SJVN is conferred with ABP-News CSR Leadeship Award in the category of Best Corportae Social Responsibility Practices while Shri N.L. Sharma, Director (Personnel),SJVN has been honored with ABP-News CSR Leadeship Award in individual category. On this Occasion Sh. Sharma told that SJVN has introduced various innovative practices besides institutionalization of the CSR. The innovative CSR practices of SJVN have helped in establishing its unique identity amongst stakeholders. 
He further added that SJVN has made efforts to align the initiatives of Corporate Social Responsibility with the national issues and thus the CSR initiatives have been broadly classified into six verticals namely education & skill development, infrastructure & community asset development, health care & welfare, promotion & preservation of Culture/ Melas, sports etc., sustainable development, assistance during natural disasters. This helped SJVN to channelize its energy and resources into the direction wherein SJVN Corporate Social Responsibility matches with the national issues of importance.
He informed that SJVN has launched SJVN Silver Jubilee Merit Scholarship Scheme in the year 2012 which aims at inculcating competitive spirit amongst students and to nurture their academic talent. The scheme is for 10+2 passed meritorious students wherein Scholarship @ Rs. 2000/- per month is provided for the whole duration of the next course. In last three years 467 students from HP, Bihar, uttrakhand and Arunachal Pradesh have been provided the scholarship.
The CSR initiatives undertaken by SJVN demonstrate long term sustainability and reflect continued commitment of SJVN. The CSR programs are implemented in a manner that it ensures its active compliance with the spirit of the law, ethical standards, and international norms.