UDIT VANI New Delhi: Tata Steel’s Manganese Group of Mines (MGM) has been awarded the prestigious Gold Award at the 11th FICCI Awards for Excellence in Safety Systems. The mines, operating under the company’s Ferro Alloys and Minerals Division (FAMD) in the Joda region of Keonjhar district, Odisha, earned the honour for their continuous and proactive journey in safety excellence within the mining sector.
Shambhu Nath Jha, Chief – Mines (FAMD), and Santosha Kumar Rout, Senior Area Manager – Safety, Mines (FAMD), received the award on behalf of Tata Steel. The award was presented by Sandeep Sadanand Kumbhar, Technical Advisor (Boiler) and Secretary, Central Boilers Board, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. Also present during the ceremony were Alok Mishra, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, and Director General, Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes.
MGM has consistently demonstrated Tata Steel’s commitment to sustainable and responsible mining, embedding safety as a way of life for employees and stakeholders alike. The group comprises Joda West, Khondbond, Bamebari and Tiringpahar Manganese Mines—fully mechanised opencast operations supplying manganese ore to Tata Steel’s ferro-alloy plants and other customers across the country.
Tata Steel’s safety framework is driven through a holistic, structured and technology-enabled system aligned with both national and international standards. Through leadership engagement, digital transformation and active workforce participation, the company continues to advance towards its vision of achieving “Zero Harm” across all mining and industrial operations.
