Annual Reports & Financial Declaration

Over the years, the Trusts have endeavoured to be instruments of change – changing lives of disadvantaged communities across the country. But then, a once-in-a-lifetime globally prevailing event constrains efforts and threatens to change the very existence and the way people live. The continuing prevalence of the Covid-19 pandemic, for the second year running, is severely testing the world; more so developing countries such as India.

The year under review witnessed the Trusts working with various government bodies and like-minded partner institutions to help alleviate the sufferings brought about by a relentless Covid. Even as the pandemic first broke out in March 2020, the Trusts’ teams worked at speed, amidst stringent lockdowns, distributing supplies of Personnel Protection Equipment to equip frontline workers across the country. Immediately thereafter, the Trusts began an India-wide community outreach programme to encourage adoption of good practices in rural areas to check the spread of Covid. Over 12 million people across 21 states were covered through videos and audio messages, produced in-house in various languages and even remote dialects. Notably, the Trusts partnered with several state governments in augmenting healthcare infrastructure and set up Covid care facilities with a combined capacity of over 950 beds at 7 brownfield facilities across Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Through a focused programme  implemented across 6 states, the Trusts helped thousands of migrant workers who were suddenly left jobless, along with their families.  In order to augment the availability of trained medical resources, 9,800 medical professionals comprising 3,700 doctors, 5,000 nurses and 1,100 paramedics were trained on Covid protocols.

While the pandemic understandably dented efforts  and stretched resources of the teams, programmes in other priority areas continued, albeit at a slower pace. Mobile Medical Units were launched to offer free check-ups for various cancers and other non-communicable diseases. Partnerships were forged to advance the status of women and children impacted by the pandemic. The Trusts’ programmes in Education, Menstrual Hygiene Management, Nutrition and Health were re-imagined to overcome constraints posed by the pandemic. These are just some of the punctuation marks in a year-long statement of efforts that focused on enhancing livelihoods of marginalized farmers, ensuring education of rural children, development of water resources and sanitation facilities in villages, and provisions of fortified nutrition in various needy blocks, besides others.

I would like to compliment the teams at Tata Trusts, who unhesitatingly answered the call of duty and performed a stellar role while on the frontlines, during a difficult year. The Trusts will continue  efforts with sustained vigour to provide relief from the pandemic, whilst also focusing on other developmental challenges facing our country. The efforts to bring smiles on millions of faces will continue.