Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has swept the Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar (VRP) as 76% of awardees who have won the award, are from the company. The estimated annual savings resulting from implementation of works mentioned in SAIL’s award winning projects are over Rs 75 crore on a recurring basis and Rs 210 crore on a one-time basis.
SAIL won 18 out of 28 awards, which went to employees from SAIL’s five plants including Bhilai Steel Plant, Bokaro Steel Plant, Rourkela Steel Plant, Durgapur Steel Plant and Salem Steel Plant.
Besides, in the Prime Minister’s Shram Awards for 2012 announced early this month, SAIL won 6 out of the 16 awards conferred on PSUs; SAIL employees constituted half of the total Shram awardees.
