Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)

Corporate Social Responsibility Program

"Helping people help themselves"

GAIL is committed to the belief that it exists not just to run business and generate profits, but also to fulfills its duties as a responsible corporate citizen. GAIL defines Corporate Social Responsibility as "continuing commitment for operating the core business in a socially responsible way, complemented by investment in communities to produce an overall positive impact on society". As a caring citizen, GAIL paint various vibrant hues on the canvas of life, each colour in the palette coming alive with the bold brush strokes of hope, harmony and happiness. In order to translate this value into action GAIL have made a conscious decision to spend a certain percent of their Profit After Tax (PAT) on CSR program.
In Rajasthan, GAIL in association with Kumarappa Institute of Gram Swaraj, Jaipur is extending a helping hand to the villages around Jaipur.
Furniture for school children:
	The government primary schools in Mansarampura and Chack Bawadi village near Jaipur were given study tables and desks worth Rs. one lakh. The infrastructure in these two village schools is poor. The children did not have any furniture and they had to sit on floor. Now, under GAILs CSR program the school in Mansarampura had been given 15 two seater and 15 three seater study desk and benches. Similarly, the school in Chack Bawadi village had been given 12 two seater and 10 three seater study desk and benches.
Vocational Training for Women in Food Processing:
India is ranked third in the world in terms of horticultural produce, with an annual produce of over 102 million tones of fruits and vegetables. However, an estimated 30% of this goes waste since in the absence of facilities for preservation, the perishable fruits/vegetables are enable to reach the consumers in time. This is compounded by meager utilization (less than 5%) by the fruit /vegetable processing industry. This may be compared to 30%-70% utilization by processing industry in South - East Asian countries. Other factors for destruction of the produce are lack of efficient transportation and low prices offered to the growers. As a result the growers are forced to sell their horticulture produce at throwaway prices to middlemen and contractors. These distress sales are all the more debilitating for small and marginal farmers who produce a larger proportion of fruits and vegetables. Thus, not only is a valuable source of nutrition wasted, but its producers face impoverishment and misery. On the other hand consumers are left at the mercy of avaricious wholesale dealers and the organized sector producing high cost branded products. Though in recent years India has witnessed a shift towards use of processed fruits and vegetables, there exists vast and growing demand for such products both at rural and urban levels.
Objectives:
	To develop leadership qualities among the rural women through vocational training so that women can act as focal point of dissemination of knowledge in their own area of activity. To develop among the non-student rural girls such attitudes and skills as will enable them to function better as productive citizens. To prevent migration of the rural women to cities by enabling them to realize that agriculture and other rural occupations are as rewarding as those in the urban areas. To create new skills among rural women through which villages can become self-reliant. <> To inspire women to set up their own business units in their areas. To inspire prospective young entrepreneurs to learn modern techniques/methods in training and entrepreneurship skills.
Items included for food processing training are as follows:
Tomato sauce Aonla murrabba Pickle - mango and mixed Squash - lemon and orange Jelly - guava Jam - apple
	Duration: 5 days per training. Total 4 training. Number of participants: 25-30 trainees per training. Eligibility: All women in the age group of 18-35 were eligible to participate in the program.

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