Corporate Social
Responsibility
PolicyHP India Sales Private Limited
HP PPS India Operations Private Limited
HP PPS Services India Private Limited
HP Computing and Printing Systems India Private Limited

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1

Introduction

2

Objective & Scope3

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee

4

CSR Budget/CSR Spend

5

CSR Initiatives

6

Publication of CSR Policy & Programs

7

Policy Review & Future Amendment

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INTRODUCTION

1.1

HP Philosophy

Founded in 1939, Hewlett Packard Company’s (HP) founders, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard
started HP with a vision that has transformed HP today into the one of largest providers of
information technology infrastructure, software, services, and solutions to individuals andorganizations of all sizes. HP aims to enrich society and drive sustainable economic growthby giving people and businesses innovative ways to be more creative, productive, andsuccessful through the power of information. HP’s founders, Bill and Dave, first put Global
Citizenship on the list of HP’s corporate objectives in 1957. Being a good corporate citizen is
integral to HP’s corporate purpose of advancing the way people live and work.
In the words of one of the founders Dave Packard “The betterment of society is not a job
to be left to a few. It’s a responsibility to be shared by all.” Today, Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) remains a core value and one of HP’s seven corporate objectives. With
operations in more than 170 countries, HP’s scale means we can positively impact criticalissues affecting communities worldwide. CSR, through our Living Progress initiatives isincorporated into HP’s business strategy, guiding where HP can apply its technologies,
influence and expertise to drive shared value and create a positive impact worldwide. HP’s
CSR commitments include, but are not limited to, education, healthcare, energy and climatechange, and betterment of the society through respect for universal human rights and theenvironment, acting with integrity and accountability and operating responsibly andsustainably.

1.2

CSR in India

CSR in India has traditionally been seen as a philanthropic activity. While the corporatehouses have been traditionally engaged in doing CSR activities voluntarily, the new CSR
provisions put formal and greater responsibility on companies to set out clear framework
and process to ensure strict compliance.
The new Companies Act 2013 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’), has introduced the ideaof CSR to the forefront and through its “Comply-or-Explain” mandate. It mandates
qualifying companies to constitute Corporate Social Responsibility Committee to effectively
monitor CSR activities of the Company. Further the Companies (Corporate Social
Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as “CSR Rules”) lays down theframework and modalities of carrying out CSR activities which are specified in Schedule VIIof the Act.

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OBJECTIVE & SCOPE

The main objective of the CSR Policy is to lay down guidelines for HP India Entities to make
CSR as one of the key focus areas to adhere to HP’s Global Living Progress strategy that
focuses on making a positive contribution to society through high impact, sustainable
programs.
This Policy covers current as well as proposed CSR activities to be undertaken by theCompany and examining their alignment with Schedule VII of the Act as amended from time
to time. It covers the CSR activities which are being carried out in India only and includes
strategy that defines plans for future CSR activities.
The Company proposes to implement its CSR activities in various sectors stated hereunder:
2.1

Focus Areas & Priorities

HP’s CSR focus areas would be in line to the Schedule VII activities:(i) eradicating hunger, poverty and malnutrition, promoting health care including
preventive health care and sanitation including contribution to the Swach Bharat
Kosh set-up by the Central Government for the promotion of sanitation and making
available safe drinking water;(ii) promoting
education, including
specialeducation
andemployment
enhancing vocation skills especially among children, women, elderly, and thedifferently abled and livelihood enhancement projects;(iii) promoting gender equality, empowering women, setting up homes and hostels for
women and orphans; setting up old age homes, day care centres and such otherfacilities for senior citizens and measures for reducing inequalities faced by sociallyand economically backward groups;(iv) ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological balance, protection of flora andfauna, animal welfare, agroforestry, conservation of natural resources andmaintaining quality of soil, air and water 48[including contribution to the Clean
Ganga Fund setup by the Central Government for rejuvenation of river Ganga;(v) protection of National Heritage, art and culture including restoration of buildings
and sites of historical importance and works of art; setting up public libraries;
promotion and development of traditional arts and handicrafts;(vi) measure for the benefit of armed force veterans, war widows and their dependents,
Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Central Para Military Forces (CPMF)
veterans, and their dependents including widows;(vii) training to promote rural sports, nationally recognized sports, Paralympic sports andOlympics sports;

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(viii)contribution to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund or Prime Minister's Central
Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) or any otherfund set up by the Central Government for socio-economic development and relief
and welfare of the Scheduled Castes, the Schedule Tribes, other backward classes,
minorities and women;(ix) (a) Contribution to incubators or research and development projects in the field of
science, technology, engineering and medicine, funded by the Central Government
or State Government or Public Sector Undertaking or any agency of the Central
Government or State Government; and (b) Contributions to public funded
Universities; Indian Institute of Technology (IITs); National Laboratories andautonomous bodies established under Department of Atomic Energy (DAE);
Department of Biotechnology (DBT); Department of Science and Technology (DST);
Department of Pharmaceuticals; Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy,
Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH); Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology and other bodies, namely Defense Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO); Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR); Indian Councilof Medical Research (ICMR) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),
engaged in conducting research in science, technology, engineering and medicine
aimed at promoting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
(x) rural development projects.
(xi) slum area development.
(xii) disaster management, including relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction activities.

The Company will review the sectors fromadditions/deletions/clarifications to the above sectors.

time

to

time

and

make

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CSR COMMITTEE

3.1

Constitution

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 135 of the Act, the Board of Directors shall constitutethe Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee. The Members of CSR shall be
appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company which must consist of at least two or
more Directors.

3.2

Responsibilities of the Committee

Following are the responsibilities of the CSR Committee:(i)

Formulate CSR Policy and recommend the same to the Board of Directors of theCompany for approval(ii) Recommend CSR activities as stated under Schedule VII of the Act(iii) Approve to undertake CSR activities in collaboration with HP Group companies/
other Companies/firms/NGOs etc. and to separately report the same inaccordance with the CSR Rules(iv) Recommend the CSR Budget(v) Spend the allocated CSR amount on the CSR activities once it is approved by the
Board of Directors of the Company in accordance with the Act and the CSR Rules(vi) Create transparent monitoring mechanism for implementation of CSR Initiatives
in India(vii) Submit the Reports to the Board in respect of the CSR activities undertaken by theCompany(viii) Monitor CSR Policy from time to time(ix) Monitor activities/charter of Joint Working Group (JWG) who are authorized toensure that the CSR activities of the Company are implemented effectively(x) Authorize executives of the Company to attend the CSR Committee Meetings

3.3

Frequency of the Meetings of the CSR Committee

The CSR Committee shall meet at least once in a quarter. Members of the CSR Committee
can agree upon mutually regarding time and place for the said meetings. Quorum for the
meeting should be two. The Members of the Committee may participate in the meeting
either in person or through video conferencing or other audio visual means in accordancewith the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder from time totime. Members of the Living Progress Team of HP shall be the Permanent Invitees to thesaid Meeting. Other Members of the Senior Management may attend the CSR Committee
Meetings as may be appropriate, subject to the approval of the CSR Committee. Minutes of
the CSR Committee shall be placed before the Board for noting.
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CSR BUDGET/CSR SPEND

The Act mandates companies meeting the qualification criteria to allocate certain portionof its annual net profits (before tax) during the three immediately preceding financial years
to be spent on CSR Activities that fall under purview of Schedule VII of the Act.
4.1

CSR Expenditure:

Net profit means profit more fully described under Rule 2(f) of the CSR Rules. The CSR
expenditure shall include all expenditure including contribution to corpus or on projects orprograms relating to CSR activities approved by the Board of Directors on therecommendation of its CSR Committee but does not include any expenditure on an item notin conformity or not in line with activities stated under Schedule VII of the Act.
1. The board shall ensure that the administrative overheads shall not exceed five
percent of total CSR expenditure of the company for the financial year.
2. Any surplus arising out of the CSR activities shall not form part of the businessprofit of a company and shall be ploughed back into the same project or shall betransferred to the Unspent CSR Account and spent in pursuance of CSR policy andannual action plan of the company or transfer such surplus amount to a Fund
specified in Schedule VII, within a period of six months of the expiry of the financialyear.
3. Where a company spends an amount in excess of requirement provided under subsection (5) of section135, such excess amount may be set off against therequirement to spend under sub-section (5) of section135 up to immediate
succeeding three financial years subject to the conditions that –(a) the excess amount available for set off shall not include the surplus arising outof the CSR activities, if any, in pursuance of sub-rule (2) of this rule.
(b) the Board of the company shall pass a resolution to that effect.
4. The CSR amount may be spent by a company for creation or acquisition of a capital
asset, which shall be held by (a) a company established under section 8 of the Act, or a Registered Public Trustor Registered Society,(b) having charitable objects and CSR Registration Number under sub-rule (2) ofrule 4; or(c) beneficiaries of the said CSR project, in the form of self-help groups,
collectives, entities; or(d) a public authority:

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(e) Provided that any capital asset created by a company prior to thecommencement of the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy)
Amendment Rules, 2021, shall within a period of one hundred and eighty days
from such commencement comply with the requirement of this rule, which
may be extended by a further period of not more than ninety days with theapproval of the Board based on reasonable justification.
4.2

Expenditure on CSR capabilities

The Company may build CSR capabilities of their own personnel as well as of their
Implementing Agencies and such expenditure shall not exceed 5% of the total CSR spend of
the Company as stated in the Rules from time to time. Determination of whether aparticular expenses fall within this 5% cap can be decided in consultation of the Chief
Financial Officer of the Company based on the clarification available from time to time inthis regard.

4.3

Failure to spend the CSR Money•

If the company fails to spend the prescribed CSR amount during any FY and such
unspent amount pertains to any ongoing project, the company shall transfer theunspent amount to a special bank account to be opened by the company in thatbehalf for that financial year in any scheduled bank to be called the Unspent
Corporate Social Responsibility Account within a period of thirty days from the endof the financial year.

•

The company would be required to spend that amount within three financial years
from the date of such transfer. If a company fails to do so, it shall transfer the final
balance of the unspent amount to a Fund specified in Schedule VII of the Companies
Act, 2013 within thirty days from the date of completion of the third financial year.

•

If the company fails to spend the prescribed CSR amount other than on an ongoingproject, then the Board shall transfer such unspent amount to a Fund specified in
Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 within a period of 6 months of the expiry of
the financial year.

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CSR INITIATIVES

In line with Schedule VII of the Act and the CSR Rules, the Company shall undertake CSR
activities included in its Annual CSR Plan, as recommended by the CSR Committee at the
beginning of each year. The Committee is authorized to approve any modification to theexisting Annual CSR Plan or to propose any new program during the financial year underreview.
5.1

Annual Action Plan

The Annual CSR Plan is a yearly plan of CSR activities which would include guiding principles
for selection, implementation and monitoring of CSR activities. It would be placed before
the Board of Directors of the Company based on recommendation of its CSR Committee
which outlines the following aspects of CSR initiatives of the Company:• the list of CSR projects or programmes that are approved to be undertaken in areasor subjects specified in Schedule VII of the Act;• the manner of execution of such projects or programmes as specified in sub-rule (1)of rule 4;• the modalities of utilization of funds and implementation schedules for the projects
or programmes;• monitoring and reporting mechanism for the projects or programmes; and• details of need and impact assessment, if any, for the projects undertaken by thecompany:• Any other information as may be required by the CSR Committee
5.2
I.

Collaboration
The Board shall ensure that the CSR activities are undertaken by the company itself
or through • a company established under section 8 of the Act, or a registered public trust ora registered society, registered under section 12A and 80 G of the Income Tax Act,
1961 (43 of 1961), established by the company, either singly or along with anyother company, or• a company established under section 8 of the Act or a registered trust or aregistered society, established by the Central Government or State Government;or• any entity established under an Act of Parliament or a State legislature; or• a company established under section 8 of the Act, or a registered public trust ora registered society, registered under section 12A and 80G of the Income Tax Act,
1961, and having an established track record of at least three years inundertaking similar activities.
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II.

III.

IV.

V.

Company may engage international organizations for designing, monitoring andevaluation of the CSR projects or programmes as per its CSR policy as well as forcapacity building of their own personnel for CSR.
Company may also collaborate with other companies for undertaking projects orprogrammes or CSR activities in such a manner that the CSR committees ofrespective companies are in a position to report separately on such projects orprogrammes in accordance with these rules.
The Board of a company shall satisfy itself that the funds so disbursed have beenutilized for the purposes and in the manner as approved by it and the Chief Financial
Officer or the person responsible for financial management shall certify to theeffect.
In case of ongoing project, the Board of a Company shall monitor the
implementation of the project with reference to the approved timelines and yearwise allocation and shall be competent to make modifications, if any, for smooth
implementation of the project within the overall permissible time period.”

The Company may collaborate with other HP Affiliates or its subsidiaries or any other
Company as may be approved by CSR Committee to implement CSR activities and the same
shall form a part of the Annual CSR Plan. The Company may form trusts on its own to carryout CSR activities in accordance with the CSR Rules and to administer its CSR activities. The
Company may also collaborate its CSR activities with other HP Affiliates or its subsidiaries
or any other Company as may be eligible and approved by the CSR Committee vis-à-vis theBoard of Directors and towards this effort, the Company may jointly along with other HP
Affiliates or its subsidiaries or any other Company form Trusts to administer the CSR
activities.
5.3

Disqualifying Activities for CSR

I.

activities undertaken in pursuance of normal course of business of the company:
Provided that any company engaged in research and development activity of new
vaccine, drugs and medical devices in their normal course of business may
undertake research and development activity of new vaccine, drugs and medical
devices related to COVID-19 for financial years 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 subject tothe conditions that:a.

such research and development activities shall be carried out incollaboration with any of the institutes or organizations mentioned in item(ix) of Schedule VII to the Act.

b.

details of such activity shall be disclosed separately in the Annual report on
CSR included in the Board’s Report.
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II.

III.
IV.
V.
VI.

any activity undertaken by the company outside India except for training of Indian
sports personnel representing any State or Union territory at national level or India
at international level;
contribution of any amount directly or indirectly to any political party under section
182 of the Act;
activities benefitting employees of the company as defined in clause (k) of section 2of the Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of 2019);
activities supported by the companies on sponsorship basis for deriving marketing
benefits for its products or services;
activities carried out for fulfilment of any other statutory obligations under any law
in force in India;

5.4

CSR ReportingI.

The Board's Report of the company covered under these rules pertaining to any
financial year shall include an annual report on CSR containing particulars specified
in Annexure I or Annexure II, as applicable.
In case of a foreign company, the balance sheet filed under clause (b) of sub-section(1) of section 381 of the Act, shall contain an annual report on CSR containing
particulars specified in Annexure I or Annexure II, as applicable.

II.

III.
a. In case the average CSR obligation for any of the HP India Entities crosses ten crore
rupees or more in pursuance of subsection (5) of section 135 of the Act, in the three
immediately preceding financial years, HP shall undertake impact assessment,
through an independent agency, of our CSR projects having outlays of one crore
rupees or more, and which have been completed not less than one year before
undertaking the impact study.
b. The impact assessment reports shall be placed before the Board and shall beannexed to the annual report on CSR.
c. Company may book the expenditure towards Corporate Social Responsibility forthat financial year, which shall not exceed five percent of the total CSR expenditure
for that financial year or fifty lakh rupees, whichever is less.”

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PUBLICATION OF CSR POLICY & PROGRAMS

6.1

Publication of the CSR Policy

As per the CSR Rules, the contents of the CSR Policy shall be included in the Directors’
Report and the same shall be displayed on the Company’s website along-with
Composition of CSR committee and CSR projects approved by the board.

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POLICY REVIEW & FUTURE AMENDMENTThe Committee shall annually review its CSR Policy from time to time and make suitablechanges as may be required and submit the same for the approval of the Board.

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CONTACTFor queries related to CSR policy and activities, please write to us at:
hpindiacsr@hp.com

For more updates on our CSR activities please visit:https://www.hpindiacsr.com/

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Annexure 1
Composition of CSR Committee

EntityDirector

HP India Sales Private Limited

Ketan Patel
Deepa Swaminathan
Ananda Raghuveer Naik

EntityHP PPS India Operations
Private Limited

Director
Deepa Swaminathan
Tapas Panda

EntityHP PPS Services India Private
LimitedEntityHP Computing and Printing
Systems India Private Limited

Director
Manish Suresh Batra
Sudhir Vaderhobli
Lakshminarayana

Director
Manish Suresh Batra
Sudhir Vaderhobli
Lakshminarayana

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Annexure II
Approved CSR Projects for FY 22-23a) The list of CSR projects or programs that are approved to be undertaken in areas or
subjects specified in Schedule VII of the Act and manner of their execution.

Sr.

1

Broad
Category (Inline toSchedule VII
Activities)

promotingeducation,
includingspecialeducation andemployment
enhancing
vocation skills
especiallyamongchildren,women, elderly
and thedifferently
abled andlivelihood
enhancement
projects.

Brief Details of the Project
Name of the
Project

HP ALFA

Thematic
Area

Educationand Skill
Development

Modalities of
Execution

Brief Details of the ProjectThrough
Implementing
AgencyNIIT
FOUNDATIONThe HP ALFA project aims toenhance students' learning
outcomes in government
schools by implementing
improved digital learning
methods and establishingsmart classrooms. Thisnational-level initiative aims
to digitalize 2,017
classrooms in government
schools within two years,
benefiting 800,000 students
annually. Each school will
have one senior class(grades 9-12) equipped witha TV, Android Box, printer,computing devices forteachers, and othernecessary equipment for
integrating technology into
education delivery.
Additionally, the project will
focus on building thecapacity of the school
faculty to effectively utilize
the available resources,
including technology andcontent, in order to
optimize student learning.

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3

promotingeducation,
includingspecialeducation andemployment
enhancing
vocation skills
especiallyamongchildren,women, elderly
and thedifferently
abled andlivelihood
enhancement
projects.

promotingeducation,
includingspecialeducation andemployment
enhancing
vocation skills
especiallyamongchildren,women, elderly
and thedifferently
abled andlivelihood
enhancement
projects.

Through
Implementing
AgencyBYRRAJUFOUNDATION - 2
VehiclesHP CLAP
Project rollout
at 7 Locations

Quality of
Education

JUBILANTBHARTIA
FOUNDATION - 2
Vehicles
ARVIND
FOUNDATION - 2
Vehicles
SOCIETY FOR ALL
ROUND
DEVELOPMENT 1 Vehicle

HP CLAP
Project
Management PAN India

Quality of
Education

HP CLAP is designed toensure Continued Learning
Opportunities for Students
who have been adversely
affected due to pervasive
lockdown during the
COVID19 pandemic. CLAP
provides digital learning
opportunities to students
across low-income groupsocieties, condominiums,
and Govt schools. Eachvehicle is equipped with 120
computational devices,servers, networking
equipment, wifi devices, onthe-go laptop charging karts,
UPS, Generators, andservillance

HP CLAP is designed toensure Continued Learning
Opportunities for Students
who have been adversely
affected due to pervasive
lockdown during the
COVID19 pandemic. CLAP
provides digital learning
Throughopportunities to students
Implementing
across low-income group
AgencyNASSCOM
societies, condominiums,
FOUNDATION
and Govt schools. Eachvehicle is equipped with 120
computational devices,servers, networking
equipment, wifi devices, onthe-go laptop charging karts,
UPS, Generators, andsurveillance

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4promotingeducation,
includingspecialeducation andemployment
enhancing
vocation skills
especiallyamongchildren,women, elderly
and thedifferently
abled andlivelihood
enhancement
projects.

HP SKILLCENTER Delhi,
Karnataka andTamil Nadu

Skill Training
and
Employability

Through
Implementing
AgencyNIIT
FOUNDATION

HP, in collaboration withNIIT Foundation, iscommitted to empowering
underprivileged youth byproviding them with thenecessary skills to enhancetheir employability andcontribute to the nation'sGDP. As part of thisinitiative, HP will support
three skill development
centers located in Delhi,
Bangalore, and Chennai.
These centers will primarily
focus on delivering certified
employability courses toindividuals between theages of 18 and 28.
Additionally, the skill
development centers willoffer certified courses
specifically designed forchildren aged 14 to 18,
aiming to make a significant
impact in urban slums andcommunities. The training
programs will cover a rangeof courses in the BPO(Business Process
Outsourcing) and IT(Information Technology)
sectors.

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5promotingeducation,
includingspecialeducation andemployment
enhancing
vocation skills
especiallyamongchildren,women, elderly
and thedifferently
abled andlivelihood
enhancement
projects.

HP VR LAB NCERT DELHI

Educationand Skill
Development

Through
Implementing
AgencySOCIETY
FOR ALL ROUNDDEVELOPMENT

The establishment of the labaims to develop
comprehensive content in
the fields of Virtual Reality(VR) and Augmented Reality(AR) by creating an
extensive curated repository
with the assistance of ateam of experts. SARD
(Society For All RoundDevelopment), one ofIndia's prominent NGOs, hasbeen engaged as theimplementing partner forthis project.The "HP Virtual
Lab for Teachers Training"
will be equipped with stateof-the-art equipment,
including VR-readycomputers, VR headsets andcontrollers, printers,
scanners, and a network
connected with the latest
software. A dedicated teamwill be appointed tocollaborate with the CIETNCERT think tank to develop
grade-appropriate thematic
VR content. This lab willserve as a model for the
National Council of
Educational Research andTraining (NCERT), inspiring
State Councils of
Educational Research andTraining (SCERTs) toestablish similar labs in theirrespective regions. Theselabs will adapt NCERT
content to local
geographies, integrating
appropriate culturalelements and providing
translation services.

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6promotingeducation,
includingspecialeducation andemployment
enhancing
vocation skills
especiallyamongchildren,women, elderly
and thedifferently
abled andlivelihood
enhancement
projects.

7

promotingeducation,
includingspecialeducation andemployment
enhancing
vocation skills
especiallyamongchildren,women, elderly
and thedifferently
abled andlivelihood
enhancement
projects.

HP Muskaan
Smart School Karnataka

Quality of
Education

Education,
NGO Digital
Skill
Empowerment Development
Programand
Employability

Through
Implementing
AgencyROTARYBANGALORE IT
CORRIDOR
CHARITABLE
TRUSTThrough
Implementing
AgencySOCIETY FOR ALL
ROUND
DEVELOPMENTThe HP Muskaan project isfocused on enhancing
students' learning outcomesin government schools byimplementing enhanced
digital learning methods andsmart classroom setups. The
project aims to improve theoverall learning levels ofstudents in these schools byleveraging digitaltechnologies and providingthem with access tointeractive and engaging
educational resources. By
integrating technology into
the classroom environment,
the HP Muskaan project
strives to create a more
dynamic and effective
learning experience forstudents, leading to
improved learning
outcomes.

Technological solutions canplay a crucial role inempowering NGOs andeducational institutions
working in education andskill building. By adopting
technological tools andplatforms, theseorganizations can make agreater impact in theircommunities and enhancetheir own capacity building.

jhgjgjhjkkjhb) Manner of execution of such projects or programs
Program implementation through Trust, Society, Section 8 company, Foundation, anddirect implementation

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c)Modalities of utilization of funds and implementation schedules for the projects/
programs

The CSR budget is in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, Rules
framed thereunder, and theCSR Policy framed by the Company
ii. The CSR budget spent on CSR activities is approved by the Board on the recommendationof the CSR Committee
iii. The funds shall be disbursed depending upon the nature of the projects or programmes
iv. All projects involve outlay for financial year 2021-22, as approved by the Board
v. Any change in the outlay will be subject to CSR Committee recommendation and Board’s
approval
vi. All the CSR projects shall be implemented as per the scheduled timeline as decided or as in
the respective agreementi.

d) Monitoring and Reporting mechanism for the projects or programmes

The monitoring of the CSR Activities may be undertaken in the form of periodical review,
field visit, periodical reports, verification, monitoring and validation by monitoring
partner etc. The CSR Committee shall review the progress on Annual Action Plan
ii. The Board shall review the status of implementation and fund utilization of various
projects and programmesi.

e) Impact Assessment:
Impact assessment if required, would be conducted as per program closure and in linewith the requirements of the Act, Rules,amendments, and clarifications, thereof.

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