Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has won the prime minister’s trophy for ‘best integrated steel plant’ in the country for the assessment year 2011-12. BSP is the only steel plant in the country, public or private, to have won the award 11 times out of the total 20. The award, which carries a cash prize of Rs 2 crore, is given for outstanding performance in this sector which draws heavily on resources of capital and skilled manpower.

The announcement has come close on the heels of the launch of INS-Vikrant, India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier from the Kochi shipyard, fabricated largely from special steel plates rolled in SAIL’s BSP and other units.

The the plant has achieved distinction in various enabling parameters including leadership, policy & strategy, resource management and process management. Its deployment of modern IT-driven business & knowledge tools has enabled it to maintain a position of excellence in the Indian steel industry.