Our Customers work very hard to not only set trends but also adapt themselves to the constantly emerging markets. As a dependable and strategic Supplier-Partner, this situation behoves us to constantly refine our engagement and offering. We endeavor to deliver precise and tailormade solutions to improve the reliability and dependability including overall performance of their products. Our goal is to create truly sustainable relationship capital.
Focus Area for Value Addition to Customers
Over the years, we have established strong relationships with automobile OEMs and industrial clients on the basis of our quality standards, timely supply reliability, and ability to innovate. We are nurturing these relations by working closely with them and delivering on their specific requirements with our innovation capabilities. Interactive sessions with our coveted customers are constantly encouraged as this helps us identify their needs better and, therefore, perform better. Seamless linking of knowhow to R&D, technology, people and processes has enabled us to grow into a preferred technology codevelopment partner.
We are undertaking R&D focused on modifying the weight and materials of components used in automobiles and industrial applications, thus enhancing their quality and performance while reducing costs. We are striving to integrate across the value chain to become a one-stop solution for them. We are adapting and innovating to address the changing landscape of automotive technology and also cater to the technological demands and aspirations of our unique global customers in the industrials space. We are confident of our unmatched front line design, engineering, dual shore manufacturing and innovation capabilities to provide superior value addition to our customers.
Quality Excellence Award
Supplier of the Year Award
SCM Award
Best Product Development Best Overall Supplier
Supplier Quality Excellence
LEADER Award
GOLD Certification
We have been at the forefront of uplifting communities for the past 45 years. Over time, we have widened our CSR focus areas, positively touching a million lives. Result-oriented CSR programs help us channel our efforts and resources in the most impactful ways, bringing about empowerment at the grassroots level.
Village development
Skill development
Community development
Lakshya – sports development
Education
Village development is our flagship program where we envision developing 100 villages through need-based solutions in the areas of water availability, livelihood opportunities, health & nutrition, education, and infrastructure. We also provide training to the local leaders and community influencers to make them aligned with our program goals and ensure self-sustainability once the projects are handed over to the community.
Our water programs encompass irrigation, water storage and harvesting, and drinking water. We undertook multiple irrigation initiatives involving the construction of 10 Bandhara (low dam) across 18 villages and desilting of 6 Talav (water reservoirs) benefiting 12 villages. The dams and reservoirs are helping drive inclusive growth by enhancing agricultural water availability in the villages, thus leading to higher farm incomes and livelihood security.
A water harvesting program was executed in Kalewadi, Purandar (Pune). It has helped farmers undertake the plantation of custard apples, figs and pomegranates, resulting in significant growth. Additionally, we have constructed water tanks to ensure availability of drinking water in the area. Several such initiatives undertaken during the year have benefited 100 villages.
We initiated five water conservation projects in Ahmednagar district, with the most significant one in Aakhegaon (taluka Shevgaon), undertaken with the help of Jankalyan Samiti Dakshin Nagar. It contributed to a significant increase in water storage capacity. This enabled the villagers to irrigate their farms, leading to five times increase in onion produce. Furthermore, the river silt was used to construct internal roads. The project improved the income levels and standard of living of villagers.
We carried out land levelling work in the hilly terrain of Ambegaon taluka. This has assisted farmers in cultivating nuts, potatoes, and marigold, enhancing income. This project in Chapatewadi village led to a 25% increase in income for 80 farmers.
We focused on improving the health of women by undertaking initiatives in cancer screening and other diseases, leading to better diagnosis and precautionary behavior. During FY 2020, our health outreach program supported 2,210 women. Additionally, we provided training to Asha workers on impact measurement of nutritional support for school children with the help of the NGO Samavedana.
We also undertook road construction initiatives to enhance accessibility to villages. This is unleashing development in terms of better employability, education, crop yield, and a sharp rise in villagers’ income. Our program also addressed the need for basic infrastructure and toilets in villages. During the year, we have constructed 53 km of roads, impacting the lives and livelihoods of 11,350 villagers, and have built toilets benefiting 13,000 people.
Our education program focused on initiatives around renovating, repairing and building Zilla Parishad Schools in different villages. During the year, we undertook the following initiatives:
Women are key to driving community development. We are making this possible by facilitating skill development and small-scale business support, enabling the women to become independent. Additionally, we are also arranging get-togethers for enhancing their self-confidence and thus making a difference in their emotional well-being.
Our education initiative is designed to impart knowledge alongside making children aware, confident and self-reliant. We emphasize on bringing creative minds together, honing their communication abilities and improving their life skills. Our noteworthy initiatives “Pradnya Vikas Program” and “Anubhav Shala – Khelghar” focus on developing the personality and leadership skills of underprivileged children in Pune.
We are also supporting Pratham Pune Education Foundation (PPEF), which works towards facilitating basic education for underprivileged children. It includes sessions for basic concepts of Mathematics, Science, English and Marathi, with interactive teaching. It has touched the lives of over 150,000 children in Pune since inception and is a catalyst for women’s empowerment. This program includes non-formal education initiatives like library, balwachan, digital, and creativity center, benefiting 25,752 children. During the year, it conducted a total of 40 activities for children, parents, teachers, team managers and others. Together with them, we also arranged eye, ENT and dental check-up camps, covering 5,345 children across various regions.
We are continually sensitizing our employees to come forward to help communities, with the objective of transcending beyond Corporate Social Responsibility to Personal Social Responsibility. Our employees have volunteered for initiatives such as:
We have collaborated with CII and College of Engineering, Pune, to support graduates from rural background. These students were trained in soft skills like communication, presentations, team-building and motivation, stress and time management, and emotional intelligence, thus increasing their employability quotient. During the year, 90 graduate students were supported.
Bharat Forge Limited has signed an MoU with Vishwakarma Vocational Training Institute, Pune, to provide a specialist course in ‘Radio Frequency and Microwave Technology’ to engineering graduates (B.E./B.Tech) and postgraduates (M.E./M.Tech) from rural background.
Development, upgradation and skill education training has been imparted at Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) at Khed, Bhor, and Malegaon. Our ITI Khed also received the award of the Best ITI in Pune region.
Our initiative has been recognized by the Government of Maharashtra and awarded for ‘Outstanding commitment and dedicated support as the industry partner’.
The Company conducts its sport development initiatives under Project Lakshya. In FY 2020, it continued providing financial and training support to talented and promising sportsmen from across the country. The Company actively supports sports including tennis, chess, boxing, car racing, and badminton among others.
Bharat Forge won the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in FY 2020, which is regarded as a benchmark of corporate excellence worldwide. The award was presented jointly by Mrs. Rajashree Birla, Chairperson, Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development, and Director on the Boards of Aditya Birla Group of Companies, and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Cyriac Joseph, LokAyukta Kerala, Former Chief Justice of Karnataka and Uttarakhand High Courts, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India and Former Acting Chairperson and Member, National Human Rights Commission.
On July 15, 2019 – on the occasion of World Youth Skill Day, the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Department, Govt. of Maharashtra awarded Bharat Forge for ‘Outstanding commitment and dedicated support as the Industry Partner’ for developing and upgrading ITIs at Khed, Bhor and Malegaon. Bharat Forge Limited received the award at the hands of Shri Vidyasagar Rao, Hon'ble Governor and Shri Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar, Hon'ble Skill Minister.
Registered Address: Bharat Forge Limited, Pune Cantonment, Mundhwa, Pune - 411 036. INDIA, +91-20-67042777 +91-20-26822387