Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), the flagship unit of Maharatna Company, Steel Authority of India ltd bagged the Prime Minister’s Trophy for the Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant (ISP) in the country for the year 2011-12. The coveted Prime Minister’s Trophy is awarded to an ISP for their total performance in respect of objective parameters, enabling parameters, customer satisfaction index and observation by the panel of judges based on plant visits.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the Trophy for Best Integrated Steel Plant in the country to BSP, SAIl, at Rourkela on the occasion of dedicating the modernized and expanded Rourkela Steel Plant to nation on 1st April, 2015. Chairman CS Verma and Chief Executive Officer, BSP S Chandrasekaran received the trophy from the PM.
With this, BSP achieved the unparalleled distinction of being the only steel plant in the country, public or private, to have been selected to receive this pinnacle recognition for an unprecedented 11 times out of 21 times that the award has been given away so far. This speaks volumes about the commitment and dedication of the workforce of Bhilai Steel Plant.The award that also carries a cash reward of Rs2 crore.