Hero Group's humane approach is manifest in all aspects of
commercial production.
The Group undertakes various projects and activities of socio-humanitarian
nature to contribute to the National Mainstream. Group Companies,
Hero Cycles Limited and Hero Honda Motors Limited have been
pioneers within the Group, in undertaking socially productive
work of myriad nature.
Healthcare
Raman Munjal Memorial Hospital is a 100-bed hospital with
a well-equipped laboratory, a fully functional operation theatre,
an out patient department as well as a casualty section.
A fully equipped mobile clinic provides comprehensive health
care to the rural masses.
The medical centre on the factory premises of the Group Companies
is open for the sub-urban and rural communities of the surrounding
areas. The medical centre is also equipped to provide First
Aid and ambulance acility for road accident victims.
Other efforts, under the auspices of Hero Honda Motors Limited
include:
Eye Camps: With over 15,000 patients examined and about
1700 cataract operations performed so far, these Eye Camps
have also aided patients with free accommodation, food and
medicines.
Family Planning Camps: Held since 1993 at the Civil
Hospital, Rewari and Bawal, these camps offer monetary incentives
to the masses to adopt family planning measures. Blood Donations
Camps: These camps are being organised on a regular basis
since 1992. 464 units have been donated to Indian Red Cross
Society in the last camps.
ENT Check up Camps: Conducted by specialists from AIIMS,
these camps have been organized since November 1997
Heart Check-up Camps: Since July 1988, free camps are
being organized in collaboration with Escorts Heart Institute
and Research Centre, where specialised diagnosis methods like
Echocardiography and ECG are used.
Rehabilitation Camps: Conducted with the assistance
of the District Rehabilitation Centre, Red Cross Society,
Rewari, these camps help physically challenged villagers to
rehabilitate and re-employ themselves. Many patients have
found a new lease of life on account of the physical aids
given to them.
Dermatology Camps: Held for the first time in October
1999, the camp saw around 460 patients, where 365 patients
underwent treatment for various skin ailments. Furthermore,
three Acupressure camps were also held in January 2000 where
450 persons were offered treatment and advice.
School Health Programmes: The Raman Munjal Vidya Mandir
was the first school to participate in this programme. Students
underwent annual medical check up to detect nutritional deficiencies
and were advised on improving and monitoring personal hygiene,
immunisation as well as prevention & control of communicable
diseases.
Immunisation Programmes: All Hero Honda employees and
their families benefit from immunisation programmes for Hepatitis
and Typhoid fever. More than 6,000 people have been immunised
so far. The company is also an active participant in the National
Pulse Polio immunisation programmes.
In-house Health Activities: The company takes a keen
interest in the welfare of its employees with the dissemination
of health information among them by means of lectures, group
sessions, printed material, audio visual aids, display boards,
etc.
AIDS Awareness Programmes: In association with CIL
Hero Honda has done immense work to promote awareness about
AIDS.
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Education
The Raman Kant Munjal Trust fund, instituted in 1992, has
helped set up a primary school in Dharuhera. Today the Raman
Kant Munjal Vidya Mandir has grown into one of the best senior
secondary schools in Daruhera. The school is affiliated to
the Central Board of Secondary Education.
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Engineering
Innovative engineering for Hero Honda means using the right
and specifically designed technology that meets the Indian
consumer's requirements as well as testing road conditions.
This is exemplified by Honda's reliable 4 stroke engines and
their amazing fuel efficiency. No wonder then, that Hero Honda
has manufactured 4-stroke engines ever since its inception
in 1985. Hero Honda has recieved ISO 14001 certification for
Environmental Conservation.
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Environment
Hero Group Companies have strived to provide environmental
friendly products as well as manufacturing units. Hero Honda's
"We Care" programme was initiated with a focus on environmental
conservation and awareness, and now extends its influence
to multi-dimensional activities, for the socio-economic betterment
of society.
The 4-stroke Hero Honda motorcycles undergo a high technology
process to meet the most demanding of pollution norms at every
level. Hero mopeds and motorcycles having the lowest pollution
emission levels in their categories on Indian roads.
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Public
Amenities
Hero Honda has adopted 10 villages located within a radius
of 10 kilometres radius of the Dahruhera plant for their integrated
rural development such as education, drinking water, roads,
street lighting, panchayat ghar etc.
The villages in and around the Hero Honda factory have been
facing acute shortage of drinking water as South Haryana is
a water scarce area. Keeping in view the scarcity of drinking
water, the Company has so far installed 75 hand pumps and
a water cooler of 120 litres capacity at State Roadways Bus
Stand, Rewari for providing cool drinking water to the passengers.
The company has constructed approximately 5 kilometres of
roads and connected these villages to the national highway.
Four primary school buildings have been renovated and sanitation
facilities provided.
In order to promote non-conventional sources of energy the
Company has subsidised the installation of bio-gas plants
by 50%. Fifteen such plants are currently operational.
Employment Generating Programmes
A Vocational
Training Centre was opened in February 1993 to train the rural
women in such vocations, which could provide them gainful
employment. This centre offers a six months diploma course
affiliated to Northern Sales (India) Jullandhar that is sponsored
by Usha Sewing Machines and conducts embroidery classes and
knitting and fashion designing courses.
Donations
The Group
regularly donates in both cash and kind to concerned authorities
and organizations for social causes. This includes donation
of vehicles for use as ambulances, money for construction
of auditoriums and community halls, blankets for the needy,
and help for War Widows.
Safety Awareness Programmes
As a leader
in the two-wheeler market segment, the Group has taken upon
itself the onus to organize programmes on road wherein participants
are made aware of driving techniques, road safety signals
and about the precautions to be taken when on the road.
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Sports
and Entertainment
The
association of the Hero Group with sports began in 1993, when
Hero Honda sponsored the India-Sri Lanka Test Series, followed
by the Hero Cup in November 1993. From then on there has been
no looking back. The sponsorship of the Womens' World Cup
in 1997 came next, then the ICC Cricket World Cup in 1999.
This established Hero Honda as a serious patron of Indian
cricket. At present, Hero Honda is one of the official sponsors
of ICC World Cup Cricket upto 2003.
Hero Honda further extended its association with sports with
the Hero Honda Masters Golf Tournament, 1997 - an event on
the Asian PGA Tour. Hero Honda has since sponsored this event
every year and helped it grow into one of the most prestigious
golf tournaments in India.
The Group also has an equally strong passion for entertainment.
Over the years, Hero Honda has sponsored film awardes like
The Hero Honda Stardust Millennium Honours and the BFJA Awards
for Bengali Films. In a gesture that honours and salutes some
of the finest talent in South Indian Cinema, Hero Honda also
recently sponsored the 20th Cinema Express Awards.
The Hero Group has set up the Hero Indian Sports Academy (HISA)
to be developed along the same lines as the globally known
Laurens World Sports Academy, founded by Daimler Chrysler and
Richemont. HISA to be comprised of sporting legends from
India, is to mirror the work of Laurens within India for the
benefit of the Laurens Sport for Good Foundation (Indian
Chapter). The objective of HISA is two folds: to recognize,
build and award outstanding sport talent within the country;
and to support projects in India where sport is being used as
a vehicle to address social change through the Laurens sport
for Good Foundation.Every year leading Sportspersons who have
brought laurels to our nation are honoured by HISA
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