LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4094 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27TH MARCH, 2017

GAIL CSR ACTIVITIES

4094. DR. RAVINDRA BABU :

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राकृलिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) whether GAIL and Oil Limited conducts / proposes to conduct Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in the East and West Godavari districts of for the welfare of the people ;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with major activities conducted as CSR and their impact on the lives of people living there; and

(c) the other projects and campaigns proposed to be under taken under CSR along with the steps taken/ being taken to step up / increase expenditure on CSR activities?

ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राकृलिक गैस मंत्रािय मᴂ रा煍य मंत्री (विंत्र प्रभार) (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (b) – Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) and Oil India Limited (OIL) has undertaken various Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) activities in the East Godavari and West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, for the welfare of the people, details of which are provided in Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

(c) – As a part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Oil PSUs including GAIL and OIL undertake various CSR activities under the heads identified under Schedule VII of the Companies Act 2013.

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Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 4094 asked by Dr. Ravindra Babu, Hon`ble MP regarding 'GAIL CSR Activities'.

Details of CSR Activities undertaken by OIL India in East Godavari and West Godavari districts, Andhra Pradesh during 2012-13 To 2016-17

Sl. Date of Sanctioned Project Details No. approval Amount Year 2012-13 1 Andhra Pradesh Table Tennis association 24.01.2012 2,40,000.00 Indian Red Cross Society, , Dress materials 31.07.2012 10,000.00 2 for under privileged children and Blood Bank Improvement 24.01.2013 50,000.00 CSR works in Parliamentary 3 24.08.2012 15,00,000.00 Constituency 4 JNTU, Kakinada 03.10.2012 1,00,000.00 5 DC, Kakinada 31.01.2013 8,00,000.00 Total Amount for 2012-13 27,00,000.00 Year 2013-14 Repair and improvement of facilities of Social welfare 6 20.05.2013 50,00,000.00 Hostels, Kakinada Division. OIL advertisement to JNTU, Kakinada, in organizing 7 a national level workshop on Environmental, 21.08.2013 20,000.00 Occupational Health and Safety Supply of dictionaries for school children from 8 06.12.2013 85,000.00 Commandant 3rd battalion, APSP, Sponsorship support towards organizing the South 9 Zone Inter-University Table Tennis Tournament in 26.12.2013 1,00,000.00 JNTU, Kakinada Oil’s sponsorship of Southern State Level Invitation 10 Volley Ball Tournament. SPR Memorial Volley Ball 05.03.2014 50,000.00 Association . Oil’s sponsorship support to JNTU, Kakinada, towards conducting INDHAN-2K14, National 11 28.03.2014 15,000.00 Symposium of Petrochemical Engineering during 29th to 30th March, 2014. Total Amount for 2013-14 52,70,000.00 Year 2014-15 12 Mega Medical Camp at Dangeru 24.11.2014 1,16,258.00 OIL’s support to United Journalists Association, 13 16.12.2014 15,000.00 Kakinada Sl. Date of Sanctioned Project Details No. approval Amount Oil’s sponsorship for 20 Nos of RO/UV Technology 14 12.01.2015 44,65,000.00 water plants. Under NTR Sujala Pathakam Oil’s sponsorship support to JNTU, Kakinada, 15 towards conducting INDHAN-2K14, National 20.02.2015 1,00,000.00 Symposium of Petrochemical Total Amount for 2014-15 46,96,258.00 Year 2015-16 16 Water supply scheme for Balusuthippa village 15.04.2015 200,00,000.00 Request for sponsorship from the Hindu news paper 17 12.06.2015 90,000.00 for special feature on Godavari Pushkaralu Financial Assistance under CSR Funds of OIL for the 18 Public Infrastructure Development Works in the 09.06.2015 45,00,000.00 Mummidivaram Constituency in Kakinada Sponsorship support to Adivasi Dalith Bahujana 19 Aikya Vedhika for Publishing the Book of SC, ST, 14.07.2015 2,00,000.00 sub Plan 20 United journalist association welfare fund 28.10.2015 15,000.00 Advertisement support to AP Electricity Employees 21 27.01.2016 50,000.00 Union, Kakinada Sponsorship support for conducting All India Men 22 15.02.2016 2,00,000.00 and women Volleyball Tournament Total Amount for 2015-16 250,55,000.00 Year 2016-17 Publishing of book 'Parisubhrata Mana Badyata, 23 16.05.2016 2,00,000.00 Swachha Bharat Financial Assistance under CSR Funds of OIL for the Public Infrastructure Development Works in 24 08.06.2016 199,00,000.00 Thanelanka Village in Mummidivaram Constituency in Kakinada Financial Assistance under CSR fund towards 25 Development works in Yedurlanka Village, 09.09.2016 43,00,000.00 I.Polavaram Mandal. Financial Assistance for the works proposed in 26 Pulletikurru village to develop as Model Gram 05.10.2016 12,40,000.00 Panchayat under SAGY National Seminar on Innovative Trends and Global 27 Advancements in Technology, Industry Banking and 09.09.2016 20,000.00 Finance Requesting for sponsorship for conducting GMC Balayogi 1st State Level Basket Ball Champioship 28 24.10.2016 2,00,000.00 tournament from 26.10.2016 to 28.10.2016 at Mummidivaram village Sl. Date of Sanctioned Project Details No. approval Amount Request for CSR works in OIL’s Area of Operation in 29 03.11.2016 43,00,000.00 KGB Project, Karrivanirevu, Gadilanka village Request of Sponsorship from United Journalists 30 24.10.2016 25,000.00 Association Requesting for Advertisement support towards Special Book of Eevela, an Evening Daily 31 05.10.2016 40,000.00 Newspaper to be published from Kakinada, EG District Financial Assistance for providing Steps to Dr. B.R. 32 15.12.2016 3,00,000.00 Ambedkar Statue Financial Assistance for Nimmakalayala Venkata 33 17.03.2017 2,00,000.00 Rangayyaa Volleyball Association.” Gollavilli 34 Financial Assistance for Indhan-JNTUK, Kakinada. 14.03.2017 1,00,000.00

Total Amount for 2016-17 308,25,000.00 Grand Total 685,46,258.00

Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 4094 asked by Dr. Ravindra Babu, Hon`ble MP regarding 'GAIL CSR Activities'.

Details of CSR Activities in East Godavari And West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh during 2013-14 To 2016-17

(2013-14)

Project Impact Details SL Implementing Cost Name of CSR Activity No. Agency (Rs. In Lacs) Providing ICCU Ward Mostly belonging to economically and Area Hospital, 1 with Ventilator at Area 25.00 socially poorer sections are forced to Amalapuram Hospital, Amalapuram approach corporate hospitals due to insufficient medical facilities in the Govt Purchase of aids and Hospital landing them in debt trap. GAIL appliances for Collector, 2 10.00 under CSR Program has funded for physically challenged Kakinada hospital for procuring medical equipment to people. Govt. Hospital among others which are Supply of Ambulance & catering the needs of more number of poor medical equipment to Collector, getting better medical care to these areas. 3 PHCs in 30.00 Kakinada Division East Godavari,

(2014-15)

Project Impact Details SL Name of CSR Implementing Cost No. Activity Agency (Rs. In Lacs)

Approximately 30,000 students are getting Construction and benefits from the project. There are also maintenance of hand pumps that GAIL has constructed Wockhardt Toilets in Govt which do not need electricity to function. 1 Foundation and 1762.20 Schools of East These pumps provide water for students M/s S K Builders Godavari and West after use of toilet for cleaning and Godavari Dist. AP maintaining toilet at their school in usable condition. Poverty alleviation in proposed catchment areas by facilitating skill development Skill Development through well-structured market oriented Centre through for programmes that will make the poor and providing training to unskilled youth employable as wage workers 2 educated IL & FS, Noida 106.77 in organized sector; Mainstreaming of 154 unemployed youths unemployed youth into formal employment at Nagaram, Andhra hence creating lifetime career opportunity Pradesh with levels of progression; Promote economic growth and contribution of the economy to GDP by ensuring a supply of appropriate skilled manpower at the lower end, thus enabling inclusive growth; To meet the growing skilled manpower need of the industries in the district, state and country. 3 Supply of Medical Dist. Coordinator 50.00 Overall populace of the region has been Equipments to PHC, of Hospital getting health benefit of the Hospital services Nagaram & CHC, Services, Razole, East . Godavari, Andhra Pradesh 4 Supply of Tree Municipal 24.00 Street trees in and around rural and urban guards to Municipal Corporation, gardens play valuable and necessary roles in Corporation, Rajahmundry our ecology and provide enormous benefit to Rajahmundry, East the environmental health and vitality of our Godavari, Andhra urban communities. GAIL CSR Program has Pradesh helped Municipal Corporation of Rajahmundry save tree growth from cattle. 5 Replacement of Filter East Godavari 20.00 Replacement of filter media has facilitated media for Quality Dist. good drinkable water in East Godavari, AP. Water Supply to Administration Mamidikuduru mandal, Nagaram, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh 6 Installation of RO East Godavari 106.00 Peoples of in these areas are getting Plants in of Dist. SE, RWS drinkable good quality water and the East Godavari community has wholeheartedly appreciated Dist.,AP GAIL efforts.

7 Construction of BT East Godavari 10.00 The benefits have been derived through Road near Housing Dist. transportation of carrying goods and Board colony, Administration passengers in East Godavari Dist., AP from Amalapuram, East the construction of rural roads as reflected Godavari, Andhra throughout the economy of the village and Pradesh social conditions of the rural folk. The 8 Construction of CC East Godavari 10.00 multiple effects are evident in the area. Road and drain from Dist. R&B Road to Gram Administration Panchayat Alamuru Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 9 Construction of CC Dist. 23.00 Road from R&B Administration Road to Bridge at Vegayam Peta Village, Ramachandrapuram Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 10 Repair of SSA, AP 120.62 The construction of toilets by GAIL in Dysfunctional Toilets government schools have got good impact and Water Supply in for school going children in those area. Govt School in West Godavari, AP 11 Construction of EE,PR, 80.00 Construction of compound wall IN Govt compound wall to Amalapuram on Schools is funded mostly belonging to the Z.P.High School at behalf of Dist. Scheduled and backward castes to enhance P.Gannavaram, Administration, the educational standards of the under Mamidikudru and Kakinada privileged aspiring students and to get quality Rajole, East education in the Govt Schools with good Godavari, AP campus look. 12 Installation of RO East & West 132.50 Through Supply of and installation of ROs in Plants in East & West Godavari Dist. SE, East Godavari and in West Godavari Dist. Godavari Dist RWS AP, the peoples in these areas are getting good water.

2015-16

Project Impact Details SL Name of CSR Implementing Cost No Activity Agency (Rs. In Lacs) 25 Villages are covered in weekly cycles in Operating Medical Nagaram & Surrounding in EG Dist., AP. Van with Doctor & his Nearly 29388 Patients are benefited from M/s. Wockhardt 1 team and medicines 35.00 free medical services per year. Foundations along the pipeline in East Godavari

Camps were comprising technical experts in Prosthetic and Orthotics (registered by Rehabilitation Council of India) and Audiologist in presence of District Admn.

131 Nos. of beneficiaries have been Supplying Aids and Artificial Limbs benefitted by distribution of Aids and Assistive Devices Manufacturing 2 25.00 appliances like Motorized Tricycles, through Camps at Corporation of Tricycles, Wheel Chairs, Smart Phone, East Godavari, AP India (ALIMCO) Smart Cane & Tablet, Daisy Player, Smart Cane, Smart Phone, BTE Hearing Aid with Batteries, Crutches, Walking Sticks etc. have been distributed to identified differently abled members of the society. Poverty alleviation in proposed catchment areas by facilitating skill development through well-structured market oriented programmes that will make the poor and unskilled youth employable as wage workers in organized sector; Mainstreaming of AP State Skill Skill Development at unemployed youth into formal employment Development 3 Various Centres in 500.00 hence creating lifetime career opportunity Corporation, AP with levels of progression; Promote economic growth and contribution of the economy to GDP by ensuring a supply of appropriate skilled manpower at the lower end, thus enabling inclusive growth; To meet the growing skilled manpower need of the industries in the district, state and country. 4 Skill Development IL & FS, Noida 232.99 Poverty alleviation in proposed catchment Centre for providing areas by facilitating skill development training to educated through well-structured market oriented unemployed youths at programmes to 129 Nos. poor and unskilled Nagaram, East and educated youth employable in organized Godavari, Andhra sector which leads to economic growth and Pradesh contribution of the economy to GDP by ensuring a supply of appropriate skilled manpower at the lower end, thus enabling inclusive growth in the district.

Repair of The Dysfunctional toilets were made Project Officer, Dysfunctional Toilets functional. As a result, School children are SSA, East 5 in schools of East 114.00 getting benefited. Godavari, Godavari, Andhra Kakinada Pradesh The Dysfunctional toilets were made Repair of Member functional. As a result, School children are Dysfunctional Toilets Secretary, DWSC getting benefited. 6 in schools, West & Superintending 172.48 Godavari Dist. Engineer, RWS & Andhra Pradesh S, Eluru Funding of Mechanized Laundry System by Installation of Municipal GAIL to Govt. Hospital, Kakinada has mechanized laundry Commissioner on increased hygiene level of hospital service; 7 in Govt. General behalf of Dist. 70.00 clean bedding and clothes to patients which Hospital, Kakinada, Administration, instill confidence in the patients, doctors and East Godavari, AP Kakinada the public. Also enhanced their faith in the services rendered by the hospital. EE,PR, The benefits have been derived through Amalapuram; transportation of carrying goods and Developmental Work Asst. passengers in East Godavari Dist., AP from at Nagaram, East Commissioner, the construction of rural roads as reflected 8 170.00 Godavari, Andhra Endowments, throughout the economy of the village and Pradesh Rajahmundry ; social conditions of the rural folk. The DPO, Kakinada; multiple effects are evident in the area. EE,RWS, Kakinada Through GAIL's CSR Program, the social gathering at temples in Nagaram village, East Godavari, has increased by strengthening the social relations.

To light up the village community throughout the night, under GAIL CSR Program with goal of reducing the burglaries; free movement of woman in the night, trading during nights, Extended sessions in village community centers, Social gatherings in village has strengthened social relations in Nagaram and reduce snake bites in this villages.

(2016-17)

Project Impact Details SL Implementing Cost Name of CSR Activity No. Agency (Rs. In Lacs) GAIL Arogya has got good impact on Project "Arogya"- Community. 25 Villages are covered in Provision of Mobile weekly cycles in Nagaram & Surrounding in Healthcare facilities M/s. Wockhardt EG Dist., AP. Nearly 25000 Patients are 1 32.80 through operation of Foundations benefited from free medical services per year MMU in Nagaram, East Godavari , AP

Distribution of Aids and appliances like Motorized Tricycles, Tricycles, Wheel Chairs, Smart Phone, Smart Cane & Tablet, Daisy Supplying Aids and Artificial Limbs Player, Smart Cane, Smart Phone, BTE Assistive Devices Manufacturing 2 25.00 Hearing Aid with Batteries, Crutches, through Camps at Corporation of Walking Sticks etc. are arranged for West Godavari, AP India (ALIMCO) distribution to identified differently abled members of the society.

Skill Development Poverty alleviation in proposed catchment Centre for training to areas by facilitating skill development 3 educated unemployed IL&FS 82.77 through well-structured market oriented Youths at Nagaram, programmes to nearly 270 Nos. poor, Andhra Pradesh educated and unskilled youth employable as wage workers in organized sector; Mainstreaming of unemployed youth into Provision of formal employment hence creating lifetime construction of Shed career opportunity with levels of progression; with Equipment for Promote economic growth and contribution 4 IL&FS 154.49 Skill Development of the economy to GDP by ensuring a supply Centre at Nagaram, of appropriate skilled manpower at the lower East Godavari, AP end, thus enabling inclusive growth; To meet the growing skilled manpower need of the industries in the district. This GAIL’s CSR Programme has provided career-linked technical education programs in prison and to teach inmates about general Establishment of Book employment skills or skills needed for Binding Unit for specific jobs and industries. The overall goal manufacturing Note Superintendent of vocational training is to reduce inmates by 5 Books in Central Jail, of Central Jail, 25.00 teaching them marketable skills they can use Rajahmundry, East Rajahmundry to find and retain employment following Godavari, Andhra release from prison. Pradesh

Under GAIL Arogya GAIL has funded for "ANNA DEEVENA” is a new initiative of Provision of District Administration, supplementary to enhance the delivery rate at Government Nutritional Kits to Hospitals and to reduce the delivery death Mothers undergoing rate in general and supply of nutritious food Collector, 6 institutional deliveries 10.00 to the lactating mothers to enhance breast Kakinada in Amalapuram feeding capacity of lactating mothers in Division, Kakinada, particular by supply of nutritious food to each East Godavari, Andhra and every woman given birth in Government Pradesh Health Institutions. 3000 Nos. of Mothers undergoing institutional deliveries were got benefitted. The farmers are greatly benefited as they sell Construction of Rythu directly to the customers and do not pay any Samkshema commission to the agents. The customers Collector, 7 Bhavanam at Kadiam, 20.00 are also getting good quality produce. Thus Kakinada East Godavari, Andhra they have become popular, creating a Pradesh demand for the produce of small farmers.

Through GAIL CSR Program, Dist. Administration, Kakinada has been Development of undertaking the Development activities of Nagaram, Nagaram so as to get overall benefit out of it 8 Mamidikuduru Mandal, Govt. Agency 100.00 to villagers in these area. East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh

Drinking Water Already in dearth of availability of Drinking Scheme to Oduru and water supply in Oduru, East Godavari Dist., EE, RWS, Narasapurapupeta AP despite longstanding efforts by the Rajahmundry Village, government and communities, through the 9 on behalf of 45.00 Ramachandrapuram GAIL CSR Program, villagers will get Dist. Collector, Mandal, East maximum benefit out of drinking water Kakinada Godavari, Andhra supply. Pradesh Adoption of village Adopting Village in the rural area will "Pulletikurru" in EE,PR, substantial pave the way for improvements in Amalapuram, AP Amalapuram on systems of communication, in rural health 10 under Sansad Adarsh behalf of Dist. 52.00 and hygiene, in rural education and also to Yojana, East Administration, initiate and direct a process of integrated Godavari, Andhra Kakinada culture change aimed at transforming the Pradesh social and economic life of villagers. Uninterrupted power supply to light up the village community throughout the night which has helped reduced burglaries, making free Installation of Solar Ms/ Solwin movement of women in night, increasing 11 Street lights in West Power Pvt. Ltd, 39.40 social gatherings in village temples Godavarai Distt. AP Hyderabad strengthening the social relations, High security through the night, reduction in snake bites, Improved education facilities among others.