Mumbai, July 06, 2021.
Tata Motors, India’s
leading automobile company, today published its7th Annual Corporate
Social Responsibility(CSR) Report describing the intensive and holistic efforts undertaken
during FY20-21 towards becoming a more responsible corporate citizen by driving inclusive
growth with social equity in communities; strengthening sustainable development;
and actively participating in the nation building process.
In an extraordinary
year marked by the pandemic causing suffering of unprecedented proportions to
individuals, institutions and communities at large, Tata Motors expanded its CSR
footprint to cover all 28 states and 8 union territories across the country.
The Company supported Covid-19 relief efforts by providing assistance
to over 1.4 lakh people including migrants, daily wage earners, those who lost
livelihood, and those who were left stranded or forced to seek shelter in
transit camps. Food, masks and sanitizers along with information kits on
precautions to be taken for safety, health and hygiene,
were arranged for thousands of truck drivers, the unsung frontline heroes who
played a stellar role in ensuring that the wheels of nation kept running
with seamless transportation of supplies, even as the nation remained suspended
in lockdown. Additionally, the company donated Rs. ~7 Cr towards Covid-19
relief, 50% of which was contributed by the company’s employees.
Tata Motors also remained steadfast in its
efforts to address some of India’s most pressing developmental challenges
through its flagship welfare programmes in the areas of Health (Aarogya),
Education (Vidyadhanam), Employability (Kaushalya), and Environment
(Vasundhara). Its progress on the pledge to make the impact of CSR
self-sustaining gained momentum with beneficiary communities increasingly
owning the programmes. Cumulatively, the company’s efforts positively impacted
over 7.5 lakh lives during the year, with over 45% beneficiaries coming from SC
and ST communities.
Speaking
on the occasion, Mr. S J R Kutty,
Chief Sustainability Officer, Tata Motors, said, “CSR is deeply engrained in our DNA. The
scope and depth of our engagement with communities have become richer, more
holistic and self-sustaining with time. While the pandemic demanded an
immediate response to support communities, we embraced new models and formats
to gain scale and momentum with higher levels of empowerment and
self-sustenance acrossall projects in our key thrust areas – Health, Education,
Employability and Environment.I am grateful to the Board and leadership at Tata
Motors for their encouraging guidance, the CSR teams and colleagues nationwide
for their dedication, our developmental sector partners and communities for
their faith, resolve and resilience that ensured this accelerated progress in
such trying times.”