Vedanta has launched a mega vaccination drive across its locations to cover all employees, their families and business partners. The company has received 50,000 doses of the vaccine and employees and family members are being inoculated across business units.
Vedanta is procuring an additional 2 lakh doses to complete the inoculation plan, which covers Business Partners, along with family members. More than 1.2 lakh people will be vaccinated under the programme, informed a Public Relations Official of ESL.
ESL has a medical facility and three ambulances stationed in its plant premises as a precautionary measure in case of any emergency, he said.
ESL has also been supplying liquid oxygen across the states of Bihar and Punjab. Earlier this month, the company delivered 1500 oxygen regulators to the Jharkhand Health Minister and even met all the District Administration requirements for medical equipment and supplies that are crucial in fighting the pandemic.
The company is spending around Rs 12.6 crore to procure vaccines in bulk for the Vedanta family.
Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal said: “The safety and well-being of every single member of Vedanta and the extended family of business partners is of paramount importance. Our vaccination drive will ensure 100 per cent of our people are inoculated. We stand firmly with the central and State Governments in contributing towards the country’s vaccination programme.”
Meanwhile, to provide a sense of security to employees and their families, the company has introduced a best-in-class Term Life Insurance Policy with world-wide coverage for all executives across the group. The policy provides with coverage of 5 times of the fixed pay of employees, which is equivalent to the annual salary for 5 years.
The Medical insurance cover has also been enhanced to 1.5 times the existing eligibility. Corporate floater cover is introduced for any employee that exceeds their eligibility.
It is rolling out 10 Vedanta Cares Field Hospitals for Covid patient across the country. The Field Hospital project — an initiative of the Anil Agarwal Foundation — is being rolled out in Delhi NCR, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Odisha, Jharkhand, and Tamil Nadu.
ESL Steel is currently focused on erecting a 100-bed open field hospital, complete with all facilities including ICUs and oxygen cylinders, in Chas, Bokaro to help Covid-positive patients recover soon.
In addition, the company is holding yet another vaccination drive this week for all its employees to stay protected from the ill effects of Covid-19.