annual-report-FY2021

53 MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD. INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21 Combating COVID, Strengthening Communities Ÿ J 9.22 crore was collected as donations from Mahindra employees for the COVID-19 Relief Fund set up at Mahindra Foundation. Of these, J 7.98 crore has been disbursed as of st 31 March 2021 to benefit 1,99,079 underprivileged individuals. The support has been in the form of supply of dry ration & groceries, PPE, sanitisers, masks, and other relief material, as well as direct sustenance grant to beneficiaries' bank accounts to enable them to tide over difficult times. st Ÿ As of 31 March 2021, the Mahindra Group has distributed 4,06,700 face shields, 14,35,950 face masks and 624 aerosol boxes to hospitals and frontline workers. The Group has also distributed 5,25,068 cooked food packets, and ration and other essentials to 7,03,486 individuals including migrant workers and communities around its office and factory locations. Ÿ 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. Ÿ With the objective of building resilient communities, M&M's long-term focus has been towards supporting the livelihood of communities, particularly migrant workers, adversely affected by the pandemic. This was done through a partnership with Swades Foundation for providing livelihood support to 679 COVID-19 impacted households in Raigad district of Maharashtra. M&M also partnered with Naandi Foundation to support 6,000 individuals through an Agri-Entrepreneurship Skilling Programme.