Report on Corporate Social Responsibility

JAGANNATHA KUMAR

JITENDRA KALRA

SUDARSHAN SUCHI

"The Company's vision is to create value for the nation, enhance quality of life across the entire socio-economic spectrum and build an inclusive India. Reliance endeavours to create replicable and scalable models of development through an integrated approach and maximising societal value for all."

Beneficiaries of Reliance's initiative

Reliance Group (Reliance) seeks to impact people's lives through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Its CSR policy is aimed at improving lives, living and livelihood for a stronger and inclusive India. Central to its philosophy is the commitment to enhance the quality of life of people from marginalised and vulnerable communities, by empowering them and catalysing change through innovative and sustainable solutions. The Company's CSR initiatives are guided by three core principles of Scale, Impact and Sustainability. These initiatives are aimed at promoting equitable economic growth and ensuring a more sustainable, inclusive and people-centric development. Reliance has undertaken its initiatives in compliance with Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013.

Most of these initiatives are conducted under the aegis of the Reliance Foundation, an umbrella organisation for the Company's social sector initiatives. These initiatives happen to be in conformity with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), outlined in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Reliance focuses on ushering in change through the following focus areas:

Rural Transformation (RT) – Reliance works towards bridging the developmental gap between rural 'Bharat' and urban 'India' by improving livelihoods and addressing poverty, hunger and malnutrition. The programme design is distinguished by two unique features. First, it is a holistic intervention for transformation driven by community aspiration goals and second, it has been grounded with some of the most marginal communities of India. The programme aims at improving farm and non-farm livelihoods through the promotion of sustainable agricultural practices, setting up rain-water harvesting structures and institution building. Furthermore, Reliance's Information Services provide validated and timely information to farmers, fisherfolk and livestock owners for taking right decisions to improve income and livelihood and also avert avoidable risks. These initiatives help build capacities of communities to promote peaceful and inclusive societies and ensure long-term sustainable development.
Environment (En) – Reliance focuses on promoting environmental sustainability through initiatives towards enhancing ecological balance, promoting biodiversity, conserving natural resources and promoting renewable energy. Additionally, efforts have been made to maintain the quality of soil, air and water.
Health (He) – Reliance provides affordable solutions for quality healthcare through improved access to healthcare services and spreading awareness. The outcomes of healthcare related initiatives include providing access to quality primary and secondary care services to the deprived population, conducting need-based health camps and providing consultation and medicine, amongst others. Efforts have been made to ensure better maternal and child healthcare services and improve delivery through innovative research programmes. Through the Drishti programme, Reliance has worked with the visually impaired.
Education (Ed) – Reliance seeks to provide quality education, training and skill enhancement to improve the quality of living and livelihood. The Company focuses on promoting primary and secondary education, enabling higher education through scholarships, promoting higher education through setting up and supporting universities and skill development through vocational training.
Sports for Development (SD) – Reliance focuses on using sports as a medium to encourage learning and inculcate leadership amongst the youth. The programme uses sports and activities as a tool for development to bring about positive change. Under this initiative, talented young students are groomed further to build their skills in sports.

Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre

Reliance's CSR policy is aimed at improving lives, living and livelihood for a stronger and inclusive India.

Disaster Response (DR) – Reliance works towards organising timely relief and rehabilitation of communities affected by natural calamities. Efforts are also made to build capacities of local communities to cope with disasters and develop expertise and resources to respond to it in a timely manner.
Arts, Culture and Heritage (A&C) – The initiative towards protecting Indian Arts, Culture and Heritage is aimed at supporting and promoting artists and craftsmen, preserving traditional art and handicraft and documenting India's rich heritage for the benefit of future generations. Various promotional and developmental projects and programmes have been conducted.

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THROUGH THE INITIATIVES MENTIONED ABOVE, RELIANCE HAS ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS IN FY 2015-16:

Livelihoods of more than 19 lakh farmers and fisherfolks enhanced with support from Reliance (over 20 lakh since inception).
More than 97,000 individuals benefited from 2,982 interactive programmes on health, agriculture and livelihoods (over 2 lakh benefited from 6,789 interactive programmes since inception).
31 additional Village Farmers Associations were formed during FY 2015-16 and 3,000 marginal households were enrolled. (Since inception, more than 500 Village Farmers Associations, with 48,500 marginal households have been positively impacted through various sustainable agriculture initiatives).
6,749 Ha of land was brought under improved cultivation (53,934 Ha since inception).
Over 17,000 people supported to reach nutrition self-sufficiency (nearly 1.5 lakh since inception).

Water harvesting structures created to collect 103 lakh cubic metres of rainwater (nearly 550 lakh cubic metres since inception).
Water harvesting and conservation efforts resulted in bringing 4,726 Ha under irrigation (20,590 Ha since inception).
Over 5.4 lakh saplings were planted to preserve the environment (nearly 120 lakh since inception).

Over 5 lakh health consultations provided to patients through Reliance managed hospitals, mobile and static medical units and various health camps (over 35 lakh since inception).
8,480 women were screened for anemia, of which 3,165 women were diagnosed and received treatment for it (over 12,000 women screened, of which 4,900 received treatment since inception).
A total of 12,283 children were screened for malnutrition and 1,459 received follow-up treatment for it.
689 corneal transplants (14,728 since inception) supported under the Drishti Programme.
675 cataract surgeries were supported under eye care services.
Through 27 Community Health Workers, over 1,000 pregnant women were enrolled for antenatal and postnatal care services.
Over 500 patients were provided free consultation, counselling, investigation and treatment for HIV/AIDS (over 8,000 patients since inception).

687 meritorious students were given scholarships to pursue higher studies (over 12,000 since inception).
Quality education was provided to 85,000 students through six 'Education for All' NGOs (70,000 students) and 13 Reliance Foundation Schools (15,000 students).

Engaged with over 19 lakh youth (over 28 lakh since inception) across 18 cities who were encouraged to adopt healthy and active lifestyle by integrating basketball into their physical education curriculum.
23 children were awarded scholarships under Young Champs programme for developing football abilities.
Sports for Development initiatives in rural areas reached out to more than 3,000 children through various events.

The relief activities covered seven districts and 218 villages in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
Lives of 1,46,510 individuals were impacted through disaster relief by providing various relief materials (2.8 lakh individuals since inception).

Extended support to the annual concert, "Abbaji", organised by Ustad Zakir Hussain in the memory of his father, Ustad Allah Rakha Khan. This concert featured renowned musicians who came together to pay tribute to the legendary Guru.

CSR Expenditure (in ` crore)	FY 2015-16	FY 2014-15	FY 2013-14	FY 2012-13	FY 2011-12

Rural Transformation	107	127	166	74	24
Health	314	608	417	141	91
Education	215	18	80	67	75
Sports for Development	9	4	1	--	--
Others	7	4	48	69	61
Total	652	761	712	351	251

Sustainable development is one of the key principles of Reliance's CSR. Reliance's initiatives are aligned towards five broad dimensions of sustainability, viz., Planet, People, Products and Processes, Prosperity and Peace and Partnerships. Following sections provide the activities in line with these five dimensions.

1 Planet

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The key activities conducted during the year include water harvesting and conservation, provision of clean drinking water to villages and trainings on sanitation, energy conservation, environment protection and cleanliness.

WATER SECURITY

Reliance made a modest contribution by investing in building capacities of communities to harvest and conserve water. This has been achieved by building water harvesting and conserving structures, blending modern technologies with local situations and identifying needs in partnership with the community. Reliance has initiated water security initiatives in almost each of the 500 plus villages it engages with. Over 107 villages have been made water secure for drinking water while 46 of these villages are fully secure for both agricultural and drinking needs. Since inception, 550 lakh cubic meters of rainwater harvesting and storage capacities (103 lakh cubic meters this year) have been created through more than 10,000 structures including earthen dams, check dams, masonry dams, farm ponds, dugwells, etc. These structures have not only improved the access to water and enhanced the agricultural productivity but also helped in creating ecological balance. Besides this, for effective use and management of water, 'water user groups' have also been formed. Currently, 5,211 farmers are part of the water user groups.

Among other initiatives, hand pumps, submersible pumps, pipeline distribution systems and potable water storage tanks have been installed across different locations. Safe drinking water was provided to about 58,500 people across locations. Additionally, 58 reverse osmosis plants were provided to villages in and around Kakinada and Jamnagar.

550 lakh cubic meters of water storage capacity created since inception

Water conservation in a check dam at Moyari, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh

Case Study

Water for prosperity

Reliance supported the construction of 'Gafa Earthen Dam' in Fuljhar village near Jasdan city of Gujarat, with a water storage capacity of 5.54 lakh cubic meters. The dam has supported two villages – Fuljhar and Sompipliya, benefiting 158 households and 221 Ha of land irrigation. Even with less rainfall this year, the dam has harvested and conserved adequate water to avoid any drought situation. The dam has also changed the cropping pattern to enable farmers to grow non-kharif crops and increase crop yield. Overall, the reservoir has brought significant change to the ecosystem as well as to the economic wellbeing of farmers.

4.25 lakh metric tonnes of soil conserved

ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY

Reliance is working relentlessly towards developing more sustainable and environment friendly business solutions. Through multiple initiatives, Reliance has undertaken measures for resource conservation, promotion of biodiversity and the use of cleaner energy sources. To promote biodiversity, more than 5.4 lakh (120 lakh since inception) saplings have been planted across the intervention areas during the year. In addition, 1.1 lakh metric tonnes of soil was conserved during the year (4.25 lakh metric tonnes since inception). Reliance celebrated World Environment Day across project locations to build community ownership towards conserving biodiversity.

Over 120 lakh saplings have been planted since inception

'SWACHH BHARAT' INITIATIVES

In support of the Government of India's 'Swachh Bharat Mission', 400 volunteers from Jamnagar, Gujarat have pledged towards 'clean villages'. The volunteers have organised film screenings and programmes to address issues such as clean environment, sanitation and personal hygiene; and promote zero open defecation, water harvesting and reduction in the use of plastics. In addition, over 1,200 toilets were constructed by leveraging funds from different government schemes across villages to enhance the quality of life.

Over 1,200 toilets were constructed across villages to enhance the quality of life

Impact of Planet Initiatives

Villages serving as models of water harvesting and conservation
Reduced dependence on rain
Improved biodiversity
Increased productivity
Reinforced sustainable environmental practices
Improved sanitation in rural areas

2 People

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Reliance works on various activities for the wellbeing of different sections of society. These activities include providing access to quality education, access to higher education opportunities through scholarships, promoting skills in sports, ensuring access to quality healthcare, providing maternal and child health services and improving food and nutrition security.

PROMOTION OF EDUCATION

DHIRUBHAI AMBANI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

The Dhirubhai Ambani Scholarship (DAS) Programme aims to fulfil late Shri Dhirubhai Ambani’s vision of providing opportunities to the youth and empowering them towards becoming future leaders. Initiated in 1996, the scholarship is awarded to meritorious students of standard XII to pursue higher education. The students are selected based on financial need and the merit list is provided by the State/ CBSE Board. During the current year, 464 students including 149 speciallyabled students were selected to form the 19th Batch of Dhirubhai Ambani Scholars. So far, 10,921 students have been supported under this programme, of which half are girls and one fourth are specially-abled. A considerable number of students among these pursue professional courses like medicine and engineering.

RELIANCE DHIRUBHAI AMBANI PROTSAHAM SCHEME

Reliance Dhirubhai Ambani Protsaham Scheme supports financially poor and meritorious students (Class X pass-outs) from the East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. Recipient students of this scheme are provided scholarships to attend junior colleges of their choice to pursue engineering and medical streams. A total of 140 underprivileged meritorious students were selected in the scheme for the academic year 2015-16 (1,953 since inception). In addition, 56 and 23 students in Gadimoga and Shahdol respectively, received scholarships for higher education.

Information Service GPS Training Programme

More than 12,000 students including 2,263 specially-abled students benefited from the scholarships since inception

DHIRUBHAI AMBANI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

A school should instil in a child a lifelong love for learning and knowledge and provide the foundation for holistic development and excellence. These aims have been the fundamental inspiration behind the creation of Dhirubhai Ambani International School (DAIS), Mumbai. The school prepares students for the ICSE, the IGCSE and the IB Diploma Examinations. It is a member of the Cambridge International Primary Programme. Over the years, the School has achieved highest standards of excellence on all performance parameters. In 2015, Education World ranked DAIS as the No. 1 International School in India for the third consecutive year, with the School being ranked No. 1 on crucial parameters of ‘academic reputation’, ‘leadership/ management quality’, ‘teacher welfare and development’ and ‘special needs education’. The Times School Survey 2015, ranked DAIS the No. 1 School in Mumbai in the ‘National + International School’ category.

The students have consistently achieved outstanding results across all three curricula – the ICSE, the IGCSE and the IB Diploma. The 11th batch of IB Diploma, the Class of 2015, earned an average of 40 points (out of the maximum possible score of 45), the highest that the school has ever achieved. From the Class of 2015, six students obtained the perfect score of 45 points, achieved by only 10 students in South Asia and 177 worldwide. The IB results place DAIS among the world’s top IB schools.

The IB Diploma graduates from the Class of 2015 have earned admissions in 16 of the top 25 global universities like Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford, Princeton, Columbia and Brown, to name a few. Many top-tier universities have offered scholarships to the students.

In 2015, 88.84% of all IGCSE grades achieved were A* and A grades. Year after year, DAIS’ students have topped the world and topped in India in several subjects. In 2015, two students topped the world in Physics and seven students topped in India in various subjects. In 2015, the School’s average ICSE score was 96.19%; all 31 students scored 92% and above and the topper scored 99.40%. During 2015, DAIS students won 378 state-level, 35 national and 20 international awards in various sporting and co-curricular activities.

RELIANCE FOUNDATION SCHOOLS

Besides DAIS, Reliance supports 12 more schools located in Jamnagar, Surat, Vadodara, Lodhivali, Nagothane, Nagpur and Navi Mumbai. The schools offer kindergarten to class 12 programmes affiliated to CBSE, Gujarat State Board and Maharashtra State Board. During the year, some of these schools and its students achieved several recognitions such as 100 percent result in Class X and XII exams, 100 percent distinctions in Class XII science stream, a scholarship won in National Financial Literacy Assessment Test and representation and participation of students in various sports and development activities.

DAIS ranked as the No. 1 school by Education World for three consecutive years

EDUCATION FOR SPECIALLY-ABLED CHILDREN

Reliance has set up an Early Intervention and Rehabilitation Centre in Thallarevu, Andhra Pradesh to facilitate and enhance the development process of children with speech and hearing impairment. The Centre provides special training on therapeutic needs of around 60 children; and is equipped with special education appliances. It also provides awareness programmes on disabilities and training skills for specially-abled children.

JIO SCHOOLS

In order to improve the teaching learning processes and quality of education, Reliance has entered into partnerships with the Department of Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh and Government of Gujarat to implement education programmes through the use of Jio technology. This programme reached out to 85 schools in Andhra Pradesh and 10 schools in Gujarat in FY 2015-16.

Reliance has also extended support to the schools in tribal areas by setting up computer aided learning centres. The schools have been provided with computer systems, necessary infrastructure and digital classroom content. Over 3,500 students have been regularly using the facilities. Reliance has also helped enhance education infrastructure by providing necessary furniture at various locations across India.

Early Intervention and Rehabilitation Centre in Thallarevu

RELIANCE UNIVERSITY

Work is in progress to set up a globally benchmarked, multidisciplinary University in Maharashtra. It will provide an enabling environment and cutting-edge research facilities.

PANDIT DEENDAYAL PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY

Reliance has supported Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University to further strengthen the institution and conduct additional programmes. The University offers multiple courses including engineering, arts and management. It provides exposure and opportunities to its students through various national and exchange programmes with the best universities worldwide.

PROMOTION OF SPORTS FOR DEVELOPMENT

RELIANCE FOUNDATION JR. NBA

The Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA programme is a comprehensive school-based youth basketball programme, which has reached over 28 lakh youth across 18 cities in India since 2013. Through this collaborative programme, Reliance is committed to ignite passion in millions of youth to explore and enjoy sports. The programme promotes health, fitness and an active lifestyle through basketball and teaches the values of the game such as teamwork, sacrifice, discipline, dedication and sportsmanship.

Over 28 lakh youth reached out through school-based basketball programme since inception

YOUNG CHAMPS PROGRAMME

Young Champs is a unique, full scholarship based, full-time residential football and education programme that aims to provide aspiring football talents from across country the opportunity to hone their skills with world-class facilities and best-in-class training. Under this programme, 23 children were awarded scholarships to develop their football skills. More than 34,500 footballs were distributed to over 6,520 village schools/ youth clubs to promote football in rural areas.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Reliance launched a programme for rural children to bring about a positive change in attitudes related to education, gender inclusivity and fitness by engaging children through fun and play sessions. More than 2,500 children across 30 villages have been engaged under this programme in Agar district of Madhya Pradesh. The children are given friendly mentoring support from trained community youth on and off the field on activities such as hygiene and tree plantation drives. Additionally, over 850 rural children participated in sporting activities such as inter-village tournaments for volleyball, kho-kho and kabaddi.

PROMOTION OF HEALTHCARE

HEALTHCARE SERVICES

Reliance addresses the primary care needs of the underprivileged through different static and mobile medical units at selected locations in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The interventions cater to the primary and preventive healthcare needs of the rural and urban poor.

Eight fully-equipped Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) and four Static Medical Units (SMUs) with state-of-the-art technology, including cloud-based software to store patient information, serve the communities. These services are provided to the disadvantaged for necessary care at no cost.

More than 5 lakh consultations have been provided during the year across different locations (over 35.6 lakh since inception), treating both communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Over 35.6 lakh consultations provided to patients through Reliance’s health initiatives since inception

HEALTHCARE DEDICATED TOWARDS WOMEN

Reliance, through its mother and child initiative, is working on women’s health in urban and rural areas with a specific focus on nutrition and anaemia, pre- and post-natal quality care and improved menstrual hygiene in adolescent girls. In the urban slums of Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, services are provided through the MMUs and SMUs and in rural areas through trained community health workers. Health awareness camps for 120 pregnant women and lactating mothers were organised, focusing on creating awareness on pre- and post-natal care, early childhood education and preventive steps to be taken against the spread of seasonal diseases. Across locations, health and awareness camps were conducted for pregnant and lactating mothers for proper maternal and child healthcare. During the year, over 1,000 pregnant women were provided with antenatal and postnatal care services. Of these, 169 high risk pregnancies were identified and referred to higher facilities for management of complications. In addition, 8,480 women were screened for anaemia, of which, 3,165 women were diagnosed and received treatment for it.

Reliance also set up the ‘Adolescent Girls’ Holistic Development Programme’ which included interactive learning sessions with 500 girls on topics including personal hygiene, healthy diet, etc. and health screening and a vaccination camp.

DHIRUBHAI AMBANI HOSPITAL

The Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital at Lodhivali near Patalganga, has provided free or subsidised healthcare to 1,941 patients during FY 2015-16. The Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) centre of the hospital, one of the largest, has registered a total of 3,577 persons with HIV/ AIDS since inception. 220 new persons with HIV/ AIDS were registered during FY 2015-16. All these patients have been provided free consultation, counselling, investigation and treatment. 15,835 consultations were performed at the centre during the year. Since inception, this number of consultations stands at 96,144.

SPECIALISED CARE FOR HIV/ AIDS AND TUBERCULOSIS

The Community Care Centre and Reliance AIDS Care Hospital is a fully-functional 28-bed hospital that provides diagnostic and curative services to HIV/ AIDS patients in Hazira, Gujarat. Over 4,500 infected patients have been admitted to the hospital till date. Additionally, the Reliance HIV and Tuberculosis Control Centre has been established in collaboration with NACO to provide HIV Counselling, testing and medical treatment at Hazira. This centre provides comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of Tuberculosis under a single roof, operational through Designated Microscopic Centre (DMC) and DOTS (Direct Observation Treatment Short course) programme. This year, 251 tests were done under DMC and 48 patients availed treatment under DOTS programme. Since inception, over 3,100 patients were served through DOTS centre.

Two dedicated ART centres at Hazira, Gujarat and Patalganga, Maharashtra have reached out to people affected by HIV/ AIDS through more than one lakh patient consultations since inception. The centres offer comprehensive care in the form of counselling, testing and medicines for anti-retroviral therapy.

Marriage bureau was organised at Hazira HIV centre for People Living with HIV/ AIDS wherein 585 PLHIV participated from various states including Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

DRISHTI: CORNEAL TRANSPLANT SURGERIES

Reliance’s Drishti programme, in association with the National Association for the Blind (NAB), through a network of 59 hospitals, supports the visually impaired. This initiative has brought light into the lives of thousands of visually impaired underprivileged people through 14,728 corneal transplants undertaken so far. Reliance also conducts events to increase awareness about the importance of eye donation. During FY 2015-16, around 13,000 people participated in a week long Drishti art and essay competition.

COMPREHENSIVE EYE CARE

Reliance has set up a number of eye care centres across various locations. Specialised eye camps were set up to cater to villagers in coastal areas suffering from ‘Fishermen’s Cataract’ due to exposure to harsh sunlight. Additionally, a dedicated state-ofthe- art ophthalmology Mobile Eye Clinic Facility was launched in Jamnagar, Gujarat during the year. The clinic is equipped to perform eye check-ups, lab tests and dispense medicines. Through these initiatives, 675 patients were provided cataract surgeries as well as post surgical health check-ups.

SIR HN RELIANCE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE

Located in the heart of South Mumbai, the hospital in its 91st year, has been completely rebuilt by the Reliance Foundation led by its Chairperson, Smt. Nita M. Ambani into a modern 19-storey tower, including two heritage wings. Founded in 1925, it is Mumbai’s first general hospital and enjoys a rich heritage.

This 345-bedded hospital has state-of-the-art operation theatres (equipped with robotic surgery and online video conferencing, enabling live consultations with global specialists), India’s first hybrid cath-lab for emergency heart operations and state-ofthe- art diagnostics facility with Asia’s first new generation CT scan.

The major thrust areas are Oncology, Neuro Sciences, Cardiac Sciences, Gynaecology & Paediatrics, Orthopaedic and Urology & Nephrology. As a multispecialty hospital, the Hospital offers medical, surgical and diagnostic services across a wide spectrum of diseases and disorders.

The Hospital’s charity and free OPD services have been availed by a number of patients. In addition, free and concessional treatment including major surgeries are provided to disadvantaged sections of society. The hospital runs on the principle of providing the same level of treatment for citizens either at the bottom or top of the pyramid. The hospital has adopted energy conservation, water recycling and rainwater harvesting technologies.

State-of-the-art facilities at Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital

PROMOTION OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY

With an objective to establish self-sufficiency in nutrition for all rural households, Reliance helped establish small kitchen gardens (Reliance Nutrition Gardens) to supplement the nutritional intake of rural households. In the current year, 3,411 such gardens (29,998 since inception) have been developed to enhance the nutritional intake of families.

Nearly 30,000 Reliance Nutrition Gardens positively influenced nutritional intake since inception

RELIANCE PARTNERED TO SET UP PROJECT ASMAN

Reliance joined hands with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MSD in India, Tata Trust and the United States Agency for International Development to form Project ASMAN, a first-of-its kind ‘Continuum of Care – Health Alliance’ in India.

Project ASMAN is aimed at reducing infant, neonatal and maternal mortality in India by facilitating the availability of quality healthcare under the five pillars of Government of India’s Reproductive, Maternal, New-born, Child Health and Adolescent Health Programme. ASMAN seeks to create a model to bring together private players to make significant progress in attaining the goal of providing healthcare for all. Additionally, the initiative aims to steer the nation towards its sustainable development goals.

OTHER PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTHCARE

Reliance supported Indian Head Injury Foundation on its mission to foster the development of a comprehensive brain trauma care system in India that includes prevention of traumatic brain injury through awareness, effective provision of pre-hospital care, timely diagnosis and treatment, and neuro-rehabilitation of head and spine injury victims.

With the huge number of deaths occurring due to head injuries and its associated causes, the support extended has contributed in preventive measures including awareness campaigns on road safety, distribution of communication materials, providing medical and legal aid to poor victims of such incidents, providing aids and appliances to specially-abled people, conducting first-aid and primary trauma care courses, etc.

Additionally, Reliance also supported Action for Autism initiative for the wellbeing of autistic children and support to their parents.

MISSION ZERO MALNOURISHMENT PROJECT

Reliance has set up a public-private partnership programme to minimise malnourishment among children in Nagothane. Phase I was implemented in 22 villages, where paediatric check-ups, medication and nutritious food support was carried out for 59 malnourished children, who achieved ‘normal status’ in a period of 6 months. There is continuous follow-up with workers and teachers to start Phase II of the project. Under the project, Reliance provided paediatric doctors on a monthly basis for medical check-ups, free medical support for all kids, nutritious food support and regular follow-ups and interactions with doctors, anganwadi teachers and parents.

Reliance is also working towards abating malnourishment among children in urban slums of Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai as well as in rural India across several states with a focus on community ownership. Services provided include screening, medical checkup, medication, nutritional supplements as well as functional linkages with anganwadi and nutritional rehabilitation centres. So far, 12,283 children have been screened under this initiative. In Mumbai, severely and moderately malnourished children have shown 14% and 49% improvement rates, respectively. In Shahdol, 87.5% of the 249 malnourished children have been linked to either nutritional rehabilitation centres or anganwadi centres, of which 21% have shown improvement.

Impact of People Initiatives

Reduced school drop-out rates
Students from marginalised community get access to better education
Improved biodiversity
Increased participation in sporting activities
Improved access to quality healthcare services

3 Products and Processes

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To optimise outcomes, Reliance focuses on process improvements and reaches out through technology and innovation. Through technology, Reliance aims to create a multiplier effect for sustainable socio-economic development. The processes are aimed to bring in ownership at the grassroot level for sustainability.

PROCESS TO INDUCE MULTIPLIER EFFECT

Reliance spends considerable time and energy in strengthening the processes at Village Farmer Associations (VFAs). It works towards building sustainability through promoting contribution by the communities and by enabling marginalised communities to utilise appropriate government schemes. The practice of voluntary contribution as decided in the village meetings to support activities for village development is encouraged. During the year, members of VFAs contributed a sum of `7.5 crore (`14.7 crore since inception) for their Village Development Fund.

In the current fiscal, a total of `10.3 crore were accessed through government schemes such as MPLAD funds and other subsidy schemes available for accessing agricultural implements like micro irrigation, drip irrigation systems and seeds, among others.

SOIL HEALTH CARD

Reliance has implemented a scheme of soil health cards to help marginal farmers improve their yield. Appropriate advice is given to farmers based on soil tests conducted. This helps reduce the input and cost of fertilisers used. So far, more than 6,800 soil samples were tested, of which 670 tests were undertaken during FY 2015-16.

Case Study

Healthy soil makes a wealthy farmer

Using the soil health card scheme, Sanjay Awachat from Maharashtra was able to harvest 24 quintals of cotton from one acre of land as compared to an average of 7-8 quintals previously. By incorporating suggestions from the Reliance team, Mr. Awachat was able to reduce his expenses by one third. Thus, while his land productivity went up by three times, the input costs reduced by one third, resulting in significant financial savings.

TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTHCARE

Reliance and the University of Chicago have entered into an innovative collaboration to use technology based education, training, competency evaluation and clinical decision support. The collaboration is aimed at improving clinical diagnosis and supporting doctors in real-time and evidence-based clinical decision-making.

The programme uses cloud-based software applications to train medical professionals through virtual patients and stateof- the-art clinical reasoning tools. These tools will help reduce diagnostic errors and help in saving many more lives globally. Through this programme, Reliance aims to enhance access to quality healthcare in India.

Impact of Products and Processes Related Initiatives

Ownership of the processes at grassroot level
Technology as a multiplier for sustainable development
Innovative development solutions
Increased productivity

4 Prosperity

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Healthy soil makes a wealthy farmer

Various initiatives were undertaken by Reliance to ensure economic wellbeing of the population it serves. Promoting sustainable agricultural practices was the main focus area, besides building additional livelihood skills beyond farming. By practising sustainable agriculture principles and using the additional skills learnt, communities can earn additional income throughout the year. The livelihood trainings provide farmers the stability in income so that they can, in adverse effects, sustain their livelihoods in the long-run.

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES

To ensure food security for marginal farmer households, Reliance promotes sustainable agricultural practices by building capacities of communities. This year, Reliance supported improving agricultural practices in 6,749 Ha of land for ensuring food security (53,934 Ha since inception). Through this initiative, the marginal farmer households benefited through increased production and income.

Case Study

Sustainable agriculture for enhanced livelihood

Allu Narayamma from GC Palli Village, Andhra Pradesh, had the responsibility of taking care of her household through a three-acre plot she owned. The land was full of boulders and was uncultivated, as a result it was left fallow for a long period. She required aid in converting her wasteland into productive land. Reliance, through the Yugandhar VFA, supported her by providing her trainings on sustainable agricultural practices. Through the support from the VFA, she was able to convert her wasteland into a paddy field and mango orchard. Her net income increased from `850 to `16,450 per month. She is now seen as an inspiration for other farmers within the VFA for promoting chemical-free and eco-friendly farming.

RESIDUAL MOISTURE AS A SOURCE OF INCOME

Residual moisture from riverbeds have been used as a source of income for farmers in Birhuli village of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The concept was developed during a village meeting and gained momentum upon a large number of farmers showing interest. Reliance provided technical support to the village and provided seeds to 65 farmers spreading across 21 acres of land. Long melon, cucumber and other cucurbits have been cultivated using the residual moisture of the riverbed of ‘Son’ river in Birhuli village.

AGRICULTURAL FENCING

In an effort to increase output, Reliance engaged and supported small and marginal farmers through fencing their lands from the raids of wild animals. This has helped farmers convert wasteland into agriculturally productive land. In one of the clusters Jamwa Ramgarh, Rajasthan, Reliance intervened and helped build fences of up to 277 kilometres, covering a total land area of 1,818 Ha. This has resulted in changes in cropping pattern and increased agricultural productivity.

VERMI-COMPOSTING

Reliance has helped farmers generate organic manure through vermi-composting. This practice has helped generate valuable organic fertiliser, reduce the load of waste disposal and avoided the ill effects of using chemical fertilisers. The use of vermi compost has reduced the cost of cultivation for farmers and increased their income.

INFORMATION SERVICES FOR LIVELIHOOD ENHANCEMENT

Reliance identifies the needs of rural population, formulates relevant solutions and implements them with an objective to enhance rural livelihoods in agriculture, marine fisheries and other farm and non-farm based activities.

Reliance has set up a knowledge base with partners including research institutions, line departments, NGOs and knowledge providers. The purpose of this partnership is to ensure relevant information is shared with farmers and fisherfolk who require and can benefit from it. The information can help ensure safety during critical times as well as provide them the edge to enhance their livelihoods.

The Information Services team of Reliance has partnered with INCOIS (Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services) and IMD (Indian Meteorological Department), the nodal agencies of MOES (Ministry of Earth Sciences), to provide critical and valuable information about potential fishing zones and weather forecasts using satellite imagery. Information on weather forecasts helps the fisherfolk decide whether or not to venture out into the sea and reduces risk to life. The potential fishing zone information helps the fisherfolk get larger hauls in lesser time leading to improved income and time saved. 40,712 unique advisories (73,290 since inception) were successfully disseminated to more than 19 lakh farmers, fisherfolk and livestock during the year (over 20 lakh since inception).

Technology embedded information reached out to 20 lakh farmers, fisherfolk and livestock owners since inception

PLANT CLINICS: PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE CARE FOR CROPS

Reliance has been supporting farmers through ‘Plant Clinics’ to reduce costs. Through these clinics, farmers can gain technical advice on how to protect and manage their crops. More than 100 mobile clinics have been conducted across seven states through which 2,728 farmers benefited. In addition, over 10 virtual plant clinics were successfully conducted using the Jio chat app where farmers send pictures of their diseased plants and get inputs from agri experts.

2,728 Farmers benefitted from ‘Plant Clinics’ initiative

CRAFT TRAINING CENTRE

A Craft Training Centre has been set up in Jamnagar, Gujarat, specifically to build skills of the rural people on welding, grinding, fitting and scaffolding. There is a structured training programme in place, managed by experienced trainers. The classrooms are equipped with new generation training aids. During FY 2015-16, 24,965 individuals were trained in the crafts of masonry, scaffolding, electrician and plumbing trades.

Reliance set up a skill development centre in Allahabad to provide free computer education to marginalised students across villages. Additionally, in Nagothane, Maharashtra, the Lakshya Skill Development Programme was set up to train the youth for pre-examinations in police, army and navy services.

24,965 individuals trained through the craft training centre

SKILL DEVELOPMENT AMONG RURAL YOUTH

In line with the Skill India Campaign, various initiatives have been implemented across different sites in order to equip the youth with necessary skills to ensure employability. In a pilot programme on skill building, 100 youth were trained as retail assistants of which 69 were employed. More than 1,000 students were provided functional English supplementary classes to enhance their spoken and written English. Eleven stitching centres were set up in different villages, through which over 200 women were trained.

Skill building activities conducted for women

MISSION RAHAT

In times of natural disasters Reliance’s dedicated team manages relief operations, right from situational assessment to relief camps, distribution of relief material and construction of mid-term shelters. Reliance has the capacity to respond to disasters in a timely manner and directly engages with affected communities. Post relief efforts, it continues to work with the communities in the areas of livelihood, health and education. Relief operations were conducted in Tamil Nadu during flash floods and for drought proofing in Beed, Maharashtra. Since inception, Reliance has supported over 2.8 lakh individuals through disaster relief measures.

Reached out to 2.8 lakh individuals through disaster relief measures since inception

MISSION RAHAT-TAMIL NADU

When the recent northwest monsoon wreaked havoc in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and the union territory of Puducherry; the cities of Chennai, Thiruvallur, Cuddalore, Kancheepuram, Nagapattinam and Puducherry were most impacted.

Reliance reached out proactively to a number of affected villages. More than 200 volunteers from across Reliance group rapidly conducted a survey of the inundated areas, assembled relief kits – containing food for 15 days, blankets, utensils and toiletries – and supplied them to marooned residents, often amid knee-deep water. Over 85,000 individuals were supported with relief materials including utensils, groceries and drinking water, among others.

Reliance also organised 13 medical camps wherein 3,471 individuals were treated. In addition, 17 livestock camps were conducted treating more than 10,000 animals. 64 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) were supported through Poly woven medical disposal bed sheet and mats, towels and bed sheets.

MISSION RAHAT – DROUGHT RELIEF IN MARATHWADA

Beed district of Marathwada region in Maharashtra is the worst affected district in terms of drought and is infamous for farmer suicides. Reliance’s disaster management team has supported the affected communities in 25 villages of Kaij block of the district. So far, it has reached out to over 28,000 individuals.

Reviving of a traditional open well

The programme focuses on ensuring income generation through livelihood opportunities beyond farming. Reliance supported marginal communities in 12 villages for accessing the ongoing

MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act). This has resulted in generating more than 1.2 lakh wage days for 2,126 families.

The programme also focuses on supply of drinking water. 25 water collection points have been built to ensure drinking water and its efficient distribution. In addition, 4 bore wells have been dug to ensure continuity of drinking water supply to over 4,000 households. Drought proofing is another strategy that has been implemented to find sustainable solutions to severe drought. 9 Dohas have yielded 4 lakh litres of water per day to meet the drinking water needs of 2,500 households. 13 check dams have been repaired and desilted to harvest around 17 lakh litres of rainwater in the upcoming monsoon.

Impact of Prosperity Initiatives

Improved standard of living
Increased yield through dissemination of information
Reduced migration for employment
Ensuring alternate livelihood options for the marginal households
Rehabilitated disaster-struck families

5 Peace and Partnerships

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Partnerships with various stakeholders are critical to bring in concerted efforts to address the needs of the community. Reliance has strategically partnered with oganisations to broaden its outreach and collaborate to find solutions across various platforms.

PARTNERSHIPS

In addition to direct engagement, Reliance, through its Foundation has partnered with other technical institutions and government and non-government organisations, to collaborate and undertake various programmes in the identified focus areas of operation. These partnerships are aimed to bring synergy with the ongoing national programmes as well as international commitments like SDGs.

Mission Rahat health camp

Reliance has collaborated with the National Association for the Blind for the Drishti programme, Indian Meteorological Department for weather based bulletins and the CRISIL Foundation for financial literacy programme for women in slum areas. Additionally, Reliance has set up alliances with four organisations to improve the quality of maternal and child care. Some of the partnerships with state governments include partnering with the Government of Maharashtra for supporting the Maternal and Child Health Mission and providing technical support to the Government of Madhya Pradesh for support in relocation of villages of the Tigris Project. The Foundation strongly believes that the combined efforts would significantly improve the quality of intervention while reaching out to the marginalised and vulnerable population. Some of the significant partners of the Foundation include:

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
CRISIL Foundation
Goat Trust, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Jan Vikas, Beed, Maharashtra
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (including regional Krishi Vigyan Kendras)
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
Magic Bus India Foundation
MSD in India
Ministry of Earth Sciences
RedR-India, Pune, Maharashtra
Society of Pollution and Environmental Conservation Scientists, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Tata Trust
The United States Agency for International Development
Uma Educational Society
University of Chicago

Furthermore, for packaging and disseminating information on agricultural practices, weather forecasts and health advisories, 600 knowledge partners and information disseminators volunteered to support the Foundation’s initiatives across different states.

GOVERNMENT PARTNERING WITH RELIANCE FOR ASSESSING IMPACT OF ADVISORIES

A study commissioned by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, conducted by the National Council of Applied Economic Research in partnership with Reliance’s Information Services team assessed the impact of advisories of IMD (Indian Meteorological Department) and INCOIS (Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services). The assessment presented the benefits that various crops have had through the weather prediction information. It has estimated that four principal crops have the potential to use the weather prediction information to generate an annual economic profit of `42,000 crore (www.moes.gov.in/writereaddata/files/MoES_PhaseIII_Final. pdf). It is noteworthy that during the assessment period, Reliance’s Information Services have significantly contributed to the circulation of weather forecasts and marine advisories to farmers and fisherfolk across seven states.

PARTNERING FOR EDUCATION INITIATIVES

The Education for All (EFA) initiative was launched in 2010 to facilitate vulnerable children’s access to high-quality education. In FY 2015-16, Reliance and Mumbai Indians partnered with six NGOs, including Akanksha Foundation, Aseema Charitable Trust, Aarambh, Mumbai Mobile Creches (MMC), Meljol and Ummeed. The EFA partner NGOs worked in the areas of access to education, promotion of education for the girl child and building capacities of differently-abled children. Through these partnerships, the programme has cumulatively reached out to nearly 70,000 children since inception.

ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE

Under its initiatives, Reliance supported few organisations for promotion of Indian Arts, Culture and Heritage. Recognising the value of preserving them for India’s future generations, Reliance has made conscious efforts to ensure its continuity.

ABBAJI ANNUAL CONCERT 2016

In this year, Reliance continued extending support to the annual concert, “Abbaji”, organised by Ustad Zakir Hussain in the memory of his father, Ustad Allah Rakha Khan. This concert featured renowned musicians who came together to pay tribute to the legendary Guru.

ART TECH 2016 VELVI ART FOR AUTISM FESTIVAL

Reliance brought the popular Art for Autism festival to Mumbai, where 17 autistic children participated and learned painting and photography skills. The festival was centred on the theme, ‘Combining technology with art’. The children were trained in both, technology assisted art and traditional art forms such as acting, modelling and photography. The festival was conducted by experienced facilitators from India, USA and Australia over three days.

PARTNERING TO SUPPORT THE SPECIALLYABLED

Reliance sponsored an Artificial Limbs Mobile Workshop van in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh to cater to the needs of the district’s specially-abled.

The mobile van, equipped with all the necessary equipment and trained staff, visits remote areas in the district as per a pre-announced timetable. The staff cater to the maintenance needs of the specially-abled, who do not have access to repair facilities for their prosthetic equipment and mobility aids such as crutches. So far, 650 specially-abled people have benefited from the facility. The mobile van is also used to generate awareness on social topics such as the negative impact of child marriage.

PARTNERING TO SUPPORT CARE AND WELFARE OF ANIMALS

Reliance supported an organisation, People for Animals, to provide care and welfare of domestic street animals and birds, besides spreading awareness on animal welfare and vegetarianism.

Besides, Reliance conducted livestock camps for treating domestic animals across various locations. In this year, more than 46,500 livestock were treated through 238 camps (over 75,000 livestock through 302 camps since inception).

Impact of Peace and Partnerships Initiatives

Partnership with organisations brought synergy in social development
Protection of Indian Arts, Culture and Heritage

For business specific CSR initiatives including product stewardship approach Chemistry for Smiles, Clean Fuels, Kushal Kela Vikas Abhiyan etc. please refer Management’s Discussion & Analysis report.