Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

Visakhapatnam Corporate Communications Department

Media Release

Date 16.08.2013

RINL EMPLOYEE WINS PRIME MINISTER’S SHRAM VIR AWARD

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited has once agian proved its efficiency by winning the most prestigious PM’s Shram Award.

RINL-VSP has got one Prime Minister’s Shram Award “SHRAM VIR” out of 33 awards announced by Ministry of Labour. Govt. of India. Shri Gokada Udaya Bhaskar, Foreman, Central Mechanical Maintenance (CMM) department has won the “Shram Vir” award for the year 2012.

Shri AP Choudhary, CMD while congratulating the award winner Sri Udaya Bhaskar said that, Human resources have always remained the most important factor at RINL in all its endeavours. It is indeed heartening that VSP has achieved this distinction of bagging the PM’s Shram Awards consecutively for the third year. This has added another feather to the cap of VSP. It is indeed a significant acheivement and enhances the image of the company on the national map, he added.

Ministry of Labour, Govt. of India has been implementing the PM’s Shram Awards Scheme under which awards are given to workmen in recognition of their outstanding contribution towards production and for showing exemplary zeal and enthusiasm in discharge of their duties.

The Prime Minister of India will present the award to Sri Bhaskar in a separate function to be held at New Delhi later.

Besides the cash prize of Rs. 60,000/-, the winner would receive a “SANAD” from the Prime Minister and would also be eligible for 75% concession in 2nd class Rail Fare.

CMD and all functional directors including ED (W)I/c and GM(MS) congratulated the award winner.

BS Satyendra Asst General Manager (CC)