MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD. | Integrated Annual Report 2021-22

A unique 90-day livelihood training programme focussed on four domains - ITES, Retail, Hospitality and Auto sector. Along with the domain training, students undergo training in life skills, spoken English and computer skills. Since inception, the programme has had a 100% placement track record, with the exception of the years of the pandemic (F21 & F22) when placements of students were adversely impacted. In F22, 1,798 youth were trained through the support of Mahindra Group out of which 1,132 were supported by M&M Ltd. Mahindra Pride Schools Since its inception, 45,420 youth have been trained through Mahindra Pride Schools. Since its inception, 5.6 Lakh youth have been trained through Mahindra Pride Classrooms. The programme provides 40-120 hours of training modules to final year students studying in Government Colleges, ITIs and Polytechnics. The students are also trained in English speaking, life skills, interview prepared- ness and digital literacy. In F22, 1.81 lakh youth were trained in this programme, with majority being women. Out of the total trained, 1.13 lakh youth have been supported by M&M. Mahindra Pride Classrooms PROJECT HARYALI Project Hariyali is the flagship environ- mental initiative of the Mahindra Group. Since inception in 2007, the Project has been adding 1 million trees annually contributing to the green cover and protecting the rich biodiversity, and we aim to raise this to 5 million trees annually soon. In F22, the Mahindra Group planted 1.57 million trees, of which M&M planted 1.32 million trees. 1.11 million trees were planted in the Araku Valley alone. Besides greening the environment, the coffee plantations and fruit-bearing trees in the Araku valley region provide livelihood support to tribal farmers. To date, 20.65 million trees have been planted through this initiative, of which 13.40 million trees were planted in Araku supporting the livelihood of 25,000 tribal farmer families. INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME Mahindra Group believes that the Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) is key to address climate change as it conserves fertile soil, harvests runoff, recharges groundwater table, creates green belts, increases crop productivity, and develops the surround- ing community. M&M Ltd. initiated Watershed Management and Climate Proofing Programme in - Partnership Public Private mode with NABARD under its Watershed Development Fund (WDF) in two locations - National Priority Areas of Aspirational District (Hatta block of Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh) and River basin development (Igatpuri block of Nashik district, Maharashtra), benefit- ting the area of 15,800 ha in 30 villages. 42 COMPANY OVERVIEW REIGNITED VALUE CREATION OUTPERFORM FINANCIALLY FUTURE-READY ESG LEADERSHIP GLOBALLY INPUT-OUTPUT MODEL CORPORATE INFORMATION STATUTORY REPORTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS