Tata Group has emerged as biggest CSR spending group in
the country. As per a media report an Indian
conglomerate, the Tata Group spent Rs 1,000 crore on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in 2013-14. According to Times of India, If one were to exclude the salt-to-software enterprise’s philanthropic trusts, the Tata Group companies spent Rs 660 crore on CSR in the just ended fiscal. The diversified Indian multinational’s CSR spend was well above 2% of its net profit, a minimum requirement for an Indian company under the Companies Act. Various awards Customer Support CVBU conferred with the'Golden Peacock National Training Award'2011 Ranked 'No. 1 in Nielsen's Corporate Image Monitor Survey 2012' in India (for innovative techniques, providing reliable products & striving for excellence) Ranked No.1 Employer in the Engineering & Automotive Sector and No. 10 overall for 2011 in a survey conducted by Business Today, for'Best Companies to Work for in India' Conferred with the prestigious 'Golden Peacock Award' for Excellence in Corporate Governance for 2011 Won the 'Golden Peacock Environment Management Award' for Corporate Social Responsibility for 2011 Pantnagar plant was conferred with the 'Sword of Honour Award' by the British Safety Council, UK won the prestigious 'Safety Innovation Award' 2011 Lucknow plant won the 'Greentech Environment Silver Award'2011 the 'Golden Peacock National Quality Award' 2011 the 'National Energy Conservation Award (NECA)' for two consecutive years the 'CII Excellent Energy Efficient Unit Award' 2011 for the third consecutive year The empowerment paves the way for economic self- reliance. Tata Motors Grihini Social Welfare Society, which employs more than 1000 women, achieved a significant milestone by crossing a turnover of 13 crores.To align community initiatives with core business processes, we initiated a 'Driver Training Programme' with a target of training 3.4 million youth ov Csr activity of Tata group Curative and preventive health services were rendered to 295,075 community members; Scholarships for higher studies were awarded to 891 students; School infrastructure was developed for 100 schools; Vocational training was imparted to 1048 youth; Technical training was provided to 1542 youth; Green cover was increased by planting 290,850 trees; Potable water solutions with support from the Sumant Moolgaonkar Development Foundation (SMDF) provided to 100 villages Donations (including donation of vehicles) to help 52 NGOs for various social programmes: 2,90,60,279 Ngo Mumbai, in collaboration with Aseema, an NGO based in Mumbai, recently undertook a sapling plantation drive together with the students of the Gazdar Park Manekji Municipal Secondary English School, Santa Cruz, Mumbai. The drive was aimed at creating awareness of the Environment Day, while highlighting the importance and role of every young citizen in promoting sustainability. The sapling plantation initiative saw a large participation In 2007, Taj set up its first training centre in partnership with Pratham, an NGO (non-government organisation) that works for the cause of providing education to underprivileged youth. The centre aimed to provide training in hotel industry processes such as food production, housekeeping and food and beverage services to disadvantaged youth from the rural areas of Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district. Pratham built a training facility in Khaultabad and persuaded local youth to participate in the training programmes, while Taj provided the curriculum, training of faculty, guidance for setting up the training infrastructure, industrial exposure and on-the-job training; it even provided Taj staff as visiting faculty. With the success of this pilot, Taj went on to tie up with other NGOs across the country to set up more such hospitality training centres. Welfare for employees Supports Social Welfare Organizations Tata Steel supports various social welfare organizations. They include; Tata Steel Rural Development Society Tribal Cultural Society Tata Steel Foundation for Family Initiatives National Association for the Blind Shishu Niketan School of Hope Centre for Hearing Impaired Children Indian Red Cross Society, East Singhbhum Women empowerment and development of rural area Tata Steel Tata Steel has adopted the Corporate Citizenship Index, Tata Business Excellence Model and the Tata Index for Sustainable Development. Tata Steel spends 5-7 per cent of its profit after tax on several CSR initiatives. (a) Self-Help Groups (SHG’s) Over 500 self-help groups are currently operating under various poverty alleviation programs; out of which over 200 are engaged in activities of income generation thorough micro enterprises. Women empowerment programs through Self-Help Groups have been extended to 700 villages. providing portable water to rural communities 2,600 tube wells have been installed for the benefit of over four Lakh people. Health education Healthcare Projects In its 100th year, the Tata Steel Centenary Project has just been announced. The healthcare projects of Tata Steel include facilitation of child education, immunization and childcare, plantation activities, creation of awareness of AIDS and other healthcare projects. Helps in agriculture for Chhattisgarh Economic Empowerment A program aiming at economic empowerment through improvised agriculture has been taken up in three backward tribal blocks in Jharkhand, Orissa and Chhattisgarh. An expenditure of Rs 100 crore has been estimated for the purpose and this program is expected to benefit 40,000 tribal living in over 400 villages in Tata Educational Infrastructure Institute of mathematics Tata Educational Infrastructure Institute of mathematics Sukinda college Joda college centenary Learning centre at XIMBJ N Tata Technical Education centre School of hope Tata Health ICU in Joda and Balangpur CHC in Bari and Kuhika Hospitals in Gobarghati,sukinda, joda, belpahar, belipada and bamnipal ―Lifeline Express‖- the hospital on wheels Mobile health clinics Centre for hearing impaired children Self Help Groups (SHGs) formed by Tata Steel through its Corporate Social Responsibility arm Tata Steel Rural Development Society (TSRDS) has helped in providing sustainable livelihood opportunities to more than 3,000 rural households. More than 90 per cent of these SHGs are run exclusively by women, thereby providing a significant fillip to women’s empowerment in the state. Tata Steel Organizes Free Dental Check Up For Citizens of Jamshedpur A free Dental Check-up camp was organized by Urban Services, Tata Steel in partnership with Avadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur at Kitadih Community Centre on April 23, 2012. The camp was attended by large number of patients from the catchment area. About 250 people, mostly women and children had participated in the programme and benefitted from this camp. The camp received an overwhelming response from the community at large. The residents, visitors, and the Community Committee members urged for such camps on regular basis so that the less privileged sections of the society can benefit and lead a healthy life. Tata companies have been working to integrate the spirit of affirmative action into their organisational framework and community development initiatives Reservation seats for the sc/st class of people Thank You