annual-report-FY2021

21 MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD. INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21 Helping Communities In line with our objective of building resilient communities we provided support to migrant workers and communities adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through the following CSR activities. M&M Ltd. partnered with Naandi Foundation to implement the 'Agri Entrepreneurship Programme' that imparts high quality agriculture training to 6,000 young individuals across Wardha (Maharashtra), Araku (Andhra Pradesh), Delhi, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru, equipping them with a range of skills that would enable them to start earning a livelihood from agricultural activities (as agri- skilled farmers or agri-entrepreneurs). M&M Ltd. partnered with Swades Foundation to provide livelihood support (goat rearing and fishing) to 679 COVID-19 impacted households, benefitting 3,054 individuals in Raigad District, Maharashtra. M&M Ltd. provided CSR grant to Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust (partnering with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC) for purchase of ICU beds for the BMC managed COVID care centre at the NESCO convention centre in Goregaon, Mumbai. After the pandemic, these beds would be donated to healthcare centres with inadequate medical infrastructure in the rural areas of Maharashtra. People First We have taken the following steps to keep our people and their families safe: Support in bereavement Well-being Symptoms (incl. family) Infected (incl. family) - Ex-gratia: 2x annual compensation - Monthly gross salary for 5 years - Child education support - Strict back-to-work protocols - Education, Counselling services - Swasth Raho, Mast Raho* - RT-PCR tie-ups, 24x7 doctors - Remote medical assistance - Hospital and quarantine expense - 200+ quarantine beds pan-India - Grant for dependents *Swasth Raho, Mast Raho is an online initiative by M&M to educate people on COVID-19 prevention.