BHEL employees bag three Vishwakarma National Awards; Manufacturing plants win five National Safety Awards.

For their innovations, employees of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) have once again bagged several 'Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskars', among a host of public & private sector companies in the country.

Various innovations and modifications in manufacturing systems and processes undertaken by these awardees have resulted in a cumulative saving of more than Rs.Ten Million to the company.

In addition, five 'National Safety Awards' have been won by BHEL's manufacturing plants at Trichy and Bangalore, for outstanding achievements in terms of longest accident free period and lowest accident frequency rate at their works.

Significantly, BHEL and its employees have been winning both these prestigious national awards, instituted by the Government of India, Ministry of Labour, consistently, since their inception.

Three Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskars, under different categories, have been shared by seven employees from BHEL’s units at Haridwar and Hyderabad, for their innovative suggestions leading to cost reduction, higher productivity, import substitution etc.

Notably, the team of Mr. Sumant Nagar, Mr. Karan Singh Chauhan and Mr. Satish Kumar re-designed and renovated a Putty-filling machine for stators of 500 MW Turbine Generators resulting in increased efficiency and productivity, reduced manpower requirement and savings of valuable foreign exchange.

Similarly, Mr. Gulam Ahmed, a Vishwakarma award winner, developed an improved process for overlaying of stainless steel material on heat exchanger tube sheets leading to reduction in cycle time and improved quality. His efforts resulted in enhanced customer satisfaction and significant recurring savings.

The awards will be presented by the Union Minister for Labour & Employment, Mr. K. Chandrashekhar Rao, at a function, to be organized here on September 17, ’2005.