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Hindustan Copper



            Limited












                                                                                              Arun Kumar Shukla
                                                                                                 CMD, HCL




                                                                 industan Copper Limited (HCL), a Miniratna Central
                                                                 Public Sector Undertaking under the administrative
                                                        Hcontrol  of  the  Ministry  of  Mines,  Govt.  of  India,
                                                        was incorporated in November 1967. The main activities of
                                                        the company include mining of copper ore and production
                                                        of  refined  copper  as  well  as  downstream products  such  as
            Migrants returning from the                 Continuous Cast Copper Wire Rods. HCL has five operating

            Shramik Special trains at                   units,  i.e.,  at  Khetri  (Rajasthan),  Malanjkhand  (Madhya
            Tatanagar Railway Station,                  Pradesh),  Ghatsila  (Jharkhand),  Taloja  (Maharashtra)  and
            Jamshedpur were provided                    Jhagadia (Gujarat).
            with food packets and water                 Employees Strength (as on 31.03.2020)
            in collaboration with District
                                                        •  Permanent (on roll) – 1931
            Administration.                             •  Contractual – 139



            Fighting the                                        Social Support to needy by providing
                                                                food & shelter
            Pandemic


            Monetary Contribution to PM CARES Fund

            HCL contributed one day’s salary of its employees
            and  Unspent  CSR  fund  to  PM  CARES  (Prime
            Minister’s  Citizen  Assistance  and  Relief  in
            Emergency Situations Fund).

            Payment to Contractual Workers during               •  HCL  distributed  general  provision  items  to
            Lockdown Period
                                                                    poor families during the nation-wide lockdown.
            Timely  Payment  of  wages  to  contractual  labours    Employees  of  Indian  Copper  Complex  (ICC),
            were ensured as per direction of the Government of      Hindustan  Copper  Limited,  District  –  Purvi
            India.                                                  Singhbhum (Jharkhand) voluntarily contributed


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