GSK_ Annual_Report_2021-22

79 CSR Details CSR is applicable as per section 135 of Companies Act, 2013. Your company’s total spending on CSR is 2% of the average net profit in the previous three financial years. The CSR budget for this reporting year is INR 12,53.68 lakhs. (ii) Turnover (in INR): For immediately preceding FY i.e., FY 2020-21 the turnover was INR 3193,73.63 lakhs (iii) Net worth (in INR): For immediately preceding FY i.e., FY 2020-21 the net worth was INR 1517,93.48 lakhs The detailed report on the CSR programs undertaken during the year has been provided in Annexure ‘A’ to the Directors’ Report. Healthy communities are the backbone of strong, sustainable societies. However, there are still millions of people without access to basic healthcare or affordable access to education in India. Your company’s approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR) strives to address identified national priorities, improve access and support people in vulnerable communities. Your company believes in enabling access to education and its ability to transform lives for a promising future. Highlights of some key CSR programmes undertaken during the year are as follows – 1. GSK Scholars – Enabling future healthcare professionals Beneficiaries: 117 students | Location: 15 States The GSK Scholars Programme is focused towards providing financial assistance to meritorious and financially constrained students enabling them to pursue a career in medicine from government colleges. 2. Partnering India to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) Locations: Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Endemic districts- Pan India | Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention (MMDP): Unnao, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh MDA: 32 million albendazole tablets | MMDP: Area covered 5,080 villages in 35 blocks ASHA training 3,772 trained sessions We have been donating Albendazole tablets, used during MDA to World Health Organization (WHO), since the inception of the program in 2000. In the year 2021-22, over 32 million tablets were contributed for elimination of LF. We have also provided morbidity management and disability prevention (MMDP) support in three districts of Uttar Pradesh. 3. Healthy School Environment - The right of every child Beneficiaries: 10,000 | Location: Nashik, Maharashtra The programme goal is to ensure continued health, nutrition and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) support among children of municipal schools in Nashik, Maharashtra. During the year the following activities were carried out - • Safety kits provided to 10,000 vulnerable and marginalized children to help safe return to the 20 project intervention schools • Kitchen garden developed in 5 schools to enhance the knowledge of children regarding nutritional aspects and give first- hand experience with nature and gardening 4. SNEHA Centers Project Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra | 5100 households The main objective of SNEHA Centre is to improve the health and nutrition status of children, women, and adolescent by building resilient community with active engagement of system and community stakeholders to mitigate public health concerns in a vulnerable community of Mumbai. 5. Save Lives Location: South 24 Parganas, West Bengal | Beneficiaries: 3000 The project aims to empower community with focus on mother and child health related issues and facilitating linkage with health services in Nayabasti, West Bengal