GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd wins award for Corporate Social Responsibility activities
Shamshabad: GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL) has won the FTCCI (Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry) Excellence Award for 'Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)' for its CSR initiatives through its CSR wing GMRVF (GMR Varalakshmi Foundation).
The Chief Justice of High Court for the State of Telangana, Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, presented the award to the representatives of GHIAL in the presence of other dignitaries. FTCCI lauded GHIAL for the "praiseworthy work in discharging Corporate Social Responsibility" towards the community in the vicinity of the airport and making a difference to the lives of the underprivileged sections of the society in the region.
SGK Kishore, CEO, GHIAL, on winning this award said, "It is a great honour and recognition to be bestowed with this prestigious FTCCI award. It is a humbling experience and motivates us to continue to work for the good of our local communities." Since June 2005, GMRVF, the CSR arm of GMR Group, has been working with the communities in Airport Colony, Gollapally, Mamidipally, Shamshabad and neighboring villages of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Focus areas of thrust for the GMRVF have been: Education; Health, Hygiene and Sanitation; Empowerment and Livelihoods; and Community Development.
Under education, GMRVF runs GMR Chinmaya Vidyalaya in airport campus providing quality English medium education to the children of this area and is also running a preschool at Shamshabad close to the airport. It supports 9 Anganwadis benefiting over 300 children yearly and 12 government schools covering over 3000 children yearly.
GMRVF runs Mobile Medical Units for elderly in collaboration with HelpAge India covering over 800 senior citizens every week along with free medical check-up and free medicines. Seven evening clinics are also in operation providing free treatment and medicines for the benefit of other community members like women, children etc.