Global industrialist Lakshmi Mittal said that his companies in India have committed Rs 100 crore to the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-CARES) for the ongoing COVID-19 relief efforts countrywide.
Additionally, Mittal said that his companies’ operations are contributing through supporting daily meals of over 5,000 as well as providing food kits to more than 30,000 people and augmenting ambulance services and preparing care centres in location close to production facilities.
These efforts are being undertaken by AM/NS India, a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, and HMEL, a partnership between Hindustan Petroleum and Mittal Energy Investments.
In a statement, Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman and CEO, ArcelorMittal said, “COVID-19 is having significant repercussions for people in every continent of the planet. No country will be immune and for those like India, with a vast population and at a critical point in its development, the impact could be very serious. I am pleased that our companies can play a small role in assisting with this.”