HD Kumaraswamy, Union Minister For Steel & Heavy Industries Visits Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

HD Kumaraswamy, Union Minister for Steel & Heavy Industries and Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma, Union Minister of State for Steel and Heavy Industries visit Visakhapatnam steel plant.

In their visit to RINL, the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam steel plant, HD Kumaraswamy, Union Minister for Steel & Heavy Industries accompanied by Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma, Union Minister of State for Steel and Heavy Industries expressed confidence that RINL workforce has got the potential to bounce back and march towards profitability.

HD Kumaraswamy and Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma accompanied by Members of Parliament M Sri Bharat, CM Ramesh, Palla Srinivasa Rao, MLA-Gazuwaka and state president, TDP, Shri Sandeep Poundrik, IAS, Secretary, Steel, Govt. Of India, Dr. Sanjay Roy, Jt. Secy, Ministry of Steel, Y Satya Kumar Yadav, Minister for Health, Family welfare & Medical Education, Govt. of AP, Vishnukumar Raju, MLA-North, vizag, Former MP (Rajya Sabha) GVL Narasimha Rao, AK Saxena, CMD (Additional Charge), RINL, K Appalanaidu, MP, Vijanayanagaram, Dr SC Pandey, Director (Personnel), Ch SRVGK Ganesh, Director (Finance), GVN Prasad, Director(Commercial), Dr. S. Karuna Raju, IAS, Chief Vigilance Officer, RINL inaugurated Resurgence Park at Blast Furnace -2 area.

Later, addressing the RINL collective at Tenetti Viswanadham auditorium of RINL, Shri HD Kumaraswamy congratulated the RINL for their struggle, hard work and commitment towards achieving steady progress in the last 3 months on the production front. Shri HD Kumaraswamy thanked Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for his great concern and help towards reviving the RINL by sanctioning Rs. 11,440 crores package which is unheard of in the Indian steel industry.

HD Kumaraswamy also thanked his cabinet colleague Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma, Nara Chandra Babu naidu, CM of AP, M. Sribharat, MP, Visakhapatnam, CM Ramesh, MP, Visakhapatnam and Shri Palla Srinivasa Rao, Gazuwaka MLA and other peoples representatives for their constant efforts in seeking the help of the steel ministry and the Government of India for the revival of RINL.

HD Kumaraswamy said that he offered prayers to Lord Venkateswara Swamy this morning at Tirumala to give the required strength to the workforce of RINL and also to him in taking RINL to greater heights of excellence and efficiency. “Strength is within you and with your hard work, I would like to bring this plant (RINL) to number one position in the country” said HD Kumaraswamy amidst thunderous applause. He expressed confidence that RINL will play a major role towards achieving the 300 million tons production target as part of Viksit Bharat-Atma Nirbhar Bharat.

In his address, Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma, Minister of state for steel and heavy industries, Govt of India profusely thanked the Union Minister Shri HD Kumaraswamy and Prime Minister of India for their concern in reviving RINL. Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma urged all the employees to put in much hard work to regain the past glory.

AK Saxena, CMD (additional charge), RINL, in his welcome address, profusely thanked HD Kumaraswamy, Union Minister for Steel & Heavy Industries and Shri Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma, Union Minister of State for Steel and Heavy Industries and CM of Andhra Pradesh, MLAs and MPs for their great support towards the revival of RINL

Later, Union Ministers HD Kumaraswamy and Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma along interacted with the representatives of various trade unions, SC/ST associations, OBC association, WIPS, Steel Executive association in the conference hall of management development centre, Ukkunagaram of Visakhapatnam steel plant.

Sanjay Roy, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel, M. Sribharat, MP, Visakhapatnam, Palla Srinivas, MLA-Gazuwaka and State President, Telugu Desam, Andhra Pradesh, Sagi Kasi Viswanadha Raju, Independent Director, SAIL, Vishnu Kumar Raju, MLA, GVL Narasimha Rao, former MP (Rajya Sabha), AK Bagchi, Director (Projects) and additional charge Director (Operations), Dr SC Pandey, Director (Personnel), Ch SRVGK Ganesh, Director (finance), 0GVN Prasad, Director(Commercial), Dr. S. Karuna Raju, IAS, Chief Vigilance Officer, RINL, CGMs, senior officials were also present on the occasion.