Background
KIMS Healthcare Management Ltd (KHML) is a corporate entity committed to serve the people by provision of healthcare in line with our mission statement: Care with Courtesy, Compassion and Competence. Our strategic CSR initiatives are based on social and environmental consequences but at the same time due consideration is given to the interests of its stakeholders including shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, business partners, local communities and other organizations.
Main Objectives
CSR Policy of KHML is framed around our ethical business practices and values we have woven over a period of time. Like our business which is strongly dependent on patient outcomes, we have created our framework of CSR activities around people with humanity and person centric approach. We aim to address social, environmental and economic needs of the marginalized/underprivileged sections of the society. Through this policy, we align our CSR strategy with the company’s vision and goals. We adopt an approach that integrates solutions to problems to benefit the communities at large and create social and environmental impact.
CSR Key Focus Areas
KHML approach towards social responsibility and sustainability would be on the following key areas and the detailed activities are listed in
Annexure A:
Healthcare including preventive & community healthcare
Safe Drinking Water/Sanitation
Education& Livelihood Enhancement
Gender Equality/Women Empowerment
Environment
Sports
Rural Development
Disaster Management
Governance & Management
KHML CSR activities will be governed by the CSR Committee approved by the Board. CSR Committee will recommend the Annual Business Plan for CSR to the Board for its approval.CSR activities shall be those mentioned under key focus areas or other activities as per Schedule VII of the Companies Act 2013. The composition of the CSR Committee of the Board shall be as under
Dr. M.I. Sahadulla Chairman
Mr. E.M. Najeeb Member
Mr. K. Radhakrishnan Member
Dr. Sheriff Sahadulla Member
Dr. G. Vijayaraghavan Member
The CSR Committee will do a quarterly review of the activities and monitor achievements against targets set at the beginning of the year. It also follows a quarterly report to the Board.
The operational responsibility of the CSR programme resides with the Company’s Senior Management and the CSR lead.
The levels of responsibilities are as follows:
KHML Board
Constitution of the CSR Committee
Approval of the CSR Policy considering recommendations of CSR Committee
Ensure that the activities as included in CSR Policy are undertaken by the Company
Support the CSR Policy implementation
CSR Committee
Formulation and recommendation to the Board the CSR Policy
Recommendation of CSR activities / programs to be undertaken by the Company under the policy
Location of CSR activities will be decided by the CSR Committee
Reviewing and approving the annual budget thereon and doing a quarterly review against targets set
Monitoring the execution and adherence to the CSR Policy and annual plans on a continuous basis
Implement a transparent monitoring mechanism for implementation of the CSR projects/programmes/activities undertaken by the company
Recommend donations/grants /financial assistance to PM’s funds or funds set up by the State Governments or to non-profit organisations and any other charitable institution whose activities are aligned with the company’s CSR
Joint Collaboration or partnering with: Central/State Government, Non- Governmental Organization with standing, Other Body Corporates, any other International Professional Organization having its social welfare activities focused in India within the ambit of Schedule VII of the Companies Act 2013. Any such participation through legal & binding Agreements/MoU’s clearly stating the joint obligations in execution/implementation/monitoring etc. by the parties concerned
KHML Senior Management
Propose the annual budgets (long term and short term);
Report to CSR Committee the spends as per the approved schedule
Create CSR reports to be presented to the Board
CSR Lead
Formulate and propose the strategy for Corporate Social Responsibility activities as per the company’s philosophy (in alignment with statute) and otherwise
Design and propose CSR Programmes
Ensure execution of Corporate Social Responsibility projects/programs as per the approved plan
Identify, build and leverage external partnerships towards common objectives in the arena of CSR
Liaison with eligible agencies for smooth implementation of initiatives
Supervise and manage the CSR teams and inter‐dependencies in the area of CSR
Reporting progress to the CSR Committee
Create project application and reporting formats
Create visibility of the policy and implemented initiatives
Reporting & Disclosures
Composition of the CSR Committee shall be disclosed in the Board Report
The Board Report shall include an annual report on CSR activities in prescribed format as per Companies Act 2013 containing specific details
The content of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy shall be displayed on the company’s website.
A comprehensive annual CSR Report detailing the initiatives with relevant annexures and photographs along with account statement shall be created and communicated for internal company records.
Annexures
Annexure A: KIMS CSR mapping with Schedule VII
KHML Key Focus Areas | CSR Listing under Schedule VII of Companies Act 2013 |
|---|---|
1. Healthcare including preventive & community healthcare:
| Item (i) : Eradicating hunger, poverty and malnutrition, promoting health care including preventive health care and sanitation [including contribution to the Swach Bharat Kosh set-up by the Central Government for the promotion of sanitation] and making available safe drinking water. |
2. Safe Drinking Water/Sanitation:
| Item (i) : -do- |
3. Education & Livelihood Enhancement:
| Item(ii) : Promoting education, including special education and employment enhancing vocation skills especially among children, women, elderly and the differently abled and livelihood enhancement projects. |
4. Gender Equality / Women Empowerment
| Item(iii) : Promoting gender equality, empowering women, setting up homes and hostels for women and orphans; setting up old age homes, day care centers and such other facilities for senior citizens and measures for reducing inequalities faced by socially and economically backward groups. |
5. Environment:
| Item(iv) : Ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological balance, protection of flora and fauna, animal welfare, agro forestry, conservation of natural resources and maintaining quality of soil, air and water |
6. Sports:
| Item(vii) : Training to promote rural sports, nationally recognized sports, Paralympic sports and Olympic sports |
7. Rural Development:
| Item (x) : Rural development Projects |
8. Disaster Management:
| Item(xii) : Disaster management, including relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction activities. |
Contact CSR
Together we can make a better tomorrow, write to us at csr.tvm@kimsglobal.com