PRINCIPLE 3 
Our Company's business strategy is cultivated by a skilled and motivated workforce who are aligned with our goals. Upholding a 'Zero Tolerance' policy against workplace discrimination and harassment, we adhere strictly to laws and internal directives to foster a safe and respectful work environment. To build a sustainable organisation in cement manufacturing, we employ a holistic approach integrating leadership development, positive workplace culture, and strategic initiatives aimed at long-term success and employee well-being.
Employees & Workers covered under health & accidental insurance
Employees & Workers covered under training programmes for health and safety measures
Complaints reported on health & safety issues
1. a) Details of measures for the well-being of employees:
| Category | % of employees covered by | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (A) | Health insurance | Accident insurance | Maternity benefits | Paternity Benefits | Day Care facilities | ||||||
| Number (B) | % (B / A) | Number (C) | % (C/A) | Number (D) | % (D/A) | Number (E) | % (E/A) | Number (F) | % (F/A) | ||
| Permanent Employees | |||||||||||
| Male | 321 | 321 | 100% | 321 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Female | 5 | 5 | 100% | 5 | 100% | 5 | 100% | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 326 | 326 | 100% | 326 | 100% | 5 | 100% | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other than permanent Employees | |||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
b) Details of measures for the well-being of workers:
| Category | % of workers covered by | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (A) | Health insurance | Accident insurance | Maternity benefits | Paternity Benefits | Day Care facilities | ||||||
| Number (B) | % (B/A) | Number (C) | % (C/A) | Number (D) | % (D/A) | Number (E) | % (E/A) | Number (F) | % (F/A) | ||
| Permanent Workers | |||||||||||
| Male | 360 | 360 | 100% | 360 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 360 | 360 | 100% | 360 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other than permanent Workers | |||||||||||
| Male | 442 | 442 | 100% | 442 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Female | 145 | 145 | 100% | 145 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 587 | 587 | 100% | 587 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
c) Spending on measures towards well-being of employees and workers (including permanent and other than permanent) in the following format
| FY2023-24 (Current Financial Year) |
FY2022-23 (Previous Financial Year) |
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|---|---|---|
| Cost incurred on well-being measures as a % of total revenue of the Company | 0.31% | 0.23% |
2. Details of retirement benefits, for Current FY and Previous Financial Year
| Benefits | FY2023-24 (Current Financial Year) |
FY2022-23 (Previous Financial Year) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of employees covered as a % of total employees | No. of workers covered as a % of total workers | Deducted and deposited with the authority (Y/N/NA) | No. of employees covered as a % of total employees * | No. of workers covered as a % of total workers | Deducted and deposited with the authority (Y/N/NA) | |
| PF | 31.59 | 90.83 | Y | 26 | 21 | Y |
| Gratuity | 100 | 100 | Y | 100 | 100 | Y |
| ESI | 0 | 0.83 | Y | 0.14 | 3 | Y |
| Others – please specify | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
3. Accessibility of workplaces
Are the premises / offices of the entity accessible to differently abled employees and workers, as per the requirements of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016? If not, whether any steps are being taken by the entity in this regard.
Yes, the Company has appropriate arrangements for disabled persons to assess its premises/ offices
4. Does the entity have an equal opportunity policy as per the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016? If so, provide a web-link to the policy.
Yes
The Company is not having any specific equal opportunity policy, however the Company strongly believes in the principal of inclusion of all in the Organisation without any discrimination on cast, color, gender etc.
5. Return to work and Retention rates of permanent employees and workers that took parental leave
| Gender | Permanent employees | Permanent workers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return to work rate | Retention rate | Return to work rate | Retention rate | |
| Male* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6. Is there a mechanism available to receive and redress grievances for the following categories of employees and worker? If yes, give details of the mechanism in brief.
| Yes/No (If Yes, then give details of the mechanism in brief) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Permanent Workers |
Yes
The grievances of the employees, workers are redressed by a separate Works committee of the Company. The workers of the Company may report their grievances / complaints to their respective Head of Departments / immediate superior which is escalated to the HR department of the Company in case of non-satisfactory resolution. |
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| Other than Permanent Worker | ||
| Permanent Employees | ||
| Other than Permanent Employees | ||
7. Membership of employees and worker in association(s) or Unions recognised by the listed entity:
| Category | FY2023-24 (Current Financial Year) |
FY2022-23 (Previous Financial Year) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total employees/ workers in respective category (A) | No. of employees/ workers in respective category, who are part of association(s) or Union (B) | % (B/A) | Total employees /workers in respective category (C) | No. of employees/ workers in respective category, who are part of association(s) or Union (D) | % (D/C) | |
| Total Permanent Employees | ||||||
| - Male | ||||||
| - Female | ||||||
| Total Permanent Workers | NA | |||||
| - Male | ||||||
| - Female | ||||||
8. Details of training given to employees and workers:
| Category | FY2023-24 (Current Financial Year) |
FY2022-23 (Previous Financial Year) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (A) | On Health and safety measures | On Skill upgradation | Total (D) | On Health and safety measures | On Skill up gradation | ||||||
| No. (B) | % (B/A) | No. (C) | % (C/A) | No. (E) | % (E/D) | No. (F) | % (F/D) | ||||
| Employees | |||||||||||
| Male | 321 | 321 | 100% | 150 | 47% | 504 | 226 | 45 | 184 | 37 | |
| Female | 5 | 5 | 100% | 1 | 20% | 14 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 36 | |
| Total | 326 | 326 | 100% | 151 | 46% | 518 | 229 | 44 | 189 | 37 | |
| Workers | |||||||||||
| Male | 360 | 360 | 100% | 325 | 90% | 164 | 97 | 59 | 114 | 70 | |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 100 | |
| Total | 360 | 360 | 100% | 325 | 90% | 167 | 100 | 60 | 117 | 70 | |
9. Details of performance and career development reviews of employees and worker:
| Category | FY2023-24 (Current Financial Year) |
FY2022-23 (Previous Financial Year) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (A) | No. (B) | % (B/A) | Total (C) | No. (D) | % (D/C) | ||||||
| Employees | |||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Workers | |||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
* No performance appraisals were undertaken as the Company was incurring losses.
10 Health and safety management system:
a). Whether an occupational health and safety management system has been implemented by the entity? (Yes/No). If yes, the coverage such system?
Yes, occupational health and safety management system has been implemented by the entity. It covers
the entire operations. The EHS Policy and management systems have been implemented in accordance
with the International Standards ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System
Standard). EHS Management System defines the mandatory requirements for the systematic management
and execution within the organisation. The Company’s Integrated EHS Management System is accredited
by international certification bodies.
b. What are the processes used to identify work-related hazards and assess risks on a routine and non-routine basis by the entity?
The Company has in place systematic risk management process to identify and control all the hazards in the operations. The Company’s risk management process is applied through five steps Identification, Assessment, Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting) and is the key driver for controlling the risk of EHS in business. All relevant stakeholders and EHS team members are involved in risk assessments and the risk management process. Risk assessments and safe work procedure are developed and approved prior to starting any new activity. All identified risks and risk mitigation plans are documented and communicated to all relevant parties as per ISO system.
c. Whether you have processes for workers to report the work related hazards and to remove themselves from such risks. (Y/N)
Yes, the workers of the Company can approach to the works committee or their head of Department to report the work-related hazards through internal communication so that the same can be redressed at the earliest.
d. Do the employees/ worker of the entity have access to non-occupational medical and healthcare services? (Yes/No)
Yes, all the employees and Workers have access to the first aid kits available at the offices / premises of the Company, also OHC is available along with full time doctors and trained nursing staff in township of the Company for instant and quick relief. In case of any serious medical condition the Company shall arrange for the doctors and hospitalisation in required case.
11. Details of safety related incidents, in the following format:
| Safety Incident/Number | Category | FY2023-24 (Current Financial Year) |
FY2022-23 (Previous Financial Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) (per one million-person hours worked) | Employees | 0.59 | 0 |
| Workers | 0 | 0.104 | |
| Total recordable work-related injuries | Employees | 1 | 0 |
| Workers | 0 | 0 | |
| No. of fatalities | Employees | 1 | 0 |
| Workers | 0 | 0 | |
| High consequence work-related injury or ill-health (excluding fatalities) | Employees | 0 | 0 |
| Workers | 0 | 0 |
12. Describe the measures taken by the entity to ensure a safe and healthy work place.
The Company is committed to creating a healthy and safe work environment for all employees, contractors, and people engaged directly or indirectly in operations. To support this further, there is a systematic risk management process in place to identify and control all the hazards within the operation which requires verification of conformity. The EHS management system has various procedures and EHS norms. Hazard identification, Risk Assessment (HIRA) and Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is implemented as per the Standard Operating Procedure. Safety Committees are in place to review the adequacy of resources for safety and to provide support for safety management system. Deployment of safe and healthy system of work is assured through periodic safety audits and area inspections across all sections.
13. Number of Complaints on the following made by employees and workers:
| FY2023-24 (Current Financial Year ) |
FY2022-23 (Previous Financial Year) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filed during the year | Pending resolution at the end of year | Remarks | Filed during the year | Pending resolution at the end of year | Remarks | |
| Working conditions | 0 | 0 | NA | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Health & safety | 0 | 0 | NA | 0 | 0 | NA |
14. Assessments for the year:
| % of your plants and offices that were assessed (by entity or statutory authorities or third parties) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Health and safety practices | 100% | |
| Working Conditions | ||
15. Provide details of any corrective action taken or underway to address safety-related incidents (if any) and on significant risks / concerns arising from assessments of health & safety practices and working conditions.
The Company’s EHS department and safety committee undertake a review of all safety related incidents. The incidents are being investigated and corrective and preventive actions are being implemented to stop recurrence of such incidents. The effectiveness of corrective actions deployment being checked during safety Audits. Also learning from investigation reports are shared across organisation. Significant risks/concerns arising from assessment of health and safety practices are addressed through elimination of manual job, safety capability building, monitoring and supervision, etc.