Piramal Group has pledged Rs 25 crore towards the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) to fight against COVID-19
Apart from this, in collaboration with public health workers, Piramal Swasthya has set-up health helplines in seven states, that provide health advisory and relief measures to the unserved and underserved communities that do not have access to information, doctors and hospitals.
The Piramal School of Leadership at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, has also offered its 40,000 sq ft training facility, along with other Piramal aided schools, to the district authorities for use as isolation centers.
Classified as critical manufacturing during this pandemic, all 14 facilities of Piramal Group’s pharmaceutical business remain operational.
Dalmia Bharat Group has also committed Rs 25 crore to PM-CARES Fund. The company is also providing ration, grocery and accommodation to all the contractual labourers who were stuck due to the nation-wide lockdown and stoppage of all transportation.
Apart from this, over 100 food packets are being provided twice every day to the local Municipalities and Police to be distributed among needy and homeless near all the plant locations.
It has also committed the use of playgrounds, guest houses and technical centres across all plants to the local authorities for using them as facilities for tackling Covid 19 cases.