Swachhta Pakhwada Awards 2025

• Paradip Port Authority won the first prize in the Swachhta Pakhwada Awards 2025.

• This award was given for outstanding performance in sanitation, sustainable development, and community participation.

• These awards were instituted by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

• The award ceremony was held on February 3, 2026, in New Delhi.

• The award was received by the Chairman of Paradip Port Authority, P. L. Harnadh.

• Several other MoPSW organizations were also honored at the Swachhta Pakhwada Awards 2025.

• These organizations were evaluated based on their performance during Swachhta Pakhwada 2025 and Swachhta Hi Seva 2025.

• The main objectives of these initiatives were sanitation campaigns, citizen participation, and the welfare of sanitation workers.