The President Ms Pratibha Devisingh Patil today awarded SCOPE Meritorious Awards for 2009-10 to IOC, BHEL and HPCL, among others, for specialising in various fields.

The Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) Award for environmental excellence was received by SAIL Chairman Mr C S Verma.

Mr A K Datt, CMD, Bharat Electronics Ltd won the award in the category of corporate governance, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) CMD Mr S Roy Choudhary was rewarded for corporate social responsibility.

Petroleum major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) received gold trophy for being the best among the human resource management category.

The country’s second largest state-owned Punjab National Bank was merited for Best Managed Bank and Financial Institution, whereas in the sector of R&D and technology BHEL was declared a winner.

National Safai Karamcharis Finance Development Corporation (NSKDFC) MD Mr Lalit Kohli was awarded for best managed Section 25 PSE.

Felicitation trophies were presented to the chief executives of IOC, NTPC, ONGC and SAIL.

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