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Bengaluru, February 15, 2023: At Aero India 2023, the biennial air show and aviation exhibition being held at Yelahanka Air Force Station, Bengaluru, Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has signed an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for domestic manufacture and supply of its LORA Weapon System for the Indian Tri-services.

The state-of-the-art strategic weapon system weapon will be manufactured by BEL, as the prime contractor, based on the workshare arrangement with IAI.

The MoU is an outcome of the growing partnership between India and Israel in the field of high technology strategic defence systems, and is in line with the Government of India’s Make in India initiative for major weapon systems.

Developed by IAI’s MALAM division, LORA is a sea-to-ground and ground-to-ground system which comprises a long-range ballistic missile, a unique launcher, a command and control system, and a ground/marine support system. The LORA system provides ballistic assault capabilities for multiple ranges with a precision level of 10 meters CEP.

About IAI

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Ltd is Israel’s largest aerospace and defence company and a globally recognised technology and innovation leader specialising in developing and manufacturing advanced, state-of-the-art systems for air, space, sea, land, cyber and homeland security. Since 1953, the company has provided advanced technology solutions to government and commercial customers worldwide: including satellites, missiles, weapon systems and munitions, unmanned and robotic systems, radars, C4ISR and more. IAI also designs and manufactures business jets.

LORA was developed at IAI’s Systems, Missiles & Space Group. The group boasts of a long record in air-defence systems, such as the Arrow 2 and 3, the Barak 8, loitering missiles, and countless missile and satellite systems, such as observation satellites, nano-satellites, communication satellites (including Dror, the national communication satellite). The group has also co-built the Beresheet spacecraft which traveled to the moon on its first mission. IAI is a national and global technological hub for air defense, radars, satellites, unmanned vehicles, civilian aviation, and cyber.

About BEL

Navratna PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) was established in 1954 under the Ministry of Defence, GoI, with a farsighted vision to make the country self-reliant in Defence electronics. Today, BEL is a multi-product, multi-technology, multi-Unit conglomerate which designs, manufactures and supplies state-of-the-art products and systems in a wide variety of fields including Radars, Missile Systems, Military Communications, Naval Systems, Electronic Warfare & Avionics, C4I Systems, Electro Optics, Tank Electronics & Gun/Weapon System Upgrades, and Electronic Fuzes in the Defence segment.

BEL’s non-Defence business segment includes areas such as Electronic Voting Machines, Homeland Security & Smart Cities, Satellite Integration & Space Electronics, Railways, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Software as a Service, Energy Storage Products, besides Composite Shelters & Masts. BEL is fast expanding its global presence, putting its best foot forward to give a thrust to exports worldwide. All-out efforts are being made to tap new markets across the globe, including the Indian Ocean Region and friendly foreign countries.

Be it the efforts that the Company has been putting in to engage in collaborative R&D in addition to augmenting its own R&D set up, its recent attempts to outsource work to Indian private industries and MSMEs, or the path breaking decision to go in for Public-Private partnerships to execute turnkey projects, BEL is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that it is in sync with the Government’s larger goal of indigenisation and self-reliance.

Photo caption: Mr Manoj Jain, Director (R&D), BEL, and Mr Yoel Ronen, Chief Marketing Officer, IAI, Israel, exchanging the MoU document signed between BEL and IAI, Israel.

Bengaluru, February 14, 2023: At Aero India 2023, the biennial air show and aviation exhibition being held at Yelahanka Air Force Station, Bengaluru, Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has today signed an MoU with Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for co-operation in addressing global market opportunities for supply for state-of-the-art products such as Autonomous Boats, and other systems / solutions based on Artifical Intellegence for Naval platfroms.

Mr Bhanu Prakash Srivastava, CMD, BEL, and Mr Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay, CMD, GSL, exchanged the MoU documents at Aero India in the presence of Mr Vinay Kumar Katyal, Director (Bangalore Complex), Mr Manoj Jain, Director (R&D), Mr Damodar Bhattad, Director (Finance), and other senior officers of BEL and GSL.

About Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)

GSL is one of India’s premier Defence Shipyard having modern infrastructure and capability of designing and building sophisticated high technology defence and commercial vessels with a track record of execution and timely deliveries and is presently the largest exporter of defence ships in the Indian sub-continent. GSL’s core competency is its in-house design capability with development of new designs of various platforms through its Research & Development (R&D), which has been recognized and registered as in-house R&D unit by the Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.

About BEL

Navratna PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) was established in 1954 under the Ministry of Defence, GoI, with a farsighted vision to make the country self-reliant in Defence electronics. Today, BEL is a multi- product, multi-technology, multi-Unit conglomerate which designs, manufactures and supplies state-of-the-art products and systems in a wide variety of fields including Radars, Missile Systems, Military Communications, Naval Systems, Electronic Warfare & Avionics, C4I Systems, Electro Optics, Tank Electronics & Gun/Weapon System Upgrades, and Electronic Fuzes in the Defence segment.

BEL’s non-Defence business segment includes areas such as Electronic Voting Machines, Homeland Security & Smart Cities, Satellite Integration & Space Electronics, Railways, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Software as a Service, Energy Storage Products, besides Composite Shelters & Masts. BEL is fast expanding its global presence, putting its best foot forward to give a thrust to exports worldwide. All-out efforts are being made to tap new markets across the globe, including the Indian Ocean Region and friendly foreign countries.

Be it the efforts that the Company has been putting in to engage in collaborative R&D in addition to augmenting its own R&D set up, its recent attempts to outsource work to Indian private industries and MSMEs, or the path breaking decision to go in for Public-Private partnerships to execute turnkey projects, BEL is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that it is in sync with the Government’s larger goal of indigenisation and self-reliance.

Photo Caption: Mr Bhanu Prakash Srivastava, CMD, BEL, and Mr Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay, CMD, GSL, exchange the MoU documents signed between BEL and GSL at Aero India in the presence of Mr Vinay Kumar Katyal, Director (Bangalore Complex), Mr Manoj Jain, Director (R&D), Mr Damodar Bhattad, Director (Finance), and other senior officers of BEL and GSL.

Bharat Electronics Limited Ghaziabad with all heart, sweat, passion, and patriotism also participated and celebrated this event with all joy and fervour.

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav a synonym of celebration campaign cum festival comes to an end on 19th December’2021. Bharat Electronics Limited Ghaziabad with all heart, sweat, passion, and patriotism also participated and celebrated this event with all joy and fervour.

A weeklong event being graced and witnessed by various students of different Schools (Maharajpur Govt. Secondary School, Amity School, Indirapuram Public School etc.), ITI Noida, Engineering Colleges comprising of Indraprastha Engineering College, KIET College and Regional Labour Institute (RLI) Faridabad.

BEL Ghaziabad showcases the Dimensionless, Borderless Unique and Charismatic Capabilities and Valour of Indian Defence Forces during this week (13th December to 19th December) and also showcases the contribution of BEL in both Indian Defence and Non-Defence Segments and portrayal of BEL contribution in MAKE IN INDIA and making the INDIA Self-reliant (Atam Nirbhar Bharat).

During the week, BEL Ghaziabad showcases its capabilities and enrich the culture of RADAR and Antenna and Various Satellite Communication system and C2 System (Command and Control system) used in Army, Navy and Air Forces. All these world-class Equipments its capabilities and functionalities has made a great impact amongst audience. Audience was mesmerized by the work culture and capabilities of Bharat Electronics Limited.

One of the feedback shared by the RLI Institute Head of the Department that “We are delighted and enthralled to be part of this Mahostav Event and felt very much honoured to come to Bharat Electronics Ghaziabad premises and very glad and proud to know about the BEL contribution in Indian Democracy in the form of EVM and VVPAT, Medical Field in the form of Ventilators and Oxygen Concentrator and most important its contribution in Indian Defence in the form world class RADAR and Antenna system and Communication System”

One of the very heart-warming feedback shared by the one of the faculties of ITI College that “We are now looking forward to watch the 26th January Parade in[1]person so that I can relate how many Equipments show case in the parade is being manufactured and value addition being done by the Bharat Electronics Limited.

All the Institute Head has shown gratitude towards BEL for invitation and congratulated BEL-Ghaziabad for its contribution in the Nation progress and progressing in the path to achieve self-reliance.

Bengaluru, January 30, 2023: At Aero India 2023, to be held at Yelahanka Air Force Station, Bengaluru, from February 13-17, 2023, Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) will showcase state-of-the-art products and systems spanning every domain of its business.

The products and systems to be on display during Aero India 2023 have been clustered as ‘Air Defence & Surveillance’, ‘C4I Systems’, ‘Artificial Intelligence-based Products’, ‘Non- Defence & Diversification Products’, ‘Radar Systems’, ‘Communication Systems’, ‘Airborne Products & Systems’, ‘Homeland Security and Cyber Security’, ‘Futuristic Technologies’, ‘Missile Systems’, ‘EO & Laser-based Products’, and ‘Outdoor Display Products’. In addition, BEL will also showcase its R&D capabilities by launching/demonstrating some of its new products / technologies.

BEL’s display in the area of ’Air Defence & Surveillance‘ will include Hexacopter, Tethered UAV, Swarm of UAVs, Robotic Surveillance, Shallow Water Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and D4 Anti-drone Systems. The display in the area of ’C4I Systems‘ will include C4I technologies, Combat Management Systems and Navigational Consoles and that in the area of ’Artificial Intelligence-based Products‘ will include AI-based activity interference of air targets for situation awareness.

Also on show will be the complete range of products and systems for ‘Non-Defence & Diversification’, including High Level Network Management in Advance Net Centric Operation, Virtual Reality for Rolling Stock Driver Training System, Air Traffic Management System for Civilian Airport, Advanced Surface Movement Guidance Control System, Super SCADA for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Virtual Reality-based Training Simulator, X-ray Baggage Inspection System, Explosive Detector, Automatic Chemical Agent Detector and Alarm, Fuel Cell, Electric Vehicle Batteries for two wheelers and three wheelers.

BEL will showcase its ‘Radar Systems’ comprising Combined Interrogator and Transponder System, Battle Field Short Range Active Electronically Scanned Array (BFSR-AESA) Radar, Frequency-modulated Continuous-wave based Drone Detection Radar, Air Defence Fire Control Radar, Close-in Weapon System, Mountain Fire Control Radar, Weapon Locating Radar, BFSR-XR, X-Band Multi-Function Radar, Battery Surveillance Radar, AESA Radar, and models of 3D Low Level Light Weight Surveillance Radar and 4D Phased Array Medium Power Radar.

BEL’s display in the area of ‘Communication Systems’ will include Tactical Data Link, 0.76M Ku Band Manpack Terminal (manual assisted), Instant Fire Detection and Suppression System, Rugged Switches, Rugged Routers, Mine Field Recording System, Network Hardware Security Modules, Data Link Receiver Unit, High Capacity Radio Relay, Manpack High Frequency Software Defined Radio (SDR), Point-to-Multi-Point Radio, DSSS Networking Radio, SDR Airborne version, SDR Hand Held Naval version, SDR Manpack Naval version, SDR Naval Combat, SDR Tactical, Encryptor, Multi Capacity Encryption Unit, Data Multiplexer-cum-Encryption Unit, Configurable Live Mk-II , BEL Tactical Computer Mk-VI, Hardware Security Module, Rugged Tablet, Network Time Server and Data Diode.

‘Airborne Products & Systems’ on display will include Ultra Violet Missile Approach Warning System, Self-Protection Suite for Helicopters, Hand Held Field Signal Generator, HD Airborne Spread Spectrum Modem, HD Ground Spread Spectrum Modem, Directed Infrared Counter Measure System, Tarang II Radar Warning Receiver and Display Unit Indigenous.

Other ‘Futuristic Technologies’ on display include Automatic Dependent Surveillance- Broadcast System, Position Indicator – G3I, Hand-Held Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, Extended C-Band Block Up-Converter, Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit, C Band Phase Locked Oscillator, Router with Call Manager, Voice Gateway Unit, MIL-GRADE TAB, Signal Processing Unit for Flight Level Radar, UHF RFID Reader, 3 ATI Display, Torpbuster CPU Board and Smart Energy Meter.

The ‘Homeland Security and Cyber Security’ cluster will include display of Smart City solutions, Homeland Security solutions, Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System, Naval Airfield Integrated Security System, and Integrated Perimeter Surveillance System, while the ‘Missile Systems’ display will include Air Defence Weapon System.

‘EO & Laser-based Products’ will include Panoramic Night Vision Goggle, Twin Tube Goggle, Laser Dazzler, Corner Shot Weapon System, Multipurpose Reflex Weapon Sight, Mini Eye- safe LRF Module, FO Gyro-based Sensor Packaged Unit, Laser Fence System, Electronic Artillery Fuzes and Aerial Fuze.

The highlight of BEL’s outdoor display will be GIMBAL for Tethered UAV, Tethered UAV, Shallow Water ROV, Hexacopter and Ultra-Light Weight Enclosure with platform.

The entire set of state-of-art equipment on offer will be a force multiplier for any Defence force and civilian requirements.

Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has achieved a Turnover of Rs. 11005.89 Cr, registering a growth of 24.46% up to 3 rd Quarter of FY 2022-23 over the Turnover of Rs. 8842.98 Cr recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year.

During the 3 rd Quarter of FY 2022-23, BEL achieved a Turnover of Rs. 4046.11 Cr as against Rs. 3656.22 Cr recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year.

Profit Before Tax (PBT) up to 3 rd Quarter of FY 2022-23 stood at Rs. 2203.39 Cr, with a growth of 35.07% over the Profit Before Tax (PBT) of Rs. 1631.24 Cr recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year.

During the 3 rd Quarter of FY 2022-23, Profit Before Tax (PBT) has increased to Rs. 800.43 Cr from Rs. 788.33 Cr recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year.

Profit After Tax (PAT) up to 3 rd Quarter of FY 2022-23 stood at Rs. 1641.31 Cr, with a growth of 35.97% over the Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs.1207.12 Cr recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year.

During the 3 rd Quarter of FY 2022-23, Profit After Tax (PAT) has increased to Rs. 598.77 Cr from Rs. 583.37 Cr recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year.

The Board of Directors, in their meeting held on 28 th January 2023 recommended an Interim Dividend of Rs. 0.60 per share (on face value of Rs.1/- each) on the enhanced share capital of the company post Bonus Issue of equity shares in September 2022. The said dividend will be payable to all the eligible shareholders holding shares as on the Record Date, i.e. 10 th February 2023.

The order book position of the company as on 1 st January, 2023, stood at Rs. 50116 Cr.

Bengaluru, January 12, 2023: Mr Damodar Bhattad S has taken charge as the Director (Finance) of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) with effect from January 11, 2023. He was working as General Manager (Finance) at BEL’s Corporate Office prior to his elevation.

Mr Damodar Bhattad is a Chartered Accountant, who had secured All India Rank in ICAI final examination. A B.Com Graduate from the University of Madras, he joined BEL as Accounts Officer at its Chennai Unit in 1988 and in a career spanning over 34 years, served the company in various roles and capacities.

As Head of Finance at BEL Corporate Office, he played a significant role in the formulation of various company policies and procedures. He also played a pivotal role in BEL recording its highest ever turnover of Rs. 15,044 Cr in FY22 and achieving an order book of more than Rs. 50,000 Cr.

As Head of Funds, he efficiently managed Working Capital and ensured BEL remained debt free. He and his team played a key role in efficient collection of Trade Receivables, in the last two years (FY 2021 and 2022). He also initiated investment of surplus funds in Mutual Funds, which increased the company’s returns from Treasury Management.

Mr Damodar Bhattad has ensured that adequate internal financial controls are put in place in BEL and the company’s Risk Control Matrix is current and updated. He has been a member of various Management Committees — Management Audit Committee, Corporate Risk Management Committee, CSR Screening Committee and Invitee of Audit Committee and Capital Investment Committee to name a few, and has been able to provide valuable insights to BEL Management from the Finance perspective.

Mr Damodar Bhattad was Lead Member (Finance) for devising a business-cum-growth plan for BEL with respect to a strategic advisory services contract signed by the Defence major with a leading consultancy firm. He has been an integral part of the BEL Management team at various analysts/investor conferences. He has played a major role in BEL making the leap from conventional financial reporting to the more holistic approach of bringing out its first Integrated Annual Report in 2021-22. He believes and supports initiatives which increase BEL’s value for shareholders, in terms of higher Dividend payout and capitalisation of reserves.

As a member and Finance representative of BEL’s Pension Trust and Gratuity Trust, Mr Damodar Bhattad has ensured that the trust portfolio is suitably diversified in order to minimise risk and maximise returns. Earlier, during his tenure as Head of Finance (Operations), he played a crucial role in finalising contracts and selling price of major equipment and systems with customers. As a member of BEL’s Price Negotiation Committee, he was instrumental in obtaining significant price reductions from suppliers. He believes that BEL being a socially responsible corporate citizen must maximise its value for all its stakeholders.

Recognised as Role Model Organisation

BANGALORE, November 25, 2022: The Ghaziabad Unit of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has won the twin honour of CII EXIM Bank Business Excellence Award (2022) and the Jury’s Commendation for Role Model Organisation.

The Award is the highest level of recognition in the CII-EXIM Bank Award for Business Excellence, established by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Export Import Bank of India in 1994 with the aim of enhancing the competitiveness of India Inc.

Mr Bhanu Prakash Srivastava, CMD, BEL, along with senior officers Mr Joydeep Majumdar, Executive Director (NCS) & Unit Head, BEL-Ghaziabad, Mr Jagdish Chand, GM (Radar), BEL- GAD, Mrs Rashmi Kathuria, GM (SCCS), BEL-GAD, Mr Giriraj N, GM (DCCS), BEL-GAD, Mr Naveen Kumar, In-Charge GM (Antenna), BEL-GAD, Mr K K Agarwal, In-Charge GM (Corporate Quality), Mrs Anita Srivastava, Sr DGM (QS) & In-Charge of Business Excellence, received the prestigious Award for BEL at the Quality Summit organised by CII in Bengaluru on November 25, 2022.

The CII recognises organisations at three levels: Gold Plus (First Level), Platinum (Second Level) and Award (Highest Level). One of the Award winning organisations is declared as Role Model Organisation based on the highest levels of excellence demonstrated by it in certain key parameters. BEL’s Bangalore Complex was the first PSU to be recognised as Role Model Organisation by the CII in 2018. It’s a matter of great honour that the Ghaziabad Unit of BEL has now been recognized as Role Model Organisation.

BEL-Ghaziabad has five Strategic Business Units with three distinct product lines and solutions – Radars, C4I and Satcom. It delivers 90% of Radars, 100% of C4I solutions and 80% of Satcom equipment installed for the defence of the country. The award citation lauded BEL-Ghaziabad’s strong business performance even during the pandemic, aggressive growth in all domains with focus on R&D, fast-paced technology adoption, customer intimacy, deep-rooted culture of innovation and continuous transformation.

In his acceptance speech, Mr Bhanu Prakash Srivastava, CMD, said he was happy that the Ghaziabad Unit of BEL had received this prestigious Award and recognition for excellence. He said BEL is safeguarding the Nation on all three fronts – land, sea and air. He pointed out BEL’s contribution to democracy through the Electronic Voting Machines; and by manufacturing Ventilators during the Covid pandemic. He said BEL’s business processes have been structured for gaining customer confidence and recalled BEL’s business excellence journey in association with CII.

Mr Joydeep Majumdar, Executive Director (NCS) & Unit Head, BEL-Ghaziabad, spoke about the transformation of Ghaziabad Unit from product manufacturing to making high level systems and system integration. He shared the business excellence transformation in the Ghaziabad Unit.

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Mr Bhanu Prakash Srivastava, CMD, BEL, along with senior officers Mr Joydeep Majumdar, Executive Director (NCS) & Unit Head, BEL-Ghaziabad, Mr Jagdish Chand, GM (Radar), BEL- GAD, Mrs Rashmi Kathuria, GM (SCCS), BEL-GAD, Mr Giriraj N, GM (DCCS), BEL-GAD, Mr Naveen Kumar, In-Charge GM (Antenna), BEL-GAD, Mr K K Agarwal, In-Charge GM (Corporate Quality), Mrs Anita Srivastava, Sr DGM (QS) & Incharge of Business Excellence, receiving the prestigious CII EXIM Bank Business Excellence Award (2022) and the Jury’s Commendation for Role Model Organisation for BEL-Ghaziabad at the Quality Summit organised by CII in Bengaluru on November 25, 2022.

engaluru, November 21, 2022: The Export Manufacturing Strategic Business Unit of the Bangalore Complex of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited bagged 2 awards at the National Productivity Summit organised by the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) on November 18-19, 2022. BEL received the Champion of Champions Award (First Prize) and the Vox Populi (Voice of the Audience) Award for outstanding contribution to raising manufacturing productivity. The prize winning team consisted of Mr Premkumar D, Mr Nagendra Babu R, Mr Deepak G H, Ms Kalyani B, Mr Changappa N R and Mr Anjan K N of Export Manufacturing SBU, Bangalore Complex, BEL.

The award winning case study focussed on how defence major BEL entered into the field of manufacturing ICU ventilators for the first time and took up the challenge to manufacture 30,000 ICU ventilators in a record time of 90 days, against all unprecedented odds during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Government of India reposed confidence in BEL and its agile production system capability when it placed an order for 30,000 ICU ventilators. Manufacturing these ventilators was undertaken during the lockdown period. BEL received immense support from various government agencies to resolve the supply chain disruptions. The project was taken up in the first week of April 2020 and the production of 30,000 Ventilators was successfully completed on August 14, 2020, surmounting many challenges.

Some of the key challenges faced by BEL were: BEL entered into critical care medical equipment manufacturing with no prior experience / domain knowledge / infrastructure; Design to Delivery of 30,000 ventilators in a short span of 90 days; importing critical components with export restriction and overseas domestic demand, dynamic pricing and unpredictable lead times; sub-contracting of work packages from MSMEs due to the nation- wide lockdown; logistics issues due to cross border and inter-State traffic closure, etc; meeting various technical parameters during concurrent production phase since the CV 200 Ventilator was continuously being upgraded by the design teams (DRDO, Skanray and BEL) to cater to indigenization efforts of critical components; Clinical trials and approvals by DGHS as the CV200 was a new launch; realignment of manufacturing facility to meet production of medical grade ICU Ventilator in lieu of defence products.

The approach adopted by BEL which led to success include: Creation of War Room for making faster and dynamic decisions; ToT partners’ identification and co-location of BEL and ToT teams; infrastructure creation / realignment; formation of cross-functional task force teams with specific tasks; obtaining statutory certifications; multiple / alternate sourcing for critical and long lead parts; timely indigenisation of imported parts; production at multiple business units; online training of medical professionals on use of the ventilator; pan India installation network.

Complete involvement of top management, resource optimization and total employee involvement led to the success of this mammoth project in a record time. This success has inspired BEL to diversify into the field of medical electronics.

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The BEL team from Export Manufacturing SBU of Bangalore Complex receiving the IMTMA Productivity Awards.

Bengaluru/Ghaziabad, December 21, 2022: The Ghaziabad Unit of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has donated an Apheresis machine to the blood bank of MMG District Hospital, Ghaziabad, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.

General V K Singh, Minister of State for Road Transport and Highway, inaugurated the machine installed at the hospital on December 20, 2022. Mr Vikramaditya Singh Malik, Chief Development Officer, Dr Bhavtosh Shankhdhar, Chief Medical Officer, Ghaziabad, Dr Manoj Chaturvedi, CMS MMG Hospital, Mr Giriraja N, General Manager (DCCS/BEL-Ghaziabad), Mr Chetan Auti Patil, Sr DGM (HR)/BEL-Ghaziabad, Ms Aparna Tiwari, Sr DGM (CSR)/BEL-Ghaziabad, doctors and senior officers were present.

The Apheresis is a high-end machine used for assistance in blood component therapy. The machine takes blood from the donor and separates it into different components: platelets, plasma, white and red blood cells, using a single-use kit for each donor. Only those components required for the patient are finally extracted and remaining components are returned to the donor. The machine is best utilised for treatment of Anaemia (RBC), Dengue (platelets) and COVID (plasma). At MMG Hospital, a team of doctors have been trained to operate the machine. Apheresis was hitherto not available in Government hospitals in Ghaziabad, and patients were being treated manually.

BEL-Ghaziabad is engaged in many significant CSR projects in the areas of health care, education, sanitation, vocational skill development, etc, all of which are aimed at the development and well-being of the society at large.