Page 97 - January 2022 Issue

Fighting

the Pandemic

Monetary Contribution to PM CARES Fund

BEL contributed an amount of Rs. 12.71 Cr. to
PM CARES Fund to combat COVID-19 in April
2020. This included contribution of the employees’
one day’s salary amounting to Rs. 2.71 Crores
and Rs. 10 Crores from the company’s CSR Fund.
Subsequently, BEL employees have been voluntarily
contributing their one day’s salary every month to
the PM CARES Fund.

Payment to Contractual Workers during
lockdown period

All the contract workers were paid during the
lockdown period.
Social support to needy

BEL has, as part of its CSR initiatives, come forward
to lend a helping hand to migrant workers in
Bengaluru, impacted by the lockdown implemented
countrywide in view of the spread of COVID-19.
The Bangalore Complex of BEL handed over 1,300
grocery kits, valued at Rs. 23 lakhs, to migrant
workers through the city police. In a bid to mitigate
their hardship, Units of BEL have been providing
food packets to workers.

Preventive Measures (for the Organisation
and Employees), generating awareness
after obtaining approval from concerned authorities
On commencement of nationwide lockdown, and adhering to all the precautionary measures.
work in all BEL Units / Offices were temporarily Detailed SOPs were issued to all Units /Offices
suspended w.e.f 24.03.2020, except for essential staff. regarding safety and precautionary measures to
Subsequently, the Bangalore Unit of BEL resumed be adhered prior to and after commencement of
partial operations in April 2020 for the manufacture operations.
of ventilators based on the orders received from
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare adhering to All employees were informed to download and use
all the precautionary measures and after obtaining the Aarogya Setu App and follow the instructions
approval from concerned authorities. issued by DPE. The work premises are regularly
sanitized using user friendly disinfectant prior to
All Units / Offices of BEL have resumed operations resumption of work. Employees are deployed for

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