Communities

We have a comprehensive corporate social relationship policy that aligns with our brand promise and values, aimed at improving the lives of our communities. Our leadership team steers corporate responsibility initiatives driven by the desire to involve communities in our growth journey.

We serve communities across over 110 districts spread in 18 states; of which over 15 are aspirational districts. Our corporate citizenship principles are guided by the Tata Code of Conduct, leadership behaviours, a culture of trusteeship, volunteering, inclusivity, diversity, affirmative action, and leadership vision for synergies at all levels. These principles extend to our employees and partners. The Tata Power Community Development Trust (TPCDT) is dedicated to implementing sustainable community development programmes with a long-term and professional approach.

Strategic Long-Term Goals

Impact 80 million lives

• Long-term commitment to enable progressive practices in 4,000+ community institutions
• 15% special outreach to SC, ST, differently abled under Tata Affirmative Action
• Train 7,000+ trainers in conservation education pedagogy (Multiyear Goals – Pay Autention, Sports & Conservation, Club Enerji)

Education

• Train 21+ lakh people in digital & financial inclusion by 2028 (Adhikaar + Financial-Digital Literacy)
• Enable 7.5+ lakh conservation and STEM education champions by 2028 (Club Enerji + Lab on Bike)

Employability and employment

• 1+ lakh youth trained and made employable by 2028 with over 40% outreach for women (VTCs + TPSDI)

Entrepreneurship

• Enable 35,000+ community collectives (Self Help Group members) under Anokha Dhaaga by 2028 (Anokha Dhaaga + Farmers Groups)

Community development approach

The Tata Power Community Development Trust (TPCDT) serves as Tata Power’s implementation arm, working closely with partners to execute programmes effectively at the grassroots level. With robust governance mechanisms and a dedicated team, TPCDT collaborates with stakeholders to establish strategic partnerships, ensuring transparency and accountability in our CSR initiatives.

Our focus areas drive our flagship initiatives, including Club Enerji, Adhikaar, PayAutention, Roshni, and Anokha Dhaaga. ‘Essential Enablers’ encompasses vital support for areas like Health and Wellness, Sports, Water Security, and Community Engagement, extending crucial aid to underserved communities.

Our culture of volunteering, exemplified by the ‘Arpan’ initiative, reinforces our commitment to societal wellbeing. Employees collectively dedicate over 2 lakh hours annually to volunteering efforts, empowering communities, and driving positive societal change. Together, we strive to create a society marked by equity and empowerment for all.

Education

We aim to nurture conservation champions, encourage STEM learning, foster inclusivity mindsets, and raise awareness about learning disabilities. We collaborate with regional public institutions, community groups, schools, childcare centres, self-help groups, and public health workers to achieve these goals. Additionally, we offer functional and digital literacy programmes for children and adults, provide scholarships for affirmative action, and facilitate access to government and social welfare schemes.

CLUB ENERJI

Club Enerji is our initiative to educate and take action against the energy crisis and environmental preservation, in collaboration with neighbouring schools. In Tata Power Renewables areas, we have launched STEM education and wall-art projects under Urja to enhance experiential and lab-based learning.

An annual Urja mela in Delhi concludes model-making and quiz contests involving over 1,000 schools in our communities. We also celebrated the National Energy conservation week from the 7th to 14th December with regional Urja melas followed by the National Urja Mela in Delhi.

The newly updated phygital Club Enerji booklet was launched for students in National Urja Mela with comprehensive modules on renewable sources of energy and ways to conserve them. The booklet also featured a foreword from Atal Innvoation Mission.

ADHIKAAR

The Adhikaar programme empowers communities and institutions by facilitating the creation and uploading of documents necessary to access government social welfare schemes. We also train ‘Adhikaarpreneurs’ to serve as local champions, bridging the gap to access government social security and welfare schemes and promoting financial inclusion. Adhikaar has expanded to 80 districts across 13 states in India, driving the nation toward a brighter future.

PAY AUTENTION

The Pay Autention network is a unique phygital platform in India, providing support and guidance to volunteers, caregivers, community workers, and childcare ecosystems to facilitate early diagnosis and primary care for children with neurodiversity, focusing on autism spectrum disorder. This programme is operated through a web portal offering verified knowledge resources, learning videos, a helpline, expert webinars, workshops, events, and street plays to enhance this ecosystem.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Employability and employment

We arranged vocational training centres that offer skill development programmes for women and youth in both technical and non-technical trades. Additionally, women are trained in digital aids and customer service to serve as partners in metering, billing, and collections, promoting regional employment and self-employment.

ROSHNI

Roshni initiative has empowered thousands of young individuals nationwide, with 56 vocational training centres in 15 districts across 11 states. It has provided pathways for youth to excel in the growing green job sector and explore entrepreneurial opportunities. Notable additions for the year include courses like the EV Technician Programme, TCS Youth Employability Programme, and Tribal Youth Placement in Odisha. Additionally, our Tata Power Skill Development Institute (TPSDI) has developed renewable sector courses training and impacting participants across states.

ABHA

Abha enrols and empowers women from our Transmission and Distribution cluster neighbourhoods through a ‘Learn while you Earn’ initiative. It enables them to serve as community leaders and representatives for electricity bill collection and consumer query resolution.

Entrepreneurship

We enable the formation, strengthening, and upskilling of women and farmers’ Self-Help Groups (SHGs). We also promote leadership development, financial and technical empowerment, and facilitation for backward and forward linkages, as well as fostering One Tata synergies.

ANOKHA DHAAGA

Anokha Dhaaga is an upskilling and mentorship programme designed to empower semi-skilled and unskilled women, farmers groups, and local artisan groups, with a focus on including members from SC and ST communities. Operating in aspirational districts enables collectives/SHGs to improve their products, generate income, and foster societal growth and development. Additionally, it connects them with broader markets and business value chains.

Essential enablers

This focus area addresses the daily challenges of key communities in collaboration with local public service institutions. Through the Urja initiative, we have supported fundamental community needs, benefiting rural and urban areas lacking basic amenities. Initiatives like health corners, water filtration units, and lab-on-bike programmes have strengthened institutions such as primary health care centres, Gram Panchayats, schools, and police stations

The Urja initiative has been a driving force in supporting the fundamental requirements of communities under the area of essential enablers. It has played a crucial role in supporting essential community needs by establishing health and sanitation corners, water filtration units, and lab-on-bike programmes. These efforts have strengthened local institutions like PHCs, Gram Panchayats, Schools, and Police Stations, particularly in rural and urban areas lacking basic amenities. As part of social defence initiatives, a sports intervention programme was implemented, and RO systems were installed to provide clean drinking water in government schools located in Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Rajasthan.

ARPAN

Through the Arpan programme, we encourage our employees to volunteer, empowering them to participate in meaningful initiatives and create a positive impact in their communities. Our Company received four awards at the Tata Sustainability Group (TSG) Volcon in February 2024 and recorded the highest number of volunteer hours among its employees. A skill-based, virtual volunteering programme supported non-profit organisations with digital literacy, blog writing, and social media development.

Our ‘Tree Mittra’ initiative promotes afforestation and encourages all stakeholders, including employees and customers, to contribute to making the world greener and cleaner for future generations.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Aligning with the Tata Philosophy, our outreach targets families from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, other backward classes, migrant families, sanitation workers, and individuals with disabilities, among other disadvantaged groups, impacting over 15% of total beneficiaries. We believe in promoting equality for all, evident in our vendor enlistment and ordering processes. Additionally, we provide yearly scholarships to students from affirmative-action communities across Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Odisha.

Community Engagement Index

We established a unique and robust model called the Community Engagement Index (CEI) to measure community impact, evaluate sustainable regional development, and assess programme effectiveness. This framework allows us to analyse, compare, and draw conclusions about regional development and CEI results compared to other monitoring and evaluation frameworks developed by Tata Power.

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