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Fighting Purulia in West Bengal and in various districts of

Odisha.
the Pandemic With the belief that ‘Prevention is better than cure’,

GAIL has taken active measures to create awareness
Monetary Contribution to PM CARES Fund
on social distancing, preventive measures and
GAIL and its employees contributed Rs 53.8 Crores sanitation amongst the people so as to stem the
to the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief transmission of COVID-19. GAIL has also supported
in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund). in providing Preventive Protective Equipment (PPE),
Out of this, Rs 50 Crore was contributed by the including masks and sanitizers, worth more than
Company from its Corporate Social Responsibility 80 lakhs in P Gannavaram, East Godavari, Andhra
(CSR) fund while GAIL employees chipped in with Pradesh and other districts mentioned earlier.
Rs 3.8 Crore from their salaries.
With the COVID-19 stretching our resources, there
Payment to Contractual Workers during has been an acute need for more masks and protective
Lockdown Period
equipment. Masks are being made by members of
Rs. 26.76 Crore approx. Self-help Groups, who are also the beneficiaries
of GAIL CSR Projects in Vijaipur. Through GAIL
Social Support to needy by providing Gas Limited, it also included distribution of five
food & shelter
industrial tailoring machines to Bengaluru Police to
GAIL CSR has been taking active relief measures in make 2,500 masks every day.
helping the country during these challenging times
in 8 states and 2 Union territories. GAIL has taken a GAIL has also played its part in aiding the many
3-pronged approach in its fight against COVID-19. health workers by helping in establishment of
quarantine wards, hospital necessities, medical
GAIL supported the District administration in these equipment and ventilators worth more than Rs. 1
areas in terms of providing financial and logistics Crore. Recently, GAIL’s major establishment in Guna
support for food, PPE, medical equipment etc. region in Madhya Pradesh has provided financial
support of Rs. 50 lakhs to District Administration
GAIL has supported the District administrations of that region for procurement of ventilator
of various districts in providing food packets and units and other necessary equipment required to
ration kits with essentials to migrant workers, manage the spread of epidemic. Rs 50 lakhs have
destitute and the needy. Food and essentials ration been provided at Auraiya District Administration
kits worth more than Rs. 1.5 Crores have been towards purchase of ventilators. A further Rs 40
distributed in Ujjain, Ranchi, Palakkad, Kannur, lakhs has been disbursed for medical equipment,
Karaikal, Madhubani, Delhi-NCR, Bhubaneshwar PPE and essentials in eight districts, i.e., Rs 5 lakhs
and Amalapuram. each in Bokaro, Ramgarh, Khunti, Simdegi, Chatra,
Dhumka, Giridih and Singhbhum.
In order to further assist in containing the spread
of this deadly virus in various regions, GAIL At major GAIL work centres, such handmade
supported Mobile Medical Units have been placed masks were made in quite a good numbers and
at the disposal of and are therefore being utilized distributed to poor also. At GAIL work centre
by District Administrations in Satna and Khera townships, needy people were provided with
(Ujjain) in Madhya Pradesh, Nalbari in Assam, groceries, vegetables etc.

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