Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.

Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.

Sales (2007-2008) = Rs.2700 crores (rounded off)

Net profit after tax = Rs.200 crores (rounded off)

CSR Budget= Not Available

Karmayog 2008 CSR Rating: 2/ 5

See Karmayog Comments below:

CSR activities:

Social Initiatives

�€€€€€€€ Elementary Education

Basic infrastructure like classrooms,furniture, toilets and sports facilities have been built in government schools. Students have been provided scholarship, books and sports equipment. Modest as these steps are, they provide opportunities for quality education in rural areas.

�€€€€€€€ Technical Training

To help address the issue of rural unemployment, Chambal helps by providing Technical Training. The training is broad based covering areas such as computers, driving and road safety, motor rewinding, electrical repairs, AC and refrigerator repairs, maintenance of tractors, pump sets etc. The training is provided by experts often at ITIs thus opening avenues for rural youth to get started in life.

�€€€€€€€ Elementary Health Care

A number of villages still remain deprived of primary healthcare due to lack of facilities. Chambal provides basic healthcare by organizing health camps in villages. Drives for immunization, sanitation, eye-care and blood donation are taken up regularly. Awareness programmes on HIV/AIDS, family planning, health and hygiene are conducted for the villagers as preventive healthcare measures. Through the Uttam Mahila Samiti, a mobile van with a doctor and trained nurse visit the villages around the Plant providing check-ups and medication for free.

�€€€€€€€ Women Empowerment

Chambal has supported women by providing specialized training in making papad, pickle and detergent, processing spices, sewing etc. These small steps may go a long way in helping women march shoulder to shoulder with men.

�€€€€€€€ Rural Infrastructure

Chambal has been providing support in the form of creating basic infrastructure in villages. Stone pavements, drains and gravel roads have been constructed. To cater to the drinking water requirements, tube wells, hand pumps and water tanks have been provided. At government dispensaries Chambal has been providing furniture, fixtures and essential equipments. This improvement in Rural Infrastructure is an on-going affair and each year a provision is made to cater to such needs.

�€€€€€€€ Sports, Art and Culture

Chambal pays special attention to encourage youth by organizing rural sports and providing sports equipment and facilities. Sponsoring badminton, volleyball, hockey, kite flying, cricket, athletics, kabbadi and wrestling have helped to inculcate a sportsman spirit in the youth. Through sponsorship and active participation, art and culture is promoted. Chambal provides support in festivities like Ram Lila, Dussehra, Holi and local events which help to spread a message of harmony.

Environmental Initiatives

Chambal�s commitment towards environment has been paramount. Even before the plants were put up, it took on tree plantation around the proposed site. A number of roads around the plant have been lined with trees. It has created a green cover on what was a rocky wasteland and where the Gadepan complex stands today. Within the campus it has created a forest area. In the village schools it takes up a number of programmes to bring awareness on environmental issues. It supports environmental groups and government initiatives for a cleaner atmosphere.

�€€€€€€€ Wild Life Preservation

Chambal is one of the few corporate to back the cause of wild life protection. It created a corpus that is jointly managed by Hadoti Naturalists Society (a local body), Forest Department of Govt. of Rajasthan and the company to preserve the habitat of some endangered species like the Great Indian Bustard, Indian Wolf, Fox, Black Buck, Chinkara and some others at Sorsan preserve in Baran district. Thanks to this effort the preserve has not just been saved but the habitat has improved over the past two decades. Within its green campus there are over a hundred different species of birds some of them are endangered and many are migratory that have made the campus a home.

�€€€€€€€ Water Management

Water is a matter of global concern and Chambal has taken up watershed projects in Rajasthan and constructed an anicut over Kali Sindh, one of the most important rivers of the Hadoti Region. Within the complex it has initiated rain water harvesting and does water audit for even domestic consumption to conserve this precious resource. In the field, it educates farmers on water conservation and emphasizes on reducing waste.

Uttam Bandhan

Chambal provides a wide range of services to the farmers to help improve agriculture and quality of life.

Chambal�s Uttam Bandhan is a community welfare initiative that tries to enhance the farmer�s income and quality of life. Uttam Bandhan is spread out in ten states with around 80,000 farmers as its members. Services provided are customized taking a farmers’ preference and packaging them according to the agro-climatic zones. Uttam Bandhan has had a cascading effect on around four farmers to a member.

�€€€€€€€ Uttam Krishi Sewaks

In the Uttam Bandhan programme the crucial link between the Company and the farmer is the Uttam Krishi Sewak. About 300 educated, unemployed youth from a rural background have been trained as Uttam Krishi Sewaks to provide best practices in agriculture and specialised services to farmers. They are self-employed and earn from commission on the sale of specialised products. Uttam Krishi Sewaks try and ensure that the farmers follow agricultural best practices.

Through proper training, demonstrations, expert opinion, quality inputs and non-farm income, the Uttam Bandhan farmer has been a gainer in terms of not just increase in income but also quality of life.

�€€€€€€€ Soil and Water Test

Soil health is a matter of national concern. Soil and water samples are collected and tested for micro-nutrients and balanced inputs. Soil test reports are explained and the farmer is educated on the importance of proper soil health and micro-nutrients. Based on thousands of samples tested over the years, soil mapping is being done. The Agriculture Development Laboratories are located at Agra and Sriganganagar and satellite soil testing facilities have been set up elsewhere. The company does not charge any testing fee from Uttam Bandhan member farmers.

�€€€€€€€ Dissemination of Information

Crop and product demonstrations, field demonstrations and farmer meets are conducted regularly to educate farmers on latest farm practices. Farmers are given training on specialised services that vary from cultivation of medicinal and horticulture crops, vermi-culture and the use of bio-fertilisers. A dedicated farmer website uttamkrishi.com, farmer helpline- Hello Uttam and mailers such as �Chambal ki Chitthi� are important channels to share information with farmers. Chambal also actively partners Government Departments, Agriculture Universities, Agriculture Research Stations and Krishi Vigyan Kendra�s under Public Private Partnership to serve the farmers.

�€€€€€€€ Alternate Source of Income

Uttam Bandhan looks beyond land and water to increase a farmer�s income. Breed improvement and Animal Health Care camps are regularly organized and farmers are educated on proper feed and mineral mixtures for good returns. Goat rearing, turkey farming, bee keeping, backyard, poultry etc. are other sources of income for farmers and Uttam Bandhan drives them to enhance income through proper training and making the facilities available at the doorstep.

Source:

www.chambalfertilisers.in/Pdf/CHAMBALl_ANNAUL_REOPORT_07_08.pdf

http://www.chambalfertilisers.in/SociaInit.asp

http://www.chambalfertilisers.in/EnvironmentalInit.asp

Karmayog Comments: Increase in CSR initiatives this year

Contact Information:

CHAMBAL FERTILISERS AND CHEMICALS LTD.

Unit / Registered Office :

P.O. Gadepan – 325 208,

District Kota, Rajasthan

Phone : 744-2782915 / 2934

Fax :7455-274130

Email : corpcomm@chambal.in

Website : http://www.chambalfertilisers.in/

Industry Sector: Fertilizers-Nitrogenous / Phosphatic

Products / Services: Fertilizers, Micro Nutrients, Seeds, Cattle Feed

Other locations of factories / offices: 12 Regional Marketing offices around the country

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