Income 2005-2006 = Rs 500 Cr (rounded off)
Net profit after tax (05-06) = Rs 25 Cr (rounded off)
Karmayog CSR Rating- 2/5
CSR activities:
Forbes Gokak has been actively involved in providing a variety of community services to a township of 20,000 people at Gokak falls, Karnataka State. Commitment to the welfare of the people is one of the objectives set buy Gokak Mills Division at Gokak Falls. The Division with its 115 years of rich heritage has adopted community development as its mission and transformed it this mission into action with the help of 200 volunteers. The company extends its resources and skills by providing hygienic health conditions, conducting health camps, creating awareness amongst the public about AIDS, chewing of gutkha, providing good educational facilities, clean environment, etc.
At Gokak falls of Karnataka State, the company runs a 35 bed hospital with full time doctors providing free consultation, medical treatment and ambulance service for the general public.
The year 1999-2000 was celebrated as ‘Reproductive health programme year.’ During this period, 20 awareness programmes were conducted for workmen covering inputs on how to maintain the physical hygiene of the genital parts of the body and the importance of leading a healthy sexual life in order to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS in particular. The beneficiaries consisting of 150 workmen opined that such programmes should be held frequently and also involve their family members.
Similarly, 10 programmes and 4 film shows on family life education were orgainsed for 2100 school children and 6 lectures were conducted to make them understand the psychological aspects of reproductive health during adolescence.
As part of the general health camps, one cancer detection camp was organised covering 150 women and 56 pap smears were collected through the same.
After suspecting three women to have cancer, they were referred by the company to specialised services for biopsy. For 60 couples, 2 infertility camps were conducted whereby 18 couples came forward to undergo prior investigations like HIV and semen analysis. Blood donation camps, fundoscopy, eye care camps and a programme on World AIDS Day were also organised during this period.
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Contact details : Forbes Gokak Ltd
Mr. S.S. Hussain, General Manager Human Resource Department
Crystal ,4th floor,79,
Dr Annie Besant Road
Worli Mumbai
Tel : 022 2008081
Web address :www.forbes.co.in
URL: www.indianngos.com/corporate/tatacoverage/forbesgokak/index.html