Food and Consumer Affairs Minister, Shri Pralhad Joshi inspects office of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution during ‘Swachhata Hi Sewa’ campaign

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

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Food and Consumer Affairs Minister, Shri Pralhad Joshi inspects office of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution during ‘Swachhata Hi Sewa’ campaign

Posted On: 22 SEP 2024 12:48PM by PIB Delhi

The Union Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi along with Shri B.L Verma, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the team of senior officers of the Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs, inspected the Canteen and various offices of the Department of Food and Public Distribution on 20.09.2024. During his inspection, the Union Minister emphasized the need for maintaining cleanliness of the rooms, canteen and the common areas of the office premise.

Sh. Rajender Kumar, Joint Secretary held a meeting with the officers of DFPD and its PSUs/attached/ subordinate officers on the same day to discuss the preparation for Special Campaign 4.0 and review the progress made so far under SHS-2024. He told all concern to take the necessary action in the time bound manner and update the data on the SCDPM and SHS portal regularly.

The officers and officials of the Department enthusiastically participated in a Walkathon and plogging from Krishi Bhawan to Jantar Manter on 20.09.2024. On their way to Jantar Mantar, they picked up the garbage lying on the roads and pavements and disposed it off in the blue and green dustbins.

A cleanliness drive was carried out by the staff of Indian Grain Storage Management & Research Institute Hapur along the roadside of Meerut Road near the staff colony.

 Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA) distributed Sanitary Napkins at Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya & G.G.S.S School and  also organized a Slogan Writing Competition.

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Swachhata pledge was taken  at National Sugar Institute, Kanpur on 20.09.2024

Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) organized a drawing competition as part of mass awareness campaign under the initiative of Swachhata Hi Sewa-2024 on 20.09.2024. The competition aimed to engage participants, particularly children, in promoting the importance of cleanliness and hygiene, fostering awareness about maintaining a clean and healthy environment.

Various activities like cleaning of road side of district park by its Regional Office Mumbai and railway track cleaning by Regional Office, Nasik were also undertaken.

Senior Officers and few employees of Food Corporation of India Headquarters visited the Swachhata Lakshit Ekayi (Cleanliness Target Unit) Site at Sikandra Lane and did inspection work with the NDMC workers at the selected Blackspot.

Employees of FCI Food Storage Depot under Assam Region, FCI Regional Office, Ranchi and FCI Zonal Office (East)  Kolkata alongwith Safai Mitras  participated in the removal of Black Spot Garbage. Employees of FCI Regional office ,Gujarat organized a cleanliness drive inside/outside their office. Employee of Karnataka Region took a Swacchata pledge.  A medical health camp for staff and Safai worker was also organized to make participants  more aware of the health issues along with Swacchata. The employees also participated in a walkathon organized under Swacchata Hi Seva Campaign 2024.

  Pictorial glimpses of various activities undertaken by various Regional Offices of Food Corporation of India.

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This Department alongwith its PSUs/ attached and subordinate offices is committed to ensure cleanliness, hygiene and environment sustainability through active participation of  its officers /officials.

   

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