JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd.
Sales (2007-2008) = Rs.1300 crores (rounded off)
Net profit after tax = Rs.220 crores (rounded off)
CSR Budget: Not Available
Karmayog 2008 CSR Rating: 2 / 5
CSR activities:
Recognising its position in the Indian corporate arena, JK Lakshmi Cement Limited is highly committed about its responsibility towards the society and the environment. Various schemes and programs for social welfare have been initiated by the management at JK Lakshmi and they have received enormous response from the masses.
Most of JK Lakshmi’s social development efforts are directed towards the villages around our plant, and the masons and contractors who form the backbone of the construction industry.
Naya Savera
The integrated family welfare programme called Naya Savera was launched in July 2004 in collaboration with…. read more the Population Foundation of India, with the objective of providing health related and family planning advice to the families of masons and villagers in general. In the year 2005-06, the Naya Savera team conducted 728 mobile clinic visits and 2168 household visits. There have been 12000 beneficiaries of this programme till date.
Medical camps
JK Lakshmi Cement Limited frequently sets up medical camps for the benefit of the physically challenged. As part…. read more of these camps, the patients receive free medical help from qualified doctors and appropriate supportive equipment are also distributed. The facilities of free eye operations and post-operative treatment are also provided to eye patients as per their requirement.
JK Lakshmi Sahyogi Sanrakshan Club
The Sahyogi Sanrakshan Club is an institution created by JK Lakshmi Cement Limited that covers over 34000 members…. read more including masons, small contractors and other skilled workers of the construction industry. The members of the group are insured against accidental death and permanent disability under the Group Personal Accident Insurance Policy. The premium is paid by JK Lakshmi. As of now, the company has managed to arrange a benefit of Rs. 11 Lacs as insurance proceeds to various members of the club.
Various training programs and camps are also arranged as part of this club to enable the members to access latest know-how and techniques with regard to the construction industry.
Environment
JK Lakshmi Cement Limited is deeply conscious of its responsibility towards the environment. Extensive plantation…. read more of trees, keeping the emissions within strict norms, treatment of the effluents and conservation of water are some of the issues that are receiving regular focus from our management.
Recognising our efforts towards the conservation of the environment, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has rated our cement plant in Rajasthan among the top Greenest Cement Plants of India.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY- Annual Report �07-�08
The Company has been a catalyst in the socioeconomic growth of the region adjoining our plant. The Company has contributed in all spheres ranging from employment generation, health, education, rural infrastructure development, capability building, rescue & relief in case of natural calamities & emergencies etc. As an employer, the Company has recruited almost 80% of the local population for our semi skilled and unskilled labour segment, thus providing much needed support to the population of this area. We are the only Cement Plant in Rajasthan to achieve this feat. The Company has achieved tremendous success in the area of Adult Education for tribal villagers residing in nearby villages of the Plant. We have adopted Literacy through Computers (TCS Model) and traditional methods for improving the literacy level amongst women in villages. Village Nithora was considered for our Pilot Project and womenfolk were promoted to achieve functional literacy through computers. The TCS model enabled the trainees to read, write and perform basic mathematical functions. One hundred and sixty five women were covered in four batches each of threemonths duration
Education
The Gurukul style of learning has also been adopted effectively for the tribal women working in our factory. In an innovative effort, women assemble in the lunch break to learn to read & write. Basic arithmetic functions and general knowledge is also imparted to the trainees through blackboard method. We are targeting to raise the literacy level
to Class V level. This effort was highly appreciated by the District Collector of Sirohi during one of his visits to the Gurukul in February 2008. He considered the project to act as a model to be emulated throughout the district.
Awards
JK Lakshmi Cement Limited was declared a winner of the Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility for the year 2007. A total of 120 companies participated in this prestigious competition, from all corners of India.
The Golden Peacock Award for CSR was given by Dr. Ola Ullsten, former Prime Minister of Sweden at a glittering function organized on 16 Th February 2008 in the Third Global Conference on Social Responsibility by World Council for Corporate Governance (WCFCG) in Vilamoura, Portugal.
Source: www.jklakshmi.com/social_responsibility.html
www.jklakshmi.com/pdf/annual_report-jklaxmi_7-8.pdf pg 14 /15
Contact Information:
J K Lakshmi Cement Ltd.
Jaykaypuram, Sirohi
Rajasthan, India
Phone : 2971 244409, 244410
Fax : 2971 244417
E-mail : rgupta@jkmail.com
Website : http://www.jklakshmi.com/
Industry Sector: Cement
Products / Services: The Company manufactures cement
Other locations of factories / offices: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Delhi, Haryana, U.P, Uttaranchal, Punjab, J&K, H.P. and Mumbai (44 locations across the country)
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