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Fighting

the Pandemic

Monetary Contribution to
PM CARES Fund

Rs. 83.46 Lacs (One day gross wages contribution
of seafarers during April 2020), out of which Rs. 55
Lacs have been remitted. + Rs.36.97 Lacs from CSR.

Payment to Contractual Workers during
Lockdown Period

Wages to all contract workers paid through
respective contractors for lockdown months of April
& May amounting to total of approx. Rs. 1.8 Crore.

Social Support to needy by providing
food & shelter

Full wages paid to all floating staff on contract.
Additionally, an amount aggregating to Rs.23.80
lakhs has been contributed by the shore employees
to Chief Minister’s Relief Fund COVID-19
(Maharashtra), West Bengal State Emergency Relief
Fund and Government of Tamil Nadu CM’s Public
Relief Fund.
Medical support to address
health crisis
with assistance of IT. Demo/assistance was given
Well-being of all employees ashore and on-board in advance on usage of the remote access.
vessels as well as of contract workers is being • Shipboard Outbreak Management Plan and its
monitored by FP/SP and Admin. Intervention with Addendum-1 were developed on 09 March, 2020
assistance of Medical Officer is being facilitated as vessels’ SOP for the protection of the health of
wherever necessary. seafarers on board.
Innovation, R&D and Technological • Supply chain and logistics and courier services
breakthrough were not functional at optimum level due to
lockdown restrictions, wherever our vessels were
Innovation calling regularly, despite ship operations being
• Business Continuity Plan (BCP) was drawn essential services. The landing, connection of fuel
up well in advance before the lockdown oil samples, lub oil samples and receiving the
instructions were imposed. All HoDs / Group analysis report in time were challenging under
Heads ensured that critically essential workforce these circumstances. Innovatively, a Standard
in sets of two was identified. Access to the Operating Procedure (SOP) was developed for
DANAOS, SAP and Webmail was kept activated the testing of Fuel Oil and Lub Oil in the month

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