in addition to the groups ongoing efforts it will work with local authorities and ngo partners to further upgrade the rural periurban and urban healthcare facilities enhance the availability of oxygen and critical medical supplies for covid19 treatment and raise awareness around covid19 appropriate behaviour as well as support the vaccination drive for the most vulnerable sections of the society bajaj saidmumbai punebased bajaj group on tuesday pledged an additional financial support of rs 200 crore towards covid19 response the financial support will be utilised to alleviate the immediate onground challenges as well as to build capability and resources to tackle a possible third wave bajaj group said in a statement advt this contribution is in addition to rs 100 crore donated by the group last year to support the governments fight against the deadly pandemic given the severity of the second wave of the pandemic we pledge an additional financial support of rs 200 crore towards covid19 response rahul bajaj chairman emeritus bajaj group said in the statement recently the group has aided in the procurement of 12 oxygen plants to provide more than 5000 lpm litre per minute of oxygen supply to rural and urban hospitals along with respiratory support equipment such oxygen concentrators ventilators and bipaps to help augment their capacity in treating covid19 patients through the last 130 years bajaj group has stood strong with communities government and local authorities to make a positive difference to society in the ongoing fight against covid19 we all need to come forward in ways more than ever before to ensure that all citizens of our country have access to healthcare and other necessities of life bajaj said working with the government local administration and its network of over 200 ngo partners the group has supported various projects to ensure that desired help and support was extended to those who needed the most including immediate food relief to stranded migrants upgradation of urban and rural healthcare facilities provision of key healthcare devices and livelihood support for returned migrants he said in the ongoing fight against covid19 we all need to come forward in ways more than ever before to ensure that all citizens of our country have access to healthcare and other necessities of liferahul bajaj chairman emeritus bajaj groupin addition to the groups ongoing efforts it will work with local authorities and ngo partners to further upgrade the rural periurban and urban healthcare facilities enhance the availability of oxygen and critical medical supplies for covid19 treatment and raise awareness around covid19 appropriate behaviour as well as support the vaccination drive for the most vulnerable sections of the society bajaj said advt as the nation grapples with this second wave of the pandemic bajaj as a group continues to remain steadfast in its commitment towards extending all our support and care in helping the affected communities at large to tide through these unprecedented times he added on april 30 rahul bajaj stepped down as nonexecutive chairman of bajaj auto he