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QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF WELSPUN GROUP OF COMPANIES VOLUME XI ISSUE 2 June 2012 Wel-Wisher Cover Story: Touching Lives, Changing Lifestyles Corporate News: BK Goenka amongst “India’s Most Powerful CEO’s” CSR: Amity CSR Award to WEL

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QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF WELSPUN GROUP OF COMPANIES

VOLUME XI ISSUE 2 June 2012

Wel-Wisher

Cover Story: Touching Lives, Changing Lifestyles

Corporate News: BK Goenka amongst “India’s Most Powerful CEO’s”

CSR: Amity CSR Award to WEL

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Key Snapshots

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Welspun House, 7th Floor, Kamala City,

Conceived, edited & designed by Corporate Communications,

Welspun Group.

For private circulation only

Dare to Commit

Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400 013, INDIA.

Telephone : +91 22 66136000

Feedback / Suggestions : [email protected]

Website : www.welspun.com

Chief‘s Chat

Welspun India Ltd. Welspun

Welspun Syntex Ltd. Welspun Steel Ltd.

Welspun Zucchi Textiles Ltd. Welspun Retail Ltd.

Welspun U.S.A. Inc. Welspun UK Ltd.

Welspun Tubular LLC Remi Metals Gujarat Ltd.

Welspun Natural Resources Pvt. Ltd. Welspun Energy Ltd.

Welspun Global Brands Ltd. Welspun Maxsteel Ltd.

Welspun Investments & Commercials Ltd. Welspun Projects Ltd.

Welspun Middle East Pipe Coating LLC Welspun Middle East Pipe LLC

Welspun Global Trade LLC Welspun Infratech Ltd.

Corp Ltd.

Welspun Group Companies

Dear Welspunites,

Welspun's social commitment is an established part of our sustainability

strategy and corporate policy. Through our various CSR initiatives we

promote social development by creating a viable economic future. To meet

our commitment, we seek to respect the rule of law, adopt appropriate

international standards and strictly follow our 3 Guiding Principles i.e.

the 3 'E's - EDUCATION, EMPOWERMENT and Health and

ENVIRONMENT. Welspun believes that local stakeholder engagement

is extremely important. That is the reason we adhere to a collaborative,

consultative approach in all our communities by supporting innovative

programs in health, education, environment, as well as cultural and civic

projects. It takes utmost care to integrate community investment

considerations into decision-making and business practices, and assists in

local capacity building to develop mutually beneficial relationships with

the community.

In this issue of Welwisher, we have tried to capture the essence of the

various CSR activities that we have done under our 3 'E's. The cover story

will give you a holistic overview of the activities and projects that the

company has undertaken for the society at large. Notable among them is

the Effluent Treatment Plant and Nisargruna Biogas plant which are the

first of its kind.

In an exclusive survey carried out by India's leading business daily. The

Economic Times in association with IMRB International, featured Mr.

Goenka in ‘India’s Most Powerful CEOs’ list. This milestone further

exemplifies the resilience and 'Dare to Commit' motto of our leadership.

In our News section, we have featured a letter from Mr Mike Beebe,

Governor Arkansas, USA, appreciating our association with Arkansas

and looking forward to our new ERW mill. It is indeed heartening to see

such wonderful gratitude being sent to us for the commendable work that

we have been doing. The actual letter has been put in the magazine for all

of you to read. Another achievement worth mentioning is one of our

newest business verticals; Welspun Energy which created yet another

benchmark when they generated their first revenue.

A sixth feat worth mentioning is the winning of the Indian Merchant

Chambers Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Merit Award for quality

education by Welspun Vidya Mandir, Salav. This accolade has once

again proved the dedication and efforts of this school since the last three

years. I wish them all the very best and hope that we conquer many such

heights in the years to come.

As we are nearing the end of our financial year, we are well on track with

our business goals. The company, with its strong global footprint, is all

geared to capitalize on emerging opportunity. Our dedication coupled

with our ' Dare to Commit' motto will help us to reach higher for the stars.

? Mrs. Dipali Goenka

CONTENTS

People

Cover Story

Awards & Achievements

Events

Corporate Social Responsibility

Vidya Mandir

Expressions

Corporate News 02

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corporate news

A feather in the cap

The Group added yet another feather in its

cap when, Mr. Mike Beebe, Governor,

Arkansas, USA sent a letter to Mr. Goenka to

congratulate Welspun on the new expansion

project in LittleRock.

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BK Goenka features in the list of ‘India's Most Powerful CEOs’

B K Goenka, Chairman Welspun Group has been ranked amongst India's Most Powerful CEOs in an exclusive survey carried out by India's leading business daily The Economic Times in association with IMRB International.

Mr. Goenka is ranked 72nd between the two very powerful and eminent personalities from the world of finance – Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai of HSBC India at 71st and Ms. Kalpana Morparia of J P

Morgan India at 73rd. The survey was an endeavour to identify the business leaders who are well-recognised by people for their efforts in shaping corporate India.

It is important to note that the survey was not based only on financial numbers but also identified the top business leaders who were well-recognised by other top management level corporate leaders. The CEOs were also evaluated by corporate people in senior/middle management roles on six important parameters - 'Leadership', 'Strategy & Innovation', 'Performance', 'Stature', 'Social Contribution/ Sustainability', and 'Governance'.

The list includes the who's of corporate India such as Mr. Ratan Tata, Mr. Mukesh Ambani, Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Mr. Azim Premji and Ms. Chanda Kocchar amongst others.

This is an important milestone for Welspun and its leaders to have made it into such a distinguished and coveted list.

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Welspun announces plans to expand its Little Rock Facility for the second time

In a span of three years, Welspun Corp Ltd manufacturing lines will be located in a second

announced a second expansion in their Little Rock building on 44 acres purchased by the company.

facility. With this expansion the company will invest Appreciating Welpsun’s decision, Governor Mike an additional $100 million and add 200 jobs, Beebe said, “Welspun invested in Arkansas when bringing the total overall investment to $280 million the national economy was in bad shape. That faith in since opening in April 2009. our workforce and our business community has

Commenting on this investment, Mr. B. K. Goenka, paid off for both Welspun and Little Rock, and today

Chairman of Welspun said, “We are extremely they are reinforcing their confidence in us with

delighted at the performance of our Little Rock another significant investment in Arkansas.”

facility, which has cemented the firm’s global

reach in servicing some of the largest oil and

gas companies in the world. We believe that

this new investment will pave the way for

Welspun to continue on its path of becoming

one of the most respected line-pipe

companies in the world and we are thankful

to the City of Little Rock for the support that

they have extended in fulfilling our dream.”

Located on 740 acres adjacent to the

Port of Little Rock, Welspun’s state-of-

the-art spiral pipe and coating facility

has an annual production capacity of

more than 350,000 tons of pipe.

Through this expansion, Welspun will

expand their product line of steel pipes

to include the production of 6-inch to

20-inch ERW steel pipes. The new

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WME receives approval from Saudi Aramco

The Welspun Middle East (WME) facility has

recently received approval from Saudi Aramco for

their spiral and coating plant. The approval was

received on account of the stringent quality

parameters followed by this facility. The Saudi

Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) is the state-

owned oil company of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

It is ranked first among oil companies worldwide in world's leading refiners and is moving further terms of crude oil production and exports, and downstream into chemicals production.natural gas liquids (NGL) exports, and is amongst the

leading producers of natural gas. It is also among the

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corporate news

For the first time in the history of Welspun Corp Ltd. credit, the company has supplied pipes for World’s

(WCL) achieved an order book of a million tons in FY deepest pipeline project (Independence Trail', Gulf

11-12 thus reiterating its dream of becoming one of of Mexico), Highest

the leading pipe manufacturers of the world. Pipeline project (Peru

LNG), longest pipeline This accomplishment was possible due to the sheer (Canada to US) and hard work, commitment and perseverance of the the heaviest Pipeline entire team. It is another live example of ‘Dare to (Persian Gulf).Commit’. WCL is the flagship company of Welspun

Group with an installed capacity of 2.2 MTPA. To its

For the first time in the history of Welspun Corp Ltd. credit, the company has supplied pipes for World’s

(WCL) achieved an order book of a million tons in FY deepest pipeline project (Independence Trail', Gulf

11-12 thus reiterating its dream of becoming one of of Mexico), Highest

the leading pipe manufacturers of the world. Pipeline project (Peru

LNG), longest pipeline This accomplishment was possible due to the sheer (Canada to US) and hard work, commitment and perseverance of the the heaviest Pipeline entire team. It is another live example of ‘Dare to (Persian Gulf).Commit’. WCL is the flagship company of Welspun

Group with an installed capacity of 2.2 MTPA. To its

Celebrating a Million

Mr. Braja K Mishra has joined as the Managing

Director of Welspun Corp Ltd. (WCL). He brings

along with him 25 years of experience with

immense critical know-how about the pipe and

plate industry. Mr. Mishra is an ex-CEO and

Executive Director of the Company and is a

prominent figure in the industry with long and

varied experience. He started his career in 1987 and

since then went on striving hard to achieve his goal

in life. His core strengths lie in Commercial and Man

Management skills. He has an impressive record of

achieving key milestones particularly in his last stint

with WCL.

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Home coming

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corporate news

From the time of inception, Welspun Energy Ltd. the country. February 2012 marked another turning

(WEL) has created numerous benchmarks in the point for the company as it was on this date that

solar energy space - from completing a 15 MW solar WEL generated its first revenue. On achieving its

project in record time of six months, to bringing the target of 105 MW of solar projects within this year,

solar tariff closer to grid parity – Rs. 8.04. The latest the company is further committed to creating many

entrant in the renewable energy space-WEL is now more such momentous milestones.

one of the foremost renewable energy generators in

First Revenue Generated by WEL

WEL generated its first Revenue from its 15 MW Solar Power Plant at Anjar, Gujarat

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Appreciation by CHEVRONAfter the successful completion of the

Jack & St. Malo Project and the Big Foot

project of Chevron, the Welspun Team

from Dahej was appreciated by Chevron

for their commendable performance.

Mr. Piyush Thakor, Unit Head, Dahej and

Mr. Jignesh Choksi, General Manager, QC

were given a trophy along with an

appreciation certificate by Mr. James

Crisler, sub-sea pipeline project

engineer of the Jack/St. Malo Project in a

close out meeting at Houston, USA by

Chevron.

Welspun Corp Ltd has received yet another Upper Zakum field, ZADCO today is one of the

appreciation from Zakum Development Company prominent and high performance oil companies in

(ZADCO), Abu Dhabi for their high skills and the UAE. The company adopts the latest

capabilities in making LSAW pipes including Heat technologies in developing and operating the oil

Induced Bends and Anti Corrosion Coating facilities. fields, with health, safety and environment

concerns in mind, making it a leading operating Incorporated in 1977, to develop and operate the company in the oil industry in the U.A.E.

ZADCO applauds WCL’s expertise

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our renewable energy projects Welspun Energy is

effecting a change on ground.’’

In its nascent stages, Welspun Energy was able to

execute its very first projects within committed

deadlines of nine months, in 2011. These were the

15 MW solar project in Anjar, Gujarat and twin W e l s p u n

projects of 5 MW each in YSR district in Andhra Energy Ltd. (WEL)

Pradesh and Jodhpur district of Rajasthan. has been strategically

m o v i n g t o w a r d s Building on this success WEL diversified into Wind ensuring the present and energy projects. The next phase of the organisation’s

future security of the country. growth target is to commission 1 GW of wind and 750 Effective project execution, MW of solar power projects by 2015. Milestones like

p r o c e s s o r i e n t a t i o n s a n d winning India’s biggest solar power project of 125 innovations in engineering have MW in Madhya Pradesh have been a result of the

ensured that the organization is able to organisation’s engineering innovations. deliver on its commitment; a rarity in the Indian

power industry, given the uncertain policy Speed and strategic innovations has driven WEL to

framework and financing issues. develop a substantial pipeline of over 1 GW of wind

projects under development and 230 MW of solar Talking about the initiatives, Mr. Vineet Mittal, Co- projects under construction. The project mix is as under:Founder, WEL said, "We need to ensure widespread energy access at affordable prices as dependence Solar:

Madhya Pradesh 130 MW on fossil fuels is not a sustainable solution. Solar Rajasthan 60 MW energy is the best option today. I believe, India can Gujarat 30 MW

be the path breaker, by bringing electricity at Karnataka 10 MW

affordable prices to our cities and villages. We have

been continually demonstrating that solar tariff can Wind:be brought to grid parity. In close to two years, tariffs Andhra Pradesh 500 MWhave come down significantly. Innovation will be the Rajasthan 300 MW

Gujarat 150 MWkey in bringing solar power to grid parity. We want to Karnataka 200 MWhelp create a greener empowered India and through

WEL – making renewable energy a reality

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The second edition of Global Investors Meet got underway in Bangalore this year

amidst much fanfare. B K Goenka, Chairman- Welspun Group participated in the

conference along with some prominent name in the industry like Narayan

Murthy, Kumar Mangalam Birla and other distinguished personalities from

various industries.

Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Goenka said, “Karnataka as a state has a unique

growth story and model. The state has achieved an inclusive growth in different

sectors. Welspun has always been partner to the state of Karnataka in this

growth journey. We started our Karnataka journey in Mandya with a pipe

manufacturing unit and we are expanding the facility to almost double

capacity in next coming months. This project will change the socio

economic scenario of the remote area like Mandya.”

During the conference, Welspun signed MoU of around Rs 9,900 crore

into renewable energy space, especially Solar and Wind energy projects.

B K Goenka in Global Investors Meet

All the above names are from Welspun House, Mumbai.

A warm welcome to our new family membersCorporate: WIL & WGBL: Puneet Rampal, Assistant Vice President- Corp HCGA Milind Hardikar, Executive Director WIL- Tech TexitleArkadeb Chakraborty, Manager- Corp HCGA Mohit Mehta, Manager WGBL- EDOJyotindra Kanekar, Manager- Group Finance & Strategy Neha Kaushik, Manager WGBL- MDOAshok Sundrani, General Manager- Corporate Accounts & Abhinav Gogia, Manager WGBL- Finance

Debashish Bagg, Manager WGBL- Central PPCTaxationKritika Chandra, Manager WIL- Advanced TextilesAshwini Kumar, Senior General Manager- Corp HCGAMandeep Singh Chadha, Manager WGBL- Sales & DistributionSubramanian. M, Senior Manager- HCGANeha Kaushik, Manager WGBL- MDOKirti Sundram, Deputy General Manager- Corporate Sankalp Dwivedi, Manager WIL- Advanced TextilesCommunicationSantanu Kundu, Manager WGBL- Export FinanceRajat Jain, Manager- CommercialShreyans Baid, Manager WIL- Advanced TextilesMoumita Ghosh, Manager- Corp FinanceAjaya Gupta, General Manager WGBL- Advanced TextilesKedarnath Aundhekar, Manager- CMOAshwini Kumar, Senior General Manager WIL- HCGARajarshi Guha, Manager- CMOPuneet Rampal, Assistant Vice President WIL- HCGAAnupam Gupta, General Manager- Group Finance & StrategyKishor Diwan, Manager WIL- ProjectsConnie Silveria, Manager- CSR

Chinmaya Shastri, Management Trainee- CommercialWelspun Steel Ltd.: Arun Kumar Aleti, Management Trainee- MDOSandip Nag, General Manager REMI- Pipe MarketingArnab Mondal, Management Trainee- MDOManoj Sureka, Manager WMSL- CommercialLalit Jain, Vice President WPL- Accounts & Taxation

corporate news

people

It was a moment of pride when the team of Welspun Steel Ltd (WSL) successfully enhanced the production

capacity from 90 TPD to 400 TPD by creating a new SMS facility consisting of 40 tons of electric induction furnaces

and continuous billet castings. Congratulations to the team of WSL for their tremendous efforts in making this

dream come true.

WSL enhances capacity

B K Goenka on the dias at the Global Investor Meet

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n the past 26 The societies around our plant locations are typically Iyears, Welspun has established itself as one of the under-privileged with limited access to education. fastest growing Indian conglomerates with a Hence, we are focusing on improving the quality of presence across 5 business verticals. When we education and its penetration effect from pre-started our facilities at Anjar, we were committed to primary to secondary schooling. give back to society. We looked at the societal

structure around our facilities and identified their Our partnership with Naandi Foundation aims at

needs. These needs are the driving force behind all improving the quality of education in Mumbai's

our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives – schools. Through them, we reach over 700

Education, Empowerment & Health and Environment underprivileged children studying across 8 schools.

sustenance, what we call the 3Es of CSR.

We have tied up with the Light of Life trust to impart All our initiatives, whether run independently by

quality education at the secondary school level. The Welspun or through partnerships with local

local Katakari tribals of Salav, Alibaug have governments or non-governmental organizations

benefitted from these efforts. This project now (NGOs), encompass one or all of the 3Es of CSR. Wherever

reaches out to 100 tribal children and aims at there is an opportunity, every Welspunite has been

providing these children with superior social and called upon to contribute, and we have delivered.

vocational skills, in addition to regular education, so that they can contribute to their family income and

A brief overview of the activities that we undertake society. This partnership has led to the starting of

as part of our CSR initiatives is best presented under Jeevan Asha Computer Training Centre at Salav

each of the three guiding principles. where over 50 children are being provided with

computer and soft skills training.

At Anjar, we have tied up with Jan Shikshan Sanstha

to run pre-primary education centers at our

Welspun Grams. Currently, 50 children are

registered. This has provided the early impetus to The future of our country is in our young population. As a

education at our colonies.corporate, we have always faced the challenge of getting skilled or educated local talent for our operations.

Hence, one of our main priorities is education.

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Education

Touching lives, Changing lifestyle

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(ITI) at Vansda, Navsari District. Under the Central

Government Scheme of ITI upgradation through

Public-Private partnership, we have managed to

expand our own empowerment programs. At ITI, MS As we secure our future generations in terms of University professors take theoretical classes, while education, we also see the need to empower we impart on-job training at our textile facilities at families so that they can sustain themselves in the Vapi. The successful students are absorbed by us at short run and move towards growth and prosperity

WIL. Simultaneously, we have also tied up with in the long run. And what better way to achieve this

MPSTME College, Sirpur and Vapi where we provide than to focus on empowering women! With the help

a six-month practical training to students. So far, we of the Gujarat Government's support, we pioneered

have trained 13 students at WIL. Mission Mangalam Scheme which brings livelihood options to rural women. Health is wealth! – With this adage in mind, we

follow a unique system of providing health and We are currently running three centers in Anjar

empowerment simultaneously. While the health of under this Scheme covering nearly 500 women.

the mother and child has our primary attention, we These women are being trained in the textiles

also focus on overall well-being. At Dahej, we have business, specifically focusing on cut and sew

tied-up with the District Women and Child Welfare operations. We provide them with regular work

Department to fight malnourishment. To date, we orders from our textile mill so that they have a

have provided nourishment kits to 100 consistent source of income of approximately Rs.

malnourished children from neighbouring villages.1,500-2,000 per month.

In Mumbai, where distances can be a challenge for This project has achieved much. It has encouraged

individuals who want to access economical medical women who have never stepped out of their homes

facilities, we have launched our mobile health van to venture out and learn new skills. They are now

which currently caters to over 1,500 people from five equal partners in their families financial lives.

communities. The mobile van is equipped with

medicines, a doctor and a paramedic. Inspired by the success of this endeavour, we have

also replicated this programme at Welpsun Grams To improve the overall health, we organize curative

and are encouraging our women folk to enroll for and preventive health camps in the form of weekend

training programs to develop skills and make workshops and seminars on various health related

themselves employable at Welspun. topics. For the extremely poor populace around our

Salav facility, we have provided access to free India's biggest challenge is skilled manpower. In medical facilities at our Welspun Health Center by order to empower our youth and encourage them to issuing medical cards to over 1000 individuals. take on vocational skill courses, we have

collaborated with the Industrial Training Institute

Empowerment and Health

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dwindling energy sources. The by-product that is left

after the creation of biogas is an excellent high

quality manure that acts as a soil conditioner.

Presently 2-2.5 MT of bio-degradable waste is fed

into the Nisargruna Plant, which generates fuel gas. We realize the importance of the conservation of

This is equivalent to 40kg of LPG which is used for natural resources for sustainable future growth. As

cooking in the plant canteen. an example of our efforts to grow sustainably, we

have set up a state-of-art Waste Water Recovery In addition to this, we hope to create awareness Plant having a capacity of 10MLD at Anjar. This plant among our staff and their children about our natural takes care of both textile as well as pipe plant history through events organized in partnership with effluents. the Bombay Natural History Society (BHNS). This

program currently covers around four hundred and It is one of the largest Waste Water Recovery plants

ninety students from Welspun Vidya Mandir Salav.in the textile industry, at a single location. It has a

series of treatment stages resulting in a capacity of We also carry out various activities at our head office 90% recovery of input effluents. The treatment at Mumbai such as NGO exhibitions, blood donation includes a biological treatment plant based on camps, World Environment Day, CSR expressions activated sludge process, quartz and resin filtration, and Christmas celebrations amongst others. ultra-filtration, softener, reverse osmosis, nano-

filtration and evaporators. This set-up recycles These little steps in our journey towards

100% of our water and we re-use 85% of the filtered sustainability are aimed at providing a socio-

output, conserving water in an already water- economic growth to a society that has given us

starved Anjar. much.

Our focus on renewable energy both for business We are very happy with the feedback and

and environmental purposes has been instrumental appreciation that we have received from all our

in installing a centralized 'Nisargruna Biogas plant' at stakeholders in this endeavor. Please spare a

WIL, Anjar. This plant handles and processes the moment to read about how we have touched

biodegradable waste materials generated from the numerous lives in little ways! kitchen, canteen, garden and other biological sludge

of Welspun City and Gram, Anjar.

The plant is installed to handle 5 MT of waste per day

with provisions to double capacity. The technology is

developed by BARC, Mumbai and helps in

environment friendly disposal of bio-degradable

wastes. It also creates Biogas, which supports the

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Environment

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Mr. Rupabhai Rabari and Mr. Basic Literacy Examination on March 2012. With the

Karsanbhai Rabari, Surpanch of help of Welspun, we have recently developed one

villages in the local community, Stitching Center at our premises in Indraprastha, to

stakeholders of Welspun : Welspun Empower Women of the local community.

company na aava thi Anjar ni ghani This was after we provided required training to unnati thai chhe” (now there in no them, thus enabling them to earn. We had the poor person left out in the village) privilege to participate in the exhibition with says Rupabhai, the Surpanch of Welspun and DRDA at Mandvi during Sadbhavana Versamedi. Women who were not Mission of CM of Gujarat in February 2012. Our allowed to work in factories because of beneficiary Jasu ben Maheshwari (Harijan family traditions are also earning by working at community) had the opportunity to talk to the CM Shree Sakhi Swarnim Kendra, opened by Welspun in regarding Shree Sakhi Swarnim Kendra, their village, right at their door steps. He shared Indraprastha. It is a wonderful experience working other CSR initiatives of Welspun for village with the CSR team of Welspun, which is dedicated to development like making an overhead water tank as social development in Kutch.well as a basement water storage tank, organizing a

health camp, extending health care center facilities

to the local community and health awareness Ms. Sunita Prajapati, Adult Education Teacher :

programmes through anti-tobacco campaigning I voluntarily took up the challenge to conduct classes with the help of school going children and the youth for non literate women in Welspun Gram. I felt great group of Versamedi. The Surpanch of Kharapasvariya pleasure when illiterate women joined the class on village mentioned that they are very thankful to my advice. I personally felt very good when 19 of Welspun for repairing roads in the village and these women appeared for the Basic Literacy providing gutter covers to maintain hygienic Examination of the governmental Sakshar Bharat conditions. As a result, the village has received an Scheme. It has increased the value of my class, and award and certificate of “Swachchh ane Nirmal other women have also joined without hesitation. I Gaam” from the CM of Gujarat. have promised myself that I will continue this

programme and put in all my effort until no woman

remains “Angutha Chhaap” i.e. illiterate in our village.Mr. C. K. Porwal, Director - Jan Shikshan Sansthan,

Indraprastha (Navi Dudhai), Anjar : We are working

with Welspun for their women empowerment Ms. Induba Jadeja, Beneficiary of Shree Sakhi projects in Kutch. It was a small beginning in 2009 Swarnim Talim Kendra, Versamedi : This center is a when we started a vocational training course on boon to us. Here at our center, women from all cutting and stitching for a batch of 20 women in communities come together. We have developed Welspun Gram at Versamedi, Anjar. By the end of basic work skills and feel very attached to this center. August, 2011, we had trained 160 women in this With our earnings from the center we buy items of course at Welspun Gram. Thereafter, we conducted our choice, provide help to our families and save a beauty parlor course for 40 women. We conducted money for the future as well. I have opened a examinations for them and awarded certificates to recurring account with the post office for Rs.1000/- all participants. Based on the skills developed by us, per month. At the end of five years I will get all these women are now gainfully employed and Rs.72,000/- in an accumulated amount. I feel very earning to uplift the standards of their families. We good about my work and the maintenance of this also joined hands with them for the Adult Education center.Programme for the women of Welspun Gram. With

proper coordination 19 women appeared for the

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Ms. Bharati J. Suthar, Beneficiary of CSR-Stitching Hum padhana chahate Hein.” 19 women from

Center at Welspun Gram, Anjar : This CSR activity of Welspun Gram appeared for the Basic Literacy

Welspun has brought life to us. Earlier we were Examination in March 2012 under the Sakshar

getting bored sitting idle at home after our routine Bharat Scheme of the Government of India. I have

work. We now learn how to operate machines and attended many programmes with them like

develop our skills in different operations. With our International Women's Day, Garaba Dance, Rangoli,

earnings, we help our families and buy new items of Mehandi competitions and vocational training

our requirements to raise the standard of our living. classes on stitching and beauty parlour courses. I

This center is like an extension of the boundaries of perceived a lot of change in their skills and behavior

our home. It is very much a part of our lives now. patterns. Now if any of them sees me in the market

place or temple they will come running to me and

greet me with a smile. Ms. Sobhana Bhagat, Beneficiary of Vocational

Training, Medical Center and CSR Stitching Center at

Welspun Gram, Anjar : Earlier there was no greenery Ms. Sharada H. Chhangani, CSR Coordinator-

in the colony, no communications, no relations and Welspun Foundation for Health & Knowledge: I took charge of CSR at Welspun Anjar in August, no activities as such. Now we have meetings, 2009. Initially, it was very tough to get into our own gatherings, picnics and celebrations. Many activities Welspun Gram, leave aside Versamedi and other for children are also organized where they are able to villages in the vicinity of Welspun Anjar. It was develop their skills. We learned stitching and beauty difficult to interact with people and make them parlour courses which are very useful to us. This understand what we are intending to do for them helps us to earn money which we use to support our through various CSR initiatives. It was a real families. I have bought a refrigerator for my home challenge as well as a great opportunity for me.with my earnings. The medical center has started

providing treatment to women and children, which With the passage of time, more people understood

is a great relief to us. Now we need not run to Anjar Welspun CSR and got involved in such initiatives.

city for small ailments. We are very happy living here When I joined Welspun in 2007, during an interview,

at Welspun Gram.I asked myself why I was there. The instant reply was,

“My dream is incomplete”. I am still alive and I can

Ms. Rachana Gupta, Welspun Staff Ladies Club fulfill my dream. With CSR on hand, I feel that I am on

member, volunteer to support CSR initiatives at the right track now. It is a fantastic opportunity to

Welspun, Anjar. Initially, when we used to visit realize my dream. I enjoy my work moving between Welspun, Anjar. Initially, when we used to visit villages, talking to people of different communities, Welspun Gram the scenario was different. It was dry, interacting with local government authorities and no greenery, no proper roads and little water supply. always doing something better for people of the With the development of CSR activities, the water local community. problem was solved. People are very happy living

here. Roads are made, plants are planted, an Mr. Vikas Ganvir, CSR Coordinator, Salav:entertainment hall is maintained, festivals are I am proud to work with the CSR section of the

celebrated, competitive activities are organized, and Welspun family. It gives me a lot of happiness in

medical centers have been developed for the acting towards the upliftment of villagers, to be a

healthcare of women and children. part of their joys and sorrows and to create a synergy

of ethics. The socio economic development of local We initiated literacy classes for the women of communities, its stability and sustainability gives me Welspun colony as few of the illiterate women ecstatic feeling.requested us saying, ”Kya aap hamko padhayenge?

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Ms. Dipali Goenka, MD, WGBL: Ms. Kavita Tondon, Principal, Welspun Vidya Mandir “CSR is something very close to my heart. It is a – Anjarcommitment from our end to do our bit for society Welspun Vidya Mandir (WVM), Anjar, one of

that has contributed so much towards our growth Welspun's CSR initiatives, started in 2004 with the

and development. Education, Empowerment and idea of providing quality education and

Health and an awareness of the Environment is what infrastructure in this area.

will provide our future generations with growth WVM takes pride in announcing that it sponsors the opportunities and give them a better lives. It is in our education of ten students, coming from humble interest to contribute in whatever small way we can backgrounds. Each year, we also collect old books to do our bit to improve society.”and uniforms and distribute them to needy students.

To support the Welspun Anganwari, the teachers of Mr. BB Sharma, Executive Director, Welspun India Ltd:The value and importance of CSR is tremendous in WVM joined the principal in training the teaching

the changing global economic environment. faculty of the Anganwari. Welspun sponsors the text

Therefore, we at Welspun have now consciously books of the Anganwari students, designs and prints

started paying more attention to corporate social their report cards, and invites them to participate in

responsibilities and have tried to intertwine these the annual programme each year.

practices into our businesses. The primary students contributed Rs. 15 each from

We at Welspun Anjar, decided to make womenfolk their pocket money to buy gifts for the maintenance

financially independent. To achieve this goal, we staff of the school, on Labour Day.

targeted the Versamedi village just 3 kms away from

Welspun City Anjar and coordinated with the local Dr. Reetu Thapa, Principal, Welspun Vidya Mandir,

government authorities like Surpanch of the village Salav

and the District Government authorities, namely the At WVM, Salav, we inculcate social responsibility and

District Rural Development Agency and the District empathy in students through one of the most active

Development Officer, Bhuj.clubs of the school –The Community Service Club.

Innovative team activities such as the Power of One, Looking at the success of the project at Versamedi, Nukkad Natak based on health and hygiene we extended our boundaries of CSR activities to awareness, cleanliness drives and poster making other villages named Indraprastha and Bhadreshwar competitions are conducted enthusiastically. and developed stitching centers for women, which

were inaugurated by Mr.Raj Kumar Baniwal and The school regularly contributes basic utility items

Mr.Harshad Patel, District Development Officers, such as bicycles, stationary, umbrellas and school

Bhuj. These women empowerment projects have uniforms for societal well-being through the

become very popular in the entire district and we are Community Service Club. We have surveyed the

constantly receiving encouraging feedback from villages of Sanjay Nagar and Cheher and we have

people visiting these centers. Approximately 350 to identified six children for mentorship. We also

400 females are now earning disposable incomes.counseled the parents of the children of Cheher and

Sanjay Nagar village. Creating awareness as It is a matter of pride for me and my entire CSR team at responsible citizens enhancing self sustenance Anjar that these projects for women empowerment through team activities and learning at all levels are brought glory to us when Welspun was bestowed with the objectives of this energetic club. The entire “India Shining CSR Award-Outstanding CSR in Textile school is involved in supporting the club.Sector” by the Wockhardt Foundation at its first CSR

Thought Leadership Conclave, 2011.

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Beating the tough economic conditions,

WCL bagged the All India Top Export Award

Gold Trophy – Large Enterprise from

Engineering Export Promotion Council

(EEPC) India. The award was given based on

the excellent export performance by WCL

in the year 2010-11. Mr. Suresh Darak,

Senior Vice President –Exim, WCL received the award

from Mr. Milan Hovorka, Deputy Minister, Ministry of

Industry and Trade of The Czech Republic. Every year

EEPC recognizes the contribution of its member

exporters who circumvent innumerable challenges,

vagaries of global markets and a host of uncertainties to

emerge as leading exporters from India.

WCL shines at EEPC Awards

Welspun Steel Ltd (WSL) won the 2nd best

Energy Conservation Award from the

Honorable Mr. Sushil Kumar Shinde (Minister

of Power, Govt. of India) in Vigyan Bhawan,

New Delhi. The award was given for energy

conservation in the sponge iron sector based

on coal consumption and energy consumption

per ton of DRI Production. WSL recorded the

maximum utilization of electrical energy, fuel

(oil & gas), natural gas and by products. The

award was accepted by Mr. Hemendrasinh

Waghela, Unit Head, WSL.

WSL wins Best Energy Conservation Award

awards & achievements

Welspun India Limited, Anjar bagged the

Gujarat State Safety Award (Certificate of

Honor) for completing more than three million

continuous man-hours without a single

reportable accident in the year 2010. The

certificate was received by Mr. Vasant Sikligar ,

DGM ( Fire & Safety), at the 33rd Gujarat State

Conference at Baroda. The award was handed

over by Mr. Manoj Verma, Director (HR),

Alstom project, Baroda.

WIL bags Gujarat State Safety Award

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Mr. Suresh Darak receiving the award from Mr. Milan Hovorka

Mr. Hemendrasinh Waghela receiving the award from Hon’ble Mr. Sushil Kumar Shinde

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eventsTeam WEL

Colors of Harmony @ Welspun HouseWelspun House, Mumbai

was abuzz wi th the

festivities of Holi and

International Women’s

Day. The day started off on a

beautiful note for all women

employees who received a

small token of appreciation

on behalf of the company as

an ode to their commitment

and relentless support.

With tradition and color as

the themes for the day,

Welspunites turned up to

celebrate the festival of

colors with aplomb.

To foster a spirit of togetherness amongst employees, Welspun Energy Ltd. organized a

trip to the Shrine of Goddess Vaishno Devi in Katra, Jammu. Over 240 employees and

their family members from various offices situated across India visited the pilgrim.

Seeking Divine Blessings

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As part of the organizational Pradesh. The Anuppur and Katni

learning and development teams turned up in full force for

program, a “no-barrier” sporting the four hour event. Relay races,

event was organized by Welspun slow cycling and tug of war were

Energy Ltd. to engage employees some of the activities planned

working at the Katni and for the day.

Anuppur offices, Madhya

Play together, stay together!

The Welspun UK Retail Team held a fancy dress car wash

and cake sale to raise money for the “Children in Need”

charity. This charity helps disadvantaged children in the

UK and overseas in terms of education and livelihood.

The team raised a sum of £270.05 for the children.

Extending a helping hand

Jemma Cassidy, Fiona Macdougall, Amanda Towler and Julie Robinson, Welspun UK

Workers come together for family day @ Anjar

After receiving an overwhelming

response for organizing family day

events for the staff at WIL-Anjar, a similar

event was conducted for the workmen.

Families were welcomed by Mr. Himansu

Patra, Vice President – HCGA, and his

team. The workers and their families

also visited the plant.

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A blood donation camp was

organized by Welspun, Vapi in

association with the Valsad District

Police. The camp was held for police

officers. Altogether, 173 units of

blood were donated. Meanwhile,

with the help of theRed Cross

Society, Welspun Dahej organized a

blood donation camp where 105

employees donated blood.

At the Mandya plant the camp was

organized in collaboration with the Rotary Club. The event was inaugurated by Mr. Kaushalendra Kumar, Superintendent

of Police, Mandya district.

Saving a life!

The Vapi unit celebrated “National Safety Day” with great enthusiasm, pomp and show. All the employees of the company

including the top management participated in the celebrations which lasted for a week. These included a safety poster

competitions safety slogan competitions; safety puzzles, good housekeeping and safety essays. All these activities were

themed on general safety, home & industrial safety and environmental protection.

The celebration began with the lighting of the Jyoti by Mr. Tarnjit Singh, Head - Operations, followed by a Safety Pledge.

There after fire training, first

aid training, safety march and

mock drills were conducted.

Posters depicting various

a c c i d e n t s , c o n t r o l a n d

preventive measures etc. were

on display throughout the

factory premises and also in the

vicinity of our complex.

Safety Day was also celebrated

at the Welspun Pipe plant

( A n j a r ) w h e r e v a r i o u s

competitions and programmes

were organized by the HSE

team.

Blood Donation Camp inaugurated by Mr. Tarnjit Singh by donating blood

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Left to Right: Mr. Shirish Joshi (Sr. General Manager, SPIRAL); Mr. Gautam Chauhan (Sr. General Manager, L-SAW & Project); Mr. Harish Gupta (AVP, Finance & Accounts); Mr. B.L Viradiya -Chief Guest (Asst. Director, Factory of Kutch);

Mr. Sanjay Shrivastava (Sr. V.P, Operation); Mr. Kirti B. Panchal (General Manager, HSE)

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Townhall at Vapi Townhall was conducted for the staff (Assistant amongst the employees, educate them about plant

Manager and above) by the Head – Operations Mr. performance of the current year and charter a road

Tarnjit Singh at Welspun Vapi. The main objective of map for the next financial year.

the meeting was to create business awareness

Mr. Tarnjit Singh addressing the employees at WIL, Vapi

NACE Testing LaboratoryWelspun Dahej recently installed a first of its kind

containerized NACE testing laboratory at the

plant. This will provide the company a further

competitive edge in the area of quality control.

Celebration time

“Kannada Rajyotsava” was celebrated at Welspun Mandya plant along with Family Day. Around 75 employees along with their families attended the event. Mr. Atul Pandhare, Unit Head, Mandya Plant extended a warm welcome to all employees and their family members.

Welspun Energy Ltd. has been working to promote education and

foster a spirit of entrepreneurship in young girls and boys. In line with

this commitment, the organization promoted DIPEX 2012, Mumbai. It

is a state level exhibition cum competition of working models prepared

by engineering students. The event seeks to provide an exposure to

students studying polytechnics, degree engineering, IIT, PG and

agricultural & research streams across the state of Maharashtra. The

event showcased 272 displayed models. Numerous students,

academicians and industry representatives visited the exhibition.

Promoting Talent @ DIPEX 2012

WEL promoted Dipex 2012, a state level exhibition cum competition,

held in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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A free health check-up camp was organized at Trimurti Hall, Bharuch by Welspun Dahej. A team of doctors provided

diagnostic services and free medicines were distributed. A total of 131 employees and their family members were

benefited by the camp.

Free Medical Camp

Cricket fever grips Welspun House, Mumbai

It was a glittering evening at Police Gymkhana, Marine Lines, Mumbai

when the best players from the Welspun Group clashed to prove their

supremacy in the finals of Welspun Premier League (WPL). The winner for

this year’s WPL was the 7th floor.

In its second edition, WPL finals were played between the 3rd and 7th

floor. In a match of 20 over’s per inning , the 3rd floor won the toss and

elected to bat first. They scored 101/7 (20 overs). The 7th floor chased the

target by scoring 103/7 in just 16.5 overs to win the tournament by 3

wickets with 19 balls remaining. Mr. Rachit Badlani, 7th floor, was awarded

Man of the Match while the Man of the Series was awarded to Mr. Narender

Dhankhar, 3rd floor, for his consistent batting in the WPL.

This year WPL was inaugurated by Mr. B A Kale, Executive

Director and CEO, Welspun Syntex Limited. Also present at

the event was Mr. B K Goenka, Chairman Welspun and Mr.

Rajesh Mandawewala, Managing Director WCL along with

all the other top management people. The prizes and

trophies were given by Mr. Parvez Umrigar, Managing

Director and CEO, Welspun Infratech Ltd. To boost the

morale of the players, Mr. Goenka and Mr. Mandawewala

even played for a few overs on the final day.

Cricket Tournament - VapiEvery year an interdepartmental cricket

tournament is held at Welspun, Vapi. The

winner for this year’s tournament was Rugs II

team. Also a cricket match between the HOD’s

took place on the

day of the finals.

Mr. Tarnjit Singh Inaugurated the event Winning team along with the trophy

Premier League2 0 11 - 12

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Welspun Vidya Mandir wins IMC- Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Merit Award

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More than a decade old the IMC RBNQA has evolved Welspun Vidya Mandir, Salav has bagged the from a dominant process focus to a more Indian Merchant Chambers Ramkrishna Bajaj ubiquitous, customer oriented one. It changed its National Quality Merit Award (IMC-RBNQA) for outlook from ‘managing for improvement’ to quality education. The IMC-RBNQA panel of ‘managing for innovation.’ The four categories for examiners evaluated the school for its sustained eligibility are manufacturing, service, education and efforts in delivering quality education for the past healthcare.three years. The criteria of the award was

leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, Not only is a robust quality management system

m e a s u re m e n t a n a l y s i s a n d k n o w l e d g e required to fulfill criteria but structured process

management , workforce focus , process improvement, innovation methodologies,

management and results. The school has a environmental and safety

syste m s , k n o w l e d ge

management approaches

are expected to be

i n t e r n a l i z e d b y

organizations as well. dedicated and motivated faculty headed by

Certified examiners are groomed to understand Principal Dr. Reetu Thapa, mentored by Ms. Dipali

how leaders manage risks, govern organizations, Goenka, Chairperson of the School and Mr. Vijay

deploy green strategies, and set benchmarks for Bapna Executive Director and CEO Welspun

best practices. The unstated mission of the IMC Maxsteel and Mr. Partha Ghose, Unit Head.

RBNQ is to catalyze India into a global power in the

near future. Though located in the interior of Raigad District,

Welspun Baug the school has been able to The event was attended by Mr. Shashi Tharoor,

transform its location disadvantages into Member of Parliament and former Minister of State

advantages and evolve as one of the most noted for External Affairs, Mr. Suresh Lulla, Chairman IMC,

lighthouse of education in the district nurturing the RBNQMA Award Committee, Mr. Niraj Bajaj,

local populace consisting of 33 surrounding villages. Chairman, IMC, RBNQMA Award Turst, Mrs.

The forte of the school has been a healthy holistic Bhavana Doshi, President IMC and Mr. Niranjan

education suited to local requirements.Hiranandani, Vice President IMC.

- Mr. Vijay Bapna Executive Director and CEO Welspun Maxsteel

It is indeed a very proud moment for all of us in the Welspun

Maxsteel team to receive this award. This award further

reiterates the hard work and motivation of our employees.

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One of the core defining principles of Welspun award ceremony was held during the 14th Energy Ltd (WEL) is to couple economic growth with International Business Horizon Conference, social progress for long

term sustainable growth.

With this view, the company

h a s b e e n d eve l o p i n g

renewable energy based

power plants pan India and

strategically adopting social

inclusion initiatives. The

efforts taken in Katni and

Annuppur, Madhya Pradesh

a r e a i m e d t o w a r d s

e m p o w e r i n g r u r a l organized by the Amity Business School in Noida, communities. Uttar Pradesh. Ms. Paramita Sahoo, AVP Business

Development, participated in the conference and In light of the efforts, Welspun Energy Ltd. has been received the award on behalf of Welspun Energy honored with the Amity Corporate Excellence Ltd. Award for Corporate Social Responsibility. The

Amity CSR Award to Welspun Energy

To boost computer education in nearby villages, village and Mr. Narvekar, Principle of Cheher School.

Welspun Maxsteel Ltd. (WMSL) has started a Around 170 students and villagers will benefit from

Computer Training Institute at Cheher School for this centre.

young students as well as villagers. The programme

was inaugurated by Mr. Khatad, Extension Officer,

Education, Mrs. Suchita Ghag, Sarpanch of Mithkhar

Computer Training Centre @ Salav

Ms. Paramita Sahoo, AVP Business Development receiving the award from Dr. Gurinder Singh, Pro Vice Chancellor (International), Amity University

Celebrating Womanhood!

Celebration of International Women’s Day has become a regular feature among the

various CSR activities organized for women empowerment at Welspun Gram, Anjar. This

year it was organized for the third time in a row since 2010.

The event was celebrated at the Townhall, Bhuj with the women of Kutch. The women also

participated in various art and craft exhibitions.

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Welspun Gram, Anjar organized education classes

to increase awareness of adult female literacy.

The members of the Welspun Staff Ladies Club initially

took up the responsibility to teach.

Later on, Ms. Sunita Prajapati of Welspun Gram

(WCL) was identified to continue the classes and

spread basic literacy among the women of the

colony. So far, 52 women have attended the adult

education classes organized at Welspun Gram (WCL), Anjar.

Out of the total batch, 19 women of Welspun Gram got an opportunity to appear for the Basic Literacy

Examination of Sakshar Bharat Scheme, held at primary schools (Kumar and Kanya) in Versamedi village.

Welspun launched a computer training centre in Alibaug as part of its livelihood generation

programme. The centre will run in collaboration with Light of Life Trust.

In this academic year approximately 200 students from the rural /tribal underprivileged families will

be trained in basic computer courses to ensure employability. The computer training course is

designed to train the candidates with computer skills but will also train them in soft skills and

English language classes to increase their readiness for the job market.

Livelihood Generation Programme: Jeevan Asha Computer Training Centre

Spreading the light of education

To reduce malnutrition in children, Gujarat State Government has

initiated a project named ‘Vastsalya’ – Child Malnutrition Control

Project in Vagra Taluka, Dahej. During the inauguration ceremony,

873 nutritional supplement kits were distribution to the children.

Out of the 873 kits, 100 were sponsored by Welspun.

Free kits to children

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Welspun Vidya Mandir (WVM), Anjar celebrated their 7th

Founder’s Day with much fervor and enthusiasm at the lush

grounds of the school premises. The inaugural ceremony commenced with the lighting of the lamp

by the Honorable Chief Guest - Mr. Veerendra Kumar, D.I.G.,

Border Security Force and the Guest of Honour, Mr. Vinod Kumar

Thacker, Principal of Rajkumar College, Rajkot. This was followed

by a short summary of highlights of the school by the Principal

Mrs. Kavita Tandon.

Themed as ‘Legends’, the evening was dedicated to the

personalities who contributed towards the making of free and

independent India. Besides the cultural bonanza, a prize distribution ceremony was also held where the best scholars were awarded by Ms.

Tandon for bringing laurels to the school. A special prize distribution ceremony was also held to acknowledge the

contribution of the teachers.

Celebrating yet another momentous year

Eating fruits daily ensures a healthy and active life! Keeping this in mind, the pre-

primary wing of WVM celebrated Fruit Day. The main objective of this celebration was

to explain the importance and benefits of fruits in our daily lives. The students were

asked to bring a fruit of their choice to school. The students were also educated on the

different types of fruits, their colour, shape, texture and taste.

Keeping it healthy!

Kids dressed as fruits

Taking a step towards environment protection and conservation, the pre-primary wing of W.V.M. celebrated ‘Plantation Day’. The children brought saplings and planted them in the school premises.

Towards a greener planet

Go Green- The tiny tots planting saplings

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To promote cultural heritage among students, the SPIC MACAY (Society to Promote Indian Classical Music Art and

Culture Among Youth) program was organized by D.P.S, K.G. Manek and W.V.M. school.

The students of W.V.M experienced a live performance by the Purulia Chhau Dance Troupe from West Bengal. The

Chhau dance of Purulia district is one of the most vibrant and colourful art forms. The dancers dazzled the students

with their magnificent masks, breath-taking acrobatics, wild combat scenes and powerful drumming.

SPIC MACAY show at WVM

Mashrubhai Rabari of Grade X, won a Bronze Medal in Shot-

Put at the C.B.S.E. Athletic Meet-2011. Vaidehi Goswami of

STD II won four gold medals in the open Kutch under 12

Swimming Competition namely 50 mtr, 100 & 200 mtr. Butter

fly and 50 mtr Breast stroke. Way to go champs!

Winning Accolades

Mashrubhai RabariVaidehi Goswami

vidya mandir - salav

Based on the theme, “Together Everyone Achieves More”- Welspun Vidya Mandir (WVM), Salav celebrated their

Annual Day with bubbling spirit and zeal. Mr. Partha Sarthi Ghose, Unit Head & President Project graced the event as the

chief guest and Ms. & Mr. Gokhroo were the guests of honor.

Celebrating Annual Day

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Happy hearts in Fancy Attire

The pre-primary wing organized a mesmeric fancy dress competition based on various themes. Their performances were immensely appreciated by parents and judges.

The school was honored with the National Shakir Ali.

Navodaya Award in the Navodaya Chemistry Students also fared well in the Examination which was organized by the National Science Olympiad with International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry in Nishant Bhatia securing a very collaboration with UNESCO. 180 students high international rank of 417 and enthusiastically participated. Aditya Singh achieved Harshal Raut, Chinmay Mhatre, a national rank with a 100% result. Out of 180 Anshul Gupta, Zeeshan Tandel students Vrushali Joshi and Paveethran S. Iyer and Harish Adsule also securing achieved state ranks and 13 students stood as high distinctions.district rankers. Altogether 169 students achieved

the 1st position. The exam was coordinated by Mr.

Aditya Singh -Std. VII B - National Ranker

Welspunites Raise the Bar

District Rankers and State Rankers

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Nilesh Javker, Welspun Syntex Ltd, Secretarial & Legal

Glen Menezes HCGA

Rakhee Shenoy, HCGA

Aju George, WCL, IT

Rashmi Mamtura, WSL, Secretarial & Legal

Sahima Pal D/O Bishwanath Pal

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