77TH INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS AT NLCIL, NEYVELI

The 77^th Independence Day of the Nation was celebrated at NLCIL with great fervor and enthusiasm. Shri Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, CMD, NLCIL, garlanded the bust of Mahatma Gandhi at the Township Administration Office premises in the presence of Functional Directors and inaugurated the day long celebrations.

Later, he hoisted the Tricolour at the Bharathi Stadium. He inspected the ceremonial parade and accepted the Guard of Honour.

Shri Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, CMD, NLCIL, in his address, paid homage to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi and all the freedom fighters who laid down their lives in India’s freedom struggle.

He proudly said that NLC India Limited hadregistered impressive records in Physical and Financial fronts in the results published recently for the Year 2022-2023. NLCIL contributed a share of Rs.429 Crore to the State of Tamil Nadu, which is also the major beneficiary of NLCIL’s power plants.

In the current scenario, the business matrix of NLCIL was critically reviewed and integrated with an optimal mix of Thermal and Renewable energy generation. NLCIL had also incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary NLC India Renewables Limited (NIRL).

He said that NLCIL had spent 43.07 crore from CSR funds for Community Healthcare, Sanitation, Drinking Water, Promoting Education & Skill development, Development of rural infrastructure, irrigation, sports and protection of heritage through which 6,24,000 needy people benefitted.

Shri Prasanna Kumar said that NLCIL was honoured with many awards this year like 5 Star rating for Mines, GeM award, Greentech International EHS award, Gasification – Clean Energy award, EXCEED Occuaption Health & Safety award, Best Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) performance award.

The senior most worker of NLCIL Smt. R. Malarkodi, Attendant Special Grade-Aalong with her spouse, Shri N. Suresh were honoured. Tricycles were presented to differently abled persons (Divyangs).

ShriK. Mohan Reddy, Director (P&P), Shri Suresh Chandra Suman, Director (Mines& Finance AC), Shri Samir Swarup, Director (HR) and Shri M. Venkatachalam, Director (Power) participated in the function in which long service awards, loyal service awards and special awards were presented to the employees and students.

NLCIL’s employees, representatives ofTrade Unions,Associations representing Engineers, Officers and Supervisors,SC?ST Employees’ Welfare Federation, ST Employees’ Welfare Association, OBC Employees’ Welfare Association, WIPS forum and the residents of Neyveli were present in Bharathi Stadium to witness the celebrations. The colourful culturalprogrammes presented by school children were appreciated by one and all. To mark the occasion, the Members of the Neyveli Ladies Club distributed fruits to the in-patients of the NLCIL General Hospital and wished them a speedy recovery.