The Hero Group, which includes the country's largest two wheeler Hero MotoCorp, on Monday pledged Rs 100 crore aid for COVID-19 relief-efforts in the country.
Half of this sum, Rs 50 Crore, will be contributed to the PM-Cares Fund and the remaining Rs 50 crore will be spent in other relief efforts, the group said in a statement.
The Hero Group (BML Munjal family) companies contributing to this fund include Hero MotoCorp, Hero FinCorp, Hero Future Energies, Rockman Industries and Hero Electronix.
Hero Enterprise and AG Industries have also contributed to this fund.
"Our country, and indeed the entire world, is currently facing an unprecedented challenge in the form of COVID-19. In such critical times, it is of utmost importance and urgency that we all come together and support the marginalised sections of the society, along with those who are in dire conditions," Hero MotoCorp Chairman Pawan Munjal said in a statement.
He further said: "In the extended Hero family, we are humbled in making this contribution, partially to the PM-Cares Fund and remaining towards relief efforts through other channels."