TCI Foundation in association with its stakeholders provides leadership and resources for the enhancement of health and the quality of life in India. The Foundation in alliance with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, a Government of India Undertaking, delivers health services across seven states in India. The Gas Authority of India Limited, another Government of India Undertaking, works in union with TCI Foundation to provide state of the art healthcare services to its truckers as well as residents residing around its plant. The Valvoline Cummins Private Limited, associated with TCI Foundation to facilitate integral healthcare for mechanics, truckers, migrants and their families in north, east, west and south parts of India.
HPCL is a Government of India Enterprise, acknowledges the importance of truck drivers in the development of nation and steps in to protect their health and families, while they are on highways. The company through its corporate social responsibility also concerned about the villagers residing in the vicinity of company owned outlets at various places, resultantly, HPCL in 2009 introduced the project ‘SURAKSHA’ with the primary objective to spread preventive HIV/AIDS education and information dissemination for long distance truckers, allied population and residents.
The need of the project was identified by a study conducted in North India according to the results of which HIV prevalence among long distance truckers was 3.5 times more than the local or short distance truckers. The overall prevalence of HIV/AIDS amongst truckers was 4.6% as against 0.36% among general population.
The seven Khushi Clinics under the HPCL project ‘Suraksha’ are rendering services to truckers, allied population and residents in all four directions North, East, West and South. All clinics under the banner of Suraksha are well furnished, equipped with latest medical equipment and managed by professionals including Physician, Counsellor and Outreach worker.
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GAIL
GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED
Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) is the largest Government of India owned natural gas processing and distribution company in India. It owns and operates a gas based Petrochemical Complex at PATA, District Auraiya near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
GAIL has been working towards development of the villages in the vicinities of its Pata plant for several years. No government medical facilities were available in the village and residents were under compulsion to travel and get even basic medical facilities from Mumrejpur or Dibiyapur or Bhagnagar or Achalda. The unavailability of medical facilities deteriorated the health as well as financial condition of the residents.
The trucks halts at Pata plant for hours and days for filling and transportation of petrochemical products from plant to market. The hundreds of trucks from the plant ply everyday on short and long routes. GAIL was instrumental in taking care of the general and specialized health care of truckers associated with Pata plants.
GAIL established its first ‘Khushi Clinic’ in 2013 in the precinct of Pata (Uttar Pradesh) professionally managed and operated by TCI Foundation, exclusively for truckers including drivers, helpers, mechanics and allied population, but subsequently the health services were made available to the villages in the vicinity of the GAIL plant in Pata. The GAIL Khushi Clinic at Pata provides comprehensive health services along with dissemination of preventive health education and information on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) to the truckers exclusively and villagers in general. Medical camps are organized at Pata for the truckers and village residents wherein general and specialized health services are provided on regular basis.
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TATA Motors
TATA Motors
Tata Motors governed by the Tata Code of Conduct, has a commitment towards conducting business in a responsible manner. A signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, Tata Motors is committed to Corporate Social Responsibility. TATA Motors community initiatives span key areas of education, healthcare, environment conservation and employability.
Tata Motors actively promotes healthcare both at the national and plant levels. TATA Motors in collaboration with TCI Foundation has rolled out Dipper Condoms exclusively for trucker and allied fraternity in India. TCI Foundation managed this initiative to facilitate preventive healthcare services for the welfare of trucker community, allied population and their families. The initiative’s pilot project was undertaken at three locations, Ludhiana (Punjab), Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) and Vashi (Maharashtra) through TCI Foundation Khushi Clinics. The Foundation staff disseminated education and information on prevention of venereal infections/diseases and encouraged the targeted population to use preventive measures. The evaluation of the project indicated pilot project’s effectiveness and recommendation for its roll out nationwide.
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Valvoline Cummins
Valvoline Cummins Private Limited
The Valvoline Cummins Private Ltd, a JV between Ashland Inc., USA and Cummins Sales & Services (India) Ltd., because of its kind of products is directly associated with mechanics, drivers and allied population, and is always in forefront to take care of them and their families. The company acknowledging its social responsibility established a family healthcare clinic, managed by TCI Foundation, at Transport Nagar Kanpur. The Valvoline Khushi Clinic was officially inaugurated on 5th June 2015 by Mr. Sandeep Kalia Chief Executive Officer Valvoline Cummins Private Ltd.
The clinic caters healthcare services to visiting truckers, stationed mechanics, allied population, families and the locals living in the vicinity. The clinic was established at par with national medical standards and renders services by qualified medical and para medical staff. Satellite clinic is a unique feature, whereby healthcare services are provided to mechanics, truckers and allied population at their doorsteps.
Inspired by the activities of the clinics, the Valvoline Cummins Private Limited has designated the clinic as Corporate Volunteers Training Centre for its staff.
The Valvoline Cummins Private Limited in 2016 evaluated the Khushi Clinic Kanpur through third party auditors, the impact results of which were highly encouraged and resultantly the company decided to establish three additional clinics in the FY 2016-17 at Vijaywada (Andhra Pradesh), Kalamboli (Maharashtra) and Bardhaman (West Bengal).
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TCI Foundation a family of more than 500 professionals, including Medical Doctors, Social Scientists, Educationists, Counsellors, Technicians and Outreach Members. We work with number of partners in India and abroad. We are guided by the ethics to bring equality and better life for all, wherever they live.
