Company: The Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd
Income 2005-2006 = Rs 450 Cr (rounded off)
Net profit after tax (05-06) = Rs 25 Cr (rounded off)
Karmayog CSR Rating-2/5
CSR activities:
Providing health care
In December 2005, APPM introduced a Medical Mobile Van Service with an objective of providing relatively quick medical aid to the people living in the interior parts of East Godavari, Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam Districts. Medicines worth Rs. 1.75 lakhs were distributed to around 200 villages between December 2005 and March 2006. The Company has budgeted funds worth Rs. 12 lakhs for the FY 2006-07 to strengthen the MMVS initiative. APPM has also shown its concern for animals by donating 40 GI Tubular Trevises worth Rs. 2 lakhs to various Veterinary hospitals. Motivating the community to participate in various Aids Awareness Programmes APPM has been making constant efforts to increase awareness among people about HIV and AIDS through rallies being carried out by school children and its employees in various near by towns and is helping remove various misconceptions relating to HIV and AIDS.
Caring for children through various initiatives in the education arena
APPM has established two English Medium High Schools for its employees children as well as for the local kids under the guidance of the APPM Educational and Cultural Society. Every year it contributes Rs. 8 lakhs to ensure smooth functioning of these schools. Last year, a fund of Rs 2 lakhs was created through which various books and uniforms were gifted to the children belonging to the economically weaker sections of the society. Beside financial support, APPM’s employees have been providing guidance to more than 250 students from various graduate, post-graduate & professional colleges and universities.
Supporting cultural, religious and sports events
Being located on the banks of the river Godavari and in the town of Rajahmundry the ancient capital of culture and arts, APPM and its employees never miss an opportunity to participate in the various cultural events held in the city. The company contributed Rs. 5 lakhs for conducting the Godavari Uthsava which was held from the 24th to the 27th of January 2006 and its employees actively participated in the Pushkaram event which is held in a 12 year cycle. APPM on a yearly basis also gives finance to various local sports persons and sports events.
Rendering various services to the needy
APPM has been at the forefront of rendering financial and non-financial assistance whenever the need arises. In the past, it had helped in constructing a shed at a local leprosy centre, donating a van to the Ramakrishna Mission for rendering mobile medical services, supplying utensils, clothes and wet grinder to Sri Kandukuri Veersalingam State Home, donating money to the Chief Minister Relief Fund for Tsunami victims, donating funds for the rehabilitation of poor children with heart diseases and supplying food packets, clothes and utensils to flood and fire victims in the city of Rajahmundry
Environment :
APPM has shown a dedicated concern for Safety, Health & Environment and has taken adequate precautions for ensuring health and safety of its employees and the responsibility of controlling and preventing pollution.For enhanced environmental care, APPM has taken various steps like:
Installing devices such as dust collector and Electrostatic Precipitators
Utilizing solid wastes like wood/bamboo dust as auxiliary fuel in its Coal Fired Boilers
Recalcining lime sludge in its Rotary Lime Kiln to regenerate the required burnt lime for re-use in the, preparation of cooking liquor
At APPM, all effluents after primary and secondary treatment, are pumped through two Hume pipes to the sand shoals located over 612 acres of land in the middle of Godavari. This effluent then passes though an elaborate land treatment system. To maintain this facility, the Company incurs a recurring cost of Rs. 50 Lakhs per annum. The efficacy of the system has been dearly reflected through its natural, physical, chemical, and biological processes in the soil-water-air matrix.
APPM has also commissioned the biggest Diffused Aeration System in paper industry this year. This system consumes less power and gives higher reduction of BOD & COD due to better absorption efficiency of Oxygen compound when compared to conventional Surface Aeration System
APPM keenly considers every element and process wherein environment can be protected. In the year FY 2005-06, there has been a considerable reduction in consumption of power and chemicals. There has also been a marginal reduction in consumption of raw materials, along with arrangements for alternate source of raw materials. Coal dependency and external power have also experienced a marginal drop in consumption. Modern technology has also been deployed for recycling and reusing water. The decrease in the consumption of these resources as well as cost-effectiveness has led to an overall lower manufacturing cost this year.
Amount spent on CSR : No information regarding the amount spent on CSR was available on the homepage .
Contact details : The Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd
501 – 509, 5th Floor,
Swapnalok Complex 92,
93, Sarojini Devi Road
Secunderabad 500 003
(040)-2781 3715, 2781 3625
Email : appmcorp@andhrapaper.com
Web address : http:// www.andhrapaper.com