100 Worli police personnel receive IT training from Mahindra

Mumbai, June 29, 2007: Over 100 police personnel from the Worli Police Station who had undergone an IT training course imparted by Mahindra employees under the aegis of Mahindra's Corporate Social Responsibility program, Esops (Employee Social Options), were given a certificate of participation. Esops is a special CSR program for Mahindra employees that enable them to collectively donate thousands of human hours for various social projects. This Esops initiative was undertaken by the Corporate IT team of Mahindra & Mahindra.

The certificate of participation was handed to the successful candidates by the Chief Guest, Mr. Rajnish Seth, I.P.S., Additional C.P. Central Zone, Mumbai, and the Guest of Honour, Mr. Rajeev Dubey, President, HR & Corporate Services and Member of the Group Management Board, M&M. Also present were Special Invitees, Mr. Arvind Tawde, Sr. VP & Chief Information Officer, M&M and Mr. Manoj Lohia, D C P Zone III. Other personnel present included Mr. Sushil Singh, Head, CSR Implementation, Mr. Sridhar Rane, Corporate IT, M&M, who has spearheaded this initiative, among others.

Police personnel who benefited from the training include those from the ranks of Constable to Sub-Inspector. The Esops team from Mahindra's Corporate IT imparted training on the Basics of Computers, Internet, E-mail, MS Office, Internet chat etc. Mr. P T Mane, Mr. G. G. Uttekar and Mr. L N Khot, who had participated in the training, recounted their experiences and thanked Mahindra & Mahindra for opening up the world of immense possibilities through IT.

Other Esops initiative successfully held across the country include painting of government schools, various blood donation camps, planting trees & saplings, traffic management during festivals, supporting the underprivileged girl child and helping the flood affected people in various parts of the country.

Corporate Social Responsibility at M&M

Corporate Social Responsibility has always been an integral part of the vision of the Mahindra Group and the cornerstone of our core value of Good Corporate Citizenship. The Mahindra Group believes that CSR is an opportunity and a privilege for us and goes far beyond managing corporate image. In order to ensure maximum impact, our CSR initiatives focus mainly on education and health. The scope of our initiatives covers as many needy sections of society as possible, with a special emphasis on the girl child. The Nanhi Kali programme is deeply committed to the education of the girl child and currently supports the school level education of 32,000 girls across the nation. The spectrum of CSR activities includes the K. C. Mahindra Education Trust, Mahindra Education Society, Mahindra United World College and the Mahindra Foundation. CSR received a major boost in 2005 when M&M celebrated its 60th Anniversary by pledging 1% of its annual Profit after Tax to social activities every year. As a way of thanking the nation and its stakeholders for 60 years of trust, M&M announced its own unique Esops, or Employee Social Options, programme with the goal of having a Mahindra employee contributing to society every day of the year, somewhere in the world.

"At Mahindras, CSR means not just the sharing of our wealth, but of our time and of ourselves." Anand Mahindra

About Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

The US $4.5 billion Mahindra Group is among the top 10 industrial houses in India. Mahindra & Mahindra is the only Indian company among the top four tractor manufacturers in the world and is the market leader in multi-utility vehicles in India. The Group has a leading presence in key sectors of the Indian economy, including trade and financial services (Mahindra Intertrade, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.), automotive components, information technology & telecom (Tech Mahindra, Bristlecone), and infrastructure development (Mahindra GESCO, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd., Mahindra World City). With over 60 years of manufacturing experience, the Mahindra Group has built a strong base in technology, engineering, marketing and distribution which are key in its evolution as a customer-centric organization. The Group employs over 40,000 people and has several state-of-the-art facilities in India and overseas. The Mahindra Group has ambitious global aspirations and has a presence in five continents.

Mahindra products are today available in every continent except Antarctica. M&M has one tractor manufacturing plant in China and three assembly plants in the United States. It has made strategic acquisitions across the globe including Stokes Forgings (UK), Jeco Holding AG (Germany) and Schoneweiss & Co GmbH (Germany). Its global subsidiaries include Mahindra Europe Srl. based in Italy, Mahindra USA Inc. and Mahindra South Africa. M&M has entered into partnerships with international companies like Renault SA, France, and International Truck and Engine Corporation, USA. The Group recently made a milestone entry into the passenger car segment with Logan, a product of its JV with Renault SA. Forbes has ranked the Mahindra Group in its Top 200 list of the World's Most Reputable Companies and in the Top 10 list of Most Reputable Indian companies.