Corporate Social Responsibility Activities for 2016 17 Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (India) continues where it left off in earlier years, with its initiatives for 2016

Audio Visual Equipment and related Infrastructure to the Sulabha Special School Chembur, Mumbai In keeping with its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (India)

[tkIS India] handed over Audio Visual Equipment and other items to the Sulabha Special School, Chembur, as part of

its donations for the year 2016-17.

The handover ceremony was held on April 10 2017 at the Special School in the presence of the School Trustees,

Management & Staff, representatives of the Rotary Club of Mumbai Mahim and tkIS India representatives.

The programme was marked by a heart-rending dance recital by the School’s special children, who would benefit

from the audio visual aids, and a rendition of the Saraswati Vandana by the School staff.

The gathering was chaired by Mrs. Jayashree Jambekar, Founder, Trustee and President of Sulabha Trust for

Special Education and Research, and Mr PD Samudra, CEO and MD of tkIS India & Chief Guest for the event. Also on the dais were Mr NR Chitre, CFO and Executive Director at tkIS India, and Ms Sonal Singh, Head of Group HR-PERS

and ADM and Lead CSR Core Team Member and Mr Chandrashekhar Apte, President of the Rotary Club of Mumbai

Mahim, which had helped identify the project.

Speaking at the event, Mr Samudra expressed how honoured tkIS India was, to be able to donate this noble cause,

and how each of the CSR projects undertaken by his company had successfully reached and touched the lives of the beneficiaries, in a small but meaningful way. His sentiments were echoed by Mr NR Chitre, who pointed out how

privileged tkIS India was to contribute under the CSR policy introduced by the Government a couple of years back to

a number of hospitals and academic institutions in the cities of Mumbai and Pune, including the Tata Memorial and KEM Hospitals.

The event concluded with the handover of the donation agreement and the inauguration of the refurbished Audio Visual Room with the new audio visual aids and equipment.

Computers donated to the Saraswati Mandir Sanstha, Night School and College in Pune

tkIS India’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility took it to the Saraswati Mandir Sanstha, a night school and junior college in old Pune. Set up many decades ago, the school is devoted to serving the needy students of Pune, many of whom work in the day, and further their academic progress at the trust’s night school and junior college.

‘Our students come from the needy sections of society, and many of them have had little or no exposure to computers. Hence, these computers - a valuable addition to our computer lab – will go a long way in making them computer literate and efficient,’ said Mr VV Ambekar, Chairman of the Educational Trust. ‘We are honored and touched by the generosity of thyssenkrupp,’ he said in his inaugural address.

Replying to the address, Mr PD Samudra, MD spoke with emotion about his own familial involvement with academics, and how he felt a distinct personal connect with this project. ‘We at thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (India) are honored to be able to support you in a small way,’ he said to the audience, which comprised the management, staff and students of the school / junior college, before handing over the donation agreement.

Mr NR Chitre, CFO & ED too reminisced about his experiences as a youth and student, likening the school to a temple of learning. Ms Mandakini Paul, Head Pune Operations expressed how humbled she felt to be a part of the effort of donating to the needy cause. ‘Do remember to upkeep these computers in the years to come,’ she reminded the School Management.

Ms Sonal Singh, Group Head PERS, HR & ADM took the audience through the many academic and medical projects that tkIS India were privileged to take up in the last 2 years, since the Government introduced the CSR initiative. ‘We take our CSR commitment very seriously, and we ensure our outlays are well-spent’ she said, citing recent reports, that despite the Government mandate for compulsory CSR contributions, many companies were shying away from their responsibility.

Mr Hemant Dighe, GM Planning and Team Leader for the CSR project, thanked his team members, and the many colleagues from VKO and PO who made the contribution possible.

The Rotary Club of Pune Hillside, who helped identify the project, were project partners. They were represented by Advocate Mrs Pratibha Ghorpade, President.

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Neo Natal Ventilators donated to Paediatric Ward of KEM Hospital After 2 initiatives at the educational institutions, tkIS India again turned back to the Healthcare Sectors, where it donated Neo Natal Ventilators to the Intensive Care Unit of Paediatric Ward of King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEM), Parel, Mumbai.

The handover ceremony was held on June 5, 2017 at the Seminar Hall of Paediatric Ward of KEM Hospital in presence of Dr. Avinash Supe, Director – Medical Education and Major BMC Hospital and Mr. P. D. Samudra, CEO & MD, tkIS India. Also on the dais was Mr Chandrashekhar Apte, President of the Rotary Club of Mumbai Mahim. Dr. Agrawal, Professor and HOD of Pediatric Department at KEM Hospital assured that the Neo Natal Ventilator, being vital equipment and used for the very serious patients, will be put to best possible use at the Intensive Care Unit of the Pediatric Ward. He expressed his gratitude to thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (India) for their contributions over the years in donating critical care equipment under the CSR scheme.

While handing over the Donor Agreement to Dr. Supe, Mr. Samudra expressed his happiness at the donor-donee relationship between tkIS India and KEM Hospital. Being a Rotarian, Mr. Samudra felt proud with the steps taken by Rotary Club of Mumbai, Mahim who helped identify this project, are being followed by the other Clubs in Mumbai.

Dr. Avinash Supe is touched with tkIS India’s gesture in supporting the hospital and with our passion for meeting CSR commitment. He also opined that the notional value of the ventilators cannot be calculated in terms of money, the value of the equipment is much more when a life is saved. The need for saving lives is increasing and vital donations like this not only strengthen the ICU but also boosts the morale of the hospital staff.

Mr. M. B. Joshi, Vice President – Electrical and Instrumentation, leader for this CSR project appreciated the hospital for the wonderful job they are doing by extending healthcare facilities to the needy class of the society, and thanked the doctors for their support on the project through their critical inputs concerning the ventilators. He concluded by thanking his team members for their contributions……

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Anesthesia Workstation donated to the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (India), as a part of its CSR initiatives has donated an Anesthesia Workstation to the Anesthesiology Department of Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (LTMGH), Sion. The machine will be used at the Operation Theatre of the Trauma Care Centre by the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) of the Hospital.

An Anesthesia Workstation integrates most of the components necessary for administration of anesthesia into a single unit. It accurately mixes anesthetic gases and vapours, provides patients with oxygen supply, and minimizes anesthesia-related risks to the patients and staff.

While handing over the Donor Agreement Mr. P. D. Samudra, CEO and Managing Director at tkIS India thanked the Hospital for giving tkIS India the opportunity to serve the Hospital though in a small way. ‘Your needs are tremendous, as you cater to lakhs of patients from the underprivileged sections of society annually; by comparison our contribution is relatively minimal’ he said.

Dr. Suleman Merchant, Dean of the LTMG Hospital while acknowledging the donations, appreciated the gesture of tkIS India of going out of the way to help the healthcare sectors.

The ceremony was graced by Dr. Avinash Supe, Director of Medical Education and Major BMC Hospitals and Mr. Gopal Rai Mandhania, District Governor, Rotary District 3141. Both appreciated the work tkIS India has been doing as part of its CSR initiatives since the Scheme was introduced.

Mr. N. R. Chitre, Chief Finance Officer and Executive Director at tkIS India expressed gratitude and happiness for being associated with LTMGH, Sion through this project.

Dr. Bharathi Tendolkar, HOD of Anaesthesiology Department and coordinator for EMS was very happy to receive this donation for her department. ‘You have done us a great service,’ she said ‘This is a very critical and much-needed equipment for our Operations Theatres. Certainly this will be a boon for the serious and accident patients at the Trauma Care Centre of LTMG Hospital.

Mr. J. K. Joshi, General Manager – Proposals at tkIS India also thanked the team from Anesthesiology Department. ‘I am both very happy and proud to work on this project,’ he said.

From Left to Right : Mr. Rajendra Agarwal, Rotary Club, Mrs. Kusuma Rao, President Rotary Club of Bombay Powai; Dr. Suleman Merchant, Dean, Dr. Bharathi Tendolkar, HOD - Anesthesiology Department, LTMGH Sion; Mr. Mandhania, District Governor - Rotary Club; Mr. P. D. Samudra, CEO & MD, Mr. N. R. Chitre, CFO & ED, thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (India); Dr. I. Dayasagar, Ex-President, Rotary Club of Bombay Powai…

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tkIS India supports Clean Drinking Water Drive for Students at MCGM Schools in Mumbai

Handover Ceremony at New English Mahim School

Clean Drinking Water is the basic need of any human being. Keeping this in mind and continuing its CSR initiatives, tkIS India took up the cause of the making Clean Drinking Water available to Students at the 32 MCGM schools in G-north area of Mumbai, which spreads from Dharavi to Dadar, by donating 57 Eureka Forbes’ Water Purifiers.

The first installations were done at New Mahim English Upper Primary School, where the inauguration ceremony was attended by Mr. P. D. Samudra, CEO & MD, tkIS India, Mr. Gopal Rai Mandhania, District Governor, Rotary District 3141, dignitaries from the School, tkIS India, Rotary Club of Bombay East (partners for the project), Eureka Forbes & - Citizens Association for Child Rights (CACR) an NGO.

Handover Ceremony at Mahim Mori Road School

Another ceremony hosted by Rotary Club of Bombay East (project partners) was conducted on June 21, 2017 at the Mahim Mori Road Primary School, where the Inauguration of the Water Purifiers was done at the hands of the Hon’ble Mayor of Mumbai, Mr. Vishwanath Mahadeshwar.

Mr. Mahadeshwar thanked Rotary Club, tkIS India and Eureka Forbes for this noble initiative. He assured MCGM authorities would always be available for any support in connection with installation and maintenance of the installations. He also instructed school authorities to co-operate in maintaining the water purifiers installed by educating students and staff.

The students welcomed the guests by playing “Lezim” and scout claps.

Thereafter the students were explained the importance of drinking clean water for better health and the school authorities were requested to ensure that students take maximum benefit from the water purifiers.

MCGM Authorities, School Head Mistress and teachers thanked Rotary Club, tkIS India and Eureka Forbes for the initiative and assured that the installed water purifiers will be maintained as required.

The ceremony was attended by Mrs. Sayali Surve, AO, Officials of Education department of MCGM, School head mistress, Mrs. Usha Vaje along with dignitaries from Rotary Club, Eureka Forbes & CACR. tkIS India was represented by Mr. P G Waray, Executive Director – Engineering and Project Execution – Network of Excellence, Ms Sonal Singh, Sr. General Manager HR & Admin, Ms. Sarita Panda, Chief Manager- HR and Mr. Hemant Nagda, Senior Manager – Process & TIS and leader for this project.

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tkIS India reprises donation of Neuro Vascular Catheters to the TATA Memorial Hospital, Parel…

tkIS India donated 48 sets of Neuro Vascular Catheters to the Department of Oncology, TATA Memorial Hospital, Parel Mumbai as a part its CSR initiatives for the year 2016-2017. The donation follows the 39 sets of catheters that the company had donated to the hospital in the year 2014-2015, which were used for the treatment of 13 patients suffering from Retinoblastoma, an eye cancer. The catheters are used for patients coming from the underprivileged sections of society who are not in a position to afford the expensive treatment associated with eye cancer.

The handover ceremony for this year’s donation was held on July 25, 2017 at the hospital. Dr. Suyash Kulkarni, Professor & Head, Division of Interventional Radiology, Tata Memorial Hospital welcomed the dignitaries and audience to the ceremony.

‘Your hospital is doing a great service to society, by treating patients from the underprivileged sections society’, said Mr. PD Samudra, CEO and MD, tkIS India in his speech. He went on to appreciate the work done by Rotary Club of Mumbai Mahim and thanked them for helping identify such projects. ‘We are honored to fulfil them as a part of our CSR responsibility,’ he said.

Dr. Anil D’Cruz, Director, Tata Memorial Hospital thanked tkIS India, Rotary Club of Mumbai Mahim and others involved with the donation. He did mentioned that the TATA Memorial Hospital being a government hospital and governed by Atomic Energy Research Board, receives major equipment required for the surgeries from the government, but this support does not normally cover items like catheters. Being expensive they are of great help when received as a donation from the corporate sector. Going further, he appraised the audience about the holistic approach of the hospital’s pediatric department which also actively pursues counseling and training of the patients who undergo treatment for Retinoblastoma at the hospital.

Rotarian (Rtn) Mr Aditya Singh, Avenue Chair CSR, Rtn Mr Hirachand Dand, Assistant Governor and Rtn Mr Abhishek Shah, President, Rotary Club of Mumbai, Mahim and other dignitaries from Rotary Club were present for the ceremony.

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Dr. Suyash Kulkarni, Professor & Head, Division of Interventional Radiology, Tata Memorial Hospital addressing the audience

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CSR initiatives at Dnyaneshwar Vidyalay, Wadala tkIS India renovates Science Laboratories for the School Children……

tkIS India recently refurbished the Physics, Chemistry and Biology Laboratories at the Dnyaneshwar Vidyalay, Wadala as a part of its CSR initiatives for the year 2016-2017. The refurbished laboratories will benefit the School’s students in the Secondary Sections of both English and Marathi medium.

The Inauguration of the laboratories was conducted on July 25, 2017 in presence of dignitaries from Dnyaneshwar Vidyalay, Wadala, Nagrik Sahayya Kendra (School Governing Trust), Rotary Club District, Rotary Club of Mumbai Mahim, and tkIS India at a Handover Ceremony.

The ceremony started with the Puja of Sant Dnyaneshwar, the 13th century poet-philosopher saint and Maa Saraswati, the Goddess of Learning.

The laboratories were inaugurated by the Chief Guest for the ceremony - Mr. P. D. Samudra, CEO & MD, tkIS India.

Ms. Bilquees Khatri, Trustee at Nagrik Sahayya Kendra welcomed the dignitaries and audience at the ceremony. Dr. Amita Survey, Chairman of the Trust and Dr. Abdulrazak Khatri, Secretary thanked tkIS India and Rotary Club for this initiative and all the efforts taken to refurbish the laboratories for their school.

The laboratories were appreciated by the audience present at the ceremony - the result of the extensive efforts of the tkIS India CSR team headed by Mr. Debu Chakraborty, General Manager – Projects and Mr. Pramod Darekar, Dy. General Manager - Special Design & Layouts.

Mr. Samudra made a special mention about the team and appreciated their team work in his speech. He also exhorted the school children to study hard, a pre-requisite to them attaining great heights in their careers.

The ceremony was graced by Rotarian Mr Prafulla Sharma, District Governor, Rotarian Mr Aditya Singh, Avenue Chair CSR, Rotarian Mr Hirachand Dand, Assistant Governor and Rtn Mr Abhishek Shah, President, Rotary Club of Mumbai, Mahim. Other trustees of the Nagrik Sahayya Kendra who were also present expressed their gratitude for the initiatives of tkIS India and Rotary Club.

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CSR - tkIS India upgrades Digital Printing Technology Laboratory at GIPT, Mumbai

Continuing its CSR initiatives for 2016 17, tkIS India recently upgraded the Digital Printing Laboratory at Government Institute of Printing Technology (GIPT), Mumbai by providing 15 computers, one printer, Adobe Creative Cloud Software Suite and Cadlink RIP Software. The high-end printing software are used in advanced imaging and printing techniques, which are available only with GIPT Mumbai, out of the 27 Printing Technology Institutes pan-India. GIPT is a pioneer and premier institute under the aegis of the Government of Maharashtra and provides 3 years full time Diploma Course in Printing Technology to around 120 students, who are mainly from the underprivileged sections of society.

The Commemoration event to mark the Inauguration and Official handover of the upgraded Digital Printing Laboratory was held recently at GIPT, with dignitaries from GIPT, tkIS India and Rotary Club in attendance.

The donation agreement between GIPT Mumbai and tkIS India for the project was handed over by our Mr. P. D. Samudra, MD & CEO, tkIS India and Rtn Mr. Prafulla Sharma to Ms. Manisha Deshpande, Principal GIPT, Mumbai and Shri Anand Limaye, Hon'ble Member of the Governing Body, GIPT.

From tkIS India the project was lead by Mr. S. Viswanathan, Vice President - Procurement & Inspection and Mr. Prasad Khandalekar, General Manager - Process and TIS (SPC) supported by Mr. Vishal Desai, Manager – Piping (Plant Design) and Mr. Pranav Awalkar, Executive Engineer – Mechanical. From GIPT, the project was co-ordinated by Mr. Sameer Deshpande, Lecturer – Digital Printing.

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Dignitaries from tkIS India being felicitated by Ms Manisha Deshpande, Principal, GIPT. Mr. P. D. Samudra, Mr. N. R. Chitre and Mr. S. Viswanathan

Dignitaries being felicitated by Ms Manisha Deshpande, Principal, GIPT. Shri Anand Limaye, Rtn Mr Prafulla Sharma, Mr Abhishek Shah, President Rotary Club of Mumbai Mahim, Rtn Mr Aditya Singh, Avenue Chair CSR, Mr Suryakumar, Member and Past President of Rotary Club of Mumbai Mahim.

Mr. S. Viswanathan and Mr. Sameer Deshpande of GIPT Mr. Vishal Desai and Mr. Pranav Awalkar are applauded for their efforts in implementing this project…