Company: The Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd
Income 2005-2006 = Rs 450 Cr (rounded off)
Net profit after tax (05-06) = Rs 35 Cr (rounded off)
Karmayog CSR Rating- 2/5
CSR activities:
By providing employment to rural folk and sharing in the economic development of farmers and their families, Dhampur has provided a major impetus to the growth and development of the rural areas of India. It assists farmers in the areas of sowing, manure, and improved cane varieties through an intensive cane development program. Widening the scope of traditional farmer-factory relationship, Dhampur has been involved in providing crop knowledge, modern cultivation techniques, better variety seeds, better inputs for transportation and irrigation and social welfare activities for the rural community near the factories.
Caring for the environment has been a priority. Dhampur has undertaken the task of extensive plantation in and around the factory complexes at various locations and so far the exercise has been fairly successful. The local population is also encouraged to undertake plantation drives.
Dhampur encourages use of renewable fuels which not only saves national resources but are also eco-friendly. The Dhampur Group today has cogeneration facilities producing 54 MW of power from renewable resources, which do not contribute to Greenhouse gasses.
Dhampur strives to be a good corporate citizen. While sugar manufacturing activities contribute towards strengthening the rural fabric of the country, extension of these activities to include by-product utilization facilities including power further boosts the rural development. This provides direct and indirect employment through sugar complexes as well as infrastructure development through trading activities and transportation.
SPORTSFitness and sports have a very special place in Dhampur’s agenda. It is Dhampur’s endeavor to improve the level of performance in sports in India as well as to provide budding talent in rural areas with international standard playing facilities. In order to promote sports amongst the rural population and to hone the skills of talented youngsters, the services of professional coaches for various disciplines have been engaged. Besides creating infrastructure and providing professional training for upcoming sportspersons, Dhampur is also actively involved in sponsoring various sports events.
Dhampur’s dynamic and multitalented Chairman Mr.V.K.Goel is a keen sportsperson and an accomplished Squash player. He takes personal and direct interest in all sports development and promotion activities of the Dhampur Group. He has been the President of the Delhi Squash Association since 2004. His vision and efforts have opened new vistas for rural youth.
The Vice Chairman, Mr. Ashok K. Goel has represented India in the World Bridge Olympiad in Italy in 1992 and has won most of the major bridge tournaments held in India. He is the Founding-President of the Contract Bridge Association, a nation-wide organization dedicated to increasing Bridge awareness and boosting youth participation.
SQUASH Dhampur has co-sponsored the North India Open Squash Championship for the last 4 Years. It is the biggest prize money tournament on the Indian squash circuit. It is also a co-sponsor for Delhi Open Squash Championship, DDA Open Squash Championship and Chelmsford Open Squash Championship.
Dhampur is the sponsor for Ritwik Bhattacharya, National Champion, India Rank # 1, World Rank # 57; Gaurav Nandrajog, National Rank # 5 and Amzad Khan, National Rank # 8.
Dhampur has been promoting sports in rural areas in and around its manufacturing facilities. This young brigade from very humble backgrounds has invaded the squash circuit* and is a force to reckon with:
�Naresh Kumar – National Rank # 3 (under 17 category). He has won the Asian Junior Champion – Rank III at Taipei in March, 2006.
�Ravi Dikshit – National Rank # 2 (under 15 category). He was a semi-finalist at the Qatar International Open Squash Championship, 2005. He has been rank #1 in the Under 11 and Under 13 categories. A gifted player likely to go places.
�Kush Kumar – National Rank # 1 (under 11 category). He has received award for best ‘Under 11’ performance
�Paramjit Singh – A very promising youngster. He also participated in the Qatar International Open Squash Championship, 2005 in the Under 15 category.
The complete arrangement for these youngsters is organized and supervised by Sharad Sharma, a senior employee, sports enthusiast and qualified sports physical instructor. He is also responsible for the sports activities of the entire Dhampur Group. The players are currently undergoing training at the SRFI (Squash Racquet Federation of India) at Chennai, under Cyrus Poncha, National Coach and Major S. Maniam, for the World Junior Men’s Championship being held at New Zealand in July 2006.
- a) Article from Kaleej Times, Dubai, UAE.
- b) Excerpt from the interview of Faim Gul (Squash – World Rank # 8).
- c) Photos of Players
GYMNASTICSThe Allahabad Gymnastics Association was founded by Dhampur in the year 1989. The gymnasts trained at this facility and sponsored by the Dhampur Group, have been winning the National ‘Team’ and ‘Individual’ titles regularly, since 1992.
At the Tulit Peter International Gymnastics Meet in Hungary in 1997, the Indian Team trained at this center, won 7 medals, while in the 1st SAARC International Gymnastics Meet, they won all 8 gold medals at stake.
In 2003, two talented gymnasts from this academy, Rohit Jaiswal and Mayank Srivastava qualified for the finals of the 2nd Asian Gymnastics Championship, held in China. Rohit did the nation proud by bringing home a Silver Medal in the Horizontal Bar event.
CRICKETDhampur sponsors the Ajay Goel Memorial cricket championship for regional teams at Bareilly every year.
BADMINTONSapna Chaudhary and Rani Singh presently hold Rank – I and Rank – III respectively, for the U.P.State Junior Badminton Championship (Singles). Both these talented young girls are being sponsored by Dhampur.
Besides these, Dhampur also gives training to talented rural youth for swimming, volley ball, table tennis etc. and provides the requisite facilities.
EDUCATIONThe Dhampur Group has educational facilities at its units. It has also established a school near Dhampur, which is successfully run by the local population. This not only provides quality education to the local population but also to students from nearby areas.
It is envisaged that the school will be converted into a major institution in the area.
PUSHP NIKETAN SCHOOLConceptualized by the Dhampur Group, the new Pushp Niketan School at Dhampur, Uttar Pradesh, being set up with the help of iDisccoveri Educational Pvt Limited and Wipro Limited, would be a world class model for progressive education.
IDiscoveri Education is an educational services and management organization, whereas Wipro Limited has fashioned the model of a systemic whole school development /change program with a view to implement child centric education philosophy, pedagogies and processes.
The nine pillars of this school are categorized as :
�Vision Development – Taking cues from the established leaders
�Curriculum Development – Defined learning principles, objectives and standards.
�Learning Methodology – Through specially designed teaching and learning techniques.
�Ambience – An environment that would conducive to the learning process.
�Teacher’s Training – Designing developmental programs for the educators.
�Assessment – By developing framework to observe and guide.
�Leadership & Management Development – Starting from the administrative and trickling down to the youngsters through specialized rituals and practices.
�Engaging Parents & Community – Conducting workshops and designing community service projects.
�Brand Building & Re-Positioning – Through organized festivities for youngsters and exchange programs.
HEALTH:Dhampur runs health clinics with qualified medical personnel at all it’s facilities to provide health care to the community. It organizes annual medical camps for cataract operations and vaccinations.
Dhampur strives to provide active medical and other essential support to the community in times of natural calamities as in case of the recent earthquake at Chamoli district in U.P., near its unit at Mansupur.
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Contact details : The Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd
241, Okhla Industrial Estate Phase-Iii New Delhi- 110020
Tel: 91-11-30881805-06
Fax: 91-11-30881819
E-mail: dsugar@vsnl.com
Website: http://www.dhampur.com