Corporate Social Responsibility

Of
Tata Steel
Name
Class
Roll No.
Subject

- Neha Gajanan Umbrekar

- MMS A
- 55
- Legal Aspect Of Business
And Taxation
Submitted to Prof. Harmeet Singh
Submitted on - 27/04/2015

Corporate Social Responsibility Of Tata Steel 2009-10

SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS
To ensure equitable access to assured livelihoods and to strengthen the capability of the agricultural sector to
support the rural population
Tata Steel has since 2009-10 focused on:
(a) Increasing productivity of agriculture crop:
To improve agriculture productivity, particularly that of paddy, in the operational villages, Tata Steel ensures
that good quality seeds and fertilizers are available to farmers. Technical knowhow is extended in collaboration
with expert organisations. The target is to reach 2.5 tons/ acre by 2014. These efforts have also motivated
farmers in mining locations to adopt agriculture as a source of sustainable livelihood and brought about a
gradual increase in the area under paddy crops. Irrigation is a critical component in agriculture development,
especially for second crops. Given the erratic rainfall seen in the past two years Tata Steel placed great emphasis
on enhancing it by developing new water bodies and also renovating non-functional irrigation systems.
(b) Increasing in Cropping intensity through second crops:
Irrigation is a critical component in agriculture development, especially for second crops. Given the erratic
rainfall seen in the past two years Tata Steel placed great emphasis on enhancing it by developing new water
bodies and also renovating non-functional irrigation systems. The drop in area under rabi crops in 2009-10 is
due to deficit rainfall.
(c) Wasteland Development:
A large proportion of land in India is wasteland. These lands remain barren because even if cultivated they do
not offer adequate return on the input cost. To convert Wasteland into productive land and bring more areas
under horticulture crops, Tata Steel has been a project partner under the National Horticulture Mission since
2005. Till 2009-2010, around 9000 acres of land were brought under cashew and mango plantation, benefitting
around 3700 households from 129 villages of East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand In order to encourage skill
development and resource building, community based organizations, such as watershed committees, village
development committees and users groups have been formed to build a sense of ownership among the village
community. These institutions also facilitate implementation of intervention Watershed Development,
Renewable Energy, and Irrigation Projects.
(d) Women Self Help Groups:
Rural enterprise development through the formation of Self Help Groups (SHGs) has been promoted by Tata
Steel for over three decades. Most of the SHGs comprise women from poor families. This contributes to
capacity building and empowerment among rural and urban women and sustainable development of the
households. At the same time it provides an alternate source of household income by creating new employment
avenues for the rural and urban women. The SHG groups get financial assistance from Government
departments, banks and from Tata Steel to start their enterprises. Tata Steel also facilitates technical support in
collaboration with professional organisations to assist these groups in starting small business units.

Maternal and Infant Survival

Inspired by the success of the Maternal and Infant Survival Project in Gamharia block and Rajnagar Block of
Saraikela Kharsawan, district over the past decade Tata Steel felt the need to further this initiative. The primary
target population of these projects is pregnant and lactating women and mothers of children under two years of
age.

Project MANSI (Maternal & Child Survival Project) has thus introduced in 174 villages of Saraikela Block of
Saraikela Kharsawan District of Jharkhand for the period December, 2009 to November, 2013, to reduce
maternal and child mortality and morbidity. The project is supported by American India Foundation, the Hans
Foundation and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of Jharkhand. Technical support is being
provided by SEARCH (Society for Education Action and Research)

Disability Management
Life Line Express
Lifeline Express (LLE), the world's first hospital, with a fully equipped modern operation theatre on rails, takes
modern medical interventions as well as speciality medical services to inaccessible rural areas where even basic
medical services are not available. It offers on-the-spot diagnostic, medical and advanced surgical treatment
through preventive and curative interventions to persons with orthopaedic, ENT and eye ailments. Tata Steel
partnered Impact India Foundation by hosting the Lifeline Express since the first year of its launch in 1991. The
Company has over the course of two decades reached out to over 60,000 people in remote rural areas in the
state of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.

Access to Safe Drinking Water

Access to safe drinking water is an important service provided by Tata Steel. Apart from fulfilling a basic
necessity, it prevents the outbreak of water borne diseases in semi urban and rural areas. Every year the
Company creates sources for potable drinking water in the community through tubewells, deep borewells and
open wells. During 2009-10, 150 new tubewells were installed, 100 hand pumps were repaired and a drinking
water project, with overhead tanks in 20 locations around the bustee and rural areas within a 10 km radius of
Jamshedpur, was implemented. Over 400 rural families benefited as a result of Tata Steel's efforts in 2009-10.

EDUCATION INITIATIVES
Students benefitted through Scholarships, Coaching and Training
Adult literacy programmes successfully made adults functional literate
The problem that plagues the success of Education programmes in rural areas is illiteracy and drop out of
students during the course of study. Tata Steel provides extensive financial assistance to rural schools to
improve their infrastructure and thereby the learning environment for the children. This includes repair and
building of classrooms, toilets, boundary walls as well as furniture and educational equipment such as
blackboards. In 2009-10, Tata Steel took the decision to construct a new school for tribal children in 2007-08
under its Affirmative Action programme. The school is expected to be launched in 2011-12. To assist
underprivileged children continue with their education the Company offers scholarships to meritorious students
through the Moodie and Jyoti Scholarship programmes. Merit tests are held before the scholarships are granted.
Students continue to receive the scholarships till the completion of their course but this is subject to successful
advancement to the next grade/standard. In accordance with the Affirmative Action Policy all Education and
Scholarship initiatives benefit the ST/SC community. In 2009-10, a total of 646 students were supported. The
Company has set itself a target of supporting 700 students annually by 2012 and will allocate a sum of Rs 4.7
million for these scholarships. Tata Steel also conducts coaching classes for underprivileged students who wish
to appear for competitive examinations conducted by the Government, public sectors banks, premier
educational institutions, etc

Corporate Social Responsibility Of Tata Steel 2010-11

Education
Tata Steel has been actively sponsoring education at all levels for over a century. In India, we provide financial
support to a number of primary schools near our operating sites, and to families who would not otherwise be
able to afford the school fees for their children. Forty schools benefit from the Tata Steel Education Excellence
Programme. This unique initiative aimed at promoting excellence in education in Jamshedpur was conceived
seven years ago by B. Muthuraman, the companys vice chairman, and is based on Tatas business excellence
(TBEM) method. Teachers and principals are trained to assess other participating schools. The benchmarked
programme trains teachers as assessors for other schools and encourages performance excellence in teaching,
learning methods and in school management systems and processes. Each year, we award scholarships to
promote the talent and knowledge of students from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in India by
encouraging and assisting them to study beyond elementary level. The Jyoti Fellowship was originally initiated
in 1974, and this year scholarships to the value of Rs.16 million (US$32,000) were awarded to 308 students.
The Moodie Endowment, which encourages youths in various districts of Jharkhand and West Bengal to pursue
science studies, awards more than 100 grants annually worth a total of Rs.1.2 million (US$26,000). Through the
Tribal Cultural Society, we also provide coaching to help students prepare for a wide variety of vocational
examinations. NatSteel, together with the NatSteel Employees Union, holds a joint bursary and merit awards
presentation. Some 600,000 Singapore dollars (US$460,000) have been granted to approximately 1,000 students
since the programme was introduced 20 years ago.

Caring for the community

In India, a new corporate social responsibility objective for this year was to impact a million lives. This has set
in motion a wide range of initiatives in a number of important areas. All the commitments to the community
have been made irrespective of our short-term financial performance, in order to ensure consistency in delivery
of these services in years to come. The Sustainable Livelihoods programme focuses on agriculture, vocational
training, self-help groups and entrepreneurship. Tata Steelenabled assistance has improved the productivity of
more than 4,000 acres of agricultural land, and over 3,000 acres of wasteland have been converted into
productive land.
In the vital area of health we are concerned with a large number of preventive and curative health services, with
the emphasis on maternal and infant survival projects and HIV/AIDS interventions. During the year, more than
213,000 people benefited under outreach programmes through our mobile medical vans, clinics and health
camps in and around Jamshedpur and other locations. Nearly 9,900 babies were immunised and 8,700 family
planning operations carried out. In 2010/11, Tata Steel hosted the Life Line Express hospital train for the 16th
time at Jajpur, Odisha. Through this project, more than 525 procedures were carried out including orthopaedics,
ENT, eye, reconstructive and dental work.
Safe drinking water was provided to thousands of people through the installation of more than 160 new tube
wells and 47 deep bore wells. Nearly 400 existing wells were repaired and reinstated.
Another major part of our commitment to communities is the preservation and promotion of tribal culture. Two
artisans hubs have been established at Gadra and Dongagaral villages and we are helping to revitalise the
traditional sport of Kati. Almost 200 young people have enrolled in three language centres established to
preserve and promote the indigenous Santali language.
In sport, a cycling team representing Jharkhand and supported by Tata Steel won a bronze medal at the 34th
Indian National Games in the 500m team event.

Corporate Social Responsibility Of Tata Steel 2011-12

Accelerating Common Good

For me the most gratifying impact of our work is the difference Tata Steel is making in the lives of the most
underprivileged ones through its Affirmative Action programmes aimed at indigenous communities. Apart from
the 4Es Employability, Entrepreneurship, Education and Employment - Tata Steel is according equal
attention to a fifth E - Ethnicity. Industrial growth and the integration of India into a plural whole, raises the
possibility of indigenous cultures being rapidly eroded. While it is good that we mainstream these communities,
we also must strive to retain in them, the pride for their unique heritage, language and culture in order to help
preserve their uniqueness. The progress initiated in 2011-12 through our institution of centres for traditional
scripts for our indigenous languages has been extremely rewarding. Another matter of great pride is the bank
transfer of wages to all contractors workmen to ensure that they get paid the full wages as per the wage norms
agreed to by our contractors. This effort is aimed at assuring contractors' workmen of their legal rights. During
the year we also launched the Suraksha Scheme to protect families of contract workmen through assured
compensation in the event of a distressing fatality. Some more commendable recent achievements are
- The achievements of Mrs. Premlata Agarwal, the first lady from Jharkhand and the oldest from India to scale
Mt. Everest,
- Two young people from Jharkhand, Mr Meghlal Mahato and Ms Binita Soren and an instructor of the Tata
Steel Adventure Foundation Mr Rajendra S Pal, recently scaled the worlds highest peak.
-2012 is the year of the London Olympics in which two archers trained by Tata Steel represented India; also, an
employee of the Company had been selected to coach the Indian Womens Archery team.
It makes me extremely proud that we are sustaining the Vision that the first Chairman of the Company, Sir
Dorabji Tata had, for the development of sports in the country. He personally financed the Indian contingent that
participated in the Paris Olympics in 1924 and previously sponsored two Indian athletes who competed in the
Antwerp Olympics in 1920. Sir Dorabji Tata went on to become the first President of the Indian Olympic
Association when it was formed in 1927. The Olympics inspire me to reiterate its motto Citius, Altius, Fortius
Faster, Higher, and Stronger which I believe has immense resonance for Tata Steel of today.

Indigenous Communities :
Myriad ancient tribes accounting for a higher percentage of the population than the National average inhabit the
states of Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh where Tata Steel operates. Therefore they constitute a signifi cant
part of the communities across raw material locations, particularly at West Bokaro Division and the Ore Mines
& Quarries. An important thrust area is to enable primitive tribes groups- the Birhore and the Sabar in particular
to become economically self reliant by providing them livelihood opportunities. Members of the senior
management and representatives across all units regularly engage with village opinion leaders, youth and
women to integrate the aspirations of indigenous communities within the social strategy of the Company, as
well as help them benefi t from greater awareness and understanding on their rights as indigenous communities.
Minutes of the meetings are shared with them and joint review of the progress of projects undertaken. This
consultative approach has ensured an enduring and peaceful relationship with indigenous communities.
NGOs & Institutions :
Members of the top management not only extend material support but also volunteer their time and skills as
members and offi ce bearers of a host of organisations working for the social sector and society in general.
These include social agencies promoted by Tata Steel and societies supported by it. This association with NGOs
and institutions allows access to experts, knowledge partnerships, best practices, consultancy and research
opportunities

Corporate Social Responsibility Of Tata Steel 2012-13

Social Sustainability

Programmes to establish a strong safety culture by inculcating safe behavior covered not only the Company's
employees but also contractors employees. The Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate was 0.48 in 2012-13, an
improvement of 12 per cent over last year and the lowest in the last five years. Tata Steels special drive on
Fatality Risk Control Programme and elimination of commonly accepted unsafe practices enabled correction of
more than 10,000 unsafe conditions and 969 unsafe practices. Health initiatives driven through the
Wellness@Workplace programme have a special focus on the health of women employees. The programme has
resulted in a significant improvement in the health index of all employees.
In 2012-13 the HDI assessment for 230 villages served by Tata Steel Rural mDevelopment Society was
completed. Social Sustainability to improve sustainable livelihoods the Company added 4192 acres under
improved agriculture practices, 3177 acres under second and third crops, supported 750 self help groups as well
as trained 2225 youth of who 597 were gainfully employed. About 35 per cent of the youth trained were from
the AA communities.
Tata Steel primary health care interventions touched 370,000 lives while a targeted Maternal and Newborn
Survival Initiative reduced the percentage of infant deaths from 6.15 to 1.58 and percentage of neonatal deaths
from 5.9 to 1.15. Training and mentoring by Tata Steel Adventure Foundation took Indias first female amputee
Arunima Sinha to the top of the world. Two tribal youth Binita Soren and Meghlal Mahato were also
empowered by it to summit Mt Everest.
The Company supports 200 schools and colleges in Jharkhand and 183 in Odisha. Fellowships were granted to
2477 AA students and Adult Literacy programmes made 13000 adults functionally literate. The education of
127 children from vulnerable tribes was sponsored in mainstream schools. Under a joint initiative with elected
Challenges with increasing imports impacted profitability of the Indian operations. Increasing share of bought
out material, volatility in steel prices and increased cost due to stabilization of the 2.9 MTPA brownfield
expansion project at Jamshedpur in the first year of commissioning put further pressure on profitability.

Indigenous Comunities
Tata Steels top leadership champions the cause of indigenous communities. The Managing Director holds oneon-one dialogues with community leaders and their representatives. Systematic engagement with village
opinion leaders, youth and women of indigenous communities capture their social and material aspirations.
This consultative approach has ensured an enduring and peaceful relationship with indigenous communities
with no disputes with indigenous people where it operates. Focus Group reviews and meetings of the
Affirmative Action Core Committee ensure timely compliance with plans. Tata Steel also undertakes strategic
alliances with governmental and non-governmental organisations to fulfill these aspirations. AA strategies and
means are embedded in both the long-term and annual business plans, and are cascaded down to the operational
level, with well-defined KPIs and targets.
Tata Steel is focusing on enabling indigenous communities safeguard theirrights which include intellectual
property, land rights, language and traditional knowledge as further explained in Serving the Common Good of
the Community.

Corporate Social Responsibility Of Tata Steel 2013-14

Civil Society

Tata Steel collaborates and partners with a large number of NGOs to implement its CSR Projects. Among Tata
Steel's key partners are the National Commission on Population, Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, PRATHAM; Pan IIT
Alumni Reach for India (PARFI); Indian Institute of Hardware Technology, Nettur Technical Training
Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, National Horticulture Mission Wasteland Development,
American India Foundation and SEARCH, Operation SMILE Train, etc.
The Company also promotes and propagates the principles of the United Nations Global Compact and is a
member of the UNCG CEOs Water Mandate.

Human Rights
Richly forested with villages, having poor access to centres of growth, the rural areas of these states have also
been impacted by extremist activities. These factors further undermine the ability of the communities to benefit
from development initiatives. Tata Steels iron ore mines in Noamundi and Joda, Jamshedpur Steel Works, as
well as Sukinda and Kalinganagar in the Jajpur district of Odisha have a indigenous tribes residing within their
vicinity. Tata Steels interventions are aimed at protecting their Ethnicity. They focus on enabling indigenous
communities safeguard their rights, which include intellectual property, land rights, language and traditions.

Self Help Groups:

Self Help groups have been found to be an effective mechanism to safeguard democratic rights, especially as
they serve as agencies for collective bargaining at the grassroot level. Members of about 800 Self Help Groups
supported by Tata Steel leverage this strength to earn a sustainable livelihood for their families. Tata Steel is
implementing the Modified Area Development Authority (MADA) project in tribal villages of select blocks in
Dhanbad district. Funded by Department of Welfare, Govt of Jharkhand, the project aims to create livelihood
opportunities for the tribals, mostly below poverty line. A self-help group Maa Tara SHG was formed to help
them gain access to their democratic rights as well as engage with local government agencies to benefit from
development programmes.
The SHG constructed irrigation infrastructure as well as procured a pump set, urea and seeds to grow two or
three crops in a year to earn additional money. Most of the members have gone back to farming their land rather
than being forced to seek work as daily wage labourers even when they owned in excess of five acres of land.
This has significantly impacted their quality for life.

Skill development and technical training:

Youth are trained in various vocational trades at Tata Steels operating locations. In addition the Company
supports employability initiatives at technical institutes and skill development centres to help bridge the
transition between education and employment.

2009-10
1. Paid up Capital (Rs.): 887.41 crores

2. Total Turnover (Rs.): 26,757.60 crores

3. Total profit after taxes (Rs.): 5,046.80 crores
4. Total spending on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as percentage of PAT: Rs. 150 crores which is
2.97% of the PAT

2010-11
1. Paid up Capital (Rs.): 959.41 crores
2. Total Turnover (Rs.): 29,396.35 crores
3. Total profit after taxes (Rs.): 6,865.69 crores
4. Total spending on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as percentage of PAT: Rs. 220 crores which is
3.28% of the PAT

2011-12
1. Paid up Capital (Rs.): 971.41 crores
2. Total Turnover (Rs.): 33,933.46 crores
3. Total profit after taxes (Rs.): 6,696.42 crores
4. Total spending on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as percentage of PAT: Rs. 215 crores which is
3.21% of the PAT

2012-13
1. Paid up Capital (Rs.): 971.41 crores
2. Total Turnover (Rs.): 38,199.43 crores
3. Total profit after taxes (Rs.): 5,062.97 crores
4. Total spending on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as percentage of PAT: Rs. 160 crores which is
3.16% of the PAT

2013-14
1. Paid up Capital (Rs.): 971.41 crores
2. Total Turnover (Rs.): 41,711.03 crores
3. Total profit after taxes (Rs.): 6,412.19 crores
4. Total spending on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as percentage of PAT: Rs. 212 crores which is

3.31% of the PAT