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BHARAT COKING COAL LTD. Women Receiving Handloom Weaving Training at Mukunda Center School Children Planting Trees during Swachhata Pakhwada- 2019 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY In today’s dynamic business environment, it has become imperative for organizations to contribute to the betterment of their larger stakeholders while carrying out core business activities. Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) too resonates this thought and works towards economic benefits of the Company while aspiring to deliver social benefits to its stakeholders. It carries out CSR activities on its own as well as supplements Government’s initiatives, with a view to provide benefit to the needy strata of the society primarily in & around its mining areas which are located mainly in the State of Jharkhand.BCCL is a subsidiary company of Coal India Limited (CIL) and has adopted and implemented CIL’s Policy for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Following CIL’s CSR Policy, BCCL broadly covers the following areas while executing its CSR activities, which is framed after incorporating the features of the Company Act, 2013 and as per different notifications issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, GoI as well as DPE’s guidelines: I. Eradicating hunger, poverty and malnutrition; promoting health care including preventive health care and sanitation including contribution to the ‘Swach Bharat Kosh’ set-up by the Central Government for the promotion of sanitation and making available safe drinking water; II. Promoting education, including special education and employment enhancing vocational skills especially among children, women, elderly and the differently abled and livelihood enhancement projects; III. Promoting gender equality and empowering women, setting up homes and hostels for women and orphans; setting up old age homes, day care centres and such other facilities for senior citizens and measures for reducing inequalities faced by socially and economically backward groups; IV. Ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological balance, protection of flora and fauna, animal welfare, agro forestry, conservation of natural resources and maintaining quality of soil, air and water including contribution to the ‘Clean Ganga Fund’ set-up by the Central Government for rejuvenation of river Ganga; V. Protection of national heritage, art and culture including restoration of buildings and sites of historical importance and works of art; setting up public libraries; promotion and development of traditional arts and handicrafts; VI. Measures for the benefit of armed forces veterans, war widows and their dependents; VII. Training to promote rural sports, nationally recognized sports, Paralympics sports and Olympic sports; VIII. Contribution to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund or any other fund set up by the Central Government for socio-economic development and relief and welfare of the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, other backward classes, minorities and women; IX. Contribution to incubators funded by Central Government or State Government or any agency or Public Sector Undertaking of Central Government or State Government and contributions to public funded Universities, Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), National Laboratories and Autonomous Bodies (established under the auspices of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology engaged in conducting research in science, technology, engineering and medicine aimed at promoting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); X. Rural development projects. XI. Slum area development. XII. Disaster management, including relief, rehabilitation and reconstructive activities. Giridih district of Jharkhand has been allotted as the Aspirational District for CSR works to be undertaken by BCCL. DPE and CIL have directed BCCL to undertake the approved themes of School Education, Healthcare and Nutrition under CSR activities for the year 2019-20 in Giridih. These CSR works are to be undertaken by BCCL in depository mode. SOME MAJOR ACTIVITIES 1. Sanitation a) Toilet Complex at SSLNT Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Dhanbad - A double storied toilet complex has been constructed at SSLNT Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Dhanbad to cater to girl students. b) Swachhata Drive in Dhanbad – In view of the Swachh Bharat theme, dustbins were installed at different wards of Dhanbad in collaboration with Dhanbad Nagar Nigam. c) Toilet Complex in School – Two toilet complexes for boys and girls respectively were constructed in RBB High School, Rajganj. d) Observance of Swachhata Pakhwada - Various activities have been observed by BCCL during Swachhata Pakhwada such as plantation of saplings, cleaning activities through Shramdaan of employees, various competitions in schools to raise awareness about cleanliness and nukkad natak in public locations of Dhanbad to raise awareness amongst public. e) Green Haat – A local haat was developed as a Green Haat in Barwa village of Govindpur block by using locally available materials. 2. Conservation of Natural Resources - Deepening and renovation of ponds in different blocks of Dhanbad district. Benefits expected from this project include conservation of natural resource, enhancement of ground water recharge and water availability round the year to the community for irrigation and household chores. 3. Rural Infrastructure Development – BCCL strives to provide facilities to rural areas as a priority and has constructed many infrastructures that will help in the overall development of the areas. For this purpose, BCCL has constructed PCC roads and various community centres at different locations of Dhanbad. 4. Promoting Education – Provision for auditorium, class rooms, common room for girls, separate toilet complexes for boys and girls and cycle shed was made at RBB High School, Rajganj. 5. Skill Development Works a) Handloom Weaving Training Project - BCCL has been providing skill development training to women of peripheral villages through its Handloom Weaving Training Projects at three centres which were based in Mukunda, Alakdiha and Gareria villages respectively. All three projects have been completed on due time. b) Training on Plastic Engineering – As a part of imparting skill to youth, an MoU has been entered between CIL and CIPET for providing training to 2000 persons. Out of these 2000 persons, BCCL is committed for the training of 200 persons. Till July, 2019, 120 candidates have taken admission in CIPET, Hajipur. c) Mining Sirdar Training – As per directives of CIL, BCCL is imparting training to SC/ST candidates for appearing in Sirdarship Examination. The duration of the training is of four years i.e. from 2017 till 2021 for one time and the candidates are facilitated with expenses on food and stipend on monthly basis. 6. CSR under Global Pandemic – COVID-19 a) Food Material Packets Distribution – In view of COVID-19 and lockdown in the country, BCCL took the initiative to distribute 24,000 Nos. of food material packets for an approximate cost of ` 48 Lakhs to the needy people of society in and around Dhanbad. b) Face Mask and Sanitiser/ Hand Wash/ Soap Distribution – BCCL took measures to curb the situation of COVID-19 by distributing 15,000 Nos. of face masks and sanitizer/ hand wash/ soap at an approximate cost of ` 6 Lakhs to the needy section of the society in and around Dhanbad. c) Food Packets to Migrant Labourers – 16,600 Nos. of food packets at an approximate cost of ` 5.75 Lakhs were distributed amongst migrant labourers travelling through Dhanbad in different Shramik Special Trains by BCCL with the help of Dhanbad Rail Division of the East Central Railway zone. d) Financial assistance of ` 10 lakhs was provided to Municipal Corporation, Dhanbad towards procurement of fogging machine and sprayer for tackling COVID-19 situation via depository mode. e) Financial assistance of ` 4 crores was provided to D.C. Dhanbad towards various measures for tackling COVID-19 situation in Dhanbad via depository mode. The present Composition of BCCL Board level CSR Committee is as follows: Sl. Name and Designation of the Committee Members Position No. 1 Dr Kshamadevi Shankarrao Khobragade, Independent Director Chairman 2 Lt. Gen. Narendra Singh, Independent Director Member 3 Shri Rakesh Kumar, Director (T) OP Member 4 Shri Chanchal Goswami, Director (T) P&P Member 5 Shri Samiran Dutta, Director (F) Member 6 Shri PVKR Mallikarjuna Rao, Director (Pers.) Member CSR IN THE LONG RUN Businesses cannot be successful when the society around them fails. This is the bottom-line of CSR in any organization. To thrive in a market, the consumers of the business also have to thrive, which makes CSR an integral part of the business. In the long run, CSR will not only fill the gap between business and consumer but also build a goodwill amongst the consumers for the business. BCCL believes and follows this idea of sustainability, not only in business but also of the environmental sustainability. BCCL knows that the future of the company as well as of the country depends on this idea. So by fulfilling its duty towards the country, BCCL not only strives to give back to the society but also maintains its core values to achieve maximum results. Sunflower Grown in Gokul Park, a park on Back-filled Site in Lodna Area Registered Office – Koyla Bhawan, Koyla Nagar, Dhanbad, Jharkhand – 826005 Website – www.bcclweb.in .