As part of its wide-ranging, empathetic response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Mahindra Group donated three ambulances to the Medical Education and Training Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh. The ambulances were flagged off by Shri Suresh Kumar Khanna, Hon’ble Minister of Finance, Parliamentary & Medical Education, in the presence of Shri Alok Kumar, Principal Secretary, Medical Education and Training, Dr. Shyam Sunder and Mr. Sanjay Sharma from Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.  

The Mahindra Group has been supporting the Government of Uttar Pradesh in the fight against COVID-19 by donating 20 Oxygen Concentrators and distributed nearly 3,000 dry ration kits across villages in the State. In addition to these, the Group is also setting up two Oxygen Plants, donating 25 additional Oxygen Concentrators and three more ambulances to support the government healthcare system in Uttar Pradesh.  

Reiterating Mahindra’s commitment to help India fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Ruzbeh Irani, President - Group Human Resources and Communications, said: “COVID-19 is a health crisis unlike any other that we have faced in the past. Times like this call for solidarity above all. We, at Mahindra, have partnered with governments to scale up medical infrastructure and provide oxygen plants, oxygen concentrators, ambulances, and set up temporary COVID-19 care centers.”   

In addition to installing 23 oxygen plants and donating 90 ambulances across 19 states, the Mahindra Group has committed substantial funds across India. The Group has been supporting the government’s relief efforts, re-engineering production lines and facilities to manufacture face shields, face masks and aerosol boxes, and providing ICU beds, emergency cab services, quarantine centres, oxygen-on-demand, monetary support and dry rations for the underprivileged.   

About Mahindra: 

Founded in 1945, the Mahindra Group is one of the largest and most admired multinational federation of companies with 260,000 employees in over 100 countries. It enjoys a leadership position in farm equipment, utility vehicles, information technology and financial services in India and is the world’s largest tractor company by volume. It has a strong presence in renewable energy, agriculture, logistics, hospitality and real estate.    

The Mahindra Group has a clear focus on leading ESG globally, enabling rural prosperity and enhancing urban living, with a goal to drive positive change in the lives of communities and stakeholders to enable them to Rise.