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GAIL (India) Limited
GAIL contributes Rs. 15 lakh for Save Tiger Project
Bangalore, January 14, 2008: Dr. U D Choubey, Chairman and Managing Director GAIL today handed over a Field Research Vehicle to Centre for Wild Life Studies at Bangalore. GAIL (India) Limited, in collaboration with Centre for Wild Life Studies, Bangalore has undertaken a wild life conservation project titled Save Tiger Project at Mysore under its Corporate Social Responsibility programme.
Dr. U D Choubey, Chairman & Managing Director GAIL, Dr. A K Kundra, former Secretary, Government of India, and Independent Director of GAIL flag off the Field Research Vehicle to Centre for Wild Life Studies at Bangalore. Seen in the picture, Shri B C Tripathi, Director (Marketing) GAIL handing over the key to the representative of Centre for Wild life studies under CSR programme and Shri Arvind Jadhav, Chief Vigilance Officer of GAIL.
As part of the project, GAIL has made a financial contribution of Rs. 15 lakh to Wild Life Conservation Society to establish a Field Research Centre in Malenad Mysore Tiger Conservation Landscape to facilitate and promote ecological conservation, monitoring, research and training through education and awareness. The field research centre will be set up in the area near Bhadra Tiger Reserve situated on Jagara-Melina Hulvatti Road at a distance of about 10 Km from Muthodi range Forest Office.
Dr. Choubey, CMD, GAIL also flagged off a mobility vehicle for differently able students of Amara Jyothi Handicap Welfare Association, Kanakapura. During the occasion the Chairman unveiled a plaque for two class rooms and handed over training aids- a laptop with LCD for the organization along with Dr. A K Kundra, former Secretary Government of India and Independent Director on the Board of GAIL, Shri B C Tripathi, Director (Marketing) GAIL, Shri Arvind Jadhav, Chief Vigilance Officer, GAIL and other senior officials of the company.
During the last two years, GAIL has spent over Rs. 40 lakh in CSR activities in and around Bangalore. During year 2007-08, GAIL has undertaken various activities in Bangalore including, among others, aid to Amara Jyothi Handicap Welfare Association, Kanakapura, Sree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind, Bangalore, National Association for the Blind, Bangalore, and Sadhana, Bangalore, an NGO for welfare of SC/ST/ OBC rural women.
Earlier, GAIL had provided aid for educational infrastructural development activities at Hasserraghatta, Magdi and Jambusavari Dinne Panchayats of Bangalore Rural District. Other programmes undertaken by GAIL were: donation of a food distribution vehicle under Akshya Patra Foundation Scheme, sponsoring of Artificial Limbs / wheel chairs and other infrastructure facilities including computer lab for the benefit of the physically challenged students, procurement of furniture, cutleries, sports kits and recreational items for Government run hostels for Schedule Caste and Scheduled Tribes at Bangalore, grants to SDS Tuberculosis & Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases for setting up Air pollution Related Diseases Diagnostic Centre (APRDC) at Bangalore.
At GAIL, Corporate Social Responsibility stands for continuing commitment for operating the core business in socially responsible way, complemented by investment in communities to produce an overall positive impact on society. The Company as a policy has allocated 1% of its net profit after tax (PAT) of the previous financial year for CSR activities. This overall budget is then distributed amongst seven specific thrust areas as community development, drinking water, sanitation, educational aid, environment protection, healthcare / medical, infrastructure, literacy enhancement/ empowerment
GAIL (India) Limited is India's largest natural gas company having a market share of 78% in natural gas transmission and 70% in natural gas marketing. Apart from natural gas transmission, distribution and processing, the Company has diversified business interests in LPG transmission, petrochemicals, city gas projects and exploration and production activities. The Company has presence in countries such as Egypt, Myanmar, China and Oman.
GAIL is one of the leading public enterprises with a consistently excellent financial track record. Turnover and Net Profits during the last ten years has shown a compounded annual growth rate of 14 per cent. The Company recorded a Turnover of Rs. 16,047 crore and Profit After Tax of Rs. 2,387 crore in the year 2006-07.
GAIL owns and operates around 6700 km of natural gas pipeline transmission network with a capacity of 148 MMSCMD and is laying five new natural gas pipelines measuring 5000 km. involving a capex of nearly Rs. 20,000 crore which shall enhance the transmission capacity to around 300 MMSCMD in 2011.
Dr. U D Choubey, CMD, GAIL flagging off the mobility vehicle to Amara Jyothi Handicap Welfare Association at Bangalore. Shri B C Tripathi, Director (Marketing), GAIL hands over the key of the vehicle. Present on the occasion are Dr. A. K. Kundra, former Secretary, Government of India and Independent Director of GAIL and Shri Arvind Jadhav, Chief Vigilance Officer of GAIL.