PSUs offer helping hand to the needy

MUMBAI: Various public sector undertakings like HPCL, ONGC, BPCL Mumbai Refinery and Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) came forward to help the people who had come to pay homage to Dr  Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 51st death anniversary from different parts of the country on Mahaparinivaran Din at Shivaji Park. These companies put up kiosks and distributed free food, drinking water, medicines and other items.

Said V Sejwal, vice president, All India HPCL SC-ST Welfare Association, “We are providing breakfast, tea, lunch and dinner to any number of people who come.” The company, which claims to be doing this for last 25 years, is spending around Rs5 lakh on this exercise this year.

BPCL Mumbai Refinery which claims to be around for the social service for the longest period - 40 years - distributed food, medicines along with spectacles for free.