The last fiscal was one of the most challenging in our history with the pandemic having
a significant impact on every aspect of life, business and economy. Despite the
challenges, your Company remained agile and committed to serving Indian consumers and
delivered strong double-digit growth during the fiscal year. In addition, the Company
continued to prioritize employee-health and well-being and stepped up as a force for good
to help Communities in need during these unprecedented times.
Your Company has built citizenship into its way of doing business and in response to
the pandemic, we launched the‘P&G Suraksha India' program to step up as a
force for good. Through this program, as P&G group, we contributed towards vaccine
doses in India. We also donated oxygen concentrators, masks and sanitizers for the
protection of frontline workers and underprivileged communities. We continued to leverage
the voice of our brands on mass media to create awareness about preventive measures to
combat the spread of COVID-19. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, we have also donated
more than 30 lakh Whisper sanitary pads to support women and girls from
underprivileged backgrounds. To extend our support to India's healthcare infrastructure,
we are partnering with TATA Trusts to support hospital capacity expansion in various
locations.
In addition, your company continued its focus on educating underprivileged children in
India through the ‘P&G Shiksha' program. Through this CSR program, the
P&G group in India has supported thousands of schools that will impact the lives of
lakhs of children.P&G Shiksha's efforts are focused on three main areas –
improving learning outcomes, empowering marginalized girls through education and improving
educational infrastructure. During the pandemic, as schools remain closed, P&G
Shikshacontinued to provide online education and has reached out to thousands of
children during this time.
While the near-term outlook remains uncertain, we will continue to focus on our
strategy to drive superiority and improve productivity to drive balanced growth, while
prioritizing the health and safety of our people.
Lastly, I would also like to express my gratitude to all our employees, customers,
consumers, business partners and YOU, our valued Shareholders for your support during this
tough year. We will continue to innovate and bring superior products to consumers and
sustainably grow the business.