OREANDA-NEWS. Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Ministry of State for Power, presenting the award to Sharad Kumar, GM (PSD), and VP Singh, Dy GM (PSD), Jusco, at a function held in New Delhi

Jusco bagged the National Meritorious Performance Award in Power Sector, instituted by the Ministry of Power, Government of India, for the year 2011-12 and 2012-13 for distribution companies. The award was presented by Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister of State for Power, and received by Sharad Kumar, GM, power services division, and VP Singh, DGM, power services division, Jusco, at a function held in New Delhi on February 4, 2014.

It is indeed a commendable performance by Jusco in the power sector where it has been recognised for its performance for two consecutive years. No distribution company in Jharkhand has achieved this distinction for two consecutive years.

National awards to power utilities for meritorious performance have been instituted by the Ministry of Power, Government of India, to inculcate competitive spirit and motivation to achieve high levels of performance. Jusco won the Gold Shield award for two consecutive years for outstanding performance of distribution companies.

Jusco's power performance has always been rated as one of the best in the industry and the same has been endorsed by AC Neilsen, a leading market research company, in their annual Quality of Life and Customer Satisfaction survey for the last 10 years. Power reliability and availability in Jamshedpur is 99 percent and is one of the benchmarks in the country. Jusco's performance in the Seraikela-Kharsawan district is also rated as one of the best in the country. The Seraikela-Kharswan district license is one of the unique licenses in the country where two power distribution companies are providing electricity, and consumers have the option to choose either from Jusco or from the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB). Adityapur Small Industries Association, a leading industrial association, has rated Jusco's power better than JSEB and in different forums has said that because of Jusco power, industrial production of the area has almost doubled.