NGOs Bat for Tata Trusts
Suman Layak
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Mumbai:
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A clutch of non-governmental organisations appealed to the boards of six Tata Group companies that are set to hold shareholder meetings in the next few days to take steps to protect the philanthropic activities of Tata Trusts.Several of these NGOs work with Tata Trusts. The letter has been addressed to boards of TCS, Indian Hotels Co, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Chemicals and Tata Power Co and comprises the names of NGOs including the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme, Pradan, Srijan, Action for Social Advancement, Seva Mandir and Foundation for Ecological Security.
Manas K Satpathy, executive director of Pradan who has signed the letter, said NGOs had met in Pune in November for an initiative on Transforming Rural India and decided to support of Tata Trusts. He said, “Hearing all the controversy around Tata Trusts, we felt disturbed and thought we should do something to let others know about the work of Tata Trusts.“
Manas K Satpathy, executive director of Pradan who has signed the letter, said NGOs had met in Pune in November for an initiative on Transforming Rural India and decided to support of Tata Trusts. He said, “Hearing all the controversy around Tata Trusts, we felt disturbed and thought we should do something to let others know about the work of Tata Trusts.“
Source: Economic Times, 13-12-2016
