New Delhi: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, has provided three air-conditioned electric buses to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.
The buses were flagged off by R. K. Tyagi, Chairman and Managing Director, POWERGRID, and Dr. M. Srinivas, Director, AIIMS, in the presence of senior officials from both institutions, including Dr. Yatindra Dwivedi, Director (Personnel), Vamsi Rama Mohan Burra, Director (Projects), and Jasbir Singh, Executive Director (CSR).
Equipped with pushback seats, a wheelchair and a hydraulic lift, the buses are designed to enhance accessibility for differently abled passengers, reduce internal traffic congestion and lower emissions. The initiative is expected to support patient care at AIIMS by improving mobility and providing a more comfortable and inclusive transport option.
Alongside this initiative, POWERGRID has been building Vishram Sadans at leading medical institutions to provide accommodation for patients and their attendants. Eight such facilities are already operational at AIIMS New Delhi, KGMU Lucknow, IGIMS Patna, DMCH Darbhanga, Guwahati Medical College and Hospital, SSG Hospital Vadodara, NIMHANS Bengaluru, and RIMS Ranchi. Another six are under construction at MKCG Berhampore, Odisha, Maharani Laxmibai Medical College Jhansi, Sub Divisional Hospital Areraj in Bihar, MPT Medical College and Hospital Siddharth Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, AIIMS Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh, and AIIMS Gorakhpur.
POWERGRID’s CSR activities extend across rural development, healthcare, education, skill training, environment, drinking water, water conservation and sanitation.
As of 31 August 2025, POWERGRID operates 286 substations, more than 1,80,864 circuit kilometres of transmission lines and 5,77,331 MVA of transformation capacity. The company has maintained an average transmission system availability of 99.84 per cent by adopting advanced technological tools, automation and digital solutions.
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