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n WElFARE OF EmpLOyEEs n CORpORATE SOCiAl rEspOnsibiLiTy (Csr)

the topography of the TELCO “We did not have
plant had become unrecognisable. to create a lake
The railway workshops which the to produce a truck.
Company took over were almost But we did.”
entirely pulled down and the site – J.r.D. tata
was considerably extended by
fetching thousands of tons of earth
from long distances to enable the
new Locomotive Workshops to be
built on the same site. All around
was wasteland and jungle and quite
often the residents had their dinner
chatter interrupted by the laugh
of a hyena or the roar of a jungle
cat which might have wandered
down from the Dalma hills. In fact,
panthers and cheetahs came visiting
as late as in the fifties.
In 1952, the crèche was set up to
help working mothers find proper
care for their babies during work
hours. This was followed by an open- w a view of the locomotive Structure Shop work in progress.
air theatre which enabled about
4,000 people at a time to see a In 1947, in true tata tradition which always places a premium
cinema show, which were for free. FROM THE
on worker benefits, 129 houses including 43 superior type ones
The Company continued to were built for essential workers even while plans for an extensive
housing scheme, embodying modern architectural and town
contribute to the welfare of its COLLECTION
planning concepts was on the drawing board. these quarters have
employees and provide added since been renovated and modernised by the Company.
recreational facilities. In 1963, the
Little Flower School started in a OF THE w Leela Moolgaokar during one of her visits to the

villages as part of the tata relief Committee work.
modest way, with 400 children on
roll. To cater to the arts, Sangeet A short distance from the Today, Jamshedpur boasts of a 404 TELCO (Tata Motors) is committed in letter
TATA CENTRAL ARCHIVES
Samaj was built. Regular fetes, Jamshedpur Works, a 25-bed bedded multispecialty hospital. and spirit to Corporate Social Responsibility.
charity shows, sports meets, cinema Maternity Hospital was opened for Sustainability and the spirit of ‘giving back to
shows in the Open Air Theatre kept the convenience of employees, who In Pune too, the TELCO Colony grew w Sumant Sagar lake created in 1967. society’ serves as the guiding philosophy for
the colony residents happy with life would otherwise send their wives rapidly and with it social activities the Company. Under the guidance of Sumant
within its environs. to the distant Tata Main Hospital. which basically reflected business Moolgaokar and Mrs. Leelatai Moolgaokar, TELCO
prosperity. Thus, blood donation initiated a number of rural and urban community
drives, garden competitions, development projects. In Jamshedpur, TELCO’s
adventure tours (sponsored by the community development work got off to a
Company), etc. were initiated and modest start in seven bustees in 1965. The initial
found enthusiastic participation thrust was on health care, education and on
from Telcoites. building roads to link the remote villages, which
could only by approached by walking over the
In line with the Group’s heritage, railway tracks. Over the years these projects and
the company constantly looked at interventions have grown by leaps and bounds,
encouraging sports and promoting across all plant locations, touching the lives of
sporting talent. Through the years, many people.
TELCO (Tata Motors) sportsmen
of national and international fame The Corporate Social Responsibility projects
have ensured that the company’s now focus on health, education, employability
name remains in the public eye not and environment, with a special focus on the
merely for its popular trucks, buses historically and socially deprived Scheduled
or cars. Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities.
Besides the ongoing programmes for societal
The Company’s commitment to the w Economic projects have been undertaken by the and community betterment, the company
welfare, safety and happiness of its various agencies operating under the guidance of also responds to issues on ‘need’ basis and
and with financing from TELCO. One of these is a
employees continues to this day. Fisheries’ project mainly to help those cured of hansen’s has reached out to many lives impacted by
The many practices institutionalised disease. here a basketful of fish is made ready for the disasters like floods, plagues, earthquakes, etc.
by it over the years is a testimony to market under the supervision of the project in-charge. over the years.
w a view of TELCO town. this fact.

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