New Delhi: SJVN Limited has celebrated world blood donor day at its corporate headquarters in Shimla and across all its projects & offices. SJVN's Director (Personnel) Geeta Kapur administered the pledge of donating Blood regularly to all the employees. The theme for this year is 'Donating Blood is an Act of Solidarity.'

The pledge was administered in the benign presence of SJVN's Director (Finance) AK Singh, Director (Electrical) Sushil Sharma and Chief Vigilance Officer Prem Prakash. On this occasion, all the senior officials along with employees posted at corporate headquarters were also present.

Sharma said that SJVN has been adopting various welfare measures for contributing in the betterment of society. He further said that SJVNites which include employees, their family members, and contractual workers always enthusiastically volunteered for this life-saving cause. In recognition of the noble efforts by these donors, SJVN is felicitating these life savers today.

Speaking on the occasion Geeta Kapur said SJVNites have always been front runners in donating blood and during last year more than 700 units of blood at various camps organized at different projects and offices of SJVN. These blood donation camps have been beneficial to the hospitals and catered to the needs of blood for the patients in these hospitals.  She exhorted SJVNites to donate Blood regularly and termed it as the most pious act of humanity.

On this occasion, 22 regular Blood donors in the camps organised by SJVN at its corporate headquarters were also felicitated which included the Chief Patron of Satluj Shri Ladies Club Smt. Lalita Sharma.

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