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NUVOCO VISTAS CORP. LTD.(formerly Lafarge India Limited)

Equinox Business Park, Tower-3, East Wing, 4th Floor,

LBS Marg, Kurla (W), Mumbai-400 070.

+91 22 6630 6511 | www.nuvoco.in

CIN Number: U26940MH1999PLC118229

CSR REPORTApril 2017 - March 2018

NUVOCO VISTAS CORP. LTD.(formerly Lafarge India Limited)

Contents

NUVOCO AND CSR OVERVIEW 04-05

MESSAGE FROM CSR HEAD 06-07

04-07

SWASTH BHARAT 08-11

SURAKSHIT BHARAT 12-13

SAKSHAR BHARAT 14-15

08-15

SANRACHIT BHARAT 16-17

SAKSHAM BHARAT 18-19

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NUVOCO AND CSR OVERVIEW

Nuvoco Vistas Corp. Ltd. (formerly Lafarge India Limited), a leading manufacturer and seller of construction materials, started

operations in India in 1999. Our vision is to build a safer, smarter and more sustainable world by providing innovative,

best-in-class products and services for home building as well as infrastructure projects.

Nuvoco is one of the leading cement players in Eastern, Central and Northern India with brands like Concreto, Duraguard,

Duraguard Microfiber, Infracem, ProWall, PSC and Zero M Water-proofing Compound. Our ready-mix concrete range offers

innovative, specialised products like Agile, InstaMix, Artiste, XLite, Robuste that have already made their mark in the local

markets. Besides supporting individual home building requirements; Nuvoco also provides products and solutions for large

projects, and is a part of some of the most prestigious projects in the country, like Lodha World One and the Metros.

Nuvoco has been long committed to sustainable development; pursuing a strategy that combines industrial know-how with

performance, value creation, respect for employees and local cultures, environmental protection, as well as conservation of

natural resources and energy. We have been able to give back to the local communities in which we operate by sustainable

initiatives across six cement plants; thereby, making a difference in the lives of over 1,98,000 people residing in 103 villages

across the north and east regions of India in 2017-18.

Our corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes fall under 5 pillars of Safety (Surakshit Bharat), Health (Swasth Bharat),

Education (Sakshar Bharat), Livelihood (Saksham Bharat) and developing Infrastructure (Sanrachit Bharat). We consider it as

our inherent responsibility to provide a safe and healthy environment for all our stakeholders; not limited only to our

employees and work towards a goal of ZERO HARM.

Plants/Pillars

Surakshit Bharat

Swasth Bharat

Sakshar Bharat

Saksham Bharat

Sanrachit Bharat

Total Beneficiaries

Villages Covered

Arasmeta

1500

2451

1811

26,855

32,617

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Bhiwani

10,325

302

70

105

225

11,027

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Chittor

10,335

3000

2500

440

11,600

27,875

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Jojobera

100

50,125

1265

139

51,629

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Mejia

1420

39,199

500

180

800

42,099

41

Sonadih

1350

1200

1254

29,200

3004

20

1,98,251

103

Number of People Benefited from our CSR efforts in FY 2017-18

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Total Benefitted

103 Villages 1,98,000 People

MESSAGE FROM CSR HEAD

“It is like the seed put in the soil – the more one sows, the greater the harvest.” Orison Swett Marden

Nuvoco’s CSR Annual Report 2017-18 is a labour of love and determination. Sustainable growth and development being an

intrinsic part of our vision; Nuvoco has always been driven to bring about holistic development in our surrounding villages

and their marginalised communities. In this year alone, we have expanded our scope and have touched over 1,98,000

people across more than 100 villages in the vicinity of our cement operations.

Translating sustainability from a mere buzzword to visible and enduring results requires investment that cannot be

assessed simply on a monetary basis. The efforts that our teams on the ground take in identifying the right projects and

taking them to fruition are rewards in themselves. Having said that; the FICCI Award that we won earlier this year was an

encouraging validation of how even small but meaningful initiatives can lead to significant and long-term transformations.

Joydeep Chatterjee

Chief of CSR, Corporate Affairs and Special Projects

From (L to R) Back: Jyoti Vij, Deputy Secretary General, FICCI; Kim Kyung Han, Minister Councellor, Economic, Embassy of the Republic of

Korea; Rajashree Birla, Chairperson, FICCI Aditya Birla CSR Center of Excellence and FICCI CSR & Community Development Committee;

P. P. Chaudhary, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs, Law & Justice, GoI; Vikramjit Singh Shaney, Co-Chair, FICCI CSR and Community

Development Committee; U. K. Sinha, Former Chairperson SEBI and Jury Chairperson, FICCI CSR Award; Uma Seth, Director & Team Lead,

FICCI CSR.

Front: Amit Pidiha, Vice President, Mejia Cement Plant & Sibu Jena, Deputy Manager, CSR, Mejia Cement Plant receiving the award on

behalf of Nuvoco.*Details on Page 18

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Health Check-upHIV/AIDS

CHECK-UPS FOR106 people

OPD/MOBILEMEDICAL UNITS

9750 people

MEDICAL CAMPS17,500 people

BODY CHECK-UP467 people

EYE CHECK-UP75 people

BABYVACCINATION KITS

2500 people

Swasth Bharat (Health)Total Beneficiaries: 96,427 People

Water and Sanitation Facility

Provided drinking tap water connectionfor residents

Krishnanagar, Gadra, Rahargora,Sunderhatu, Gittimachine,Bada Govindpur, Persudhi

20,000people

Charkhi DadriInstalled water cooler for women police station

PaitedihConstruction of overhead tank for drinkingwater

200villagers

50people

Provided readymade Sintex superstructureprefabricated toilets with water facility to schools

Installed sanitary napkin dispenserand disposal unit at Government SeniorSecondary Girls’ School

Parsada, Amora, Arasmeta,Chorbhatti and Sonsari

Bhawaliya and Unkhaliya500girls

1400students

PaitedihInstalled bore wells along with hand pumpsand platforms for safe drinking water

205households

Organised Swacchta Rally to create awareness on use of

toilets, dustbins, hand washing and safe drinking water

Organised 3 Swasth Melas at primary and high schools

to educate students on hand washing, dental care, home

and road safety, child marriage, child labour, dowry system,

sanitation and importance of Rastriya Kishore Swasth

Karyakram (RKSK) activities, Child Line Services (1098)

and balanced diets

• Formed Girls’ Health Group

• Established Sanitary Napkin Selling Points in Villages

• Organised Capacity Building Programme

• Organised Medical Camps for Adolescent Girls

Sprinkled disinfectants to protect people from the diseases

that spread during rainy season with the help from Panchayat,

Vikas Samitee and political parties

Jojobera Cement Plant employees donated blood during a blood donation camp to help save lives of people residing around the plant in case of emergencies.

Garbage cleaning drive using pay-loader and trucks

INITIATIVESPEOPLEBENEFITTED

VILLAGESBENEFITTED

Jojobera

10,000 people

10,000 people

350 employees

Govindpur

Raseda, Rasedi, Medh, Patan,

Deori, Dhabadih

Raseda, Rasedi, Khapri,Medh,

Dhabadih, Deori, Patan, Mopka,

Gudelia, Sonadih, Chichpol,

Saloni, Keshdabri, Rajamela, Paribaid

and Radhakrishnapur

Krishnanagar, Gadra, Rahargora,

Sunderhatu, Gittimachine and

Govindpur

Organised cleanliness drive at Government Boys' School

350 people

1000 students Mejia

1300 adolescents girls

35 students Chirya

Health, Hygiene and Sanitation Awareness Programmes

Benefitted Villages:Arasmeta, Bada Govindpur, Chirya, Persudhi, Chittorgarh, Amdanga, Krishnanagar, Paribaid,Gadra, Rangamatiya, Rahargora, Hadibhanga, Sunderhatu, Jojobera, Gittimachine, Mejia

Through Swasth Bharat, we provide access to primary health care, improved sanitation and

safe drinking water to our communities. Our cement plants dedicate a significant part of their

overall CSR efforts to Health and Sanitation through a range of programmes. This year, more than

96,400 community members around our plants have benefited through our efforts. Project

‘DAMRU’ is an important initiative under Swasth Bharat that has been undertaken with the Government

of Rajasthan to adopt and support 162 Anganwadi centres over the next 5 years. Through DAMRU, we aim to touch the

lives of around 9500 children and 3500 adolescent girls and mothers in rural Rajasthan as part of the district’s priority

programme, ‘Project UDAAN’.

96,400 community members around our plants have benefited through our efforts. Project

Health awareness programmes for 2100 people from Krishnanagar, Gadra, Rahargora, Sunderhatu, Gittimachine, Bada Govindpur and Persudhi

Health and sanitation programmes for 17,779 students from Latiyaboni, Banshuriya andLachhmanpur Gram Panchayats in Gangajalghati Block and 540 students from Parsada, Muledih, Arasmeta and Amora

Health awareness programmes for 120 drivers from Bhiwani Cement Plant and Chirya

HIV/AIDS awareness programmes for 100 truck drivers of Mejia

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Swasth Bharat (Health)

Nuvoco joined hands with the Government of Rajasthan to adopt and support 162 Anganwadi Centres

being run by the Government-sponsored ICDS (Integrated Child Development Service) programme as part of the district’s

priority programme, ‘Project UDAAN’. This will be carried out by our Chittorgarh Cement Plant (CCP), which signed a MoU

(Memorandum of Understanding) for a period of five years in February 2018.

Under the aegis of Nuvoco's Swasth Bharat pillar; the initiative will bring special focus on the needs of adolescent girls and

maternal health, and transform the 162 Anganwadi Centres (32 in Arnoda, 25 in Keli, 20 in Kanera, 34 in Mandala Charan,

13 in Binota, and 34 in Nimbahera) into modern play schools. We hope that through our collective efforts, we will be able to

bring about a visible change in the lives of around 9500 children, 3500 adolescent girls and mothers in rural Rajasthan.

DAMRUDeveloping Anganwadi as Model Recreation Units

Objective:To develop the Anganwadi Centres as joyful (pre-school) learning centres and contribute towards the reduction in

malnutrition and infant mortality.

Location of the Project: Currently, the project is being implemented in select districts of Rajasthan and soon it will be launched across all the

nearby locations of our Cement and Ready-mix Concrete plants.

Project Focus:l Infrastructure improvement of the centre to develop them as a place of quality service delivery.

l Capacity building of Anganwadi workers in order to improve the quality of health, nutrition and pre-school education

services.

l Behavioral Change Communication initiatives in order to create awareness among the community.

Target Population:l Pregnant and lactating mothers

l Children up to 6 years of age

l Adolescent girls

Programme Approach:l To be implemented in partnership with Government, NGO and Employee volunteering.

INITIATIVES:l Painting of building walls with informative picture and educational games and toys for Anganwadi Centres benefitting more

than 2000 households from Damra, Suabasa, Belabani, Jamsola, Rajmela, Balikund, Benagari, Radhakrishnapur, Nidhiram Pur

and Kenthulia.

l 3000 households benefitted from supplementary nutrition, regular weight check-up and special attention to malnourished

children in 17 Anganwadi Centres of Paramnikudi, Kelai, Damra, Rangamatiya, Gopinathpur, Suabasa, Belbani, Jamshola,

Nadihi, Rajmela, Balikund, Sidara, Benagari, Amdanga, Radhakrishnapur, Deuli and Nudhirampur.

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Nukkad Natak on Road Safety

organised to help raise awareness on road safety among 1500 villagers of

Parsada, Sonsari, Muledih, Arasmeta, Amora, Paitedih and Jaitpuri and

100 drivers of Jojobera

organised for 75 drivers, 80 studentsof middle and secondary boys’ school

from Chirya and 300 students fromBanshuriya Gram Panchyats

conducted for 400 students of5 primary schools of Deuli

arranged for 120 students and staff of government schools for girls and boys of

Chirya to help offer emergencymedical care in case of

illness or injury.

organised to help raise awareness on fire hazards for 70 students and staff of

government school of Deuli

conducted at government boys school of Chirya to help 50 students know how

to act safely in the event of an emergency fire situation

organised for 312 students and 23 staff members of government school of Sita

Ram Jia ka Khera; 300 women of Self Help Group from Mejia

guided 10,000 users of Chirya-Bhagot and Chirya-Bhu road with directions and distances to places on the road

ahead

helped rescue 10,000 people visitingSanwariya Hospital,

District Government Hospital ofChittorgarh with fire emergency

guidelines

educated 50 drivers of MejiaCement Plant on speed reduction

and road safety

brought awareness on road safety among 300 students of Paribaid,

Barabaid, Nandanpur, Benagari and Amadanga

Road Safety AwarenessProgramme

Household and Road SafetyAwareness Programme

Driver AwarenessProgramme

Drawing Competition onRoad Safety

Road Safety, Health andSanitation Rally

Fire Fighting Training

Basic Life Support

(Ambulance and First Aid)

Training

Fire Safety Training

Programme

InstalledTraffic Signage Board

InstalledFire Fighting System

Surakshit Bharat (Safety)Total Beneficiaries: 23,680 People

As the name implies, under Surakshit Bharat, we strive to build awareness on safety and

stimulate behavioural change in the communities living in close proximity of our operating

units or even associated with us. Implemented by our teams across all plant locations; the

programmes cover a range of topics that include road and home safety, attention to health and

risks of avoidable diseases. This year we reached out to over 23,600 people across locations through various platforms like

nukkad natak (street plays), training and awareness camps.

units or even associated with us. Implemented by our teams across all plant locations; the

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Sakshar Bharat (Education)Total Beneficiaries: 7346 People

Installation of Smart ClassSmart classrooms are technology enhanced

classrooms that foster opportunity for

teaching and learning by integrating

learning technology, such as computers,

audio-visuals, media presentations, etc.

5 smart classes for 1161 students of primary, middle and high schools of Parsada, Arasmeta, Paitedih and Amora

1200 students of Raseda, Rasedi, Medh, Khapri, Sonadih and Dhabadih benefited with 1 smart class in each village

1 classroom in Government Senior Secondary Schoolof Bhawaliya and Unkhaliya for 500 students

Support for Education

Provided support to 115 tribal

students of Birsa Prathamik

Vidyalaya, Sunderhatu and

Govindpur for primary and

secondary education

Organised a Science Fair to

provide an opportunity to

explore the realm of

science to 70 girls and

boys of Government

Schools of Chirya

Infrastructure Development of Schools

Distributed 200 Cardboard Schoolbag-Cum-Desk Kit for primary school students of

Arasmeta

1000 students of Government Schools of Motha, Kripa Ram Ji Ki Kheri, Unkhalia,

Bhawaliya, Kanpura and Sita Ram Ji ka Khera benefitted with the provision of electricity in 3 schools, drinking water facility, teaching aid

(study top and tool) and refurbishment of toilets and school boundary

walls, respectively

Set up Library in Banashuriya

Government Girls High School to

benefit 500 students

Set up a Computer Lab in Bankati Middle

School and Rajkiya Balika Uchha

Vidyalaya of Ghatsila and Sakchi to help

1150 students get acquainted with

computers and learn new software

Adarsh Khel Maidan developedto benefit 1000 students of

Bhawaliya with facilities like a mini stadium, playground for

sports, sitting place for specta-tors and wall enclosing the

boundary

150 iron benches and tables providedto benefit 450 primary and middle

school students of Paitedihand Parsada

Through Sakshar Bharat initiatives, we provide access to new-age education to children in

rural areas; and have touched over 7300 students. We follow a unique approach where our units

partner with the state government and education authorities to improve the quality of education

and infrastructure in schools. Students are provided opportunities to pursue higher education

through computer training and also receive career guidance along with counseling through trained counsellors.

improve the quality of education

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Sanrachit Bharat (Infrastructure)Total Beneficiaries: 68,680 People

Building Water Tanks and Bore Wells

Infrastructure Development for the Community

Infrastructure Development for Schools

Sanrachit Bharat projects are geared towards improving the quality of life by

developing community infrastructure where we operate. By constructing and

repairing roads, providing water storage and distribution facilities, as well as

refurbishing school buildings, we have been able to help approximately 68,700 people in

communities and villages around our plants this year.

Borewell andhand pumps

installed to provide safe drinking water to 3000

villagers of Medh, Khapri, Raseda, Sonadih, Mohetra,

Dhabadih and Khainda

Installed a solarsubmersible 1 HP water pump

with a solar panel of 1200 watt SPV and an overhead tank of 5000

liters in a newly constructed deep tube well to supply drinking 

water to 500 villagers of Deuli throughout

the year

Built waterharvesting structure in

five government schools of Facher Solanki to benefit

1600 students under Mukhyamantri Jal

Swavlamban Abhiyan initiative

358 meter boundary wallconstructed for schools and

other community places

800 Villagers ofMuledih and Mulmula

600 sq.mt. PCC Pathwaybuilt at Government Middle and

Senior Secondary Girls’ school

175 Students of Chirya

Running Track forGovernment Boys’ School

50 Students of Chirya

Dining shed in Governmentschool for mid-day meal

200 Students of Gudeliya

Construction ofdrainage, sanitation and

hygiene facility for 55households of Arjuni

12 dustbins built near schoolsand community places of

Arasmeta, Parsada, Sonsari, Muledih and Amora

Construction ofCommunity/Cultural Hall for

9000 people of Arasmeta,Paitedih, Amora,Chorbhatti and

Pachpedi

500 meters and graveling of 4000 meters

10,000 people

Villages: Chorbhatti, Paitedih, Jaitpuri, Amora

3500 meters

20,000 people

Villages: Mangrol, Bhawaliya, Sita Ram Ji ka Khera, Patan Mohetra, Soandih Dhabadih, Medh, Khapri, Deori, Saloni, Chichpol Raseda

2100 meters

12,000 people

Villages: Parsada, Arasmeta, Sonsari

Construction of Cement Concrete Road

Pond cleaning and deepening to help restore water bodies and improve groundwater level

11,300 people

Villages: Amora, Sonsari, Barabadi, Deuli, Benagari Rasedi, Karhi Bazar, Shuklabhata

1000 trees planted as part of Harit Haryana Abhiyan in Government Primary and Secondary schools by our

Bhiwani Cement Plant

Villages: Chirya, Noswa, Bhagot, Dudhwa

4000 plants/saplings distributed to promote social forestry programme

Villages: 15 villages of Latiyaboni Gram Panchayat

Over 22,000 trees planted under social forestry projects for developing green land as part of Chattisgarh

Van Vikas Nigam (CRVVN) initiative of Hariyar Chhattisgarh by our Sonadih, Arasmeta, Mejia and

Jojobera plants

Pond Cleaning and Deepening

Tree Plantation

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Saksham Bharat (Livelihood)Total Beneficiaries: 2118 People

Training on

Animal Rearing

Trainings on Agriculture

and Soil Assessment

Conducted

training on fish

rearing for

12 people from

Chota Gadra

Conducted visit to

Sumukhi Krishivigyan

Kendra for

learning animal

husbandry practice in

goat rearing activity for

10 women from

Narayanpur, Hanspahdi,

Bhadadihi and Deuli

Introduced the

concept of Organic

Nutrition Garden

15 people from Sundarhatu, Gittimachine, Chota Gadra and Bada Gadra

Guidance on

Ginger Cultivation

21 households of Deuli, Barbaid and Naranpur

Training on

Soil Improvement

13 people from Mopka, Deori, Raseda, Patan and Dhabadih

Skill Development

16 women of Krishnanagar,Rahargoda, Barigoda, Govindpur,

Jojobera, and Chota Dadra

Beautician Course

15 people from Krishnanagar, Rahargoda, Barigoda,

Govindpur, Jojobera, andChota Dadra

Skill Training onTailoring

88 students from Raseda, Rasedi,Khapri,Medh, Dhabadih, Deori,

Gudelia, Sonadih, Khainda,Bemetara, Mohetra

and Damru

Tally and MS OfficeTrainings

Among 70 students of middleand senior secondary schools of

Chirya to create avenues for future employment

at the plant

Cement ManufacturingKnowledge Session

Among 35 students from middleand senior secondary boys’ school of

Chirya to develop skills onlocal music

Folk MusicCompetition

Production of

Kharif CropsOrganised programme

on Integrated Pest

Management for

Khariff crops

Benefitted: 3 VillagesFarmers: 134

Training and

support provided

on yield assessment

and harvesting

Benefitted: 11 VillagesPeople: 254

Formation of a Self Help Groups (SHGs): A small voluntary association of people, preferably from the same socio-economic background come together for the

purpose of solving common problems through self-help and mutual help.

Mushroom Cultivation

Started a business module on

Mushroom cultivation to

benefit 49 people from

Sundarhatu, Gittimachine,

Chota Gadra and Bada Gadra

Conducted exposure visit to

Model Mushroom Shed and

Krishvigyan Kendra for 15

women from Deuli, Barbaid and

Latiya Boni

Training on cylinder making,

production, collection and selling

skills along with practical

demonstration and spawn

accessibility for Mushroom

cultivation to 64 people from

Raseda, Rasedi, Khapri, Dhabadih,

Deori, Patan, Mopka and Gudelia

Mushroom Cultivation

253 farmers from Gadra, Govindpur, Raseda, Rasedi, Khapri, Medh, Dhabadih, Deori, Patan, Mopka, Gudelia, Sonadih, Chichpol and Saloni villages received training on paddy cultivation through improved paddy and System of Rice Intensification (SRI) technique that helped enhance agricultural production and generate Rs. 7,26,169 incremental income in a year.

Paddy Cultivation

Benefitted: 12 villages People: 614

Trainings for SHG Stitching and embroidery training

440 women from Bhawaliya, Mangrol, Arniya Joshi, Nimbahera and Motha villages

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concepts

� Capacity building

� Leadership

� Accounts

� MIS-RMTS flow

� Data entry

� Bank account

opening

Improving livelihood by imparting new skills to the youth and women to enable them to become self-reliant is driven under Saksham Bharat. Today, these programmes have matured from being just classroom sessions to linking individuals and self-help groups to income generation activities. This year, more than 2,000 people benefited through our various efforts under Saksham Bharat.

One such initiative is project ‘Samridhi’ that won the FICCI CSR Jury Award 2017 under the Women Empowerment category. This project was started as a pilot in FY 2014-15 with just ten households from small and marginal families in two villages near our Mejia plant. By gradually reviving and reinstating the Self Help Groups (SHGs), and sharing technical know-how, for promoting mushroom cultivation on a larger scale, enabled the beneficiaries to increase their overall income by nearly 40%. Today, this project supports 120 women across five villages, providing them an opportunity to be equal contributory members of their families and improving the overall quality of life through access to education, better nutrition intake and asset creation.

from being just classroom sessions to linking individuals and self-help groups to income generation activities. This year, more than 2,000 people benefited through our various efforts under

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