Bajaj Auto Starts Vaccination Drive For All Employees And Family Members Between 18-45 Of Age

Bajaj Auto today announced Covid-19 vaccination drive for all its employees and their family members above 18 years of age, across all its plant locations. The company has started vaccination camps at its Akurdi, Chakan and Waluj plants, where all employees, contract workers, and their family members will be eligible for vaccination free of cost. The vaccination drive will start in the Pantnagar plant on June 5, 2021, and it will gradually vaccinate all its employees in a phased manner across the country. 

The mass vaccination drive will administer Covishield vaccine to approximately 20,000 Bajaj Auto employees, off-roll employees, contract workers, and their family members. The company has already vaccinated employees and their family members above 45 years of age in the previous phase.  

As a requirement, all employees will need to register on the COWIN app, prior to the vaccination drive. The company’s support services team will intimate the vaccination dates to all employees. All protocols will be followed to avoid overcrowding.

Mr C.P. Tripathi – Advisor, Corporate Social Responsibility at Bajaj Auto said, “India’s war against the pandemic is on two fronts – medical and economic. With the availability of scientifically tested vaccines, we can address both these challenges effectively. With a vaccinated workforce, we will not only be able to significantly reduce the stress on the public health systems, but also get back to regular economic activity much faster. We look forward to our employees leaving behind all pandemic-related stress after the completion of this vaccination drive.” 

Earlier, the company pledged to support the family in the unfortunate event of an employee succumbing to the virus. The family stands to get the employee’s salary up to a maximum of Rs 2 lakhs a month for two years, education assistance for up to two children till graduation in any field, and extension in the hospitalization insurance up to 60 months for the employee’s spouse and two children.