MCA appeals to Corporate India to supplement Govt. efforts amid the 2nd wave of COVID-19



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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has issued an appeal to Corporate India, urging them to support the government's efforts during the second wave of COVID-19. Companies are encouraged to consider converting their vacant office buildings into temporary COVID Care facilities, equipped with isolation or oxygen beds, to help meet the rising demand for hospitalisation. The MCA has clarified that setting up such facilities is an eligible Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has requested Corporate Indiato supplement Governmentefforts in fulfilling the rising hospitalization needs amid the 2nd wave of COVID-19 by considering to converttheir vacant office buildings to temporary COVID Care facilities with either isolation beds or a combination of isolation and oxygen beds. Read the appeal letter below: Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs New Delhi 22nd April 2021 D.O.No. CSR-10/9/2020-CSR-MCA AN APPEAL, De
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The MCA is appealing to Corporate India to supplement government efforts by converting vacant office buildings into temporary COVID Care facilities with isolation or oxygen beds.

The appeal is in response to the rising hospitalization needs amid the second wave of COVID-19, which requires a more coordinated and focused approach to provide immediate relief.

Yes, the MCA has clarified that spending for setting up COVID Care facilities and makeshift hospitals is an eligible CSR activity.

Companies can convert their vacant office buildings into temporary COVID Care facilities with either isolation beds or a combination of isolation and oxygen beds.

The appeal is being made by the Secretary of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.




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