Established in the year 1965, “Group Premier” (GP) is the pioneer in its engineering and manufacturing in the fields of Irrigation & Entertainment.
“Premier irrigation Adritec Private Limited” is the first and pioneering manufacturer of the modern water saving Irrigation systems in India and it is now an ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 Company.
Our philosophy of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is based on the ‘Triple Bottom line’ approach which consists of “People, Planet and Profit". This measure helps us to be more conscious of our social and moral responsibilities. We understand our responsibilities towards the environment, employees and the society at large. For us these responsibilities are not just about statutory compliance but also about creating long-term social value. Regular and responsive engagement with farmer communities, employees, regulators, business partners, dealers &suppliers is central to our approach to CSR.
Our vision is being recognized by society as a responsible corporate and we endeavor to grow our business whilst reducing the environmental impact of our operations and increasing our positive social impact.
The essence of CSR comprises of philanthropic, corporate, ethical, environmental and legal as well as economic responsibility and we have taken various initiatives and adopted best practices towards persevering the nature, protecting the environment, contributing to the economic development and ensuring improvement in the quality of life of the people in the society at large.
The Company pledges its support to the initiatives of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and in furtherance of the same and looks to adopt the CSR activities in harmony with the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013, Rules & Schedules thereof, subject to such amendments as may be made from time to time.
A CSR Committee comprising of three or more Directors will design, formulate & monitor the CSR activities. The Company Secretary shall act as the Secretary to the Committee. The Committee will be entrusted to discharge the following functions:-
Pursuant to section 135 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of the Company shall ensure that the Company spends, in every financial year, at least two percent of the average net profits of the Company made during the three immediately preceding financial years, in pursuance of its CSR Policy.
CSR expenditure will include all expenditure, direct and indirect, incurred by the Company on CSR Programs undertaken in accordance with the approved CSR Plan. It shall include contribution to corpus for projects or programs relating to the CSR activities approved by the Board on the recommendation of its CSR Committee.
The CSR policy shall be implemented and reviewed from time to time by the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. The Committee shall ensure that the Company is incurring the specified amount of CSR expenditure every financial year for the approved purposes.
The Company may on its own or through a registered trust or a registered society or a Company established by the Company or its holding or subsidiary or associate company under section 8 of theCompanies act, 2013, may undertake its CSR activities.
This CSR Policy is approved by the Board of Directors of the Company held on 14.12.2018 and will be in force till such time it is modified or amended by the Board of Directors on recommendations of the CSR Committee.