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INFINITE PROGRESS INFINITE HAPPINESS SIR DORABJI TATA TRUST & ALLIED TRUSTS ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF TATA TRUSTS There is one kind of charity common enough among us, it is that patchwork philanthropy which clothes the ragged, feeds the poor, and heals the sick. I am far from decrying the noble spirit which seeks to help a poor or suffering fellow being. However, what advances a nation or a community is not so much to prop up its weakest and most helpless members, but to lift up the best and the most gifted, so as to make them of the greatest service to the country. ~ JAMSETJI TATA SIR DORABJI TATA TRUST & ALLIED TRUSTS | ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN Over the past year, the Tata Trusts have continued to focus on issues and causes of national importance and on the creation of opportunities for lower income communities in India. The Trusts have been actively involved with initiatives announced by our Prime Minister, as well as in the areas of water conservation, sanitation, cancer care and rural upliftment. In February 2019, one such state-of-the-art cancer facility in Varanasi, equipped with facilities for early detection and treatment, was inaugurated by the Prime Minister. The Trusts are participating in similar projects with the government, such as ‘Lakhpati Kisan’, which will help create rural empowerment by creating jobs and livelihoods for over 1,00,000 households. Partnerships with like-minded foundations and research institutions have helped create self-sustaining ecosystems which benefit society as a whole. The Trusts have traditionally supported or actively collaborated with various globally renowned research entities, such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California, San Diego on projects such as low-cost medical devices and the elimination of the malaria toxin carried by mosquitoes. It is truly heartwarming to see the Trusts continue to transition from a traditional grant-giver to a national catalyst of social change, while creating gratifying stories of impact, some of which have been mentioned in the pages that follow. The Trusts will continue in their journey of dedicating themselves to the enhancement of the quality of life of the communities that they serve. Ratan N. Tata SIR DORABJI TATA TRUST & ALLIED TRUSTS | ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19 CORPORATE INFORMATION SIR DORABJI TATA TRUST Board of Trustees J. N. TATA ENDOWMENT Mr. R. N. Tata Prof. S. M. Chitre Mr. V. Srinivasan Mr. S. N. Batliwalla Mr. V. Singh (with effect from December 12, 2018) Mr. Jehangir H. C. Jehangir Mr. N. A. Soonawala (up to March 24, 2019) (with effect from September 3, 2019) Dr. (Ms.) A. Patel (up to July 1, 2019) Mr. R. Venkataramanan (up to March 31, 2019) Mr. R. K. Krishna Kumar Mr. V. R. Mehta THE J. R. D. & THELMA J. TATA TRUST Mr. R. Venkataramanan (up to March 31, 2019) Mr. R. N. Tata Dr. (Mrs.) S. Chitnis Dr. (Ms.) A. Desai THE ALLIED TRUSTS Mr. F. N. Petit Mr. R. Venkataramanan (up to March 31, 2019) JAMSETJI TATA TRUST Mr. R. N. Tata THE J. R. D. TATA TRUST Mr. N. A. Soonawala (up to March 24, 2019) Mr. R. N. Tata Mr. R. K. Krishna Kumar Mr. V. Srinivasan (with effect from December 12, 2018) Mr. A. Chandra (up to November 6, 2018) Mr. V. Singh (with effect from December 12, 2018) Mr. R. Venkataramanan (up to March 31, 2019) Mr. N. A. Soonawala (up to August 1, 2018) Mr. R. Venkataramanan (up to March 31, 2019) TATA EDUCATION TRUST Mr. R. N. Tata Secretary & Chief Financial Officer Mr. V. Srinivasan (with effect from December 12, 2018) Mrs. R. F. Savaksha Mr. V. Singh (with effect from December 12, 2018) Mr. R. K. Krishna Kumar Director (J. N. Tata Endowment) Mr. R. Venkataramanan (up to March 31, 2019) Mr. T. J. Ravishankar TATA SOCIAL WELFARE TRUST Registered Office: Bombay House, 24, Homi Mody Mr. R. N. Tata Street, Fort, Mumbai – 400 001 Mr. V. Srinivasan (with effect from December 12, 2018) Mr. V. Singh (with effect from December 12, 2018) Bankers: Mr. R. K. Krishna Kumar HDFC Bank Limited, Mumbai Mr. R. Venkataramanan (up to March 31, 2019) ICICI Bank Limited, Mumbai Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, Mumbai R. D. TATA TRUST State Bank of India, Mumbai Mr. R. N. Tata Standard Chartered Bank, Mumbai Mr. V. Srinivasan (with effect from December 12, 2018) YES Bank Limited, Mumbai Mr. V. Singh (with effect from December 12, 2018) Mr. R. K. Krishna Kumar Legal Advisors: Mr. R. Venkataramanan (up to March 31, 2019) M/s. Mulla & Mulla, Craigie Blunt & Caroe, Mumbai LADY TATA MEMORIAL TRUST Statutory Auditors: Mr. F. K. Kavarana M/s. Jayantilal Thakkar & Company, Dr. P. B. Desai Chartered Accountants, Mumbai Mr. S. N. Batliwalla Dr. M. Chandy Internal Auditors: Mr. R. Venkataramanan (up to March 31, 2019) PKF Sridhar & Santhanam CONTENTS Financial Overview 2018-19 01 Health 03 Nutrition 13 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 19 Environment and Energy 25 Livelihood 31 Education 41 Digital Transformation 47 Sports 55 Skill Development 59 Migration & Urban Habitat 65 Social Justice & Inclusion 73 Arts & Culture 77 Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation 83 Institutions 85 Individual Grants 93 Financial Highlights 97 Our Partners 101 SIR DORABJI TATA TRUST & ALLIED TRUSTS | ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 2018-2019 The year that was: The total disbursals made by the Trusts during the year were `4,661.06 million (US $66.59 million). Disbursals of `4,106.65 million (US $58.67 million) were made on all programme grants during the year. Small grants touched `29.70 million (US $0.42 million). The total disbursals to individuals amounted to `524.71 million (US $7.50 million). 01 | Details of grant disbursals: 2018-2019 Institutional grant disbursals (Theme wise): 2018-2019** ` IN US$ IN ` IN US$ IN TYPE OF GRANT THEMATIC AREA MILLION MILLION MILLION MILLION Institution: Programme grants 4,106.65 58.67 Healthcare 1,526.60 21.81 Institution: Water 151.50 2.16 Endowment grants 29.70 0.42 Energy 3.40 0.05 Individual grants 524.71 7.50 Rural Upliftment 790.60 11.29 Total 4,661.06 66.59 Education 177.70 2.54 `10 million is `1 crore; 1 US $ is approximately Urban Poverty equal to `70 Alleviation 337.80 4.83 Individual grant disbursals: 2018-2019 Arts, Crafts and Culture 82.61 1.18 ` IN TYPE US$ IN % OF GRANT MILLION MILLION Institutions 632.34 9.03 Medical 184.38 2.64 35 Innovation 433.80 6.20 Education 340.33 4.86 65 Total 4,136.35 59.09 Total 524.71 7.50 100 **The figures in the table reflect institutional grant disbursals in the financial year. Innovation GRANT DISBURSEMENTS & DIRECT 11% IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS: 2018-2019 Institutions Healthcare 15% 37% Arts, Crafts and Culture 2% 2018-19 Education 8% Water 4% Urban Poverty Alleviation 4% Rural Upliftment 19% SIR DORABJI TATA TRUST & ALLIED TRUSTS | ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19 | 02 Health A Village Health Volunteer collecting samples for testing blood for malaria using rapid diagnostic kit. OUTREACH 29 states + 7 union territories 6.24 million individuals 03 | During 2018-19 Healthcare STRENGTHENING THE NATION’S ABILITY TO FIGHT DISEASES India is undergoing an epidemiological shift in the (ii) a study on supplementing nutrition to profile of diseases, facing a triple burden of Tuberculosis patients and their families in Odisha; communicable diseases, non-communicable and (iii) India Health Fund. diseases and accidents/injuries. While healthcare Mental Health: services are greatly skewed in favour of urban The Mental Health Initiative supported by the areas, the majority of the population resides in Trusts focuses on homeless people with mental rural areas. The Indian healthcare system also illness, community-based mental health operates amidst multiple supply constraints, such programmes and institutional reform. The Trusts as facing a significant gap in human resources in also help to strengthen public health facilities terms of their availability, distribution and capaci- through capacity building, technical interventions, ties. To elaborate, India has a ratio of 0.7 doctors and innovative technologies. and 1.5 nurses per 1,000 people compared to the WHO’s ideal average of 2.5 doctors and nurses per Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and 1,000 people. There are significant gaps even in Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A): the medical infrastructure. In 2011, in India, the This approach was developed to provide a World Bank reported an availability of just 0.7 ‘continuum of care’ to ensure equal focus on various hospital beds per 1,000 people. Further, India has life stages of women (adolescence to mother to poor public health financing - at just over 1% of child and again to adolescence). The Trusts engage the GDP being spent on healthcare. With the in community interventions such as strengthening lowest rates of technology adoption, and just over the AAA - Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA), 1% GDP being spent on the health sector, India Anganwadi Worker (AW), Auxiliary Nurse Midwife continues to remain poor in its health outcomes. (ANM) - platform, in order to address community issues / barriers. The Trusts help to strengthen The Trusts aim to address these challenges by government health facilities by capacity building, building a healthy nation where quality, affordable, technical interventions and use of technology. and patient-centric healthcare is accessible to all Indians. The focus is on improving the quality of Systems Strengthening: primary healthcare and its access to all, by The Trusts are collaborating with various addressing challenges in human resources, governments to create sustainable, socially relevant infrastructure, and technology adoption, and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Key projects among others.