Puja Safety Award
Impact Sharad Ananda — launched in 1998 with the WB Fire & Emergency Services Dept. About 60 pandals shortlisted from ~1,100 organisers every year, judged by IAS, IPS, High Court Judges, Union Ministers and celebrities.
26+
Years of Service
200+
Applications / Year
60
Pujas Selected
8
Award Categories
Beyond the Award
Community programmes that run all year
The Puja Safety Award is our best-known initiative — but Impact's volunteers have been running awareness and advocacy programmes across Kolkata since 1997.
Anti-Drug & Anti-AIDS Awareness
In association with the Narcotics Control Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs — seminars, road shows and conferences in slums, schools and affected areas. Recognised by the World Federation Against Drugs (WFAD).
Anti-Pollution Road Shows
Awareness drives at major city intersections in partnership with Kolkata Traffic Police to educate motorists on emissions and vehicle upkeep.
Puja Safety Award
Kolkata's longest-running pandal safety award
Every year our judging panel inspects shortlisted pandals on fire safety, crowd management and civic responsibility before the winners are announced here.
Fire Safety
Crowd Management
Civic Responsibility
Puja Safety Award 2026
This Year's Judging Panel
A K Satapathy
DIG, Coast Guard
A N Sinha
IG, RPF, Eastern Railways
Air Com Ratish Kumar
Alok Raj
IPS, DG, Bihar
Anuj Mittal
CMD, KMRCL
Anup Shukla
DIG, RPF, Metro Railways
Ashish Kumar
IG BSF
Ashok Kumar
Coast Guard
Leadership
From the President's Desk
The President
President, Impact Sharad Ananda
We started our journey with the slogan, Together we can. After road rolling for more than two decades, as we sat to discuss and debate our future preparations; one cannot hide the nostalgic feelings on everyone’s faces....Read Full Message
International recognition
Impact's anti-drug work has been recognised by the World Federation Against Drugs (WFAD) — the largest anti-drug body in the world, affiliated with the United Nations. Every letter of appreciation from IPS, IAS officers, ministers, consul generals and army officials is on record in our
Letters of Appreciation section.
Distinguished Patrons
Recognised at the highest levels of government
Late Pranab Mukherjee
Then Foreign Minister of India
Sushil Kumar Shinde
Former Union Minister
Subodh Kant Sahai
Former Union Minister
N. N. Meena
Former Union Minister
From the Archive
Gallery Highlights
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Impact promo 2013 final
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