Employees donate part of their salaries and the company matches amount to PM CARES fund.

Schaeffler India has shared the details of the company’s contribution towards fighting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Schaeffler India took two major initiatives in joining the support – procurement of emergency health equipment for a government-run hospital in Pune and voluntary donation of a part of salaries by employees, with the company matching an equivalent amount. 

Procurement of emergency medical equipment worth INR 6 million

Schaeffler procured and donated emergency medical equipment and essentials for a government run hospital (Aundh hospital) in Pune city. The Aundh Hospital that specializes in treating diseases related to the respiratory system has been identified as a dedicated COVID-19 hospital by the ministry. It is a 300-bed facility, with the allocation of 50-beds to their isolation ward to treat COVID 19 patients and 10 beds to the ICU facility. The equipment and essentials provided by Schaeffler India has significantly improved its capacity to fight against COVID 19 pandemic and treatment of patients.

Donation to PM CARES Fund

In addition, employees voluntarily donated a part of their April salaries, while the company matched the amount to contribute to PM CARES fund set up by the government. The total amount contributed by employees and the company was INR 12.70 million.

Santanu Ghoshal, VP – HR and CSR, Schaeffler India said, “These are difficult times and its heart wrenching to think of the daily wage earners and their plight. We were determined to contribute to the PM Care Fund as an organization. I am happy to see that each and every employee of Schaeffler India has come forward to contribute to the fund and together as an organization we have been able to support the government initiative.”