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Social Welfare :
Company is located only 16 kms away from the major industrial
town Hospet and 16 kms
away from the District Headquarter i.e. from Koppal in Karnataka
State. Company is located on NH-13 & NH-68 connected to
both these towns. The employees are picked up & dropped
by chartered busses and vans. In both the towns, there are
very good schools and colleges inclusive of Professional colleges
to enable the children of our employees to pursue higher education.
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| As a philosophy, we have an objective
concern for the welfare of the society to restrain individual
or corporate behavior from ultimately destructive activities,
no matter how immediately profitable and to lead in the direction
of positive contributions to the human settlement. |
| We as an economic unit within the society, irrespective
of profit / loss, consider our duty to repay the debt towards
the society. |
| Our social contribution goals: |
Provision of quality health care / drinking water.
Provision
of employment opportunities
Environment
protection and maximum efforts to prevent environmental hazards
Improving
community life of people & Building infrastructure
Affordable
quality education
Safety of
employees, customers, minorities, women and community
Changing
social needs, values and demands
Contribution
to national exchequer. |
Foundation
The company has adopted the neighbouring village Bevinahalli.
A trust has been formed for this purpose in the name and style
of Kirloskar Ferrous Rural Development Trust to undertake,
initiate, monitor, and improve community development programs.
The main objectives of this trust are - |
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To carry out, promote or otherwise secure various programmes
and activities of rural development including the social and
economic welfare or upliftment of public in any rural area;
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To carry out various programmes and activities of rural development
with a view to raising the standard of living of the rural community
ensuring prosperity and fostering intellectual, physical and
social development; |
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To take effective steps for promoting, supporting and propagating
all programmes, schemes or measures taken by Central and /or
State Government or Semi-Government bodies, public institutions
and other agencies and oranisations in the interests of the
rural community. |
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To offer, help or associate and co-operate with any Government,
Semi-Government or public bodies, local bodies, Panchayats,
Public and private institutions/ agencies in formulating and
finalising any rural development programme. |
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To examine, analyse and decide upon the problems, issues and
hardships of rural community and represent their cases to the
Government, Semi-Government, public and private bodies/agencies
directly or through other bodies / agencies working towards
such objects. |
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To establish, maintain, carry on and / or support Schools, colleges
and other educational institutions for the education and training
of young boys and girls as well as adults. |
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This is going to enable continuous uplift of the neighbouring
village. Through this trust various activities like provision
of drinking water, construction of school building, fencing
of the school territory, financial assistance for educational
tour for children, free medical services, arranging for cultural
festivities during important occasions etc. have been done and
many more activities are on the anvil. |
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Environment Management:
KFIL
has been awarded ISO - 14001 Certification by IRQS
on 27th of August 2002 for its commendable achievements
and improvements in Environmental Management Systems.
Our commitment
to protect and upgrade the environment is embodied in our
Environmental Policy wherein cost effective methods for waste
management, prevention of pollution and resource conservation
are main elements.
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Plantation of thick and tall growing trees, providing sprinkling
systems, providing a compound wall across the Northern and North-Eastern
Boundary are all done to restrict fugitive emissions entering
into neighboring village and to protect the agricultural crops
there. |
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A study of the same has been entrusted to University of Agricultural
Sciences, Dharwad for assessment of soil health and crop yield.
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Regular monitoring of various environmental parameters. |
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Conversion of around 200 meters of barren land into a green
belt. |
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Transferring the wastes generated in the process to user industries.
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Installation of wastewater treatment plant at an annual operating
cost of 1.5 Crore Rupees. |
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Initiated steps to optimize power and water consumption. |
