Today's Witness Friday, 29 August 2025, 10:19 PM, ( Updated at 11:30 AM Daily)
BUREAURCRACY
Friday, 29 August, 2025 09:32:PM
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna CPSU under Ministry of Power, Government of India, has been conferred with the SCOPE Eminence Award for Human Resource Management by Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu on 29th August 2025 in a function held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The award was received by Sh. Ravindra Kumar Tyagi, Chairman and Managing Director, POWERGRID along with Dr. Yatindra Dwivedi, Director(Personnel), POWERGRID. On this occasion, Sh. Pankaj Chaudhary, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Finance and Sh. K. Moses Chalai, Secretary, DPE, Ministry of Finance were present along with senior officials of CPSUs, SCOPE and POWERGRID.
This recognition highlights POWERGRID’s progressive HR practices that emphasise employee-focused policies, continuous upskilling and leadership development, while nurturing a culture of innovation, inclusivity, and holistic well-being across the organisation.
As of 31st July 2025, POWERGRID has commissioned and is operating 286 Sub-stations and more than 1,80,849 ckm transmission lines and 5,74,331 MVA of transformation capacity. With the adoption of the latest technological tools and techniques, enhanced use of automation and digital solutions, POWERGRID has been able to maintain an average transmission system availability of more than 99.85%.