Over 8.3 lakh people benefitted from Motors’ community programmes during the year
News Correspondent, abptakmaa, Kolkata, 22nd June 2020 : Tata Motors – India’s leading automobile brand, today released its FY 2019-20 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report. In line with the Tata Group’s vision of promoting community well-being, Tata Motors has actively implemented initiatives under its key thrust areas of Health (Aarogya), Education (Vidyadhanam), Employability (Kaushalya) and Environment (Vasundhara) and the Rural Development. The scope and the depth of the CSR programmes of the company have consistently increased and has positively touched 8.3 lakh lives in FY19-20, out of which nearly 41% belong to the SC and ST communities.
Key Highlights:
· Health (Aarogya): 3.9 lakh people benefitted and over 74% of malnourished children were treated
· Education (Vidyadhanam): 1.5 lakh students engaged, more than 44% students scored above 60% in FY20 in their 10th standard pre-board exams
· Employability (Kaushalya): 1.17 lakh youth skilled, out of which 63% have been employed
· Environment (Vasudhara): Planted 1.17 lakh saplings (of indigenous varieties) and educated over 91,025 people on eco-friendly practices
· Volunteering: Over 50% of the 28000 employees participated and invested over 1.1 lakh volunteering hours for social causes, a 67% increase over previous year
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Guenter Butschek, CEO & MD, Tata Motors said,“As we enter the 75th year of Tata Motors, I share with immense pride that our collective CSR efforts over the last decade have made a positive difference to the lives of 5 million people across India. Our role has progressively grown from being just a resource provider to a facilitator and now an enabler for driving positive change. This is a true testament to ‘innovating mobility solutions with passion to enhance quality of life’ philosophy rooted in our mission statement. We will continue our endeavor towards uplifting the unprivileged communities and improve their quality of life by making them aware and self-reliant.” Publicity : Carpediem Communique.
