Corporate Social Responsibility

Bajaj Engineering Skills Training (BEST) is the flagship CSR initiative of Bajaj Auto Ltd that provides best-in-class manufacturing skills training to young engineers. It is implemented in partnership with India’s top universities and engineering colleges by setting up state-of-the-art laboratories, with world-class equipment procured from across the globe. The centres provide skill training in contemporary and evolving technologies to engineering graduates (with both degrees and diplomas), helping them become competent and employable, thus bridging the industry-academia skill gap. BEST aims to support young learners from the economically weaker sections of society, those hailing from tier 2, tier 3 and tier 4 colleges/cities, and disadvantaged areas to enhance their employment opportunities.

We have committed approximately INR 350 crore over the next 3 years for this initiative. The second phase of BEST Program will have new verticals such as Electronics Manufacturing Systems (EMS), Firmware Development (FD), Systems Validation (SV) and E-Mobility (EM).

Bajaj Manufacturing Systems (BMS) a flagship CSR initiative, is an e-learning, self-paced course that aims to impart industry knowledge to ITI and polytechnic students using Bajaj’s experience in operational excellence. BMS continues to revolutionize ITI training by integrating industry-relevant modules based on Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) principles.

BMS Key Highlights:

Modules and Reach: Over 4,000 trainees certified across 53 ITIs in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, and Karnataka.

Skills Competition:

• Held in Aurangabad, Udham Singh Nagar and Ramanagara with 11 finalists selected from 78 innovative projects.
• Industry support through guest lectures and exposure visits.

Expansion Plan: Extending to five new states – Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Haryana, and Andhra Pradesh as well as Introduction of communication and soft skills modules to enhance employability.

Our dedication lies in enhancing the well- being of individuals, with a particular focus on marginalized communities residing in proximity to our manufacturing plants. We also contribute to education, health, environment, animal welfare projects, and other relevant areas for the sustainable development of the community and the nation. Through our CSR arm, Janki Bajaj Gram Vikas Sanstha (JBGVS), we implement and fund many projects that aims to uplift people from communities on the margins.

Our various programs include STEM Education Support Program, through which we provide educational support to students coming from underprivileged areas, who are aspiring to join STEM fields; Rupa Rahul Bajaj Scholarship Scheme which started in 2023 to award deserving students scholarships for pursuing STEM higher education in top-ranking universities.

We also believe in uplifting women through skills and provide them space and opportunities to transform themselves into empowered entrepreneurs so they can sustain themselves and their families through programs like Samaj Seva Kendra in Pune.

Through PRANA we support research in homeopathy and create a platform for holistic healthcare options through Integrative Wellness Program (IWP).

Bajaj Auto CSR is committed to Gandhi Ji’s and Jamnalal Bajaj Ji’s vision of practicing and engaging in constructive social reforms and through our programs, we have achieved to take their legacies forward.