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Hindustan Unilever sets aside Rs 100 crore to fight Covid-19 in India

The company was reducing the price of Lifebuoy hand sanitisers and hand wash, apart from Domex floor cleaners by 15 per cent

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It would also scale up production of hand sanitisers, hand wash, and floor cleaners over the next few weeks, the company said, to improve reach of these items | File photo

Viveat Susan Pinto Mumbai

2 min read Last Updated : Mar 21 2020 | 1:35 AM IST

Hindustan Unilever (HUL), country’s largest consumer goods company, on Friday said it had committed Rs 100 crore to fight the COVID-19 epidemic in India.

It has also taken a host of other measures such as price cuts, free availability of soaps to the needy, a Rs 10-crore donation for better testing facilities, and public awareness programmes.

Sanjiv Mehta, chairman and managing director of HUL, said: “In a crisis like this, companies have a big role to play. We are working closely with the government and our partners to ensure that we overcome this health crisis together.”

The company was reducing the price of

Topics : Coronavirus Hindustan Unilever

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