Page 24 - January 2022 Issue

PSEs have ensured Foundation and Seva Bharati to the migrant workers and ration kits to
smooth supply of
ration kits, food
packets, grocery
items, drinking
water, masks,
gloves, sanitizers,
napkins etc. in
all possible areas
and have created
milestones in
providing food and
safety during such
difficult times to the
needy and migrants.
In fact many PSEs
came forward
to finance
infrastructure
building for hospitals
in places where
the existing set up
was negligible. PSEs
also contributed in
purchase of hospital
beds and critical
equipments.
over 9800 fishermen families in coastal villages of Maharashtra. NTPC
distributed 2.66 lakh food packets. Rec provided support to over a
lakh people by providing food and ration to the needy whereby nearly
4 lakh meals were provided to the people and close to 5 lakh kgs of
foodgrains were distributed through 20 regional offices of REC. Power
Grid distributed more than 1.2 lakh packets of cooked meal and more
than 1,814 MT ration items to nearly 2 lakh beneficiaries at a cost of
approx. Rs. 7.7 crores. In fact, some PSes formed groups of employees
and their families to support the cause. one such case was that of
Team IspatSparsh where a group of employees of Bokaro Steel Plant
extended their helping hand to daily wage earners and under privileged
by providing them ration packets, milk powder, masks etc. on similar
lines employees of IRcoN facilitated the company in reaching out to
many migrant labourers and providing them with food packets. NLcIL
made available ration and food worth 3.75 crore rupees to project
affected villages and the needy in surrounding villages. While ensuring
well-being of the needy in Neyveli and surrounding areas, NLcIL has
also contributed effectively to support the migrants. In order to reunite
the migrants with their families, NLcIL arranged for the movement of
interstate-migrants working on their project sites while continuing to
provide food and water to migrants moving to their native states.
FAcT arranged for provision of kits to contract employees and other
needy people besides contributing provisions to community kitchens
organized by local administration. In many PSes, women workforce
and Mahila Samitis played an instrumental role in preparing masks,
aprons and curtains for free supply to hospitals and health centres.
In this hour of crisis, trade unions also joined hands with the management
for distribution of free ration to the needy. Likewise eeSL employees
played an important role during coVID-19 Lockdown by ensuring
continuous street illumination during the night and also the Smart Meters
helped DISCOM to service the consumers efficiently during this period.
Strengthening Medical Infrastructure and Facilities
Public Sector has played a critical role in strengthening the medical
infrastructure of the country. They have come forward to assist the
local administration and hospitals by providing necessary equipments,
manufacturing PPe kits, manufacturing surgical masks and gowns,
organising medical and blood donation camps, conducting health talks
and webinars by doctors, thermal screening and sanitizing facilities.
In fact many PSEs came forward to finance infrastructure building
for hospitals in places where the existing set up was negligible. PSes
also contributed in purchase of hospital beds and critical equipments.
(iii)