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Fighting been made and used for office and household purpose.

the Pandemic Preventive Measures (for the Organization
and Employees)
Masks, hand sanitizers, gloves, PPE kits are provided
Monetary Contribution to PM CARES Fund
to all the employees /contract workers /CISF
Rs. 20 Lakhs personnel and health workers. Thermal scanning is
done regularly at the entry of the plant. Moreover,
Payment to Contractual Workers during sanitization of the work places and surrounding areas
Lockdown period
including public places are also done periodically.
Payment has been made to the contractual workers
during lockdown period as per the guidelines issued COVID-19 specific SOPs are being developed and
by MHA dated 29 March 2020. strictly adhered for better employee protection.
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Social Support to needy by providing Awareness Campaigns
food & shelter
Distribution of pamphlets and posters, displaying of
Food packets were distributed to the daily wage banners at various locations nearby the plant area,
earners and also to the truck drivers who were running awareness campaigns in the social media
stranded during the lockdown in and around BCPL handle, BCPL website and intranet, displaying of
plant premises at all operational locations. Women infographic LED in Dibrugarh town and regular
Self Help Groups from the nearby areas of the plant communication to the employees and their families
were engaged for stitching of cotton face masks on on fighting COVID-19.
payment basis for use by the employees and their
families and all those engaged in BCPL. Any Other Significant Measures
taken by the Company
Medical support to address health crisis In addition to the above BCPL has taken many

Medical assistance has been extended to all the initiatives to contain the pandemic by constituting
drivers, truck drivers, helpers and daily wage earners committee to take care of the sanitization,
who were stranded in and around BCPL at all institutional / home quarantine of the employees
operational locations. and their family members returning from various
places outside the state.
In addition to the above, one day’s salary each
amounting to Rs. 10 Lakhs and Rs. 10,19,499/- Further, continuous monitoring of the health of the
voluntarily donated by the employees to Assam employees and tests are conducted in association
Arogya Nidhi and Chief Minister’s Relief Fund with district administration.
respectively towards fighting the pandemic
COVID-19. Of late, a committee has also been constituted for
monitoring various activities to strengthen the
Innovation, R&D and Technological breakthrough preventive measures and thereby contain the spread
Innovative foot operated hand washing facilities of the virus.
& hand sanitizers have been installed in various
locations of the plant. PPEs were distributed to local press and media persons
to promote health and safety who are continuously
In-house indoor touch-less sanitizer dispenser has working in forefront during this crisis period.

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