Integrated Annual Report 2025-26 122 creating/rejuvenating water harvesting structures for water conservation, soil erosion prevention, improving soil health, and crop diversification. These efforts increased water harvesting potential for irrigation and drinking by positively impacting surface and ground water levels. In FY26, under Jal Samriddhi project, your Company undertook creation and renovation of 853 water harvesting structures resulting in 6,010 lakh litres of water harvesting potential and an increase in irrigation potential across 3,793 hectares. More than 9,000 hectares was covered under water management initiatives, and more than 53,862 farmers and community members have benefited through water conservation. This includes a collaborative project undertaken with NABARD in Igatpuri (Maharashtra) aimed to ensure water security. In total, under Jal Samriddhi, over 150 villages were covered across 8 states. Mahindra CSR Hospital Project (Maternity and Newborn Care) Your Company undertook a flagship Mahindra CSR Hospital Project (Maternity and Newborn Care), with an objective to strengthen maternity and newborn care in multiple hospitals pan India by extending critical medical equipment/ infrastructure support. The project’s target audience is expecting/new mothers, newborns and children up to 5 years of age. Under this project, 16 hospitals were partnered across 12 cities in 9 States/UTs. These hospitals will offer access to quality maternity and newborn care related services and treatment to the needy patients. Employee Volunteering Employee volunteering remains a cornerstone of your Company’s CSR initiatives. Through structured and selfdriven platforms Employee Social Options (Esops) and MySeva, employees actively supported a wide range of social causes. These initiatives included blood donation camps, tree plantation drives, cleanliness campaigns, health check-up camps, engagement with Government schools, and other community-focused activities. During the year under review, employees of the Mahindra Group collectively contributed 3,49,528 person-hours through the Esops platform (company-led initiatives) and 1,27,177 person-hours through MySeva (individual volunteering efforts). Of these, employees of your Company contributed a total of 1,08,391.50 person-hours towards various social initiatives, comprising 1,08,346.5 person-hours through ESOPS and 45 person-hours through MySeva. The fourth edition of Mahindra Volunteering Day was successfully organized on 5th December 2025, witnessing participation from 34,401 volunteers who collectively contributed 74,878 person-hours across diverse activities. During the year under review, your Company was honoured to receive the following awards in recognition of its contributions to Society, further motivating the Company to continue serving the communities: 1. ET Now Champions of CSR Award for outstanding contribution (December 2025). 2. Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (February 2026). 3. SIAM CSR Award in Road Safety and Education Category (February 2026). 4. SIAM CSR Award 2026 in Skill Development and Employability Category (February 2026). 5. The Brandon Hall Silver Award for Best Corporate Outreach to Promote DEI and Belonging in Communities Category to Mahindra ITI Auto Skills (September 2025). 6. Rotary National CSR Award 2025 – Jal Samriddhi (Environment Protection) in Mega Category (Western Region) (January 2025). 7. ITOTY AWARD for Best CSR Initiative for Farmers Project Paani to Swaraj Division (July 2025). 8. ITOTY-2025- Best CSR initiative for Farmers (Zaheerabad, Nagpur, and Jaipur) (July 2025). 9. bVokal CSR Awards for Pankh Category for Expanding Horizons of Impact to North-East to Auto Sales Team (AD S&CO) (August 2025). 10. bVokal CSR Award for ‘Samarpan’ Category for Volunteering Initiatives to Zaheerabad (Auto and Farm Division) (August 2025). CSR Policy The Corporate Social Responsibility Committee had formulated and recommended to the Board, a Corporate Social Responsibility Policy (‘CSR Policy’) which was subsequently adopted by it and is being implemented by the Company. The CSR Policy including a brief overview of the projects or programs undertaken by the Company is uploaded on the Company’s website and can be accessed at the Web-link: https://www.mahindra.com/CSRPolicy.pdf
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