Six employees of Rourkela Steel Plant were awarded under the ‘RSP Gaurab’ award scheme in the grand Independence Day celebrations organised at Ispat Stadium on 15th August 2025. Mr. Alok Verma, Director In-Charge, RSP presented the awards.
In the Non- Executive category Ms. Ipsita Nayak, Senior Executive Assistant (HR) bagged the first prize, while the 2nd and 3rd spots went to Ms. Supriya Bhoi, Junior Engineering Associate (New Plate Mill) and Mr. Dhobei Das, Engineering Associate (Blast Furnaces).
In the Executive category, the first place was won by Mr. Siddhant Kumar Pal, Senior Manager (Blast Furnaces). Mr. Abhijit Pattnayak, Senior Manager (New Plate Mill) got the 2nd position while Mr. Gopal Chandra Bar Bhuyan, Assistant Manager (Oxygen Plant) bagged the third place.
Coke Oven Department was awarded for the highest number of participation in RSP Gaurab competition for the total 15 days. The award was received by team Coke Ovens led by Mr. Rakesh Joshi, CGM (CO & CCD).
The 6th edition of this award, launched in January 2023 under My RSP-My Identity unique initiative, saw enthusiastic participation from employees, showcasing their strong bond with RSP. 2954 employees of RSP made entries in RSP Portal Employee Zone (both Web and Mobile App). Out of these 292 employees comprising 149 executives and 143 Non- Executives shared their feelings about RSP every day from 17th July to 31st July, 2025. As part of the initiative, employees were required to write at least one complete sentence of positive thoughts about RSP every day during the given time period.
A significant number of employees submitted their entries through the RSP PORTAL, EMPLOYEE ZONE OR MOBILE APP KARMI-MITRA, with a noteworthy portion contributing daily. These entries were evaluated online by a committee of Senior Officers without the knowledge of the credentials of the employees and submitted their marks on a daily basis. Based on their evaluations, the top three employees from both executive and non-executive categories were bestowed with the RSP Gaurab award.
The competition aimed to foster a sense of pride among employees and encourage a habit of positive thinking and speaking well about the plant.
