Ministry of Steel and all PSUs under its administrative control viz. SAIL, NMDC, RINL, KIOCL, MOIL, MECON, MSTC & FSNL observed the ‘Swachhata Pakhwada’ from 16^th-31^th March, 2023. This was as per the Calendar of Swachhata Pakhwada for the year 2023 released by the Department of Drinking water and Sanitation. Officers/officials of Ministry and employees in various plants/Units of PSUs spread across the country participated in various activities organized during the pakhwada.

The Pakhwada commenced by administering of ‘Swachhata Pledge’ ceremony by Secretary (Steel) on 16^th March, 2023 at the Ministry of Steel. Banners were displayed at prominent places in the office premises of the Ministry for spreading awareness. Taking into account COVID and H3N2, face masks and sanitizers were distributed to the employees and housekeeping workers engaged in cleaning & sanitization of rooms of the Ministry. Further, competition on the theme of Cleanliness is Service (स्वच्छता ही सेवा) was organized for the employees of the Ministry. The winners of Essay competition and Officers/Officials were felicitated during the Pakhwada.

‘Shramdan’ by Officers/Officials of Ministry was done which included recording and weeding out of old files & records, removal of old posters/banners etc. Cleanliness inspection of rooms of Ministry was also conducted by a team of officers to observe cleanliness in Ministry of Steel. Swachhata Pakhwada concluded in Ministry on 31^th March, 2023 with felicitating of housekeeping workers engaged in cleaning & sanitization of rooms of Ministry.

During the Swachhata Pakhwada, PSUs under the Ministry have taken up various activities such as administration of swachhata pledge, cleaning up of townships, factories, nearby villages/slums, cleaning up of schools run/ adopted by them under Swachh Vidyalaya, awareness program on curbing use of single use plastic etc. Apart from the above, Steel Safety Day was observed on 28^th March, 2023. PSUs under administrative control of Ministry of Steel are also drawing up elaborated plans for the FY 2023-24 under Swachhata Action Plan which includes removal/reduction of slag, removal/reduction of iron ore fines and recycling of gaseous waste in power generation.

 

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