2007-08 - Aditya Birla Nuvo, Ltd

SOCIAL REPORTeducation to slum children. Colleagues contributed half a day’s salary to support this cause towardshealth care and nutritional requirements of class Jupiter for an entire year. The schools in the area areaided with need-based infrastructural support, and also repaired and maintained. This year 8 schoolbuildings were provided support benefiting 2,750 students and staff.• Computer training programmes to train youths in computer skills for better employment opportunities,empowered more than 200 youths across the units.Sustainable Livelihood• From the Birla Shaktiman Vocational Training Centre 102 trainees qualified in different trades, while 97rural youths are under training. This centre provides training in four trades, namely : 1. Cutting & Tailoring,2. Electrical, 3. Auto Mechanic, and 4. Electronics. Up until now 2,406 trainees have passed out. Of these80% are gainfully employed in India, Middle East and elsewhere.• Agriculture — Through farm-based programmes, NABARD Schemes, farmers’ training, nursery raising,setting up of vermin-compost units, seed multiplication and inter-cropping, we have reached out tomore than 5,230 farmers.• Under the Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana and National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, wefacilitated the construction of culverts, pitch roads and ponds to benefit 50,000 people.• Successful completion of 1 st batch of Palm Leaves’ Products training to benefit 15 rural women at Hi-TechCarbon, Gummidipoondi. The training has enabled the SHG members to avail benefits under artisanscheme through Khadi Gramudhyog and provided employment.• At Jagdishpur, Zari Embroidery Training Programme is running successfully for the past 4 years. This year78 women completed the programme, and are now self-reliant with a regular source of income.Women Self Help Groups• The 437 Self Help Groups, formed by us, have enabled the empowerment of nearly 4,890 women throughskills-training and income generation.• Under the Khadi and Village Industries Commission and SGSY Scheme, 120 SHG members are gettingtrained in making of coconut leaves thatches, providing an additional source of income for them.Social Welfare• This year 2,477 Insurance covers totalling Rs. 2.091 Lacs was provided to BPL families and 11 death claimsof Rs. 0.55 lacs (Rs. 5,000 each) paid by Birla Sun Life Insurance.• Several mass rallies were organised across the units on awareness about “Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan”, “RemovePolio” and several other issues.• Under the mass marriage programme at Veraval we reached out to 26 couples.Infrastructure• Under the Total Sanitation Programme, in partnership with DRDA, more than 400 low-cost toilets havebeen constructed to benefit BPL families.• Over 23,340 tree saplings were planted in 21 villages.• We were able to provide safe drinking water to 8,000 children at local schools through infrastructuralsupport.• Under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, facilitated construction of 7.5 kms of approach road at ChoupanBlock, UP, to provide connectivity to 5 villages.Our Board of Directors, our Management and all of our employees subscribe to the philosophy ofcompassionate care. We believe and act on an ethos of generosity and compassion, characterised by awillingness to build a society that works for everyone.(42)