HCL provides 6 lakh meals to poor amid COVID-19 crisis

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : May 13 2020 | 6:21 PM IST

HCL Technologies on Wednesday said it has so far provided over 6 lakh meals to underprivileged communities affected due to the lockdown.

The company has distributed over6 lakh nutritious and hygienic meals and over5,000 dry ration kits in the National Capital Region, Lucknow, Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune, Nagpur, Vijayawada and Nagrakata (West Bengal), the company said in a statement.

The distribution was done in collaboration with the local government authorities and HCL's partner NGOs.

The meals and kits were provided to migrant labourers and their families residing in makeshift shelters, communities living in urban slums, daily wage earners, abandoned elderly, and orphanages across these locations, it added.

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First Published: May 13 2020 | 6:21 PM IST

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