Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has won the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award for the year 2007. Mr. V.K. Srivastava, BSL Managing Director, received the coveted 'Best of all awards for achieving excellence of the highest order among all participants', from Mr. Yashwant Bhave, Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India, at a glittering ceremony held in New Delhi last evening. BSL also became the first recipient of the cash reward of Rs. 5 lakh, which was introduced as part of the Rajiv Gandhi National Award in the evaluation year 2007.
<p >BSL acquitted itself with honours on the rigorous evaluation criteria established for these awards, covering the nine parameters of Leadership, Policies, Objectives & Strategies, Human Resource Management, Resources, Processes, Customer-focussed Results, Employee Satisfaction, Impact on Environment & Society and Business Results. These criteria are in line with similar awards in other countries like the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in the USA, Deming Prize in Japan and the European Quality Award. All these annual awards evaluate performance of organisations during a financial year.
Instituted in 1991 by the Bureau of Indian Standards, Rajiv Gandhi National Awards recognise leaders of the quality movement in India and encourage the pursuit of excellence in various categories of business. RGNQ awards comprise a 'Best of all award', followed by four Category awards and a series of Commendation certificates.
The 2006 edition of this award was won by Bhilai Steel Plant - another unit of SAIL - making it a back-to-back success story for the steel Navratna. For BSL, the overall best award follows the commendation certificate won last year, bearing a testimony to the steady progress of the plant in its journey of Quality.
Bokaro Steel Plant wins Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award 2007
Mr. V.K. Srivastava, Managing Director, Bokaro Steel Plant, receiving the Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award 2007 from Mr. Yashwant Bave, Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution at New Delhi on 10th April 2008
