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Community Development:

• Skill Development: As part of the Government of India’s Skill India initiative, Skill Development Institutes (SDI) have been set up at various places in the country by the member companies of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), Government of India. As a member company of the MoPNG, Balmer Lawrie contributed Rs 65 Lakhs in the last financial year for the SDIs at Ahmedabad, Raebareli, Guwahati, Visakhapatnam, Kochi and Bhubaneswar as per the funding module set by the MoPNG. These skill development programs are aimed at improving employability and entrepreneurship among the youth and women in rural areas.
• Women Livelihood Projects: The Company executed impactful projects aimed at enhancing livelihood and empowering women in Taloja (Maharashtra) and Silvassa (Dadra and Nagar Haveli). These projects, spearheaded by women social entrepreneurs, demonstrated significant success in training women in bakery, stitching / tailoring and establishing poultry farms, which subsequently boosted their income generation. A total number of 75 women benefitted from these initiatives.

Sanitation and Cleanliness:

• Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) is a flagship initiative launched by the Government of India in 2014 to promote cleanliness, sanitation, and hygiene across the country. Balmer Lawrie has taken forward the campaign and every year activities are being undertaken in our peripheral areas.

• Balmer Lawrie is funding the project Capacity Building of Adolescent Girls for schoolgirls of Panvel Tahasil (Ashram School) on issue of Menstrual Health and Hygiene Awareness and has sanctioned Rs.7 lakhs to provide financial assistance to Saksham Foundation, Panvel – the implementation partner. Under this project awareness sessions are being organised on capacity building of adolescent girls on issue of menstrual hygiene, personal hygiene, puberty, mental and physical (nutritional) health. Supplement diet is also being provided to 150 girls students for three months. Activities are also being conducted which will help parents and teachers of the adolescent girls to understand the importance of the menstrual and personal hygiene.

• A year-long ‘Health and Hygiene’ project was undertaken in Silvassa under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The project scope included 6 primary schools with 872 children in Sayli, 4 schools with 264 children in Khadoli and 17 Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) centres covering 590 children in Khadoli. Balmer Lawrie conducted swachhata awareness programs in Government schools in Silvassa and Taloja.

• Swachhata Pakhwada - Balmer Lawrie observed the Swachhata Pakhwada from July 1 - 15, 2024 across all the units and establishments. A host of activities and initiatives were taken up during the fortnight to raise awareness about the importance of cleanliness and its positive impact on the health and overall wellbeing. The fortnight started with employees taking the Swachhata pledge. Under the initiative ‘Ek ped Maa Ke Naam’, tree plantation drive was carried out across regions with strong participation from the local community. Saplings were also distributed to employees at the Head Office. Awareness drive on maintaining proper health and hygiene involving school children was organised in Silvassa and Chennai. Sanitisation kits and dustbins were distributed to the students at Primary School in Andherpada at Sayli, Silvassa encouraging them to adopt clean and healthy habits. To amplify the message, a social media campaign #SwachhtaPeZorSwasthtaKiOre was launched during the Swachhata Pakhwada.