In a meeting held at Nagarjuna, centre for HRD at Visakhapatnam steel plant yesterday (20.7.2024),  Shri Jatothu Hussain, Member, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, New Delhi  interacted with Sri Atul Bhatt, CMD, RINL, Directors, CGMs and other senior officials of RINL.

Shri Jatothu Hussain, Member National Commission for Scheduled Tribes appreciated the sustained efforts of the RINL management in working towards the welfare of SC&ST employees of RINL.

Shri Jatothu Hussain, Member, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes also interacted with the representatives of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant’s (VSP) SC&ST Employees’ Welfare Association and discussed the issues of SC& ST employees and received memorandum from VSP SC&ST Employees’ Welfare Association.

Earlier, the process of steel making was explained by the senior officials to Shri Jatothu Hussain, Member, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes at the Visitor’s gallery located in Executive director(Works) building.  Later, accompanied by the senior officials of RINL, Shri JATOTHU HUSSAIN has visited important production units of Visakhapatnam steel plant.

Shri Jatothu Hussain expressed satisfaction at the neatness, greenery and the technological highlights of Visakhapatnam steel plant.

During the meeting, Shri Atul Bhatt, CMD, RINL briefed the Member that in every domain of activities, RINL is committed to follow Presidential directives in letter and spirit for the welfare of SC&ST both within the Company and also in surrounding communities.

Shri Atul Bhatt, CMD, RINL said that RINL is immensely benefitted by the guidance of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes from time to time.

Shri Atul Bhatt also informed that RINL has been organising awareness programs to SC&ST Employees Welfare Association, Medical Camps’ and ‘Eye Screening’ camps in the tribal villages of Visakhapatnam District (Araku etc.) on regular basis.

Shri Atul Bhatt CMD RINL also informed that RINL has also been contributing significantly for the Socio-Economic Development of the Scheduled Tribes especially in the area of Health, Education, Drinking Water Sanitation Environment, Sports and Rural Development etc.

Various awareness programs are conducted exclusively for SC&ST employees on the subjects like ‘The Constitution of India’, for the women on ‘women health care’, RINL also provides Free Coaching for Recruitment of Management Trainees & Junior Trainees for SC&ST candidates whenever recruitment schedule is announced and also conducts ‘Computer Training’ Programmes for the children of SC&ST employees.”, Shri Atul Bhatt added.

Especially in the Tribal Areas of erstwhile Visakhapatnam District in the agency area, RINL provided gravity based drinking water supply in the name of ‘Jaladhara’ to 35 Tribal villages of erstwhile Visakhapatnam District. Nearly 10,440 tribal populations have been benefitted from this CSR activity and also installed RO water plant in the surrounding villages of Mines benefitting ST communities.

An exclusive SC&ST Cell is established at RINL with a Liaison Officer in the rank of a Deputy General Manager to monitor reservation in recruitment & promotions as per Presidential Directives and RINL established ‘Dr BR Ambedkar Merit Recognition’ for pursuing professional courses for children of SC & ST employees of RINL.

Sri AK Bagchi, Director ( Projects) and additional charge Director( Operations), Dr SC Pandey, Director (Personnel), Sri Ch SRVGK Ganesh, Director (finance), Sri GVN Prasad, Director(Commercial), CGMs, senior officials also participated in the interaction with the Member, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST).

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