in the outskirts of North Chennai near Minjur, is a state-of-the-art product development facility, that apart from modern test tracks and component test labs, also houses India's one and only eight poster testing equipment. Former manufacturing units Letnany in Prague, Czech – Avia plant, closed in 2013 Philanthropy Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, has CSR programs in environment, health, education and infrastructure. In 2015–16, Ashok Leyland partnered with Learning Links Foundation, an NGO, to develop and provide a holistic program, consisting of educational and health improvements, to the children in India who drop out of school due to lack of infrastructure, poor financial and living conditions that make it difficult for them to pursue education and improve their standard of living. The Road to School program began with 36 schools in Shoolagiri and Anchetty in Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, and has now reached 714 schools impacting more than 55,000 students in government primary and upper primary schools. In 2019, in partnership with the Akshaya Patra Foundation, Ashok Leyland launched the Breakfast Program that benefitted 7,800 students in 70 Government schools in Shoolagiri and Thally Block. The program was aimed to provide hot and nutritious breakfast to the school children. The program is also aimed at bringing social equality among the children belonging to remote villages. iCare In 2020, in wake of the pandemic, COVID-19, Hinduja Foundation launched the ‘iCare: Volunteer from Home’ initiative which was aimed at reaching out to the underprivileged children across the nation and provide online education. Under this initiative, employees of the Hinduja Group Companies, including Ashok Leyland and others, interacted with the students and their families to engage them in a range of activities through technology based online and offline interactive modes. The iCare initiative spanned over the states of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana. Awards and recognition In 2019, the company was awarded the AON Best Employers for India award. In 2019, Ashok Leyland was ranked as 34th best brand in India by Interbrand. See also British Leyland Leyland Motors References External links Lanka Leyland Official site Indian companies established in 1948 John Deere Companies based in Chennai Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1948 Holding companies established in 1948 Indian brands India–United Kingdom relations Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange