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11/03/22 15:40 PM IST

Swachhta Pakhwada Awards

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  • The MoPNG Swachchta Pakhwada Awards were presented to the winners by the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Hardeep Singh Puri.
    The Minister also launched the Ministry’s annual publication ‘Indian Petroleum & Natural Gas Statistics 2020-21’.
  • This is a repository of data which gives an overall picture of India’s oil & Gas sector including exploration, production, refining, transportation and marketing, imports and exports of crude oil& petroleum products.
About Swachhta Pakhwada 
  • Swachchta is more than a scheme.
  • It not only has the physical targets, but also it is a process aimed at generating higher consciousness about cleanliness.
  • He said that the stakeholders in the oil and gas sector have captured this philosophy in their work and their premises have become top class.
  • The Minister also lauded the sector for its contribution in the national economy. 
  • In order to ensure a healthy competition and more effective outcome of the Pakhwada, “Swachhta Pakhwada Awards” have been instituted for exemplary performance during the fortnight.
  • Base on their performance in the event, IOCL was ranked first, ONGC second and HPCL came third.
Source- PIB

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