Question: On 30th October 2018; Smt Harsimrat Badal conferred prizes to cleanest Mega Food parks and cold chain units of the country. Which of the following company was awarded with first prize?
(a)Pagro Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd.
(b)M/s. Patanjali Food and Herbal Park (P) Ltd.
(c)Satara Mega Food Park (P) Ltd.
(d)Srini Food Park Pvt. Ltd.
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- On 30th October 2018; Smt Harsimrat Badal conferred prizes to cleanest Mega Food Parks and cold chain units of the country. The first prize was awarded to M/s. Patanjali Food and Herbal Park (P) Ltd. in Haridwar.
- The second and third prizes were given to Satara Mega Food Park (P) Ltd., Satara District, Maharashtra and Pagro Frozen Foods Pvt.Ltd. (Cold Chain Project) in Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab respectively.
- These prizes were distributed for cleanliness among Mega Food Parks and Cold Chain Units for maintaining, promoting and encouraging Swachhta Culture.
- It is to be noted that these prizes were given on the occasion of Swachhta Pakhwada (a 15-day observance of cleanliness campaign) by the ministry.
- Swachhata Pakhwada started in April 2016 with the objective of bringing a fortnight of intense focus on the issues and practices of Swachhhata by engaging Central Ministries and Departments in their jurisdiction. An annual calendar is pre-circulated among the Ministries to help them plan for the Pakhwada activities.
- The selection of winners was done by National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management based on Swachhta Audit conducted by it of 11 Mega Food Parks and 11 Cold Chain Units.
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