Jammu- One97 Communications Limited that owns the brand Paytm, India’s leading payments and financial services company and the pioneer of QR and mobile payments, along with Paytm Foundation, has donated an oxygen plant, which has a capacity of producing 300 liters of oxygen per minute (LPM), to Government Medical College of Kathua in Jammu & Kashmir.
The oxygen plant was formally inaugurated by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Science & Technology, MOS, PMD, Personnel Public Grievances, Atomic Energy & Space,. This will be used for the treatment of patients who require intensive care in Associated Hospital, Government Medical College of Kathua. The event was also graced by Bhupinder Kumar, Secretary to the Government Health & Medical Education Department, and Rakesh Minhas, D.C., Kathua, Jammu & Kashmir.
Paytm Foundation Spokesperson said, “We aim to provide pressure swing adsorption (PSA) plant to Government Medical College in Kathua, J&K, enabling it to become self-sufficient at all levels of the healthcare system, including surgery, trauma, heart failure, asthma, pneumonia, and maternity and child care, where oxygen is an important medication for treatment. This can significantly help in ensuring access to critical medical resources to people.”
About Paytm Foundation
Paytm Foundation is a public charitable trust established for philanthropic purposes. The Foundation aims to promote social and economic empowerment of people and communities, and contribute towards environmental sustainability, and inclusion by intervening in the areas of education, environmental sustainability, skills development, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and disaster response.
Paytm Foundation has won several accolades, particularly, for its Covid-19 response work, such as the Prestigious Mahatma Award for COVID-19 Humanitarian Effort and ASSOCHAM CSR & Sustainability Award 2021 for Excellence in Community Support for COVID Relief.
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