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Integrated Annual Report 2018-19

Corporate Social Responsibility

At Tata Chemicals, social development is an important agenda. We touch the lives
of millions globally and address pressing development challenges through social
programmes that are replicable and scalable to maximise their impact and reach. Integrated Report

Our CSR programme is represented as to customers through Okhai website Uttar Pradesh, pulses, oil seeds and
BEACoN – Blossom, Enhance, Aspire, and outlets. Today, the Okhai brand is vegetables were promoted to help farmers
Conserve and Nurture. It encompasses our recognised as a sustainable and online enhance their income. In West Bengal,
enduring commitment towards enriching fashion brand, with over 1,50,000 online the SRI method of paddy cultivation
the quality of life by touching the aspects followers and 18,000 online customers. was promoted as a second crop and at
of health, sanitation, nutrition, livelihood In Kenya, TCML engaged 40 women with Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, vegetable
generation, education, environment and bead work to help them earn a sustainable were promoted to be grown in the kitchen
bio-diversity. Empowerment is the cross- livelihood. garden. In Mithapur, TCSRD in partnership
cutting theme across all our initiatives with Coastal Salinity Prevention Cell is
and targeted towards development Promoting livelihood: Enhance implementing the Okhamandal Samriddh
of the society’s weaker sections, TCL promotes livelihood opportunities Gram Project, which is aimed at doubling
especially women and socially backward for households dependent on income farmers' income in four years.
communities. from agriculture and allied activities,
along with taking up infrastructure Livestock management
Empowering communities: Blossom development projects. To improve livestock health, TCL supported Statutory Reports
Through Okhai Centre for Empowerment, OPD, FMD and HS Vaccination programme,
TCSRD promotes handicraft products with Agriculture development deworming camps and animal health
the objective of providing sustainable In FY 2018-19, over 4,000 farmers directly camps at different locations. In West
livelihoods to the artisans and keeping benefited from our training, exposure visits, Bengal, it supported over 200 families with
these traditional skills alive. The Centre field demonstration and support with poultry farming, helping them enhance
supports nearly 1,500 artisans in India, seeds and agri-equipment interventions. their family income. During the year, nearly
providing them with skill enhancement TCL promoted various cultivation 1.30 lakh cattle were covered under the
training and facilitating market linkages programmes to support farmers. In cattle health and breed improvement
initiatives.
Infrastructure development
TCL supported repair of a 71 km road
in Kenya, which helped in improving
connectivity and travel for people.
Learning and skill development
initiatives: Aspire Financial Statements
Under this programme, we encourage
functional education and skills necessary
for sustainable socio-economic
development of individuals.

Skill development
TCL runs skill development programmes
in different locations to train unemployed

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