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CSR Department

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited

Visakhapatnam

Corporate Social Responsibility

CSR HIGHLIGHTS

March 2021

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CSR HIGHLIGHTS

I. CSR Activities taken up during the month:

There has been considerable progress in many CSR activities during the month.

1. Skill Development

a) The short-term Skill Development Training Program in trade Customer Care

Executive (Relationship Centre) for 200 hours (35 days) has been completed for all

the 60 trainees by Skill Development Institute- Visakhapatnam.

b) Training of 40 women artisans in traditional art forms such as Madhubani painting,

Applique patchwork, embroidery, etc. has been completed by Deshbandhu

Jankalyan Evam Seva Vikas Parishad in Patna, Bihar. The closing ceremony for the

skill enhancement training of women artisans in the above-mentioned trades was

organized in March 2021 and the event was graced by Independent Director, Dr. Sita

Sinha along with RINL team members from Patna Office.

2. Health & Nutrition:

a) Preventive healthcare: Awareness & early detection can save several lives and is a

necessary step towards preventive healthcare. To build awareness about Common

cancers among women and conduct cancer screening for early detection of Cancer,

RINL initiated a pilot project covering 320 females (mothers of few students from

Visakha Vimala Vidyalaya Schools). The project was on a hold due to COVID-19, but

has been resumed to cover all the selected mothers and female staff members of the

two schools.

b) The ongoing Mid-day meal program aims at combating classroom hunger by

providing nutritious mid-day meals to needy children belonging to BPL Families.

The program is going on smoothly, serving students as required.

c) Visteel Mahila Samiti (VMS) carried out activities involving distribution of “Aayushi

Kits” to school children to boost immunity and prevent infections. Covid-prevention

kits were also distributed to vegetable/ fruit vendors and Auto-drivers to prevent

community level spread. They also donated much needed objects such as ceiling fans,

refrigerator and washing machine to a welfare home and Home for abandoned

physically/ intellectually disabled children.

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d) Awareness on Covid-19 Precautions in Aspirational Districts: Campaigns for

generation of awareness on precautionary measure to prevent the spread of COVID-

19 is in progress. The activity is taken up while delivering services through Mobile

Health Care camps in the surrounding villages of the Plant within Visakhapatnam

District. Around 431 beneficiaries of CSR/CER initiatives were made aware about

precautionary measures & COVID-19 vaccination to prevent the spread of COVID-

19.

3. Education:

a) Special repairs for Government Junior College at V. Madugula village of

Visakhapatnam District are in progress. The work was taken up by AP Samagra

Siksha Abhiyaan, Visakhapatnam.

b) ‘Siksha’: RINL has been instrumental in providing quality education to more than

1600 students belonging to BPL families from surrounding villages of the Plant, JLM

and MDM Mines.

c) Arunodaya Special School: Arunodaya Special School is a multi-category schooling

center which caters to the children with intellectual disabilities such as: learning

impairment, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, autism, hearing loss, down

syndrome, etc. With a view to promote special education, RINL has been extending

financial support to meet the deficit expenditure of the school since beginning under

CSR. Nearly 115 specially-able children from surrounding villages of the Plant

receive education, therapy and vocational training by the school.

d) On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we conducted an awareness session

for adolescent girl students of Gloria Vidya Kendrum School, on Menstrual Hygiene

Management, Nutrition and Good Health, Parivartan - a zero-budget initiative

aiming to promote adolescent girl heath through education.

4. Senior Citizen Care & Women Empowerment:

a) Adoption of destitute, abandoned Elderly: 30 abandoned and destitute elderly

residents staying at an old age being run by SHEOWS, have been adopted for a

period of one year starting from December 2020. The elderly persons are being

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provided with essential care in the form of nutritious food, clothing, shelter and

medical services.

b) Manakosam (Community CCTV Project): The project entails installation of

community CCTV surveillance system in the areas surrounding Steel Plant to be used

by the Police to enhance the security of persons residing in these areas, especially the

women. As a part of this Project, 90 CCTV cameras have been installed in 30 locations

in and around the Plant.

5. Rural Development:

a) RINL is extending financial support for providing additional facilities at Multi-

Purpose Hall Jaggayyapeta by providing compound wall, CC drains & approach

road and all round flooring through JLM Municipal Administration.

b) Construction of high level platforms and illumination in the weekly market place at

Kotha Thanda village near Madaram Dolomite Mines, in the aspirational district of

Khammam, is completed.

6. Swachh Bharath & Safai Pakhwada:

a) Safai Pakhwada: As per the calendar, Safai Pakhwada was observed by TTI, MDC

and Corporate Communications Departments in the first fortnight of March 2021 and

by Sports and Vigilance Departments in the second fortnight.

b) Swachh Bharat: In addition to Safai Pakhwada activities, 115 Shram Daan activities

involving 1573 employees were reported during the month. Improving hygienic

conditions at work place, cleaning, disposal of unwanted, sanitation etc. were taken

up in various departments under Swachhata activities. The activities were carried

out adhering to COVID-19 precautions and maintaining safe social distancing.

c) Swachhata Pakhwada: In line with the communication received from the Ministry

of Steel, “Swachhata Pakhwada” was observed at RINL from 16th to 31st March 2021.

During the fortnight, 28th March was observed as Steel Safety Day and various Shram

Daan and Awareness programmes were organized on ‘Hygiene and Sanitation’ &

‘curbing of Single Use Plastic’ during the fortnight.

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SNAP SHOTS OF “CSR INITIATIVES” DURING MARCH 2021

Activities conducted by VMS

Parivartan: Awareness on ‘menstrual hygiene’ to the girl students

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Live Streaming of CCTV at Steel Plant Police Control Room – a “Manakosam” initiative under CSR.

Skill Development Training to the Leprosy affected: On the occasion of Graduation Ceremony of the training batch supported by RINL, GM (CSR), RINL inaugurated the solar panels at TLMTI premises.

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SNAP SHOTS OF “CER INITIATIVES” DURING MARCH 2021

Mobile Health Care: RINL is extending Health Care Services to surrounding areas of the Plant by Mobile Healthcare Unit, through Help Age India, under a CER initiative to the elderly and vulnerable at their doorstep. The following is a ‘health camp’ at Pedamada village.

14 Tricycles, 10,240 Red and Green household Dust Bins and 56 number of large size dust bins and other sanitation utilities were handed over to Sanitation workers for Solid Waste Management - a CER initiative promoting ODF plus in seven panchayats of Munagapaka Mandal in Visakhapatnam District.

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Active wheel chairs and other adaptive devices were handed over to 33 beneficiaries through “The ability People”.

Awareness on Covid-19 precautions & vaccination during mobile health camps:

Medical Camp: As a CER initiative, a Medical camp, 7th in the series, was organized with

the help of Sri Satya Sai Seva Samithi, Ukkunagaram, facilitated by a team of Doctors and

Paramedical staff. This integrated Medical was organized at Bongaram tribal village of

Visakhapatnam District serving 521 tribal population.

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Construction of additional Class Rooms at DAV School (work in progress) – a CER initiative for promoting

Education

SNAP SHOTS OF “SWACHH BHARATH ACTIVITIES” IN MARCH 2021

Swachhata Pledge by CMD and Directors during ‘Swachhata Pakhwada’.

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Swachhata Pledge at ‘Rail Bhawan’ by Traffic Department collective:

Swachhata activity at Energy Management Department: Dustbins for source segregation of different kinds of waste:

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Shram Daan by the employees of ETL Department during Swachhata Pakhwada:

Swachhata Pledge by the HR Ministry Coordination Section

Swachhata Pakhwada at Madaram Dolomite Mines

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Observation of ‘Swachhata Pakhwada’ at Marketing Department & various Branch Sales Offices:

Swachhata Pakhwada at RINL Regional Office, New Delhi

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Swachhta Pakhwada at Plant Design Department

Shram Daan by QATD Employees

Swachhata Pakhwada at Utilities Department

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Steel Safety Day Events:

Safety Competitions and Prize Distribution during ‘Steel Safety Day’ – an event during Swachhata Pakhwada

Safety Competition and Prize Distribution at ‘Sinter Plant’

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Steel Safety Day events at Steel Melt Shop

Safety Walk at Wire Rod Mill

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RINL CSR/CER/SWACHH BHARATH IN MEDIA

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