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Rashtriya Ispat

Nigam Limited

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

P. K. Rath
CMD, RINL

ashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), a Navratna CPSE,
is the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP)
R– the country’s first shore-based integrated steel plant
at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, established as a separate
company in 1982.
In order to create awareness
among Steel Plant employees VSP fully commissioned in 1992 with a capacity of 3.0 Mtpa of
and Ukkunagaram residents, liquid steel, has completed its capacity expansion to 6.3 Mtpa in
wide publicity has been given April, 2015 and all units are under operation for ramping up the
by an appeal from CMD production progressively. Modernization of major units under

through pamphlets, Dial tone 3 Mtpa & Up-gradation of older units has subsequently led to
capacity addition of 1 Mtpa i.e. upto to 7.3 Mtpa Liquid Steel.
message through internal Max
All the modernized & revamped units are in operation.
phones, public announcements
and displaying guidelines Employees strength
though intranet portal from • The company has a regular man-power of 17,432 and contract
time to time. labour of 17,708 as on 1st June 2020.

Fighting Social support to needy
Apart from contribution to PM CARES fund, the
the Pandemic activities undertaken by RINL in collaboration with

voluntary sector to underprivileged families, Migrant
Monetary Contributions to PM CARES Fund workers and needy persons impacted by lockdown
owing to COVID-19 pandemic are given below:
An amount of ` 2 Crore has been transferred to PM • As part of community kitchen service, migrant
CARES Fund from one day salary of employees of labourers and contract workers stuck up in
RINL. RINL has extended a financial assistance of and around the plant were helped/facilitated
` 6.16 Crore towards the PM CARES fund from its by various departments and various social
CSR Funds to combat the Corona virus outbreak in organizations in the township of the plant, on
the country. continuing basis.

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