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| Providing health care |
In December 2005, APPM introduced a Medical Mobile Van Service with an objective of providing relatively quick medical aid to the people living in the interior parts of East Godavari, Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam Districts. Medicines worth Rs. 1.75 lakhs were distributed to around 200 villages between December 2005 and March 2006. The Company has budgeted funds worth Rs. 12 lakhs for the FY 2006-07 to strengthen the MMVS initiative. APPM has also shown its concern for animals by donating 40 GI Tubular Trevises worth Rs. 2 lakhs to various Veterinary hospitals.
Motivating the community to participate in various Aids Awareness Programmes
APPM has been making constant efforts to increase awareness among people about HIV and AIDS through rallies being carried out by school children and its employees in various near by towns and is helping remove various misconceptions relating to HIV and AIDS.
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| Caring for children through various initiatives in the education arena |
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APPM has established two English Medium High Schools for its employees children as well as for the local kids under the guidance of the APPM Educational and Cultural Society. Every year it contributes Rs. 8 lakhs to ensure smooth functioning of these schools. Last year, a fund of Rs 2 lakhs was created through which various books and uniforms were gifted to the children belonging to the economically weaker sections of the society. Beside financial support, APPM’s employees have been providing guidance to more than 250 students from various graduate, post-graduate & professional colleges and universities. |
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| Supporting cultural, religious and sports events |
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Being located on the banks of the river Godavari and in the town of Rajahmundry the ancient capital of culture and arts, APPM and its employees never miss an opportunity to participate in the various cultural events held in the city. The company contributed Rs. 5 lakhs for conducting the Godavari Uthsava which was held from the 24th to the 27th of January 2006 and its employees actively participated in the Pushkaram event which is held in a 12 year cycle. APPM on a yearly basis also gives finance to various local sports persons and sports events. |
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| Rendering various services to the needy |
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APPM has been at the forefront of rendering financial and non-financial assistance whenever the need arises. In the past, it had helped in constructing a shed at a local leprosy centre, donating a van to the Ramakrishna Mission for rendering mobile medical services, supplying utensils, clothes and wet grinder to Sri Kandukuri Veersalingam State Home, donating money to the Chief Minister Relief Fund for Tsunami victims, donating funds for the rehabilitation of poor children with heart diseases and supplying food packets, clothes and utensils to flood and fire victims in the city of Rajahmundry |
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