BEML bags SKOCH Award to contain COVID-19

New Delhi: BEML Limited, a Miniratna PSU under the Ministry of Defence, has received the prestigious SKOCH award in gold category, for outstanding work in response to contain COVID-19 at an event at Delhi. BEML's Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) Dr Deepak Kumar Hota received the award at a virtual award ceremony.

SKOCH Foundation recognizes people, Project and Institutions that go the extra mile to make India a better nation.

To combat Covid-19, BEML implemented various standard operating procedures as advised by the government such as regular sanitisation, maintaining social distance and offering sanitisors at workplaces, distributing mask & medical kits through BEML Women's Association. BEML also opened COVID Care Center for the employees and their families for the treatment of those affected by the virus.

BEML propagated good health practices by putting up hoardings, banners and other related information materials. Social Media platforms were used to spread awareness about precautionary measures to stay safe & healthy.

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Apart from this, BEML through its Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) provided guidelines to break the chain of Coronavirus and to resume work in its plants and townships. The award was given to BEML on the evaluation of peer & Jury and the number of votes received.

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