It was an evening to remember for years to come, as the INDIANPSU CSR IMPACT AWARD – 2025 drew a large and enthusiastic crowd at the Mirza Ghalib Chamber, SCOPE Convention Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, on Wednesday evening.
Chairman Prasar Bharati, Mr. Navneet Kumar Sehgal, (Retired IAS) graced the occasion by becoming the Chief Guest of the event. Mr. Sehgal lauded the efforts of PSUs in building the nation. He said that the new India is witnessing tremendous growth of PSU under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. He added that even loss making one have now come in the green and other PSUs have managed to cut their losses. He expressed hope that the loss-making ones will also be in green in the near future.
Chairman Prasar Bharati, Mr. Navneet Kumar Sehgal, (Retired IAS) graced the occasion by becoming the Chief Guest of the event. Mr. Sehgal lauded the efforts of PSUs in building the nation. He said that the new India is witnessing tremendous growth of PSU under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. He added that even loss making one have now come in the green and other PSUs have managed to cut their losses. He expressed hope that the loss-making ones will also be in green in the near future.
The guests of honour included Mr. Deepak Mishra, (IPS Retired) former Special Commissioner of Delhi Police; Mr. Rajeev Agarwal, former IAS officer and now Senior Vice-President of Samsung India; veteran journalist Mr. Alok Verma; and leading criminal lawyer of the country – Senior Advocate Ramesh Gupta.
Mr. Deepak Mishra, (IPS Retired) former Special Commissioner of Delhi Police, when asked to say, “two words” came to the mike, only to enthrall the audience by saying just two words “Jai Hind”.
Mr. Rajeev Agarwal, former IAS officer and now Senior Vice-President of Samsung India, spoke on the role of Indian Public Sector Undertakings in their important contribution to the country in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility and lauded their role in nation building.
In his opening address, Vivek Avasthi, Editor-in-Chief of www.indianpsu.com and www.indianpsucsr.com welcomed all guests and delegates. He especially thanked CMD of Indian Oil Corporation Limited Mr. Aravindar Singh Sahney; CMD NTPC Mr Gurdeep Singh; MD Petronet LNG Limited Mr. Akshay Kumar Singh and CMD HPCL – Mr. Vikas Kaushal, for being a constant support to all endeavours of White Dolphin Media. He also thanked the MD and CEO of Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation Ms. Niharika Rai and CMD of Central Coalfields Limited Mr. Nilendu Kumar Singh for becoming the Associate Partners for the INDIANPSU CSR Impact Awards – 2025.
Veteran journalist Mr. Alok Verma spoke at length about the five-year journey of Vivek Avasthi and www.indianpsu.com and highlighted the need for the newly launched portal –www.indianpsucsr.com –
Awards and Accolades
🏆Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Bhaskar Chatterjee, the person widely acclaimed as the Father of Indian CSR, was indisposed due to health reasons and his award was received by his long-time associate Professor rohan sarma.
His video message was played in the auditorium, and the applause of the audience did not seem to stop.
Team IndianOil walked away with the most awards including the special award of the evening- “From Energy to Excellence – The Most decorated PSU”
🏆 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards – PSU Category
Best CSR Project of the Year
🏅 Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Healthcare Initiative of the Year
🏅 Coal India Ltd
Best Integrated CSR Initiative of the Year
🏅 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Best Women Healthcare Initiative of the Year
🏅 HLL Lifecare Limited
Best Rural Child Healthcare Initiative of the Year
🏅 Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Best Skill Development Programme Initiative of the Year
🏅 Petronet LNG Limited
Most Tree Plantation Initiative of the Year
🏅 United India Insurance Company Limited
Best Wildlife Protection Initiative of the Year
🏅 Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Best CSR in Aspirational Districts
🏅 Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
Best Use of Solar Energy Initiative of the Year
🏅 Indraprastha Gas Limited
Best Women Empowerment Initiative of the Year
🏅 Shipping Corporation of India
Best Mental Health Initiative of the Year
🏅 Petronet LNG Limited
Empowering the Girl Child Initiative of the Year
🏅 NTPC Limited
Environmental Sustainability and Public Healthcare Initiatives of the Year
🏅 Bharat Petroleum Corporation limited
Best Child Healthcare Initiative of the Year
🏅 Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited
Best Women Empowerment Initiative of the Year
🏅 Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Best CSR Initiative – Lifeline Express – Hospital on Train
🏅 Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
Best Rural Healthcare Initiative of the Year
🏅 Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited
Best Senior Citizen Healthcare Initiative of the Year
🏅 Petronet LNG Limited
Best CSR Initiative to Give First Flight Experience to School Children
🏅 Alliance Air
Lifetime Achievement Award
🏅 Mr. Rajeev Goel, Former Executive Director, HPCL
From Energy to Excellence – The Most Decorated PSU
🏅 Indian Oil Corporation Limited
And last but not the least
🏅 The CSR Trailblazer of the Decade – Professor rohan sarma
🌟 Special Recognition – NGO Category
Best NGO of the Year
🏅 Rotary Foundation (India)
Most Impactful NGO of the Year
🏅 Helpage India Foundation
Most Inspiring NGO of the Year
🏅 Smile Foundation India
Most Trusted NGO of the Year
🏅 Dulari Devi Foundation
Most Meaningful NGO of the Year
🏅 Navratan Foundations
And finally, at the end of the evening, all awardees posed for a group photograph.
