The additional grant will be directed primarily on universal vaccination, Premji said while speaking at the foundation day event of the Bombay Chartered Accountants' Society. In the early days of the pandemic last year, Wipro had announced a ₹1,125-crore aid for the pandemic, which also included converting its facilities at Pune into hospitals. "As our work as well as our situation evolved, we realised that focus on universal vaccination was just as important as other initiatives. So, we have added that as a key element of our COVID-19 relief strategy, and committed an additional ₹1,000 crore for it," Premji said. Grassroot teams were organised consisting of 1,600 full-time employees of the Azim Premji Foundation, 55,000 employees working for its partners, 10,000 teachers and 2,500 alumni of the Azim Premji University.

Source: Mint July 06, 2021 15:11 UTC