POWERGRID organizes CSR conclave

Dignitaries during CSR conclave in Srinagar.
Dignitaries during CSR conclave in Srinagar.

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Sept 9: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) organized a CSR conclave here in a bid to bring all major public sector undertakings on a single platform for experience sharing in CSR execution and issues being faced by them.
Besides POWERGRID, major CPSUs with diverse business models like BPCL, HPCL, ONGC, NTPC, GAIL, NHPC, REC, SJVNL, THDC, BHEL, SAIL and DVC participated in this conclave.
The conclave provided a rare learning opportunity to the participating organizations. The conclave was highly successful with all CPSUs sharing their best CSR practices in a candid and interactive environment,. These CPSUs also deliberated on the ways to contribute more for bringing about positive change in the society. All the CPSUs emphasized on the fact that through collective initiatives they can pay back to the society in a much more meaningful manner.
In his keynote address, Dr VK Singh, Director (Personnel), POWERGRID highlighted the importance of CSR in present scenario. He informed that projects of around rupees thirty thousand crores have been executed by the CPSUs in India in last ten (10) years which signifies the role these CPSUs in development of the nation.
Earlier, the welcome address was delivered by Kailash Rathore, Executive Director, POWERGRID, Northern Region-II and in the end, the vote of thanks was presented by A Nagaraju, Executive Director (CSR), POWERGRID.