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Hindustan
Shipyard Limited
RAdm L. V. Sarat Babu
NM, IN (Retd.)
CMD, HSL
he shipyard was setup in the name ‘Scindia Steam Navigation
Co. Ltd.’ in the year 1941 by the great industrialist Seth
TWalchand Hirachand.
The shipyard was nationalized in July 1961 and Hindustan Shipyard
Limited (HSL) became a fully owned Govt. of India undertaking under
the administrative control of Ministry of Shipping. Considering the
strategic requirements, the yard was brought under the administrative
control of the Ministry of Defence on 22 February 2010.
nd
Strategically located on the East Coast of the Indian peninsula,
at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, HSL is the nation’s premier
Advisory on containment
shipbuilding organization catering to the needs of shipbuilding,
of COVID-19 like Do’s ship repairs, submarine refits as well as design and construction of
& Don'ts, Videos on sophisticated state-of-the-art offshore and onshore structures. Direct
effective hand wash and sea access, excellent infrastructure, skilled work force, rich expertise
proper sanitization etc. garnered over the years in building 191 vessels, refitting 3 classes of
are regularly displayed on submarines and repairing 1982 vessels of various types enable HSL to
offer competent services for the defence and maritime sectors.
the digital display board
to bring in awareness Employees Strength
among all the employees Employees (Permanent & Contractual) strength as on 31st March 2020:
including contract • Permanent (on roll): 914
workers. • Contractual: 427
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