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Mission Employee Suraksha
guarantees the family of the
deceased employee Response COVID-19

Last drawn salary for
the next five years

Funding of children’s
education in India till

Ms. Dhvani from team Jio, working from home and providing critical graduation
support through the pandemic

Mission Employee Care Lifetime medical
coverage for the family
From the beginning of the pandemic, the RIL Group took extreme care to
address the needs of employees within the organisation. From facilitating
health check-ups and testing to providing vaccinations free of cost, D10 lakh lumpsum payment
it ensured that every Reliance employee was assured of the care and
protection of the RIL's ‘Employee Care’ programme. Most of all, it ensured to the family of the deceased
that the family of an employee, lost to COVID-19, had full support and off-roll employee
protection of Reliance.
Reliance Foundation is committed to taking care of all the families of these
employees, and attending to their education and healthcare needs. Under Rural Community member Sunita Dhurve
the Mission Employee Suraksha, Reliance will pay the family the salary of stitching masks
the deceased employee for the next five years and finance the children's Shahdol Community Mask Making
education in India till graduation, along with ensuring lifetime continuity of
medical coverage to the family.
Reliance is also committed to paying a lumpsum amount of Helping rural communities cope with the pandemic
D 10 lakh to the families of its off-roll employees who succumbed to
COVID-19. With such measures, Reliance Foundation is ensuring the Rural communities were made aware of the safety measures against COVID-19 and equipped with
security and well-being of the affected families of its employees. information and support to guard against the virus as people returned to villages from their workplaces
in distant parts of the country. This was done by working closely with local government institutions such
as Gram Panchayats (GPs) and community organisations like women’s Self-Help Groups (SHGs).
Free vaccination drive for Equipping communities with
communities
Starting March 5, 2021, the facility was first knowledge and preparedness
opened to those above 60 years of age When people started moving back to their homes in villages
and those in the 45-59 age group with from their workplace, the challenge was to contain the
comorbidities. spread of the virus in rural areas. Rural communities also
had to deal with market disruptions. Reliance Foundation
From April 1, it was extended to those
Free vaccines being administered to employees and their families at Reliance above 45 years and from May 1, it was stepped in to provide specialised help and advice to GPs
Corporate Park under Mission Vaccine Suraksha and other community groups on financial support and
opened to all above 18 years of age. availing of livelihood promotion schemes announced by the
The vaccination arrangements were government. Capacity-building support was also provided
Mission Vaccine Suraksha made with stringent COVID safety to help returning migrants access livelihood opportunities in
protocol in place. farming, horticulture, animal husbandry and fisheries. Interim
Mass vaccination is India's urgent priority now. Through Sir H N Reliance A seamless online process was made employment was provided to labourers, especially migrants.
Foundation Hospital, Reliance Foundation has rolled out a massive available through JioHealthHub that
vaccination drive with over 171 vaccinations centres across the country, leveraged the COWIN portal. In addition, the community was mobilised to provide
thus contributing significantly to India's drive for mass vaccination against emergency support and response. GPs and SHGs mentored
COVID-19. by Reliance Foundation took the lead in creating awareness
on COVID-19 and ensuring precautions. SHGs also took the
initiative to stitch masks and distribute them to frontline
workers.

10 lakh+ people 7,600+ migrant labourers
Linked to wage employment
COVID-19 crisis in Rajam, Andhra Pradesh
Provided free COVID-19 vaccinations Youth volunteers and Gram Panchayat leaders responding to the opportunities