SJVN has bagged 1st position in Swachhta Pakhwada Award 2022. The Award is conferred by Ministry of Power to the CPSUs for their outstanding contribution to the country-wide campaign Swachh Bharat Abhiyan initiated by Government of India.
All the Public Sector Undertakings under Ministry of Power are evaluated on the basis of activities carried out during Swachhta Pakhwada. During Swachhta Pakhwada held from May 16-31, 2022, SJVN had formulated Swachhta Pakhwada Action Plan to undertake various activities across all its project locations & offices in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
This included awareness campaigns, special drive to encourage eco-friendly material instead of plastic, tree plantation drives, installation of dustbins in public places and cleaning up of rivers situated nearby Projects area, distribution of sanitization/personal hygiene materials in local communities etc.
SJVN’s principal business activity is electricity generation. The company is also engaged in the business of providing consultancy.