[www.ferro-alloys.com] Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) welcomed the panel of judges of Prime Minister's (PM's) Trophy on Saturday. The panel was here to adjudge the best integrated steel plant in the country and BSL left no stone unturned to prove a strong contender. The management has spent lakhs on cleanliness, repair, beautification and other activities.

However, sources said the BSL management had adopting cost cutting measures for its survival. The PM's Trophy is given by the Union ministry of Steel to the steel units for their outstanding contribution in the sector.

"The team members visited different units including Coke Ovens, Blast Furnace, Continuous Casting Shop and CRM-III," said chief of communication, BSL, Manikant Dhan .

The judges also held discussions on topics such as operational efficiency, marketing and customer satisfaction, research and development projects, people and sustainable development and others. The members during their visit interacted with few customers of BSL and a group of young employees of the plant, added Dhan.

In Jharkhand, only Tata Steel Limited has won the prestigious award while BSL, a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), is still striving for it. Bhilai Steel Plant, a unit of SAIL, has bagged the award several times. Winning the award if important for BSL as they are going through a low phase for the last six years, said sources.

The BSL officers hold high expectation as they believe it will motivate the employees during the difficult phase. A panel of judges is appointed every year for the PM's Trophy and they assess integrated steel plants based on different parameters like customer satisfaction index, observation based on plant visits and others, said sources.

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