Piramal Pharma staff transforms govt school

Chilkepally: Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS), a contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), as part of its employee social impact (ESI) initiative, conducted a community engagement programme for the locals of Chilkepally near the PPS Digwal facility. As many as 188 PPS employees volunteered 8 hours each to clean, scrub and paint the Chilkepally Mandal Parishad Primary School which led to the complete refurbishment of the school premises.

PPS collaborated with the gram panchayat to initiate this programme wherein the employee volunteers including the Site Leadership Team flagged off the activity at the Digwal facility. Employees were divided into four groups, each focused on one particular activity such as cleaning of the school premises and scrubbing & painting the exterior & interior of the school building. In addition, the volunteers contributed to the repair and maintenance (Civil, Electrical & Plumbing) work followed by a session on hygiene for school students.

Shravan Reddy, Vice President (Operations), Piramal Enterprises Limited, Digwal, said, "At Piramal Group, our actions are guided by our belief in 'Doing Well and Doing Good'. The ESI initiatives in and around Digwal are driven through Piramal Foundation, our philanthropic arm, and are a reflection of our commitment towards creating a positive impact on the community as a whole.

We aim to improve healthcare and nutrition, primary education and safe drinking water facilities through the various initiatives of Piramal Foundation. The school renovation activity at Chilkepally is testament to that." Chilkepally villagers participated along with the PPS volunteers to facilitate this transformation. Towards the end of this activity, Chilkepally panchayat felicitated the organising committee in the presence of villagers, students and school teachers.