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Significant Healthcare Initiatives for Tata Steel Parivaars Complete medical cover for all the relocated families. Zero MMR achieved. Specific cases are referred to Bhubaneshwar hospitals for treatment, free of cost. 100% immunisation achieved for children. All cases of pregnancy are monitored till delivery. Growth of every child monitored till the age of six years. Curative clinics are held everyday at the rehabilitation colonies and camps whereas preventive and promotive healthcare sessions are held on pre-fixed days. SHG members counsel on sensitive issues like reproductive sexual health and issues of adolescence. Balika Mandals are formed to address relevant issues on adolescence. More than 20,000 medicated mosquito nets have been distributed so far for the eradication of Malaria in Kalinganagar.

Extending better healthcare facilities to the people in its areas of operation and in upcoming project areas has always been a priority in Tata Steel's periphery development and CSR plan. At the rehabilitation colonies of Odisha, healthcare is given a broader perspective beyond its familiar territories of treatment and intervention. It is approached at an individual level to bring about greater impact for the community. Whereas earlier, people had extremely limited access to healthcare facilities, that too of inferior quality, post-relocation they have seen a marked improvement in conditions. For the most part this is due to sincere efforts by the R&R team to integrate well being and healthcare with the key determinants of total rehabilitation.

A team of three doctors, six paramedics and six community health assistants are supported by fifteen community health facilitators (referred to as ‘Swasthya Mitras') to ensure quality health services to all the families in the Parivar Colonies.

Some of the programmes undertaken for the improvement of healthcare conditions in and around the Kalinganagar project area have been discussed below.

Upcoming Hospital at Gobarghati

For families affected in its Greenfield steel project at Kalinganagar and also for people in peripheral villages, Tata Steel is setting-up a hospital in Gobarghati rehabilitation colony on a land of four acres. It is slated to have a total capacity of 200 beds, to be incorporated in phases. When completed it would have round-the-clock service, a pathology lab and an outdoor complex.



Apart from Tata Steel Parivar families, the hospital would cater to around 10000 people from the nearby villages. Various health services like rural health check-up programmes, health camps during epidemics and awareness building activities for people would also be planned through the hospital. Till the completion of the hospital, the Company is running a dispensary at Gobarghati, which has seen overwhelming response from the people.

Number of tribal children attended Bandhagaon residential school - 70 Tamka High School - more than 300 Tamka residential school - 350 Phuljhar residential school - 260 Rampilo Kanya Ashram - around 450

Tata Steel Healthcare Programme in Tribal Residential Schools

Several children in the rural and tribal areas of the state are found malnourished due to a number of factors. In the Kalinganagar area TSRDS has taken up five tribal residential schools under the school healthcare programme with the objective of taking care of children through regular health check-ups and free medicines distribution. Company doctors along with trained para-medical staff visit each of the schools once a month for this purpose. Besides, students in the tribal residential schools are also taught about basic healthcare and hygiene.

Zero Infant Mortality Rate for Tata Steel Parivars

Zero infant mortality rate has been achieved amongst rehabilitated Tata Steel Parivar families of Kalinganagar. This is a significant feat considering that at present the Infant Mortality rate is 69 per thousand live births in Odisha compared to 53 in the Country.

Tata Steel has been focusing on providing proper antenatal, natal and postnatal care, newborn care and immunisation for members of Tata Steel Parivar. It is ensured that all the deliveries are institutional. After the delivery the mother is counseled about proper care for the newborn and apart from hundred percent immunisation coverage among children growth monitoring is done till the age of six years.

Jamuna’s road to recovery Tata Steel has been extending basic healthcare facilities not only in its rehabilitation colonies but also in every transit camp that has been arranged. Improved healthcare benefits have been one of the main triggers that motivated many of the relocating families. Jamuna Bag of Sanchandia village had been suffering from chronic stomachache that turned acute and became a cause for serious concern. Jamuna's husband Mangala Bag rushed to the Tata Steel officials and apprised them about the problem. Without any delay a volunteers' team of the Company rushed Jamuna to the hospital, where a tumour was diagnosed in her stomach. The Company carried all the expenses for her operation, hospitalisation and follow-up medicines. She is completely cured now. "It was a great help for me and my wife. Had we been in our village, we would have never afford the costly treatment," Mangala said and thanked the Tata Steel officials for immediately responding to his request.