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support Ambulance has been contributed by ITDC Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) continues to
as per the scheme of Development of Aspirational be at the forefront of India’s fight against COVID-19.
Districts by CPSEs under CSR scheme and it is a Under the guidance of Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan,
matter of pride for ITDC to be part of this scheme.” Union Minister of PNG & Steel, SAIL has contribut-
With the aim to further enhance the progress of ed Rs 4 Crore to four states viz. Jharkhand, Odisha,
healthcare services in the district, the ambulance Chhattisgarh and West Bengal in which its five
is equipped with modern equipment at par with integrated steel plants are located. The Company
national standards like Oxygen, Defibrillator, and has contributed Rs 1 Crore each, amounting to Rs
Ventilator etc. 4 Crore, to the CM Relief Fund of these states re-
spectively. The steel plants located in these states
Interim CSR Budget allocation are Bokaro Steel Plant in Jharkhand, Rourkela Steel
Plant in Odisha, Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhatisgarh
of Rs. 60.5 Crore for 2020-21 and Durgapur Steel Plant and IISCO Steel Plant in

by NHPC West Bengal.
The Committee of Directors on CSR & Sustainability
of NHPC Limited during its 35th meeting approved
the Interim CSR Budget allocation of Rs. 60.5 crore
for 2020-21 including an amount of Rs. 15 crore
for 'PMCARES Fund'. A total contribution of Rs.
40 crore (including afore-mentioned amount of Rs
15 crore) has already been made by NHPC to 'PM
CARES Fund' from its CSR Budget of FY 2019-20
and FY 2020-21. The above allocation of Rs 60.5
crore includes an amount of Rs. 32.50 crore sanc-
tioned for implementation of CSR activities in the
thematic areas of education and health for people Cheque handed over by Rourkela Steel Plant to the district
administration of Sundergarh district in Odisha.
around Power Stations and Projects of NHPC,
through various KVs & other Schools and Medical The Company has enhanced its medical facilities
facilities through NHPC Dispensaries. An amount across its Plants and Units in coordination with lo-
of Rs. 1.25 crore has also been allocated for com- cal authorities of respective state governments in its
bating COVID-19 pandemic around NHPC Power fight against COVID-19. SAIL has spearheaded var-
Stations and Projects. The meeting was held under ious measures to fight against the spread of Corona
the chairmanship of Mr. Bhagwat Prasad Makwana, virus at a pan-India level including wide distribu-
Independent Director, NHPC through video con- tion of masks and sanitizers. It has set up around
ferencing. During the meeting, Mr. Ratish Kumar, 300 isolation beds and around 600 quarantine fa-
Director (Projects), Mr. Nikhil Kumar Jain, Director cilities in its Plant and Unit hospitals and townships
(Personnel), Mr. M.K Mittal, Director (Finance), for the benefit of people of the surrounding regions.
Mr. Y.K. Chaubey, Director (Technical), Mr. M.K. It has also mobilized other facilities for medical ser-
Goel, Executive Director (CSR), Mr. Vijay Gupta, vices such as a COVID testing laboratory at SAIL’s
Company Secretary and other Senior Officers of Ispat General Hospital at Rourkela and a dedicat-
CSR and SD Division were present. The Committee ed COVID Care Centre at SAIL’s Bokaro General
of Directors appreciated the various ongoing Hospital at Bokaro. The Company has handed
CSR activities pertaining to COVID-19 by various over five ventilators to Odisha Govt. through its
Projects and Power Stations of NHPC Limited. Rourkela Steel Plant for treatment of corona pa-
tients. It has also undertaken massive ‘anndaan’
SAIL – The steel Company with program under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna
Yojana at its Plant and Unit locations including
a golden heart, in the fight two of Company’s steel processing units (SPUs) at

against Corona Kandrori in Himachal Pradesh and Jagdishpur in
Uttar Pradesh.

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