In a function organized at the Manthan Conference Hall on 22nd September 2025, Mr. Alok Verma, Director In-Charge (DIC), RSP with additional charge of DIC, Bokaro Steel Plant felicitated Mr. Allen Jacob John, Senior Manager, Blast Furnaces (Mechanical) and Ms. Deepika Agarwal, Assistant Manager, New Plate Mill of SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) for excelling in the ‘One Day’s Chairman’ Competition organized by SAIL. Mr. Tarun Misra, ED(HR), Mr. B R Palai, ED (Works), Mr. Anil Kumar, ED (MM), Mr. M P Singh, ED (Mines, OGOM-CMLO), Mr. Sudip Pal Chowdhury, ED (Projects), Mr. Rajesh Dasgupta, CGM (Finance), Mr. R K Bisare, CGM (NPM, Mr. Sumeet Kumar, CGM (Blast Furnaces) and other senior officers were present on the occasion.
Notably, the ‘One Day’s Chairman’ competition was organised by SAIL Corporate Affairs Division to understand the potential of the employees as leaders and change agents. As part of the initiative 756 entries were received from all over SAIL and out of them 15 top entries were selected as winners. Each of the award winners will receive a Certificate of appreciation from the Chairman SAIL and a cash award of Rs. 5000/-.
The DIC presented the certificates to Mr. Allen. In the absence of Deepika, the certificate was received by Mr. Bisare.
Congratulating the young achievers, Mr. Verma said that the recognition reflects their innovative thinking and leadership potential. He added that such initiatives not only encourage employees to think strategically but also nurture a sense of ownership and belongingness towards the organization. All the Senior Officers present on the occasion also congratulated the winners of the competition.
