GHCL Ltd.
Sales (2007-2008) = Rs.1160 crores (rounded off)
Net profit after tax = Rs.100 crores (rounded off)
CSR Budget = Not Available
Karmayog 2008 CSR Rating: 1/ 5
CSR activities:
Environment
GHCL has been contributing spontaneously towards areas of collective social concern viz. Environment, Safety, Health and Employee welfare. It has been persistent in its efforts towards improvement in living standards of people, apart from boosting plantation and water conservation measures in township and plant premises. GHCL has initiated schemes like Gokul Gram Yojna and other welfare activities.
From maintaining the Lowest Injury Index in the industry of its type, to planting 1,30,000 saplings in their factories, surrounding colonies and mines – the company boasts of multifarious involvement with such concerns have evidently led to remarkable outcomes – it has been awarded 5-star rating from British Safety Council for its Health and Safety Management System; Excellence in Management of Health and Safety Management System; Excellence in Management of Health /Safety /Environment / Reduction in Waste Generation at Source from ICMA.
The focus areas are-
- Education- Wherein the company tries to promote literacy and higher education by grant of scholarship and assistance to deserving young pupils of weaker sections of society. The GHCL has been instrumental in construction and renovation of school buildings and other basic infrastructure required for successful running of the program
- Healthcare- wherein the company continuously organizes medical camps and has opened dispensaries. The focus of the program has been on the health care for children, disabled and the under privileged segment of the society.
- Community Development- initiatives of the company focuses on providing civic amenities �clean drinking water facilities to panchatyas along with a raising awareness about the environment protection. The company has been continually supporting the initiatives on upgrading the skills of the local people and developing the socially and economically weaker sections of the society
GHCL has been greatly instrumental in the development of infrastructure facilities improvement of roads, street lighting drainage systems, etc, in the region.
Apart from this, grants-in-Aid help in building schools and hospitals is being also provided.
Villages are adopted and several health and community welfare programs are organized in the area around our activities
Certain specific activities taken up in the year 2007-2008
- Adopted 5 villages under Gokul Gram Yojana to take care of the basic needs of the villagers and children development
- GLOW has organized several medical camps like, Eye camps, Kidney camp, Diagnostic camp, Plastic surgery camps in the surrounding area of plant and salt works
- Adding the infrastructures facilities in villages to improve the quality of the life
- Rotary club has found GHCL adopting and providing facilitating role in all their activities
- Installation of 145 mt height chimney which is making environment free of dust and smoke
- Yog Shivir in the colonies and near by towns to bring health awareness among the masses
- Sponsoring no. of games and quiz
- Training programme for district officials
- One week inter Dalmia school exchange programme at our DPS school Sutrapada. The purpose of the programme was to inculcate sense of brotherhood and also to expose children to different culture
Source: ghclindia.com/main/social.htm
Annual Report �07-�08 pg 19
Contact Information:
GHCL Ltd.
Opp. Punjabi Hall
Near Navrangpura Bus Stand
Navrangpura, Ahmedabad
Gujarat-380009
Phone no : 79-26427818
Fax : 79-26423623
E-mail : hrd@ghcl.co.in
Website : www.ghclindia.com/
Industry Sector: Soda Ash
Products / Services: Manufacture and development of different varieties of Soda Ash.
Other locations of factories / offices: GHCL has 10 Area Sales Offices at present. Plant located in Gujarat.
Previous year�s CSR activities & rating: www.karmayog.org/csr500companies/csr500companies_7793.htm