MUMBAI: Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced that the company will contribute towards the vaccination of over 5 lakh citizens by pledging Rs 50 crore in partnership with government and local authorities in India. For every P&G employee in India, the company is contributing towards the vaccination of 100 Indians, a company statement said.
In addition, the company will also cover the vaccination cost of its employee force of over 5,000 in India, and their eligible immediate family members. P&G brands Whisper, Vicks, Pampers, Oral-B, Head & Shoulders and Pantene are partnering in this vaccination drive through their brand programmes.
The contribution towards vaccines will be on top of P&G’s earmarked CSR funds for the current year, the statement added.
P&G Indian subcontinent CEO Madhusudan Gopalan said, “P&G is committed to playing an active role in India’s fight against Covid and will contribute Rs 50 crore towards 10 lakh vaccine doses covering vaccination of 5 lakh Indians.”
That is 100 citizens for each employee the company has in India. The CEO added that in the current situation, and in future, vaccines play a critical role in containing the spread of the virus. “We strongly believe that partnering with various governments and local authorities, who are leading the inoculation initiatives for citizens, will enable us to make a meaningful difference to the communities we operate in.”
P&G will also continue to extend its support to the broader community through the donation of products, in-house manufactured masks and sanitisers, especially to aid frontline and essential workers who are working to combat the spread of Covid.
