REC- 1-51.p65 - Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd.
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21.3 Four quarterly review meetings of Official Language<br />
Implementation Committee were held during the year<br />
under the Chairmanship of CMD, in which detailed<br />
discussions were held to review the progress and suggest<br />
measures to overcome any difficulties in order to achieve<br />
the targets.<br />
21.4 Six periodical inspections were carried out to assess the<br />
progressive use of Hindi in various divisions of Corporate<br />
Office and suggestions were given to improve the<br />
shortcomings. During the year, seven Project Offices were<br />
also inspected. Ministry of Power’s officials have also been<br />
associated during inspection in some Project Offices. The<br />
Officers of Ministry of Power as well as Department of<br />
Official Language (Rajbhasha Vibhag) inspected <strong>REC</strong>’s<br />
progress of Hindi work at Corporate Office on 21.10.2009<br />
and 28.1.2010. The progress of Hindi at Corporate office<br />
was also reviewed by Ministry of Power in their Official<br />
Language Implementation Committee meeting held on<br />
13.8.2009.<br />
21.5 The <strong>Corporation</strong> has been honoured with RAJBHASHA<br />
SHRI SAMMAN by Bharatiya Rajbhasha Vikas Sansthan,<br />
Dehradun. Zonal office, Panchkula has been awarded<br />
second prize by NARAKAS, Chandigarh for doing<br />
excellent work in Hindi for the year 2008-09.<br />
21.6 In order to increase the use of Hindi by all in official work,<br />
8 Hindi workshops were organized in Corporate Office in<br />
which 111 officers/employees participated.<br />
21.7 A meeting on the topic of “Shabdavali Nirman related to<br />
Power Sector” was also organized by the <strong>Corporation</strong> in<br />
its premises under the aegis of Ministry of Power from<br />
16 th to 18 th November, 2009.<br />
21.8 Maintenance of required ratio in purchase of Hindi &<br />
English books for Library was ensured and the library has<br />
been equipped with a large number of Hindi literary books,<br />
magazines & reference publications.<br />
21.9 <strong>REC</strong>’s website is available both in Hindi and English and<br />
is being updated from time to time. Billingual working<br />
facilities have been made available on all computers. All<br />
publications, reports, memoranda, press releases, MOUs,<br />
tenders, annual report etc. were issued bilingually. To give<br />
impetus to the correspondence in Hindi, standard formats<br />
have also been made available on Intranet. Seven books<br />
of CIRE’s Training material were translated into Hindi and<br />
made available for the benefit of trainees.<br />
Shri P. Uma Shankar, CMD, <strong>REC</strong> exchanging MoU 2010-11 documents with<br />
Shri Hari Shankar Brahma, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India.<br />
22 . MOU WITH MINISTRY OF POWER<br />
41st ANNUAL REPORT 2009-10<br />
The performance of <strong>REC</strong> in terms of Memorandum of<br />
Understanding signed with the Government of India in<br />
the Ministry of Power for the financial year 2008-09 has<br />
been rated as “Excellent”. This is the 16 th year in<br />
succession that <strong>REC</strong> has received “Excellent” rating since<br />
the year 1993-94 when the first MOU was signed with<br />
the Government. For the Fiscal 2010 also, the<br />
performance of the Company is poised to receive<br />
“Excellent” rating.<br />
23. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) POLICY<br />
Following is the CSR Policy as approved by the Board of<br />
Directors of <strong>REC</strong> in May, 2008.<br />
“To remain a responsible corporate entity mindful of its<br />
social responsibilities to all stakeholders including<br />
consumers, shareholders, employees, local community<br />
and society at large.”<br />
The details of the policy are posted on the <strong>REC</strong>’s website<br />
i.e. www.recindia.nic.in.<br />
23.1 CSR Activities<br />
For the second year in a row, <strong>REC</strong> set aside a sum<br />
equivalent to 0.25 % of Profit after Tax (PAT) of previous<br />
fiscal, i.e Rs. 318 Lakh as allocation towards CSR activities<br />
for fiscal 2010. A separate society by the name “<strong>REC</strong><br />
Foundation” has been constituted to take up the CSR work<br />
in a strategic and exclusive manner. A number of proposals<br />
are in various stages including a project to support<br />
children who are/have been victims of communal<br />
disruption across the country. Called “Project Assist” this<br />
project is being implemented by the National Foundation<br />
for Communal Harmony (NFCH). In another initiative,<br />
<strong>REC</strong> sponsored construction of a Training Centre for<br />
physically handicapped persons, to provide vocational<br />
training to them. The project is being implemented by<br />
Amar Seva Sangam, Chennai. In another project, <strong>REC</strong> has<br />
contributed three vehicles for distribution of food under<br />
the mid-day meal program for children of government<br />
schools.<br />
Hon’ble Minister of State for Power Shri Bharatsinh Solanki visits the <strong>REC</strong><br />
pavilion of India Electricity 2009 exhibition at Pragati Maidan on 11 th<br />
September, 2009.