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Integrated Annual Report 2021-22 REPORT REPORTS STATEMENTS
Promoting Inclusive
Development

Promoting Inclusive Development Building economic capital

Our business success is interwoven with the welfare and prosperity of the
communities within which we operate. Driven by our commitment to social Enriching farm productivity and Creating livelihood opportunities, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
responsibility, we have set up self-sustaining enterprises for community development empowering farmers enabling self-dependence Development (NABARD) to train the youth
programmes aligned with UN SDGs and underpinned by the Tata ethos. These We supported 11,193 farmers in Gainful self-employment/ in new trades. Additionally, we support skill
development institutions like Tata Strive
enterprises are enriching the quality of community life and making a lasting positive FY 2021-22 with measures that led entrepreneurship is essential for a Centre at Aligarh, ITI at Dwarka and Vaghra,
to a higher income. We provided
nation’s development as well as for
impact on economic and social indicators. them capacity-building trainings, field communities to become self-sustaining. Leslie Sawhney Centre and Akola Girls ITI
demonstrations, support on livestock Towards this goal, we engage with the and also partner with other organisations.
management, supply of seeds and youth in rural communities and support At our operations in Magadi, Kenya, we
Self-sustaining entities driving our CSR agenda agriculture equipment to drive farm multiple programmes. onboarded 24 interns under Community
Social Enterprises: Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TCSRD); Okhai Centre for Empowerment (Okhai); and Ncourage productivity. We expanded the operations Skill Upgrading Programme.
Social Enterprise Foundation (Ncourage) of Okhamandal Farmer Producer Company Our skill development programmes
Limited (OFPCL), which mobilises farmers across fashion technology, welder, We have empowered 27,830 rural women
Centres of Excellence: Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Agriculture & Farm Excellence (C-SAFE); and Centre for Sustainable into groups and works to enhance their fitter, domestic electrician, beauty and artisans by connecting them to pan-India
Conservation Action for Protection of Ecosystems of the Seas (C-SCAPES) customers through Okhai marketplace.
productivity and profitability through wellness are creating employment and
government linkages and grants. entrepreneurship opportunities for Ncourage Social Enterprise Foundation,
11,193 57,434 1,963 28,085 `1,443 lakh C-SAFE also developed programmes the youth. These programmes were our subsidiary has worked with cattle
owners through its brand Samuday, which
Farmers covered under Cattle covered under Youth provided skill Artisans impacted Sales of traditional for augmenting value, ensuring safe undertaken digitally and physically focusses on animal nutrition. TCSRD is
at Mithapur, Dhasai, Cuddalore and
environment and safe food, especially
various programmes livestock management training (Okhai - 27,830; handicrafts among small and marginal farmers and Mambattu during the pandemic. In providing entrepreneurial training to
programmes Cluster - 255) (Okhai - `1,423 lakh; farmer-producer organisations. FY 2021-22, we associated with the women members of self-help groups
Cluster - `20 lakh) (SHGs). It has helped to form six clusters
or group enterprises in Mithapur, where
products in bandhani (tie-and-dye), rexine
and leather, bead work, jute, block print
and coconut fibre are made. These are sold
through Okhai and two retail outlets.

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