Recognition & Awards

Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals' (and the Deepak group's) unwavering commitment to quality, safety and community development is reflected by the numerous awards we have received. A few of these awards recognising DFPCL are listed below:

British Safety Council Award

The British Safety Council Award is awarded annually to organisations that have attained high health and safety standards. The awards are judged by comparing safety records (including accident rates) with others in the same industry.

The award has been conferred upon DFPCL for the third consecutive year (2000-2001) for their expertise and effort in maintaining a good record on health and safety in the plant.

Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development Award

This award is for outstanding contribution in the field of:

• Control of air and water pollution in industry
• Rural development for the benefit of the poorer sections of the people
• Agriculture for highest productivity of a crop

The Indian Merchants' Chamber has conferred its 'environment, agriculture and rural development' award for 2001 to Deepak Fertilisers.

The award decided by the trustees of the Chamber's 'diamond jubilee endowment trust', was given to DFPCL for "its outstanding contribution to promoting the growth of India's rural economy".

The area of study was - Women's Dairy Co-operative and Self Help Groups (Savings and Credit Society). Both these rural development programs were recognised. The award ceremony was organised in Mumbai on 02 May, 2002.

Annual Fertilisers Association of India (FAI) Honour

The Fertiliser Association of India awards are given to provide incentives for high quality fundamental or applied research amongst the Indian scientists in the field of Fertiliser Use Research.

DFPCL was honoured with three awards, in various categories at the 2000-2001 Annual Seminar of Fertiliser Association of India, held at Delhi. Shri.S.S.Dhindsa, Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers presented the awards.

1. Shri. T. D. Mathwani, Sr. Vice President received the FAI Award for Improvement in Overall Performance of the Taloja Plant.
2. Shri V. M Deshpande, Vice President, Marketing - Agri Inputs received the FAI runner up Award for the paper "IT Applications in Fertiliser Marketing".
   
3. Shri Tushar Mehta, Communication and Publicity Department, won the FAI runner up award for the video film "Sulphur - the Fourth Nutrient" for its outstanding research work done on Sulphur as a plant nutrient.

National Safety Council of India Safety Awards - 2000

National Safety Council of India declared DFPCL the winner of the Prashansa Puraskar for developing and implementing very effective Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems and Procedures and achieving very good performance.
National Safety Council of India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Occupational Safety and Health Organization (APOSHO) is an international body composed of non-profit professional organizations devoted to the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases.