Burnpur Steel Plant

Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry of Steel

17-December-2012 16:29 IST

The Minister of Steel, Shri Beni Prasad Verma has said that the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is putting all its efforts to complete the expansion and modernization programme at IISCO Steel Plant (ISP), Burnpur. Some of the major facilities like Raw Material Handling Plant (RMHP), Coal Handling Plant (CHP), Oxygen Plant, Sinter Plant and Blast Furnace have already been completed. The heating of the Coke Oven Battery (COB) has also started on 30.05.2012. In the past, some problems were encountered on account of unforeseen soil conditions, consequent increase in civil and structural work and disruption of work emanating from re-location of village deity to alternate site which was finally resolved on 21.06.2012. The progress of expansion and modernization programme of SAIL is monitored and reviewed in the Ministry at regular intervals with a view to settling the issues that may impede commissioning.

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today Shri Verma said, SAIL has a well laid-down recruitment policy which is in line with guidelines issued by the Department of Public Enterprises from time to time and in conformity with the Presidential Directives and various judical pronouncements. This is applicable to all the Plants/Units of SAIL including ISP.

He said, as per the present policy, posts which are required to be filled up in various categories are notified in the local employment exchange and published in the national and local newspaper specifying the eligibility criteria and selection procedure. The land losers/ affected persons are eligible for consideration along with others, subject to their meeting the required specifications and qualifying as per the selection procedure.

In case of ISP, some of the affected persons moved the Hon’ble High Court in different writ petitions from time to time praying for its intervention in the land acquisition process and demanded higher compensation and employment. The matter is presently sub-judice, the Minister added.

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