups and free medicines distribution. Some of the schools coming under this initiative include Bandhagaon Residential School, Tamka High School, Tamka Residential School, Phuljhar Residential School and Rampilo Kanya Ashram.

2) EDUCATION Tata Steel has so far built or facilitated the building of more than 200 schools in Odhisa. In order to encourage world-class education among tribal children belonging to Tata Steel Parivar (the relocated families of Tata Steel's upcoming steel project at Kalinganagar) and the peripheral regions around the Industrial Complex, the Company has signed a MoU with the Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS). At present about 251 children from the rehabilitated families of Kalinganagar are studying in various residential schools in the state and also in KISS. TSRDS helped in repairing the school buildings of Kapileswar High School, Hingula High School and Satyanarayan Memorial High School owing to which the numbers of students have been growing. TSRDS also conducts debates, essay writing contests and quiz competitions regularly to sensitise students about health concerns like malaria, AIDS, cholera, tuberculosis etc. Tata Steel's initiatives in terms of imparting employment among the Kalinganagar tribals cannot be ignored. The Company has provided training in skills development to more than 400 people at Kalinganagar. Further, Tata Steel has engaged CAPS Foundation for imparting employability training and entrepreneurship development skills in Jajpur and Keonjhar districts of Odessa with placement facilities in various service related ancillaries of the main industrial set-up in the locality. The programme includes courses on customer relationship management, computer education, welding technology and various practical skills training in electrical and mechanical streams. These courses have facilitated the tribal youths in the interiors of Jajpur and Keonjhar to be equipped for mainstream employment and majority of

them have found suitable placement. More than 2000 students have been benefitted from this in last couple of years. 3) COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT To ensure comprehensive progress of the State in all spheres, it is essential that development should reach the villages of Odessa. With this realisation, Tata Steel has taken a leading effort to develop the peripheral villages in its areas of projects and operations. Apart from going ahead with its model rehabilitation activities, Tata Steel is facilitating socio-economic empowerment for Tata Steel Parivar members and for the people living in the region adjoining the rehabilitation colonies and transit camps. a) Creating Employment Opportunities - Tata steel ensures that opportunities for livelihood are facilitated for the project affected people in a sustainable way so that the community can make the optimum utilisation of available resources to meet their present need and keep it ready for the future generation as well. The Company has helped tribal men and women to form Self Help Groups and trained them in various kinds of income generation programmes like I. Live Stock Management Training II. Silkworm rearing III. Bee Keeping IV. Mushroom production V. Vermicompost manufacture VI. Kitchen gardening Tata Steel has also helped build market linkages of their products in nearby markets ensuring them a good return for their investments and effort. The SHGs are provided financial assistance in the beginning to start any income generation activity. b) Empowering Women As a founder member of UN Global Compact, Tata Steel is committed towards the Millennium Development Goals of UN, which lays stress upon promoting gender equality and empowering women. The Tejaswini Programme is one of Tata Steels initiatives to empower women by creating for them role models who will define the way forward in society as well as in industry. This year women, including the members of Panchayati Raj Institutions of Kalinganagar in Jajpur district, were given training in Gandhi Labour Foundation (Puri) on topics such as empowerment, sustainable development and their rights and duties as citizens. In order to identify the Tejaswinis of Kalinganagar, a five-month long competition has been initiated amongst the community of women, through self-help groups, to asses their creative and leadership qualities. It is estimated that around 1,000 tribal and non-tribal women precipitated in this assessment process from 50 peripheral villages of Kalinganagar, through 65 women SHGs.

c) Preservation of Ethnic Identity - The majority of the people affected its Greenfield project in Kalinganagar being tribal, Tata Steel takes proactive efforts to support and preserve their indigenous cultures and practices. Every year Tata Steel celebrates the Odia New Years Day and Maha Bishubha Milan at Joda in Keonjhar district and Duburi in Jajpur on April 14, where thousands of villagers from peripheral villages participate. The Company also encourages observation of tribal festivals to sustain their ethnicity. The 2010 celebrations in Duburi were marked by the finals of Pragati inter-village football tournament and Tejaswini SHG competition for the ladies. Around 65 villages of Jajpur district participated in the inter-village Pragati football tournament that was initiated six months back. Similarly more than 1000 ladies participated in the five-month long Tejaswini inter-SHG competition which culminated on this day. HUL CSR Providing healthcare Sanjivani Mobile Medical Facility: We started Sanjivani, a mobile medical service in 2003, to offer effective medical care in villages surrounding our Doom Dooma factory in Assam. The objective has been to meet the basic medical needs of people living in the remote villages in Assam through a free mobile medical facility. Apart from basic medical services, Sanjivani also spreads awareness about hygiene, child immunisation, family planning etc. The project covers a radius of 40 km around the factory with two mobile vans equipped with basic medical equipment and a specialised team comprising one male and one female doctor, two nurses, a medical attendant and drivers. On an average, 400 Sanjivini medical camps are conducted every year in remote villages surrounding our factory. The project is run in close co-ordination with the local administration and its progress is reviewed every quarter. Assisting women through education Fair & Lovely Foundation: Scholarships of up to INR 1 lakh have been awarded to those women who do not have the financial strength to realize their dreams, but have the aptitude, drive, and ambition to carve a place of pride for themselves in society. The scholarship which was awarded only to postgraduate studies has now been extended to graduate students as well. Since 2003, more than 790 scholarships have been awarded to women across India. Disaster relief and rehabilitation Floods, Bihar, 2008: We contributed 10,000 kits worth INR 60 lakh as the first installment of material for immediate relief of the flood affected families in Araria District in Bihar. The kit contained essential items such as utensils, clothes, blankets, and other useful material. In all, 12 truckloads of material were distributed to the affected families under the guidance of the Araria District Magistrate. A sum of INR 84 lakh was contributed by HUL and our employees to rehabilitate the underprivileged amongst the flood-affected families in the

village of Jorgama, Madhepura district, Bihar. The project aims at theconstruction of 100 disaster proof houses for the purpose of rehabilitation. Tsunami, South India, 2006:We contributed over INR 10 crores towards the relief and rehabilitation of tsunami-affected families by way of providing relief material, land, and construction of facilities. We distributed nutritional and personal hygiene products worth INR 5 crores for immediate relief to the needy soon after the tsunami hit the region. Later, pursuant to a request from the Government of Tamil Nadu about the urgent need for housing the affected families, we donated 5.27 acres of land (market value on a conservative basis is INR 4.5 crores) at Tondiarpet, Chennai, to the government. The complex has 960 permanent houses spread over 5.27 acres of land. Our employees also made a contribution of INR 50 lakhs which was used to construct the facilities in the complex. Caring for the vulnerable Asha Daan:In 1976, HUL provided a 72,500 sq. ft plot for setting up Asha Daan in the heart of Mumbai. This home is supported by the Missionaries of Charity and cares for abandoned and challenged children, victims of HIV, and the destitute. We bear the capital and revenue expenses for maintenance, upkeep, and security of the premises. The needs of the abandoned/challenged children are met by the Sisters of the Home. Special classes are arranged that teach the children basic skills, physiotherapy, etc. Whenever necessary, we also arrange for corrective surgery in city hospitals. In 1995, we were able to open a ward for female HIV positive patients, which was one of Mother Teresa's dearest desires. CSR activities: Greening Barriers: Water Conservation and Harvesting (linked to product Pureit) HUL's Water Conservation and Harvesting project has two major objectives: a. to reduce water consumption in its own operations and regenerate sub-soil water tables at its own sites through the principles of 5R - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover and Renew; b. help adjacent villages to implement appropriate models of watershed development. SHAKTI - Changing Lives in Rural India Shakti is HUL's rural initiative, which targets small villages with population of less than 2000 people or less. It seeks to empower underprivileged rural women by providing incomegenerating opportunities, health and hygiene education through the Shakti Vani programme, and creating access to relevant information through the iShakti community portal. In general, rural women in India are underprivileged and need a sustainable source of income. NGOs, governmental bodies and other institutions have been working to improve the status of rural women. Shakti is a pioneering effort in creating livelihoods for rural women, organised in Self-Help Groups (SHGs), and improving living standards in rural India. Shakti provides critically needed additional income to these women and their families, by equipping and training them to become an extended arm of the company's operation.

Health & Hygiene Education Lifebuoy Swastya Chetna (LBSC) is a rural health and hygiene initiative which was started in 2002. LBSC was initiated in media dark villages (in UP, MP, Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Orissa) with the objective of spreading awareness about the importance of washing hands with soap. The need for a program of this nature arose from the fact that diarrhoeal diseases are a major cause of death in the world today. It is estimated that diarrhoea claims the life of a child every 10 seconds and one third of these deaths are in India. According to a study done by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the simple practice of washing hands with soap and water can reduce diarrhoea by as much as 47%. However, ignorance of such basic hygiene practices leads to high mortality rates in rural India. Economic Empowerment of Women The Fair & Lovely Foundation is HUL's initiative which aims at economic empowerment of women across India. It aims to achieve this through providing information, resources, inputs and support in the areas of education, career and enterprise. It specifically targets women from low-income groups in rural as well as urban India. Fair & Lovely, as a brand, stands on the economic empowerment platform and the Foundation is an extension of this promise. The Foundation has renowned Indian women, from various walks of life, as its advisors. Among them are educationists, NGO activists, physicians. The Foundation is implementing its activities in association with state governments. Special Education & Rehabilitation Under the Happy Homes initiative, HUL supports special education and rehabilitation of children with challenges. Asha Daan: The initiative began in 1976, when HUL supported Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity to set up Asha Daan, a home in Mumbai for abandoned, challenged children, and the destitute. Ankur: In 1993, HUL's Doom Dooma Plantation Division set up Ankur, a centre for special education of challenged children. The centre takes care of children with challenges, aged between 5 and 15 years. Ankur provides educational, vocational and recreational activities to over 35 children with a range of challenges, including sight or hearing impairment, polio related disabilities, cerebral palsy and severe learning difficulties. Kappagam: Encouraged by Ankur's success, Kappagam ("shelter"), the second centre for special education of challenged children, was set up in 1998 on HUL Plantations in South India. It has 17 children. The focus of Kappagam is the same as that of Ankur. Anbagam: Yet another day care center, Anbagam ("shelter of love"), has been started in 2003 also in the South India Plantations. It takes care of 11 children. Besides medical care and meals, they too are being taught skills such that they can become self-reliant and elementary studies

Career progression As one of the world's largest consumer goods companies, the scale and importance of our supply chain operation offers many fascinating career paths. Access all areas As your career progresses, youll have opportunities to work within the full spectrum of disciplines, roles and areas. You'll gain exposure at global, regional and local levels across a broad range of categories, markets and technologies. You'll take on different responsibilities that allow you to directly impact business performance. And through world-class professional learning programmes, youll develop the expertise necessary to become highly effective in your specialisation. Qualities & skills You're exceptionally organised with a hands-on approach and excellent IT skills. You're good at managing people, projects, information and change. You have an entrepreneurial mind when it comes to innovation and cost saving. You also have the ability to create strong links with individuals from a variety of different cultures and backgrounds. Water We will conserve water by working on a wide range of locally relevant initiatives and partnerships for water conservation and spread awareness about the issue amongst our consumers and communities. We are working with specialised NGO partners in the field of water conservation, and use various models with specific performance indicators and evaluation procedures. We began this journey seven years ago to build our learning. Since then, we have been engaged in successful projects on water conservation across different terrains in India which face acute shortage of water. Successful water conservation pilot projects Project Khamgaon Seven years ago, our team from the Khamgaon factory started a pilot watershed management project, on a five hectare plot, to prevent soil degradation and to conserve water. The selected area was located in a dry and arid region of Maharashtra. The efforts have resulted in the creation of a green belt, which is now a veritable forest with about 6,300 trees. Encouraged by the results, we extended the model to a neighbouring village, Parkhed, in association with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and BAIF Development Research Foundation. The community at Parkhed constructed 47 percolation bunds, 1,600 trenches, 6,000 running metres of continuous contour trenching over 100 hectares and five permanent check dams. More than 350 families are reaping the second crop, which is made possible by the check dams. The total land under cultivation during the second crop season is approximately 470 acres. The annual income of the farmers in the vicinity of the five check dams has increased from

an average of INR 36,000 to approximately INR 85,000, per farmer. This success has been attributed to the availability of well water during the Rabi season and an increase in the water level during the Kharif season. Hence, along with reaping a Rabi crop, the farmers have also been able to almost double the yield of the Kharif crop. This initiative received appreciation at the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development. Project Silvassa In April 2004, Vanarai and HUL started a project in Karchond and later in Dapada, Pati, Sindoni, and Silvassa. Till March 2010, the project has made an impact on water and soil conservation. The project has ensured sustainable development of water and land resources, locals have attained self-sufficiency in basic needs of food, water, fodder and fuel, and local employment opportunities have been generated through increased economic activity. The other highlights are:- More than 67 million litres of water have been harvested since 2004 - Additional income of INR 160 lakhs was accrued to villagers during project period - 325 families have benefited under various programmes, 130 families now have access to the public toilet facility - Soil conservation treatment has been carried out on 282 hectares of land- 12,000 mango seedlings have been planted - 22 bore wells and 20 open wells were recharged Project Puducherry In 2008-09, HUL's Puducherry unit partnered with DHAN Foundation, Madurai and identified eight village ponds for renovation to enhance the water availability. One of the unique aspects of the project was to form social capital by organizing villagers into pond association and empower them to execute the physical renovation work. The pilot project has improved water availability in eight village ponds by harvesting monsoon run-off. Rainwater harvesting storage of 22300 cu. meter has fulfilled the multiple domestic needs of 4519 households in eight hamlets and 346 acres are now irrigated due to the rejuvenation of ground water.

Case Study on BPCLs village adoption at Karjat

Arming Them towards Self Sufficiency The rationale behind selecting Karjat for community development initiatives was that the company wanted to work for vulnerable groups.. The Karjat endeavour began with construction of a community hall, which was like a meeting place for villagers and way of reaching out to village women. Later many programs like medical assistance, grain bank, marketing artifacts, conducting certified vocational training courses, etc were carried out. From last 10 years farmers in 21 villages of karjat are helped through our interventions. There are eight villages, which are covered through BPCLs projects in and around Washala. Washala is situated in Shahpur taluka in Thane district. It is made up of tribal population. The various on-going activities are: Farm facts: For agricultural up liftment, we arrange training through Pune Agricultural University, distribute seeds and fertilizers every year. There are lectures arranged on technical guidance, use of less water for farming, teaching newer methods of agriculture, etc.

They also educate the farmers about fish farming and provide them all necessary information. Guidance is also given as regards buying of seeds. The methods of multiple cropping are taught. Every year farmers are given free fertilizers. Bamboo cultivation is also promoted. 5000 Bamboo saplings are planted every year, by giving it to villagers who will take care of it. Along with it, even mango, chikku and guava saplings are provided. Cattle care: At Karjat, We conduct exhibitions of cattle of various breeds, training sessions are arranged for improving the health of available cattle, there is vaccine program conducted on regular basis for all pet animals. Competitions are also held among cattle and prizes are given to the best cattle. Once a year there is a camp organized in which doctors from veterinary inspect all the cattle. Education: For motivating intelligent students coaching is provided to students. Balwadis is available for small children as pre-school intervention.. Tree plantation programs are held at Adivasi ashram schools. Health: A dispensary with a doctor is available and regular health camps are conducted. General health camps are organized twice a year. To cater to the needs of all villagers, may it be men, women, senior citizens, children and so on. To ensure proper eyesight, eye camps are conducted periodically. their sight back through this endeavor. There are camps held for pregnant women regarding guidance in pregnancy, stress on nutrition, etc. Grain Bank: In the villages of Karjat, Institute Of Rural Farmers were dependent on moneylenders for money as well as seeds and grains and thus in turn fell in the debt trap. The moneylenders would harass them and exploit them. For e.g. for every one quintal of grain borrowed, the farmer would have to return it three quintals. To avoid such exploitation, IRCED came out with the grain bank scheme. The concept of grain bank was to make grains easily accessible to the farmers and to keep them away from the clutches of the moneylenders. Grains are made available to the farmers without any advance and they also do not have to return anything extra than what they had taken. Through BPCL, there is also a small room allocated for the purpose of maintaining the grain bank in every village so that the grains do not get spoilt. Community centre: We have provided a multipurpose Samaj Mandir at Pinglas Karjat for the Villagers to have a meeting point. There is a community centre which encompasses classes for villagers on tailoring, mehendi, beautician course, bamboo article making, multiskill training, etc. Cane Weaving and Bamboo making classes are conducted regularly. Tailoring is helping the girls in income generation. Later there is also an exhibition held in Mumbai for sale of the bamboo articles made in these villages. Rain water harvesting: To make available water in case of scarcity, there was a need felt to start a project on rain water harvesting. The work has just begun. As this is a hilly area the problem of ground water and land water still remains. For provision of water, tube wells and small dams are made for the villagers. Infrastructure development: We have constructed shed for schools. For e.g. repairing the fans, replacing broken furniture, etc jetty for fishermen so that they can rest in the night when they are not fishing. We have also constructed a public toilet. We are vigilant in keeping the

surroundings clean. Timely garbage disposal is also taken care of. Tree plantation programs are carried out on a regular basis. . Every village: Sakhi Shejarni:-A group of women came together in Karjat who felt the need of being together and saving some amount of money. They started meeting regularly and since then they collect savings and deposit in the bank This is a scheme whereby every village will have one woman leader. This leader is trained in such a way that she is able to manage the whole group of other women, take training sessions for them, conducts awareness programs and also provides counseling help. Such women leaders are termed as SAKHI, which means a friend in Marathi.Thus the groups serve a double purpose, that of starting a small-scale business and that of learning through various sessions. These meetings help them to improve their quality of life. Counselling Initially counselling began in BPCL to overcome the different problems of employees at work. But now, the company have come closer to their lives. Thus now counselling does not only aim at solving disputes at work but involves a whole gamut of issues ranging from employe es overall development to the development of their families. Thus there is a shift from what used to exist earlier as our orientation is towards prevention. Over the time, recoveries and success stories started flowing in resulting in values of counselling being upheld as an important contribution for employees well being. Thus at the refinery counselling is seen as a mission which aims at making people live lives fruitfully. The help received through counselling is what is valued by most of our employees. As a continuation to individual help, We feel proud to say that we are one of very few companies who regularly visit employees at their plant. This helps us to understand employees better and plan intervention. Accordingly. Plant talks have made a positive effect in the minds of the employees as they get an idea that the company is really interested in their issues Addiction-The Slow Poison Alcohol and drug use is extremely common in todays world. In spite of the awareness of the ill effects of these substances, people continue to get addicted to it. The abuse and addictions result in malfunctioning of an individual in major spheres of life. Addictions lead to poor work performances, disrupted relationships and adjustment problems. The rising awareness about employee welfare and raising the quality of work, various companies today make efforts to reduce addictions. We have been one of the first companies to engage in continuous endeavours to help our addicted employees to overcome their problems. We have successfully partnered with Kripa Foundations De-addiction Center for sustainable efforts in this direction. Kripa foundation is one of the largest Non- Governmental organization in India helping people suffering from Chemical Dependency and HIV Infection. Kripa offers a non-discriminating, supportive community living, helping people to introspect and bring about change in lifestyle.

Our Success- Strength Of Sobriety Although difficult to believe, the success ratio is 60% at the refinery level, whereas the addiction improvement rate worldwide is 45.50%. Through counseling employees who recovered from alcohol addiction and the other personal problems became our biggest strength for extending our chain of human help. These peer educators are very efficient at work and they they aid our CSR activity by being of help to the other addict employees and the community too. The Pune Centre A de-addiction center has been set up at Pune for both men and women addicts for all over Maharashtra. The Kripa Foundation runs it. We are supporting them and

helping them in their efforts Family Well being Through all the Employee assistance programs, prominence is given to family as a system. It is a known fact that family is one of the most closely knit system which needs to be enriched to cope with the stresses and strain of life. Thus when an employee comes with a problem, joint counseling sessions are also conducted including his family members to ensure resolving of problems amicably. Grooming Children As Caretakers Of Next Generation Children are tomorrows future, and when it comes to our own employees children, We ensure their development through various activities like Career guidance, aptitude tests, etc Parenting During training or workshops, one of the main topics covered is parenting. This is important because in todays competitive world it is very difficult to manage both work and house Thus to ensure care of children, parenting sessions are conducted about emotional problems and problems encountered by children at different stages, puberty issues, etc. Women Empowerment In women lie natures best qualities of motherhood, compassion, humanity and love. Because they have been blessed with the capacity for giving and nurturing life, women also have the capacity for a deep commitment for preserving and nourishing not only their own offspring, but of the entire planet as well. BPCL is also blessed with efficient women staff who are enthusiastic and who come forward to help others. Women power in the true sense is seen when women meet regularly and discuss on varied issues and the stands they take. LIKE WOMAN IS WOMANS BEST FRIEND. It is normally said that a woman is a womans worst enemy. But at the refinery, the bond within the women is exceptionally charged with making a difference to their personal as well as work life. Safety Ambassdors This is a new activity being started at the refinery. Some of women employees are made safety ambassadors to ensure safety in the plant. These women would co-ordinate with the safety observers at the plant level and ensure that their co-employees take adequate safety measures. It is process to help the employees help themselves for their own safety and that of the others HIV/ AIDS Care And Prevention AIDS is a major concern worldwide. It is forth killer of human beings. It has spread far and wide across nations, caste, creed, sea and racial boundaries. The UN AIDS estimates 5.3 million sero positive people housed in India alone in 2004. The growing number of sero positive people in the productive age group affects the economy in the long run.. BPCL too encountered presence of sero positive employees. However the comprehensive health policy of the company protects the employees and their family. Considering the significance of interventions in this area, the Social Welfare dept. initiated plant talks on Family Life Education and Health and Well being. Various awareness programs were conducted in the refinery on HIV/AIDS. Avert Society, a triplicate body of USAID, NACO and Government of Maharashtra, noticed the efforts of BPCL. The Avert Society invited BPCL for long-term partnership for an AIDS Intervention Project in the refinery, and the adjacent community. The project identifies three major areas of intervention, viz. workplace intervention (including around 30000 workers), Mahul and 25 villages from Karjat. The activities under this project include one to one intervention at village level, counseling at workplace, behaviour change communication, street plays and folk media to spread awareness about the same.