HPCL bags top Swachhta Awards

by Suman Gupta

HPCL has bagged First Prize for Swachhta Hi Sewa Campaign which was held from 11^th  September to 27^th  October, 2019 and ‘Outstanding Contribution’ Award for Swachhta Pakhwada Campaign held between 1^st – 15^th July, 2020 instituted by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.

The Award was presented by Hon’ble Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, in presence of Secretary, MoP&NG and senior officials of Oil & Gas.

HPCL’s Chairman & Managing Director, Shri Mukesh Kumar Surana, along with Director – HR, Director – Marketing and senior officials participated virtually in the Award Ceremony.

Ranking for Swachhta Awards was done by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas considering various parameters like innovative activities, initiatives for plastic waste segregation, engagement of people within and outside the organization, number of competitions on the themes of cleanliness, use of social media platforms for spreading awareness among general public, IEC activities on Plastic Waste Management & Preservation of Environment among others.

HPCL’s significant achievement during Swachhta Hi Sewa campaign inter-alia includes installation of more than 3,000 Plastic Collection Centers, organizing approximately 13,000 competitions by involving above 4,00,000 students and undertaking over 50,000 awareness generation activities with various HPCL stakeholders.

During Swachhta Pakhwada campaign, HPCL undertook initiatives to support fight against COVID 19, spreading awareness through QR Code Campaign for administering e-Swachhta Shapath, sensitization campaigns through 15,000 virtual One-to-One Sessions for students and distribution of cloth bags etc.