As a first step, we announced a Workplace policy for HIV/AIDS that protects the fundamental human rights of employees who may unfortunately become affected by HIV/AIDS, while also ensuring that these affected persons get proper care and treatment. Next we decided to set up an Anti Retroviral Treatment Centre for HIV/AIDS treatment. We chose to put up this project in Wadi in the state of Karnataka where we have the largest of our cement plants. Karnataka also happens to be a state where the virus is highly prevalent.

The ACC Wadi ART Centre has all the basic physical infrastructure, Laboratory facilities and trained medical and support personnel. It is housed in a new building constructed by us on an independent piece of land outside our plant and colony. The building has an area of over 2500 square feet and comprises a large reception area with adequate seating, consulting rooms for the doctors, rooms for social workers and counselors, laboratory, pharmacy, pantry and toilets.