IREDA, NHPC commenced two days free COVID-19 vaccination drive in association with Apollo hospital

by Psu Connect
Date: 07-05-21

IREDA has taken every possible initiative to contain the first and second waves of COVID-19 with the spirit of resilience.

IREDA, NHPC commenced two days free COVID-19 vaccination drive in association with Apollo hospital

New Delhi: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited and NHPC Ltd. in association with Apollo Hospital, Delhi today commenced a two days free COVID-19 vaccination drive for 18-44 age group employees. 117 employees from IREDA NHPC Limited, Ministry of Power, Government of India, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, Power Finance Corporation Limited Neepco India, NSPCL, and Central Electricity Authority took the first dose of the Covishield vaccine at IREDA’s Corporate Office, New Delhi.

In order to encourage employees and to ensure maximum participation in the vaccination drive, Shri Pradip Kumar Das, CMD, IREDA visited the vaccination camp and motivated the vaccination staff and employees. He emphasized that the well-being of our employees is a foremost priority for us, and this vaccination drive further reiterates our belief in ‘Wellness and Welfare before Business’.

As a responsible PSU, IREDA has taken every possible initiative to contain the first and second waves of COVID-19 with the spirit of resilience. IREDA is the first PSU also probably the first Corporate who constituted the ‘COVID Care Response Team’. The ‘COVID Care Response Team’ is continuously taking care of COVID-19 positive employees and their family members from June 2020.

The IREDA ‘COVID Care Response Team’ has helped its 75 employees, 20 families of employees, and 15 other individuals by regularly counselling them and providing them all necessary support of delivering food (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) to their doorstep, medicines, hospitalization, plasma donation, Oxygen Concentrator etc.