Integrated Annual Report 2024-25 100 livelihood income through water conservation programmes. Together, these interconnected initiatives create a powerful ecosystem of opportunity where individual empowerment and community development reinforce each other, maximizing the social impact. Your Company is deeply committed, supporting not just foundational learning but shaping the future of higher education in India. By supporting institutions like Mahindra University, your Company fosters ecosystems where academic excellence converges with real-world application, preparing the next generation of leaders and innovators. Further reinforcing this commitment, your Company’s merit and need-based scholarship programs ensure that young people can Rise to their potential regardless of their circumstances. Youth skilling in the Automotive Sector is a key focus area for your Company’s commitment to building a future-ready, industry-aligned workforce. As part of this commitment, your Company has supported upgradation of infrastructure, developed an industry-aligned curricula and trained both students and faculty across 110 Industrial Training Institutes (“ITIs”) in India. These initiatives not only enhance workforce readiness but also foster inclusive growth, contributing meaningfully to India’s vision of becoming a Viksit Bharat by 2047. As your Company moves forward, it will continue to leverage CSR as a force for good by deepening stakeholder engagement, advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and building a more equitable India. The Company aims to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to Rise. #TogetherWeRise The impact of some of the flagship CSR initiatives your Company invested in FY25 is shown below: Empowering Girls Starting from the academic year 2024-25, Project Nanhi Kali has embarked on a new journey to empower girls from lower-income backgrounds by supporting them from Grades 6 to 10 through targeted educational and sports initiatives. In alignment with the National Education Policy 2020, the program now emphasizes holistic development by integrating curricular and extracurricular activities in schools, helping girls transition more seamlessly from school to higher education and employment opportunities. Project Nanhi Kali has also introduced two new programs: Skill Bridge, a program on English language and job preparedness for adolescent girls, and Teacher Training program on 21st century skills, in line with the recommendations of the National Education Policy 2020. In FY25, Project Nanhi Kali supported the education of 1,79,175 underserved girls. Of these, 1,70,793 girls participated in the academic interventions during school hours and sports training programme after school hours in 1,878 schools across 20 districts in 7 states of India. The Mahindra Group supported 77,112 girls of which your Company supported 39,373 girls. An additional 8,382 girls were trained under the Skill Bridge program conducted in 4 states. Of these, The Mahindra Group supported 1,008 girls, and your Company supported 776 girls. Additionally, 1,000 school teachers from non-Nanhi Kali schools were trained under the Teacher Training program in 3 states, fully supported by your Company. This Teacher Training program will further impact the lives of an additional 1,00,000 girls. Over the years, Project Nanhi Kali has been able to improve attendance, reduce dropout rates, and enhance the learning levels of girls. Since its inception, Project Nanhi Kali has supported the education of 8,74,266 underprivileged girls. Empowering Women Since its inception, Project Kaabil, the Company’s flagship women’s empowerment initiative has positively impacted over a million women (10,09,592 women), marking a significant milestone and demonstrating advancing women’s progress. Project Kaabil follows a dual approach through both in‑person and digital interventions, enabling your Company to skill over 2,44,485 women in FY25 across 3 pathways as shown below: Employability Skilling: The Mahindra Group’s flagship employability skilling program under Project Kaabil provides digital, life and soft skills training focused on communication and critical thinking. This enables candidates to navigate and secure formal wage employment, thereby making them more “job-ready” and employable. The training is provided to women who are studying in their final year in Government/Government-aided colleges, ITIs, Polytechnic and other Institutes at a Pan-India level. In FY25, this initiative reached out to 1,75,989 women across 20 states, out of which The Mahindra Group supported 1,37,268 women. Of these, 89,400 women were supported through your Company.
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