Rohit Kumar
Port Blair, 22 September 2021
Tata Community Initiatives Trust (TCIT) – COVID Response / Vistara Wellness Initiative 2.0 in association with Navodhaya Foundation Organized Ration kits distribution event for 70 beneficiaries of Port Blair area. The event took place at Khaitan Kalayan Mandapam, Junglighat, Port Blair on 20 Sep 2021. The kits have been provided by Tata Sons & Tata SIA Airlines which is part of an overall project of providing Ration kits to 100 COVID affected families within Port Blair Area. The event was attended by the managing team of TATA & TATA SIA Airlines virtually. The programme saw participation of a considerable number of needy citizens. Another event is planned on 22/09/2021 where nearly 30 ration kits will be distributed to the needy people of Bambooflat region.
The ‘Vistara Wellness Initiative’ was rolled out in April 2020, when Vistara distributed over 50,000 long shelf-life nutritious food items to the frontline health workers through IHCL (Taj hotels). Since then, Vistara has stepped up its efforts by widening this initiative’s scope and supporting vulnerable communities severely affected by the pandemic. Vistara managed to distribute nearly 1,50,000 wellness essentials in the FY 2020-21, which has had its impact over 18,000 individuals affected by the pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic left several families vulnerable without access to food, let alone hygiene essentials. With community service deeply rooted in the organisation’s DNA, the ‘Vistara Wellness Initiative’ was launched to extend support to these vulnerable communities. The objective was to support these communities’ basic nutrition and sanitisation needs.
The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a much more devastating effect on the entire population in India, more so on the vulnerable communities. Aligned with Vistara’s philosophy of giving back to the local communities it operates in and guided by Tata Trusts, Vistara plans to take the initiative to the next level which is dubbed as Vistara Wellness Initiative 2.0 (FY 2021-22).
The objective for Vistara Wellness Initiative 2.0 is to reach more people with more help to have a stronger, positive impact on their lives. The initiative is being implemented across 28 stations of Vistara in India, where they are distributing over 4000 wellness kits consisting of basic ration items like Atta, oil, rice, pulses and spices etc. along with sanitization items like eco-friendly reusable face masks, soaps, dental hygiene items etc.