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As a responsible corporate citizen and in keeping with the ethos of Tata culture, TRL takes active interest in pollution control, safety , health care and community development activities.
Social Responsibility
Social welfare and community development is at the core of Company's Social Responsibility Philosophy and continues to be a top priority for the Company. It revolves around the Company's deeply-held belief that business ultimately has a purpose - to serve human needs. Close and continuous integration with the people and community in and around Company's Plant at Belpahar has been the key focus while striving to bring around qualitative change and supporting the under privileged. Thrust is given in the areas of health, education, self employment, technical skills and social infrastructures.
During the year, the Company has taken a number of initiatives and successfully implemented the same through involvement of community and employee volunteers. Some of the major initiatives taken are as follows:
- Community health and hygiene:
 337 cases of family planning operations were carried out in association with government agencies.
Around 2750 children were covered under immunization programme with the help of the government machinery.
Around 1500 patients have availed the benefits of three health camp organized by the company at different places.
As part of our drive to ensure every house should have a toilet, 221 toilets were provided in different villages during the year.
Eleven Tube Wells and 3 Deep borewells were installed in remote villages to provide clean drinking water.
- Operation Khushi:
The Company took the initiative of correcting cleft lip and cleft palate cases and has completed around 400 surgeries free of cost to the beneficiaries. It is a matter of pride that the "smile train", a reputed NGO from the USA has accredited our JG hospital at Belpahar as an approved center for carrying out cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries. From the date of accreditation (October 2009), 68 cases have been successfully operated free of cost so far.
- Education:
During the year, facilities such as 252 pairs of Bench and table, 3 sets of science lab, apparatus and 1 modern library were provided to different schools in the nearby villages to help them to improve the standard of education.
- Self employment programme:
12 nos. of unemployed rural youths were identified and imparted self development programme with the help of an NGO in the field of masonry and carpentry. These trained youths are already engaged in gainful employment.
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