Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has received the ‘Gold Trophy of SCOPE Meritorious Award’ in the category of Corporate Social Responsibility and Responsiveness for 2011-12. On the occasion of the Public Sector Day, celebrated on April 26, 2013 at New Delhi, the President of India gave away the award to the company.
During 2011-12, some of the major socially-impactful CSR initiatives undertaken by ONGC are Varishthajana Swasthya Sewa Abhiyan, Setting up of a centralized kitchen for mid-day meals at Surat, Amulya Dharohar, Eastern Swamp Deer Conservation Project and Harit Moksha. In the previous year 2012, ONGC had won the SCOPE Award for Environmental Excellence and Sustainable Development.
