In the grand Republic Day celebrations organized by SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) at Ispat Stadium on 26th January 2026, RSP Gaurab awards were presented by Mr. Alok Verma, Director In-Charge, RSP to 3 Non- Executives and 3 Executives.
Amongst the Non-executives the 1st three places were bagged by Mr. Purusottam Meher, Engineering Associate (Coke Ovens), Mr. Kedar Nath Hui, Junior Engineer (Silicon Steel Mill) and Mr. Bhagirathi Jena, Junior Engineer (Coal Chemicals).

In the Executive category, Ms. Khushboo Mishra, Senior Manager (R & C Laboratory) secured the first position, followed by Ms. Kavita Bisoyi, Senior Manager (Contract Cell) in the second position, and Ms. Prangya P. Nath, Assistant Manager (Safety Engineering) in the third position.
It is worth mentioning here that My RSP-My Identity, an unique initiative that encourages employees to share their positive thoughts, emotions and experience of being part of the organisation. As per this initiative, employees are required to write at least one complete sentence of positive thoughts about RSP everyday over a span of 15 days.
In the 7th edition of the competition that was launched on 1st January and continued till 15th January 2026, 2972 employees of made entries in RSP PORTAL- EMPLOYEE ZONE link OR MOBILE APP KARMI-MITRA.
A Committee of senior officers evaluated the responses online and submitted their marks on daily basis.
The objective of the initiative is to strengthen the connect of the employees with the organization and making them the brand ambassadors of the company.
