About our organisation

HLL’s is a journey that started with a single contraceptive unit in 1966. It is today a multi-product, multi-location organisation addressing various public health challenges facing humanity.

With a vast array of innovative products and social programmes, HLL Lifecare Limited is day after day taking a step closer to its vision of ‘Innovating for Healthy Generations’.

HLL is the only company in the world manufacturing and marketing the widest range of contraceptives. It is unique in providing a range of Condoms, including Female Condoms, Intra Uterine Devices, Oral Contraceptive Pills - steroidal, non-steroidal and Emergency Contraceptive pills; Contraceptive Cream, and Tubal Rings.

HLL’s healthcare product range include: Blood Collection Bags, Surgical Sutures, Auto Disable Syringes, Vaccines, Women’s healthcare Pharma products, In - Vitro Diagnostic Test Kits, Hydrocephalus Shunt, Tissue Expanders, Needle Destroyers, Blood Bank equipment, Iron and Folic Acid Tablets, Sanitary Napkins, and Oral Rehydration Salts

Over the past fifteen years HLL has steadily set up a strong and sound infrastructure for direct marketing. HLL has put in place a vast distribution network covering the length and breadth of the Indian continent.

HLL today reaches out to over half a million-retail outlets, including over 1,00,000  villages, in the remotest corners of India.

HLL’s products are today exported to over 70 countries.

The company set up the not-for-profit organisation, the Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust (HLFPPT), in 1992  for the purpose of designing and implementing social sector intervention projects, particularly in the area of reproductive health, women empowerment and HIV prevention and control activities, with the objective of creating planned social change. HLFPPT is today one of the top social marketing organization in India.

HLL’s association with world leaders include those with Okamoto of Japan; Finishing Enterprises, USA; Female Health Company, UK; and Beijing Zizhu Pharma of China.

HLL has seven state- of -the art manufacturing facilities with quality and environmental management system certifications. Products manufactured at its Plants also have the ‘CE’ marking.

HLL is today a leading provider of contraceptives and healthcare products to various global public health programmes managed by international agencies like UNFPA, UNOPS, UNHCR, WHO, PSI and IDA.

Nearly 2700 employees and with several world leaders as partners, HLL has over the past four decades stood to uphold its mission to achieve and sustain a high growth path, and focus on five key thrust areas to achieve its vision. These are - customers, employees, business, industry, and social initiatives.

In the future through technical collaborations, marketing alliances and joint ventures, HLL wishes to keep alive the dream of all humanity – of a healthier world.

HLL is fully owned by the Government of India. It is managed by Board of Directors appointed by the Government. Presently, it has four Directors and it is being expanded to include independent Directors. The list of Directors in the Board is given below

Official Directors

Smt. Vijaya Srivastava, IAS
Special Secretary &FA
Govt.of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi,India

Shri Lav Agarwal, IAS
Joint Secretary
Govt.of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi,India

Functional Directors

Mr  R. P. Khandelwal
Chairman & Managing Director (i/c)
HLL  Lifecare Limited
Thiruvananthapuram - 695 012
Kerala, India

Mr E.A. Subramanian
Director (T&O)
HLL  Lifecare Limited
Thiruvananthapuram - 695 012
Kerala, India
 
Shri T. Rajasekar
Director (Marketing)
HLL  Lifecare Limited
Thiruvananthapuram - 695 012
Kerala, India

Independent Directors

Ms. Aradhana Johri
Ex-Secretary to GoI,
64, New Moti Bagh,
New Delhi


The Chairman and Managing Director is assisted by Functional Directors .

On the procedure followed in decision-making process, including channels of supervision and accountability.

Overall management of the company is vested with the Board of Directors of the company.  The Board of Directors is accountable to the shareholders of the company and is also accountable to Government of India.

The day-to-day management of the company is entrusted to the Chairman & Managing Director(C&MD) and he is assisted by  Functional Directors and other Officers of the company.  The Chairman & Managing Director, Functional Directors and other Officers exercise their decision-making powers as per the delegation of powers approved by the Board of Directors.

Important matters are discussed in the Management Committee consisting of GM (HR) , ED(CQA), Company Secretary & ED(CAS), Director (T&O), Director (Finance), Director( Marketing) and C & MD.  Their recommendations are carried out by Functional Heads according to delegated powers. Board of Directors take major decisions and convey to Functional Heads. Each individual employee is under the supervision of his immediate supervisor or officer who all will be under the control of a departmental head who will report to the Unit Head/Executive Director/Director.

Recording minutes of proceedings at the Board Meeting:

Minutes of the proceedings of each Board/Committee meeting are recorded.  Chairman of the Board/ Committee approves the minutes.  The minutes of the proceedings on meetings are kept in Minutes Book.

The norms set by it for the discharge of its functions

The company has well defined procedures and guidelines in the form of delegation of powers, laid down policies and guidelines, manuals, compliance of provisions of various statutes, rules and regulations, guidelines of Department of Public Enterprises and guidelines of Chief Vigilance Commission, for smooth operation of the Company.

The rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control;

 The overall objectives and framework of rules and regulations of the Company are laid down in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company.  Each Department of the Company, while discharging its functions, is guided by Delegated Powers, manuals, policy and guidelines, which are periodically reviewed and updated.  The conduct of the employees is regulated by the Employees’ (Conduct, Discipline and Appeal Rules) and Standing Orders.  In addition, the Company follows the directives and guidelines issued by the Government of India on various matters.

The rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by the company or under its control.

The overall objectives and framework of rules and regulations of the company are laid down in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company.  Each department of the company, while discharging its functions, is guided by delegated powers, manuals, policy and guidelines, which are periodically reviewed and updated.  The conduct of the employees is regulated by the Employees’ (conduct, discipline and appeal rules) and Standing Orders.  In addition, the company follows the directives and guidelines issued by the Government of India on various matters.

The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with or representation by the members of the public in relation to the formulation of company’s policy or implementation thereof.
  • Publication of Tenders
  •  Notice Board
  • Magazines
  • Press Briefing
  •  Public Relation
  • Vendors/ Customer meet
  • Company website
A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies; and whether the meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public or the minutes of such meeting are accessible for public.

The Company is managed by the Board of Directors which formulates strategies, policies and reviews its performance periodically.  The Chairman of the board is Chairman and Managing Director. There are different bodies like Board of Directors, Management Committee, Stores Purchase Commitee, Departmental Promotion Committee, Safety Committee, and Managing Committee of the Hindustan Latex Employee’s Co-operative Society, Hindustan Latex Employees Welfare Society, Hindustan Latex Welfare Fund and Recreation Clubs. Except the first four, other bodies consist of the elected representatives of employees and nominees of the management. Minutes of their committees are open to its members.

The monthly remuneration received by each of  company’s  Non Executives and Executives.

A. Non Executives

CORPORATE HEAD OFFICE/Peroorkkada Factory
Sl. No. Grade/Designation Akkulam Factory /Kanagala Factory Scale of Pay
1 JG1 JG1 4250-6750
2 JG2 JG2 4550-8770
3 JG3 JG3 5165-10340
4 Grade I MG1 6070-12640
5 Grade II MG2 6390-13980
  Grade III/Jr.Clerk/Steno Typist/ Photo Copy M/c Operator/Draftcum-Attender/Head Guard MG3 6720-15320
7 GradeIV/Dispatcher/ASI MG4 7060-16660
8 Grade V/Sr.Clerk/ Jr.Steno/ASK MG5 7405-18020
9 GradeVI MG6 7700-19340
10 Asst/Sr.Steno/Supervisor/SI/ Jr.Hindi Translator/Store Keeper SG1 8075-20670
11 Supdt /PA/SSK/CTK/Foreman SG2 8455-22090
12 Junior Officer/JSO SG3 10085-24690
13 Officer/SO SG4 10755-24790
14 Senior Officer/SSO SG5 11800-27020

 

B.Executives

BELOW BOARD-LEVEL EXECUTIVES
Sl. No. DESIGNATION GRADE SCALE OF PAY
1 Assistant Manager E0 12600 – 32500
2 Deputy Manager E1 16400 – 40500
3 Manager E2 20600 – 46500
4 Sr. Manager E3 24900 - 50500
5 Deputy General Manager E4 29100 – 54500
6 Deputy Vice President E5 32900 – 58000
7 Associate Vice President E6 36600 – 62000
8 Vice President E7 43200 – 66000
9 Senior Vice President E8 51300 – 73000

BOARD-LEVEL EXECUTIVES
Sl. No. DESIGNATION SCALE OF PAY
1 Director 65000 – 75000
2 C & M.D. 75000 – 90000
 
The manner of execution of subsidy programmes including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes.

There are no subsidy programmes.

Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorization granted by it;

 Nil.

Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form.
  1. History of the company
  2. Tenders
  3. Carriers
  4. Information regarding factories
  5. Company policies
  6. Notices, etc.
  7. Information on each plant.
  8. Human Resources.
  9. Marketing.

All available in the website www.lifecarehll.com

The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of library if opened to public.
The Public Information Officer is available at corporate office and Assistant Public Information Officers at  its units.  Public can contact them for necessary information as per the Right to Information Act.  The Company doesn’t have a full-fledged library.