NE BUSINESS BUREAU
NEW DELHI, MAY 26
As part of the union government’s fight against COVID-19, Home Credit India (HCIN), a local arm of the international consumer finance provider with operations spanning over Europe and Asia, has provided medical aid to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, a release from the company said. The aid includes 30,000 KN95 respirators and 1,80,000 surgical masks.
Commenting on this, Ondrej Kubik, Chief Executive Officer, Home Credit said, “We at Home Credit, stand by the nation and mankind during these tough times. As a responsible corporate, we are contributing to the society by providing this equipment to help fight this pandemic. We have been deeply impacted by this pandemic and we must all come together to provide the necessary support in our capacity to the government, healthcare workers and the NGOs working to fight this. I am confident that together we will win this battle.”
T. Rajasekar, Director, HLL Lifecare Ltd. said,“ At the outset on behalf of Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Textiles and people of India, we thank you for donating protective KN95 masks and surgical masks for the protection and safety of Medical community in India. Yours is one of the first few Indian organizations that has come forward to be a helping hand to Government of India’s effort to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic.We take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for the generosity shown by your esteemed organization by donating protective medical suites to Govt. of India. The donation was timely and helpful.”
Home Credit India is supporting the fight against COVID 19 by supporting other activities. They recently provided ration to 20,000 destitute people in Gurugram, Haryana. The company was on among the first corporates to introduce a special COVID-19 hospitalization insurance cover of Rs. 5 lakh per employee. Any employee tested COVID-19 positive and requires immediate hospitalization would be able to avail this insurance plan, the release added.
