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House Journal of Hindustan Copper Limited | Vol. 72 | July 2015-Feb 2016

From the Chairman's Desk

My dear Colleagues,
The current financial year 2015-16 is drawing to a close. During the year, on production front, we have recovered the
ground lost in FY 2014-15. However, gains in production have been offset due to sharp decline in LME prices of Copper and
the year has been a tough one for all of us.
The fiscal 2015-16 will go down in the annals of HCL's history for acquisition of Jhagadia Copper Ltd. (now named as
Gujarat Copper Project) as our fifth Unit and for initiating Malanjkhand Underground Expansion Project which is flagship
expansion project of the Company. Both of these measures are vital for the long term sustenance of the Company.
As you are already aware, our bottom line and our earnings are greatly influenced by the LME Copper prices and Exchange
Rates. In the next fiscal, the global market will continue to remain sluggish, therefore the need of the hour is to reduce our
cost of production by all possible means.
To help tide over the crisis all are welcome to come up with suggestions, innovations for improvement of systems/
procedure/process etc. particularly in the areas focused on reducing cost of production, reducing wastages, maximizing
revenue and generating fund.
As they say, a chain is as strong as its weakest link. Hence, the need of the hour is to improve upon each of our operational
processes and to plug all the gaps that may make the Company bleed.
Each and every individual has the capacity of making a difference to the organization. Therefore, here and now we ought
to tighten our seatbelts and put in our best possible efforts. It is needful to have the courage and conviction to overcome all
the roadblocks and march ahead.
As the going gets tough, the tough gets going. We, as a Company, have shown exemplary strength in the past to overcome
all the odds. So I am sure that, come what may, we will do it in future. Our commitment will see us through all headwinds.
And succeed we must.
Wishing you all good times and prosperity!

Kailash Dhar Diwan

Chairman cum Managing Director
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CORPORATE NEWS

Mines Secretary visits Corporate Office

Shri Balvinder Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Mines visited
the Corporate Office on 05.08.2015. He had an interactive
session with S/Shri K. D. Diwan, Chairman-cum-Managing
Director, Anupam Anand, Director (Personnel), S Nanda,

the then Director (Operations), V. V. Venugopal Rao,

Director (Finance) and other senior executives of the
Company. He was also apprised of the current scenario of
the organisation.

Shri Balvinder Kumar, Secretary, Mines, interacting with Shri K.D. Diwan, CMD, HCL, and S/Shri Anupam Anand, Director (Personnel), S. Nanda, the then Director
(Operations), V.V.Venugopal Rao, Director (Finance) and other senior executives of the Company.

New Joint Secretary, MOM joins

Shri Nikunja Bihari Dhal, an IAS Officer
of 1993 batch (Odisha cadre), took over
as the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Mines,
in September, 2015. He joined the Indian
Administrative Service (IAS) after
graduating in Production Engineering
from IIT, Delhi. He also has an MPA
(Master of Public Administration) Degree
from Syracuse University, New York, USA.
Prior to his current posting, he was the Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, since January, 2013.
He also held the post of Director, Cabinet Secretariat.
He worked in various capacities in the Government of

Odisha. As a Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, he

successfully transformed the functioning of the Commercial
Tax Department, Government of Odisha, by introducing
various business-centric e-governance services.
As the Vice-Chairman of the Bhubaneswar Development
Authority, he guided the preparation of a futuristic and
environment friendly Building Standards Regulation for
the city of Bhubaneswar. During his tenure as the Collector
of Koraput, Sundergarh and Angul districts, he initiated
various innovative measures for empowerment of women
and tribal communities and the Panchayati Raj Institutions.
He has also worked in Education, Rural Livelihood &
Industrial Development Sectors.

New Director (Mining) takes over

Shri Sanjay Kumar Bhattacharya
assumed charge as the Director
(Mining), HCL, on 15.09.2015. Prior to
this, he was posted as General Manager
(Mines) at Malanjkhand Copper Project
of Hindustan Copper Limited.
An Engineering graduate in Mining
from the Govt. College of Engineering & Technology,
Raipur (currently NIT Raipur) and a qualified Mining
Person under the Mines Act 1952, Shri Bhattacharya has
a First Class Mines Manager Certificate of Competency to
manage Open Cast Metalliferous Mines. He also obtained an
MBA in International Business from Annamalai University,
Chennai, through correspondence.

Shri Bhattacharya has 34 years of diversified work

experience in Copper mining out of which 15 years at HCL,
eleven years in Iron Ore mining at the National Mineral
Development Corporation (NMDC), in Bauxite mining
for three years at BALCO and in construction activities for
infrastructure developments like State Highways, mining
of Rock-Phosphate & Bauxite Minerals for State Govt. and
State Mining PSUs through private participation for five
years.
He has also taken part in Government delegation to
Argentina, Republic of Syria, Senegal and Tunisia for
resourcing of fertilizer minerals to India.

New Director (Operations) joins

Shri Santosh Sharma has taken over as the
Director (Operations),from 01.03.2016.
Shri Sharma had joined Hindustan Copper
Limited, Corporate Office, as the General
Manager (Operations) on 26.04.2013.
Thereafter he became the Executive Director
(Operations) and also assumed charge as the Unit Head of
the recently acquired Gujarat Copper Project in June, 2015.
Shri Sharmas contribution to the Company has been
pioneering in the areas of energy conservation, cost
control, ISO implementation, increasing by-product credit,
systematization of Preventive / Predictive maintenance

in mines and plants and benchmarking and specific

consumption of Energy. He piloted the conduct of a
systematic health study of the plant by an expert agency.
Prior to joining Hindustan Copper Limited, he was DGM
(Projects) in Bhilai Steel Plant, where he was the recipient of
Jawahar Award for outstanding performance. He was also
with Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).
An electrical engineer by profession of 1982 batch, Shri
Sharma has an L.L.B and an MBA in Marketing. He had
joined Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) of Steel Authority of India
on 16.03.1983 as a Management Trainee and had worked
his way up.

New part-time non-official Directors

Shri Hemant Mehtani has been appointed
part-time non-official Director on the Board
of Directors of Hindustan Copper Limited
with effect from 17.11.2015.
An industrialist by profession, Shri
Mehtani has a Masters in Commerce from Devi Ahilya
Vishwavidyalaya, erstwhile Indore University. A first
generation entrepreneur and a social figure, he was born
and brought up in Indore. He started his business in the
year 1984 with a manufacturing unit of One Time Carbon
Paper extensively used in computers. He later diversified
the business into Warehousing & Constructions.

Shri Mehtani is the Governing Council Member of National

Institute of MSME, Govt. of India, for 2014-16. He was the
ZRUCC Member of Western Railway, Mumbai, as well as
the President of Association of Industries, Madhya Pradesh,
a State-Level SME organization of MP, from 2013 to 2015.
He has been awarded the Best Intermediary Association
for SME for the country in July 2014 and also for Highest
Membership Association in March 2015.
Apart from these, he has been the Vice-President, Federation
of Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Bhopal, and is
associated with a number of academic institutions, clubs,
industrial and autonomous bodies and business fora in
various honorary capacitates. Shri Mehtani is married and
has two children.

Smt Simantini Jena has been appointed parttime non-official Director on the Board of
Directors of Hindustan Copper Limited with
effect from 17.11.2015.
An M.A. in History, B.Ed and LLB from Utkal
University, Smt Jena also has a Multimedia
Diploma from NIIT. She has been a citizens and civil liberty
activist, has taken part in human rights awareness camps,
constitutional awareness workshops, health programs and
legal awareness programs, relief & rehabilitation programs
as well as educational programs (some in participation with
the Government). Smt Jena had conducted programs for jail
inmates and had played a significant role in formation of
Self-help Groups.
Her body of work also includes serving several legal cells,
educational trusts and foundations, welfare associations,
civil liberty fora and media groups in various honorary
capacities. She has a number of published works to her
credit as well. Smt. Jena is a Rashtriya Akta Awardee by
State Bank of India, Odisha in 2004, for working on a nearextinct Adivasi language KWI.
She had also been a teacher in the past and is presently
teaching History and English part-time in Pokhariput Govt.
Minor School. She is married and has a daughter.
Dileep Raj Singh Chaudhary has been
appointed as a part-time non-official Director
on the Board of Directors of Hindustan
Copper Limited with effect from 01.12.2015.
He was posted as Secretary, Ministry of Steel,
prior to his retirement on 31.08.2013. He
joined Indian Administrative Service in 1977 after majoring
in Economics and Political Science from St. Xavier's College,
Mumbai.

He has held various positions in key economic Ministries

under both the State and Central Governments of India.
Before joining as Secretary, Ministry of Steel, he was
Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises.
His hobby is bird-watching and touring the wilds.
Shri Niranjan Pant has been appointed
part-time non-official Director on the Board
of Directors of Hindustan Copper Limited
with effect from 01.12.2015.
A retired Deputy Comptroller & Auditor
General of India and a member of the
Indian Audit & Accounts Service, Shri Pant is also a
Fellow of the International Auditor Fellowship Program
of the Government Accounting Office, United States, now
renamed as the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
He has a vast exposure in strategic overall management of
CAGs audit of Local Bodies, State Governments, Central
Government, Public Sector Enterprises, Railways in the
CAGs HQ as well as in various field offices.
Earlier he has been Chairperson (ex-officio), Government
Accounting Standards Advisory Board (GASAB), Principal
Accountant General in Gujarat, CAGs Team Leader of
Audits of International Organizations, and has held many
other positions of prominence.
He has also been Team Leader in the World Bank sponsored
Public Finance Management Project in Afghanistan (post
retirement) and Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor in
Ministries of Government of India.
He has a number of published articles in eminent journals
such as Economic & Political Weekly, Business Standard
and Business Line to his credit as well.

HCL signs MOU with NSDC

Hindustan Copper Limited signed a Memorandum-ofUnderstanding (MOU) with the National Skill Development
Corporation (NSDC) for Collaboration to support skill
development initiatives.
The MOU was signed between Shri Anupam Anand,
Director (Personnel), HCL and Shri Dilip H.M. Chenoy,
MD and CEO, NSDC, in the presence of Shri Rohit
Nandan, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship, in New Delhi on 14.09.2015.
Shri Anupam Anand, Director (Personnel), HCL and Shri Dilip H.M. Chenoy, MD and CEO, NSDC, exchange the MOU documents after signing the MOU in the
presence of Shri Rohit Nandan, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

CMD at the India Copper Forum 2015

Shri K.D. Diwan, CMD, HCL delivered a Special Address
as the Guest of Honour at the inaugural session of the India
Copper Forum 2015 at the Hyatt Regency, Mumbai, on
25.11.2015.
The Copper fraternity of India was brought together to
congregate and deliberate the opportunities and challenges
faced by the industry over this exclusive platform by the
International Copper Association India (ICA India) in
association with Hindalco Industries Ltd and Vedanta Ltd.
Shri K. D. Diwan, CMD, HCL delivering Special Address at the India Copper
Forum

Annual General Meeting

The 48th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Hindustan
Copper Limited was held on 17.08.2015 from 10.30 a.m. to
2.30 p.m at the registered office of the Company in Kolkata.
S/Shri K. D. Diwan, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Smt.
Bulbul Sen, Independent Director & Chairman, Shareholders
Relationship Committee, Shri A. K. Singh, Independent
Director & Chairman, Nomination & Remuneration
Committee, also representing Chairman, Audit Committee,
S/Shri Anupam Anand, Director (Personnel), S Nanda, the
then Director (Operations), V. V. Venugopal Rao, Director
(Finance), and C S Singhi, GM & Company Secretary were
present and interacted with the members of the Company. The
meeting was attended by 1529 members.

The Board of Directors of HCL had recommended payment

of dividend @ 3% on equity, i.e., Re 0.15 per share of Rs. 5/face value for the financial year 2014-15 and the same was
approved by the shareholders in the 48th Annual General
Meeting of the Company.
The outgo on this account was Rs. 13.88 crore for dividend
and Rs 2.83 crore towards tax on dividend, aggregating to
a total outgo of Rs 16.71 crore. The amount later paid to
the Ministry of Mines, Government of India was Rs. 12.48
crore (Rs. 12,48,32,769/-) based on a holding of 89.95% in
Hindustan Copper Ltd.

S/Shri K. D. Diwan, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Smt. Bulbul Sen, Independent Director & Chairman, Shareholders Relationship Committee, Shri A.K.
Singh, Independent Director & Chairman, Nomination & Remuneration Committee, also representing Chairman, Audit Committee, S/Shri Anupam Anand,
Director (Personnel), S Nanda, the then Director (Operations), V. V. Venugopal Rao, Director (Finance), and C S Singhi, GM & Company Secretary interacting
with the members of the Company

Centralized Induction Program for Management Trainees 2015

Shri K. D. Diwan, Chairman-cum-Managing Director,

addressing the new recruits

S/Shri K. D. Diwan, Chairman-cum-Managing

Director, Anupam Anand, Director (Personnel),
S Nanda, the then Director (Operations), V. V.
Venugopal Rao, Director (Finance), Shri S. K.
Bhattacharya Director (Mining) and other senior
executives of the Company interacting with the
new recruits

The Centralised Induction Programme for the newly

recruited Management Trainees (MTs) in both Technical
and Administration streams was organized between 16th
and 27th November, 2015 at Kolkata.
On 16.11.2015, the inaugural session was chaired by Shri K
.D. Diwan, CMD, HCL, wherein he addressed the twenty
three MTs and congratulated them for selecting Hindustan
Copper Limited as their employer while welcoming them
into the Copper Family.
He further briefed the MTs on instructions, rules, discipline
etc. that are to be followed in organisation as well as in
their respective departments. This was further followed by
an interactive session in the presence of all the Functional
Directors and senior executives wherein a general
orientation was given to the MTs.

The recruits introducing themselves

The schedule of induction programme was extensive and

designed to provide the new comers with a fair amount of
learning about the organization, its systems and ethos along
with theoretical and experiential insights in all aspects of
functional management streams that would prepare them
to effectively discharge their duties as frontline managers.
A group of facilitators were identified for the programme
both from HCL and across premiere business schools
considering their experience and knowledge in their
respective professional fields.
The program concluded on 27.11.2015 with the Valediction
Session chaired by Shri Anupam Anand, Director
(Personnel) and Shri V. V. Venugopal Rao, Director (Finance)
wherein they gave the trainees a brief summary on the
road ahead at HCL.

HCL Awarded for Hindi implementation

Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) has received the
Protsahan Puraskar for the year 2014-15 from Nagar
Rajbhasha Karyanwayan Samity (Upkram), Kolkata, for
achieving excellence in implementation of the Official
Language in day-to-day office work.
Shri Keshari Nath Tripathy, the Honourable Governor of
West Bengal, handed over the trophy and the citation to
S/Shri Kamlesh Soni, DGM (HR), HCL and Ved Prakash
Pandey, Dy.M (OL), HCL in a prize distribution ceremony
on 29.08.2015.
Shri Keshari Nath Tripathy, the Honourable Governor of West Bengal, S/Shri
Kamlesh Soni, DGM (HR), HCL, and Ved Prakash Pandey, Dy.M (OL), HCL
with the trophy and citation during the prize distribution ceremony
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NJCC Meeting
A meeting of the National Joint Committee for Copper
(NJCC) was convened on 28.12.2015 at ICC, Ghatsila, where
detailed daylong discussions were held on various issues
relating to Production and Productivity.
S/Shri K. D. Diwan, CMD, HCL, Anupam Anand,
Director (Personnel), S. Nanda, the then Director
(Operations), V. V. Venugopal Rao, Director (Finance),
S K Bhattacharya, Director (Mining) were present. The
Unit Heads, Unit HR heads and representatives of
recognized Unions also attended the meeting. From
Corporate office, senior officers and HR executives
were present.

Suggestions received from the Union representatives,

based on field reports, on improvement in production,
productivity and equipment maintenance were noted. The
Unit Heads also gave their Unit-wise feedback on the ways
and means to improve production and productivity.
CMD emphasized on improving the productions and sales
in the remaining period of this financial year to come out
of the challenging situation being faced by the Company.
Unit-wise time frame has been fixed for various activities
for improving the production and sales.

S/Shri K. D. Diwan, CMD, HCL, Anupam Anand, Director (Personnel), S. Nanda, the then Director (Operations), V. V. Venugopal Rao, Director (Finance), S K
Bhattacharya, Director (Mining) interacting with Unit Heads, HR Heads and Union representatives during the NJCC Meeting.

Mining Mazma 2015

The Mining, Exploration Convention & Trade Show
(MINING MAZMA 2015) was held from 24.09.2015 to
26.09.2015 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre
(BIEC), Bengaluru.
The HCL pavilion was visited by Shri Narendra Singh
Tomar, the Honourable Minister of Mines, Shri Balvinder

Shri K.D. Diwan, handing over the Dividend Cheque to Shri Narendra Singh
Tomar, the Hion'ble Minister of Mines, in the presence of Shri Balvinder Kumar,
Secretary, Mines
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Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Mines and other executives

from the Ministry. Shri K. D Diwan, CMD, HCL received
the Minister and the other dignitaries at HCL pavilion on
24.09.2015 and also handed over a dividend cheque of Rs.
12.48 crore (Rs. 12,48,32,769/-) based on a holding of 89.95%
in Hindustan Copper Ltd. to the Union Minister of Mines.

Shri K.D. Diwan, CMD, HCL with Company executives at the Pavillion

HCL Quality Circles

Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI), Kolkata Chapter,
organized the Chapter Convention on Quality Concepts
(CCQC) on 22.09.2015 at the Taj Bengal, Kolkata.
All the four teams namely, Dinkar and Sahyog from ICC,
Pragatisheel and Sudhar from KCC Unit, had presented
their case studies and were awarded in the Gold category in
the Convention.

Shri Anupam Anand, Director (Personnel), congratulated

each Quality Circle team member individually for this huge
success and said that HCL was proud of their remarkable
performance.
He urged all the members to be actively involved in all
the activities of Quality Circle and keep the flag of Quality
Circle flying high.

Shri Anupam Anand, Director Personnel, congratulating the Quality Circle

team members on their performance, at the Corporate Office

Team Dinkar

Team Sahyog

Teams Pragatisheel and Adarsh

Names of CCQC team members are as under:

Pragatisheel, KCC : Abhishek Kumar, AM(Mines) Leader,
Vikash Kumar Singh, JM(Mines), Dy Leader, Mahendra
Singh, Loco Optr., Member, Om Prakash Yadav, Blaster
Asst., Member.
Sudhar, KCC : Vinayak Sahoo, M(Mines), Leader, K S
Gahlot, M(Mines), Dy Leader, Vir Prakash, Mining Mate,
Member, Bansi Lal, Hauler Optr., Member.

Sr OB Optr, Member, S K Jha, AGM(Mech), Facilitator, R S

Choudhary, AM(HR), Coordinator.
Sahyog, ICC : J K Upadhyay, STS, Leader, B D Menon, STS,
Dy. Leader, Subhash Dutta, STS, Member, Ashok Singh,
Sr Chargeman, Member, Saket Kumar Sinha, JM(R&D),
Member, Yatiswar Anand, Mgr(Chem), Facilitator, P. N.
Sinha, AGM(MS), Coordinator.

Dinkar, ICC : A K Majhi, STS, Leader, P K Banerjee,

JM(Mech.), Dy Leader, N K Rai, STS, Member, M K Yadav,

Lecture at Corporate Office

Dr. U.D. Choubey, Director General, SCOPE and Independent Director, HCL, interacting with S/Shri K D Diwan, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Anupam
Anand, Director (Personnel), S Nanda, the then Director (Operations) and S.K. Bhattacharya, Director (Mining)

Dr. U.D. Choubey, Director General, SCOPE and

Independent Director, HCL, delivered a lecture at Corporate
Office, Kolkata on 21.01.2016.
The programme was inaugurated by Shri K.D. Diwan,
CMD, HCL, and welcome address was delivered by Shri
Anupam Anand, Director (Personnel).
Dr. Choubey having a rare blend of experience earlier as
Chairman & Managing Director of Gas Authority of India
Limited (GAIL) and Chairman of M/s. Brahmaputra
Cracker & Polymer Limited, shared his reflections on

"Responsibilities of CPSEs in the changed business scenario".

He highlighted need for further reforms in CPSEs.
While talking on various reforms required for CPSEs, he
stressed the importance of corporate governance, ownership
policy and corporate social responsibility.
He emphasized that policy of governance has become the
most important policy today. When providing advice to
senior officers, he urged them to adapt to changes, focus on
their out of the box thinking and communication skills. He
wished HCL all success.

Mining Indaba 2016

The Company took part in the Mining Indaba 2016 held at
Cape Town, South Africa from 8th to 11th February 2016.
The Indian Delegation was led by Shri Balvinder Kumar,
Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Government of India. Other
notable delegates from India were Shri K. D. Diwan, CMD,
HCL, Shri Syedain Abbasi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of
Steel and Shri Vivek Bharadwaj, Joint Secretary, Ministry
of Coal, and Directors of National Mineral Development
Corporation (NMDC), National Lignite Corporation (NLC),
Eastern Coalfields Limited (CIL).
Shri Balvinder Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Mines,
Government of India inaugurated the Indian Pavilion on 8th
February 2016. The theme of the pavilion was to highlight
the mining strength of the country. Nine organisations
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comprising of Ministry of Mines, Coal, Steel, Geological

Society of India, NMDC, NALCO, HCL, Coal India,
National Lignite Corporation and Mineral Exploration
Corporation Limited showcased their capabilities and
investment opportunities. The Indian pavilion received
a positive response from delegates from other countries.
Visitors to the pavilion showed interest in opportunities
in India as well as the possibilities of Indian Companies
investing in the African Continent.
In an exercise to open the gates to India with respect to
scientific and collaborative development of its mining
sector, Shri Balvinder Kumar held several bilateral meetings
on the sidelines of Mining Indaba 2016.

Shri Balvinder Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Mines delivering his lecture at the
Mining Indaba 2016

Shri K.D. Diwan, CMD, HCL, with the Indian delegates at the Mining Indaba
2016

Shri Balvinder Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Mines, along with Shri K.D. Diwan, CMD, HCL, interacting with the dignitaries at the pavilion.

The office of the Consular General of India at Cape Town

had organised a dedicated session alongside Mining Indaba
Conference where a presentation was organised before the
Indian delegation by M/s ENS Africa, reputed law firm,
M/s Vedanta Group working in South Africa and Zambia,
M/s Webber Wentzel, a law firm having excellent analytical
skill, and M/s Anglo American Platinum. Mr. Andrew
Robert Hinkley, Executive Head (Marketing) of Anglo
American Platinum explained in detail the market analysis
relevant to India.
The Indian High Commissioner of South Africa and Consul
General of India Cape Town was also present throughout

the session and clarified many key issues during the

discussion. All the presentations were relevant to the
context of investment in Africa. Indian delegates led by Shri
Balvinder Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Mines participated
in the lively discussion session. Shri Vivek Bharadwaj, Joint
Secretary, Ministry of Steel and Ministry of Coal also raised
many queries and they were instantly clarified by the team
of professionals. Shri Bharadwaj, invited the delegates of
M/s Anglo American Platinum to India in order to meet
the Minister so that the possibility of investment in the field
of platinum in Africa can be explored.

IME 2016
S/Shri Balvinder Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Mines,
Nikunja Bihari Dhal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Mines,
along with S/Shri K. D. Diwan, Chairman cum Managing
Director, HCL and V.V.Venugopal Rao, Director (Finance),
HCL, and other senior executives at the Company Pavilion
at 6th International Mining, Exploration, Mineral Processing
Technology , Metals & Machinery Exhibition.

MCP News
MTA National Seminar
A national seminar on Technological Innovations,
Interventions and Challenges in Mining and Mineral
Processing Industry, organized under the aegis of
Malanjkhand Technical Association (MTA), a professional
body of Malanjkhand Copper Project, was inaugurated by
Shri K.D.Diwan, CMD, HCL, on 29.11.2015.

He also added that although the demand of Copper in Indian

market is increasing @ 6.8% annually and is estimated to
increase @ 2-3% globally, it is not going to match up to the
industry expectations.
However, if the ambitious plans of the government in the
energy sector are implemented, a great extent of positive
change is sure to come in favour of the Copper industry.
But the challenges being faced by the metal industry today
can be faced successfully only through innovative ideas
and their implementation. It is imperative to cut the cost
of production by adopting innovative means and methods
with concerted efforts.
As far as Hindustan Copper Limited is concerned, Shri
Diwan said that the mantra could be More out of Ore,
viz., extraction of Copper even from waste with highest
possible efficiency.

Shri Diwan, CMD, HCL, inaugurating the Seminar accompanied by S/Shri S.

Nanda, the then Director (Operations) and S.K.Bhattacharya, Director (Mining)

On this occasion Shri Subhendra Nanda, the then Director

(Operations) emphasized on the reduction in the energy
consumption in the mining and beneficiation processes.
Talking on the innovations and interventions, he uncovered
the novel idea of searching and reviewing the age-old
practices and processes.
The occasion was also graced by Shri S.K.Bhattacharya,
Director (Mining) who pointed out that in order to make
Make in India a success, healthy mining activities is the
need that has to be ensured.

Shri Diwan, CMD, HCL, addressing the gathering at the MTA Seminar

The inaugural session started with the lighting of the

ceremonial lamp by the Chief Guest, Shri Diwan, along
with other dignitaries. Shri Diwan also released a souvenir
published on this occasion.
In his inaugural speech, Shri Diwan elaborated on the theme
and pointed out that in order to ensure good economic
health of mining industry, innovation in every operational
aspect is the need of the hour.
Shri Diwan expressed his concern over the return of global
recession after a very small interval of about seven years
which is evident from the fast decline in the prices of
commodities as well as metals.
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The souvenir being released by Shri Diwan, CMD, HCL, in the presence of
the then S/Shri S. Nanda, the then Director (Operations),S.K.Bhattacharya,
Director (Mining) and O.N. Tiwari, ED, MCP.

The Malanjkhand Copper Project, a flagship unit of HCL is

facing challenges in the areas of ore quality. On the other
hand, he added that with emergence of MMDR Act-1957

Amendment Bill, the mining industry has to put in additional

amount of money against the Regional Development Fund.
Under these circumstances, he reiterated that technology,
work culture and other aspects of mining industry needs
immediate relook and also alternative techniques and
processes to overcome the crisis of the current recession.

Malanjkhand Ladies Club, Smt Amrita Kumar, VicePresident, Malanjkhand Ladies Club; Shri Asis Deb, DGM
(Mech.), and Dr.V.K.Shukla, DGM(M&HS).
Addressing the valedictory session, Chief Guest Shri Diwan
opined that this kind of seminars not only help to offer
solutions of technical problems but also provide a unique
forum to different stakeholders of an industry for mutual
interaction that helps enormously to know the ideas and
views of each other. Shri Adwait Kumar Saxena, AGM
(Electrical), proposed the vote of thanks.
The children of DAV-HCL Public School Malanjkhand had
rendered a beautiful welcome song followed by a prayer at
the beginning of the programme.
The seminar concluded with a spectacular cultural program
by the children with the help of Ladies Club in the evening.

A delegate at the seminar

Shri O.N.Tiwari, ED, MCP, and Unit Head delivered the

keynote address as the Chairman of Malanjkhand Technical
Association (MTA).
Shri Umesh Kumar, DGM (Metallurgy) and Vice Chairman
of MTA received the guests and the delegates. The Activity
Report was presented by Shri Sreekumar, AGM (Mines) and
honorary secretary of MTA, while Shri R.N.Garai, honorary
treasurer of MTA, proposed the vote of thanks.
The seminar was conducted in three technical sessions and
six technical papers were presented therein. These include:
Malanjkhand Underground Mine: A challenge before
HCL by Shri P.K.Sharma, Ex-GM,HCL; Reclamation and
Rehabilitation of Copper Mining degraded land in MCP by
Dr. Ajay, Principal Scientist, Indian Institute of Soil Science,
Bhopal; Shaft Sinking Techniques & Indian Perspective by
Shri P.Venkat, DCS Ltd.; Study on Construction Technology
of 1000m Large Diameter Vertical Shaft and Selection of
Mechanized Matching Operation Line authored by Mr. Xu
Hui Dong and presented by Mr. Mao, China Coal Mine
Construction Group; Controlled Blasting for Shaft Sinking
Practices by Shri P.Balamadeswaran, Asst. Prof., Anna
University; Insights on Mining & Mineral Processing by
Heavy Equipment by Mr. Haijun Wu, Northern Heavy
Industry, China.

Hindi Tamralipi Awarded

Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) has received the Griha
Patrika Protsahan Puraskar for the year 2014-15 from
Nagar Rajbhasha Karyanwayan Samity (Upkram), Kolkata,
for the Hindi version of House Journal Tamralipi.
Shri Keshari Nath Tripathy, the Honourable Governor of
West Bengal, handed over the trophy and the citation to
S/Shri Kamlesh Soni, DGM (HR), HCL, A.N. Singh, CM
(Admn. & OL), HCL and Smt. Sampa C. Lahiri, CM (CC),
HCL, in a prize distribution ceremony on 29.08.2015.

Shri Keshari Nath Tripathy, the Honourable Governor of West Bengal, S/Shri
Kamlesh Soni, DGM (HR), HCL, A.N. Singh, CM (Admn. & OL), HCL and Smt.
Sampa C. Lahiri, CM (CC), HCL, with the trophy and citation during the prize
distribution ceremony

The Inaugural Session was graced by Dr Smt Arti Diwan,

Smt Sutapa Bhattacharya, Smt Nirmala Tiwari, President,

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DAV Public School inaugurated at MCP

The DAV Public School at Malanjkhand was formally
inaugurated on 05.07.2015 by Shri K.D. Diwan, CMD, HCL.
The HCL management agreed to the running of the DAV
Public School from kindergarten to the twelfth standard
from the academic session 2015-16.
There was a long pending demand from the Bhartiya Khanij
Majdoor Sangh (BKMS), one of the recognized Unions
of MCP and various citizens groups, for establishing a
reputed educational institution at MCP to provide quality
education to wards of employees and the locals.
Shri Diwan while addressing the large gathering applauded
Shri G. N. Rajawat, GS, BKMS, for the fruition of DAV
Public school in MCP. Shri Diwan also congratulated the
parents and expressed his good wishes for all the success to
DAV-HCL Public School MCP and the children.
A yajna was held in accordance with the Arya Samaj
traditions. S/Shri K.D.Diwan, CMD and the Chief Guest,
Anupam Anand, D(P), Subhendra Nanda, the then D(Op)
and V.V.Venugopal Rao, D(F) took part in the ritual.
Also present were Dr. Smt Arti Diwan, the better half of
Shri Diwan, CMD, HCL, as the Guest of Honour, Dr. Smt
Nisha Peshin, Director (Public Schools), DAV College
Managing Committee, New Delhi; O.N.Tiwari, ED,
MCP, S.K.Bhattacharya, the then GM (Mines), Shri H. C.
Shrivastava, the then ED, ICC, and his better half, Smt Geeta
Shrivastava, Smt Nirmala Tiwari, President, Ladies Club,

Unveiling of the inaugural plaque by Shri K.D.Diwan, CMD, HCL., in the

presence of Dr Smt Arti Diwan, Anupam Anand, D (P), Dr Smt Nisha Peshin,
Director (Public Schools), DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi and
Shri O.N.Tiwari, ED, MCP

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Smt Sutapa Bhattacharya, the then Vice-President, Ladies

Club, Shri Prashant Kumar, Asst. Regional Director, DAVCMC, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
The students from the DAV Public School, Bhilai, were
specially invited to perform at the inaugural function and
they made it truly memorable. On this occasion Dr. Smt
Nisha Peshin, Director (Public Schools), DAV College
Managing Committee, New Delhi, and Shri O.N. Tiwari,
ED, MCP and Chairman, Managing Committee of DAVPSHCL, Malanjkhand also expressed their views and wished
the children well.

Shri K.D.Diwan, CMD, HCL, cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the DAVPS in the
presence of Dr Smt Arti Diwan, Anupam Anand, D (P), Dr Smt Nisha Peshin,
Director (Public Schools), DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi and
Shri O.N.Tiwari, ED, MCP.

Yajna by Shri K.D.Diwan, CMD, HCL., in the presence of Dr Smt Arti Diwan,
Anupam Anand, D (P), Shri O.N.Tiwari, ED, MCP , and Dr. Smt Nisha Peshin,
Director (Public Schools), DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi.

A warm welcome was given to the guests by Shri Prashant

Kumar, Asstt. Regional Director, DAV CMC, Madhya
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and the vote of thanks was
proposed by Shri Paliwal, Principal, DAV Public School,
Bhilai.

The inaugural function was attended by Principals of DAV

Public schools of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Office
Bearers of Trade Unions, Officers Association and Ladies
Club members, departmental heads and other employees,
guardians and students.

OL Implementation Committee Meeting at MCP

The Quarterly Meeting of the Official Language
Implementation Committee was held on 22.08.2015 for the
Quarter ended September 2015. The meeting was convened
to especially ponder upon the observance of Official
Language Week-2015.
The meeting was chaired by S/Shri O.N.Tiwari, ED,
MCP, S.K.Bhattacharya, the then GM (Mines) and ViceChairman of the OL Implementation Committee, Asis Deb,

DGM (Mech.), Umesh Kumar, DGM (Metallurgy) and the

committee members.
The committee expressed their views and suggestions
in favour of celebrating Hindi Week and the progress of
Hindi in the project. Shri S.K. Verma, AGM (Vigilance)
and Member-Secretary, OL Implementation Committee
conducted the meeting and Shri A.K.Sharma, Chief Manager
(HR&A) proposed the vote of thanks.

MCP Ladies Club distributes sweaters and fruits

Dr Smt. Arti Diwan, wife of Shri K.D.Diwan, CMD, HCL
was on a goodwill visit to Malanjkhand Copper Project
on 29.11.2015. She graced various events organized by the
Malanjkhand Technical Association, MCP, and the Ladies
Club, Malanjkhand.
Malanjkhand Ladies Club distributed sweaters to about
eighty school children of Baiga Tola, Chakarwahi. Dr Smt
Diwan interacted with the children as well. The event was
supported by the State Officials comprising of Shri Hemant
Kumar Rana, Block Resource Co-ordinator, Birsa Block,
Sarva Siksha Abhiyan and the Principal and staff of Govt.
H.S. School, Palhera.

better half of Shri S.K.Bhattacharya, Director (Mining), HCL,

Smt Nirmala Tiwari, President, Malalnjkhand Ladies Club; Smt
Amrita Kumar, Vice-President and other office bearers of Ladies
Club. A beautiful folk dance was presented by the dance troupe
of Balagaon village. The dancers were later felicitated by Smt
Diwan with cash award as a token of appreciation.
Dr Smt Diwan and Smt Bhattacharya also paid a visit to the MCP
Hospital along with the office bearers of Ladies Club, where
fruits were distributed amongst the inmates. Dr.V.K.Shukla
and his staff accorded warm welcome to Dr Smt Arti Diwan at
the hospital and also apprised her of the status of the ongoing
refurbishment jobs therein.

Dr. Smt. Diwan was accompanied by Smt. Sutapa Bhattacharya,

School children in attendance

Tribal dance to welcome the guests

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Industrial Safety Day

Industrial Safety Day was observed in MCP on 03.12.2015 in
the memory of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984.
In his inaugural speech, Shri O.N.Tiwari, ED, MCP,
explained how an industrial operation can have a potential
threat leading to genocide by citing the example of Bhopal
Gas Tragedy.

K.L.Gautam, Office Bearer of BKMS (a recognized Union),

also expressed his views on the occasion on behalf of the
Union. An oath was also administered to the employees and
the program was followed by inspection of Plant area by the
members of Plant Safety Committee.

He informed that MCP has done substantial amount of

work to suppress dust and noise emissions in the plant.
He hailed the team of the Concentrator Plant for achieving
zero-accident in the preceding year. In order to ensure safety
in workplace the dictum issued by DGMS, Suraksha Meri
Jimmewari Hai, should be followed, Shri Tiwari further
emphasized. He also reminded the employees to take all the
necessary steps to save themselves from any occupational
hazard.
A wide publicity campaign was launched to inculcate the
safety consciousness among the employees on this day. Shri

The gathering on the occasion of Industrial Safety Day

Annual Mines Safety Week 2015

The Annual Mines Safety Week in the Metalliferous mining
units under the jurisdiction of Nagpur Region I & II of
Directorate General of Mines Safety was observed from
22.11. 2015.
Shri O.N. Tiwari, ED, MCP and Unit Head, inaugurated the
Week at MCP. In his inaugural address Shri Tiwari appealed
to the MCP team to achieve Zero-Accident in Mines and all
other sections of the Project.
He expressed his hope that the team constituted by
employees, Workmen Inspectors and Safety Dept. of MCP
would again help to achieve the Zero Accident target by
employing their long experience and determined efforts.
Shri Tiwari said that safety always comes first. He appealed
to the employees for maximum participation in the various
programs to be organized under this Week and wished all
success.

the guests. Shri Thakre, one of the Workmens Inspectors,

administered the safety oath. The inaugural function
concluded with the vote of thanks by Shri S.K.Dagliya, AGM
(Mines) & Chief Safety Officer. Shri V.N.Singh, Manager
(Mines) and Safety Officer, conducted the proceedings of
the inaugural function and informed about the schedule of
programs and competitions to be held during the period of
Safety week.
Besides the presence of the departmental heads, employees,
Workmens Inspectors, office bearers of Officers
Association, BKMS, INTUC, and KKMS, the occasion was
graced with the presence of Dr V.K. Shukla, DGM (M&HS)
and other senior officers of M/S IVRCL, an agency deployed
for underground mine development work.

As a Convener of Inspection Team, Shri R.C. Shrimali,

AGM (Mines) talked on the best mining practices adopted
and compliance of DGMSs norms at MCP.
The inaugural function was attended by other members of
the inspection team, viz. S/Shri Manoj Tiwari, DGM (Elect.)MOIL, Vijay Barapatre, Dy. Chief (Mech.)-MOIL, and Vijay
Dhakate, Sr. Manager (Mines)-MOIL. Shri G.N.Rajawat, GS
of recognized Union, BKMS, presented his views on the
observance of Mines Safety Week.
Shri Tiwari unfurled the safety flag as the Chief Guest of
the occasion. Shri K. Hansdah, AGM (Mines) welcomed
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Shri O.N. Tiwari, ED, MCP and Unit Head, addressing the gathering on the
occasion of Mines Safety Week

KCC News
Resurgent Rajasthan Investment Summit

Shri K.D. Diwan, Chairman cum Managing Director, Hindustan Copper Ltd.
and Shri Deepak Upreti, Principal Secretary Mines & Petroleum Govt. of
Rajasthan after signing the MOU

The Government of Rajasthan organized Resurgent

Rajasthan Investment Summit on 19th and 20th November
2015 at Sitapura Industrial area, Jaipur, for the overall
economic development of the state.
On the occasion of Resurgent Rajasthan, a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) was signed between Shri K.D.
Diwan, Chairman cum Managing Director, Hindustan
Copper Ltd. and Shri Deepak Upreti, Principal Secretary
Mines & Petroleum Govt. of Rajasthan on 16.10.2015 in the
Hotel Clark, Amer. The main features of the MOU are as
under:
Khetri Copper Complex has planned an investment of
about Rs. 900 crores for these activities in next five years to
enhance the capacity of the existing mines and development
of new mines in the existing mining lease area.
The Company also intends to build a state-of the-art plant
to extract minerals from the copper tails. HCL will invest
in green field exploration to identify prospective areas of
copper mineral in the State.
The investments in underground Copper mines
development will accelerate the economic and industrial
development of the state and generating employment and
other ancillary benefits to its economy.
The State and the Company have arrived at an understanding
to facilitate implementation of the Project in the State of
Rajasthan.
On this MOU signing occasion the then S/Shri S. Nanda,
the then Director (Operations), Amit Kumar Sen,ED, KCC,

Shri K.D. Diwan, CMD, HCL, at Resurgent Rajasthan

Ashok Kumar Singh, AGM(Expl.), S. Dey, DGM (Mktg.),

V.K. Sharma, CM(Admn.) and Vivek Gupta, TA to CMD
were also present.
In order to provide an interactive platform to Micro, Small
& Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with the CPSUs/PSUs/
large scale organizations, a B-2-B meet was organized
by the Government of Rajasthan with active support
of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises,
Government of India, during the Summit.
The event was attended by investors including
representatives of global and domestic MSME sector,
representatives of economic development organizations,
advisors, specialists, companies, Chambers of Commerce
and Industries and associates.
The State Government also organized investment
promotion campaigns, including investor meets, events
and conferences as well as partnerships to facilitate direct
investment.
The Commissioner Industries & Secretary, CSR, Govt. of
Rajasthan, Shri Abhay Kumar, IAS, invited Hindustan
Copper Ltd. for active participation in the summit.
S/Shri A.K. Sen, ED, KCC, S.C Mahato, DGM (M&C),
A.K. Singh, AGM (Exploration), K.R.Bairwa, CM (M&C)
Y.R.Meena, CM (M&C), attended the programme. The
team explained the procurement needs of HCL, vendor
registration procedure, purchase requirement etc. to
the visitors. One-to-one discussions were also held with
delegates who visited the HCL desk.

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SAMVAD and Suggestions Programme at KCC

As per MOU targets for 2015-16, a programme on SAMVAD
and Suggestion Scheme was organized on 26.06.2015 at the
R&D Auditorium, KCC. The programme was inaugurated
by Shri Naresh Kumar, GM (HR), KCC, and was attended
by S/Shri V.K. Singhal, DGM (Elect.), S. C. Mahato, DGM
(M&C), P.K. Kundalia, DGM (OSD), departmental head,
members of various Unions, Office Bearers of Officers
Association and other employees.
Shri Naresh Kumar, GM (HR), emphasized the need for a
change in mindset in the greater interest of the organization
and advised that every employee should take active part
in SAMVAD programme and should give their suggestions
that are helpful in enhancing production and productivity
of the organization.
About hundred and five employees participated in
the programme. During the programme, production,
productivity and Cost Analysis of KCC Unit for the year 201415 and upto May 2015 was also presented. An interactive
session was also held in which the employees actively
participated. A similar SAMVAD-Mass Communication
programme was conducted in March 2015 at the R&D
Auditorium for hundred employees.

Shri Naresh Kumar, GM (HR), KCC, addressing the gathering

The gathering at the SAMVAD

Hindi Workshop at KCC

In order to implement Official Language and to comply with
the Annual Hindi Implementation Programme, Department
of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of
India, a Hindi Workshop was organized at the Training
Centre, KCC on 24.06.2015. The workshop was inaugurated
by Shri Amal Kanti Ghosh, the then ED, KCC. Shri Naresh

Kumar, GM (HR), KCC, addressed the participants of

the workshop and emphasized on promoting the Official
Language in day-to-day official work of the Company.
Dr Pradeep Kumar Sharma, Dept. of Official Language,
Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, was the
faculty of this Workshop. He very lucidly explained the

The participants at the Hindi Workshop

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implementation of Official Language in PSUs and the present

status of Hindi in different departments of the Government
of India. His address gave the participants encouragement
to work in Hindi in their day-to-day official work. The
Hindi workshop was attended by twenty five employees
of KCC. In the concluding session, a Hindi Noting and
Drafting competition was held among the participants of

the workshop and top three winners were awarded by the

ED, KCC, on the occasion of 69th Independence Day, 2015
for their best performance in the said competition.
All the participants applauded this Hindi Workshop and
requested that such Hindi Workshops should be organized
from time to time to ensure the proper implementation of
the Official Language.

Summer Football Training Camp at Khetri Nagar

Under the auspices of the Rajasthan State Sports Council,
Jaipur, a summer Football Training Camp was organized
at the Nehru Maidan, Khetri Nagar, from 15.06.2015 to
30.06.2015 in which twenty junior cadre students took part.
The concluding day was graced by S/Shri Naresh Kumar,

GM (HR), KCC, and Mani Ram Nayak, District Sports

Officer, Jhunjhunu, on 30.06.2015. Shri Mahendra Singh
Bijarnia, Junior Accountant, Finance Deptt., KCC, was also
present as the Camp coordinator.

Team KCC brings laurels

Mines Rescue Team of Khetri Copper Complex took part in
the 46th All India Mines Rescue Competition conducted at
the Manendragarh Rescue Station, South Eastern Coalfields
Ltd, Manendragarh (Chhattisgarh), from 05.12.2015 to
08.12.2015. The team won 1st Prize in First Aid Theory
and Practical Competition, 2nd Prize in Rescue Practical
Competition and 2nd Prize in Rescue Theory Competition.
The KCC team comprised of S/Shri Sanket Kumar
Toshniwal, Mgr, Mech, KCC (Team Manager), Naresh
Kumar Katariya, Mgr, Mines, KCM (Captain), A T Alam, Jr.
Mgr, Mines, KCC (Vice Captain), Rajkumar, Mining Mate,
KCC (Member), Anoop Singh Somra, LHD Operator, KCM
(Member), Banshi Lal, Hauler Operator, KCM (Member),
Mohar Singh, Mining Mate, KCC (Member) and Sunil
Kumar, Miner, KCM (Member).

Three members of the team namely, S/Shri Naresh

Kumar Katariya (Captain), Sanket Kumar Toshniwal (FAB
Controller) and A T Alam (Member), also participated in the
Promotional Competition of Rescue based on international
norms and won the third prize out of six participating
teams.
A total of seventeen teams of coal category and six teams of
non-coal category participated in the contest.
S/Shri A. K. Sen, ED, KCC, R. K. Sah, GM (Mines) and D.
R. Mehta, DGM (Mines) appreciated the performance of the
team and congratulated the team members. Also present
were S/Shri J. Joshi, Chief Safety Officer and A. K. Sharma,
Mine Rescue Superintendent.

46 th All india Mine Rescue Competition winners with ED

& other senior officials of KCC:From left to right (Sitting):- S/Shri Jagdish Joshi, CM(Mines),
D.R. Mehta, DGM(Mines), Amit Kumar Sen, ED,KCC,
Rajkumar Sah, GM(Mines), Naresh Kataria, Manager
(Mines)-Team Captain, A.K. Sharma, CM(Mine).
Standing left to right: Miss Monica Sihag, AM(Mines),
S/Shri Sunil Kumar, Miner, Sanket Kumar Toshniwal,
Manager (Mechs)-Team Manager, Anoop Singh Somra,
LHD Operator, A.T. Alam, Jr. Manager(Mine.)-Vice
Captain, Mohar Singh, M/Mate, Rajkumar, M/Mate, Banshi
Lal, Hauler Operator and Jagdish, Rescue Room Attendant.

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Vendor Development Program

A state level Vendor Development Programme was
organized by Khetri Copper Complex in association with
MSME Development Institute, Jaipur (Ministry of Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises, Govt. of India) on 23.09.2015
at 2.00 p.m. in the R&D Auditorium, Khetri Copper
Complex, Khetri Nagar. The function was inaugurated by
Shri Amit Kumar Sen, ED, KCC and around fifty vendors
participated in this programme.
The programme started with lighting a lamp by the
dignitaries and a welcome address by Shri K.R.Bairwa, CM
(M&C), who also conducted the programme.

details of SSI registered units and procurement done as per

Government guidelines to uplift SSI Industries.
Shri Sushil Kumar, Asstt. Director, MSME, Jaipur, delivered
the lecture on the aim and objective of MSME. He stated that
MSME has been working to fulfill its mission of promoting,
aiding and fostering the growth of Small Industries and
Industry related Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in
the country. He also informed about the MSMEs registration
with NSIC under the single point registration Scheme
to avail of the benefits while participating in tenders for
Government Purchase.

Shri Sushil Kumar, Asstt. Director and Shri K.C. Bhukesh,

Asstt. Director from MSME and Shri Rajan Indra, Manager,
National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), Jaipur, Shri
Nanu Ram, District Industrial Officer, Jhunjhunu and Shri
Rohit Kumar, Exn. Public Health Engineering Department,
(PHED) Khetri attended the function.

Shri Rajan Indra, Manager, NSIC, Jaipur emphasized the

need of registration of Micro and Small Industries with
NSIC. He also informed about the services provided by
NSIC and their benefits to the vendors.

Shri K.C. Bhukesh, Asstt. Director, MSME and Shri K.R.

Bairwa, CM (M&C), KCC, highlighted the theme of vendor
development programme.

Vendors actively participated in the interactive session.

DGM (M&C) and ED, KCC cleared all doubts/queries of the
vendors pertaining to the HCL procurement policy. MSME
and NSIC representatives also clear the queries of vendors.

Shri S.C. Mahato, DGM (M&C) KCC, delivered a lecture on

the procurement procedure, registration procedure, vendor
rating system and annual purchase requirements of various
stores of Khetri Copper Complex. He also highlighted

Shri Rohit Kumar also explained their purchase procedure

and invited the vendors participation against their tenders.

The program was ended with a vote of thanks by Shri Rajiv

Chordia, AGM (Civil), KCC.

Hindi Workshop at Corporate Office

A Hindi Workshop was organized on 08.01.2016 in the

conference room of the Corporate Office, in which twenty
employees took part.

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The workshop was inaugurated by Shri Kamlesh Soni,

DGM (HR) who was the Chief Guest and also distributed
the prizes to the winners/participants of the various Hindi
competitions held during the Hindi fortnight.

ICC News
Birsa Munda Remembered
The 115th death anniversary of Shahid Birsa Munda was
observed at ICC on 09.06.2015. Rich floral tributes were
offered to the statue of Birsa Munda at the Birsa Chowk,
Moubhandar, by S/Shri H.C. Shrivastava, the then ED,
ICC, K.P.Bisoi, AGM (HR&A), D.L.Suthar, AGM (Vig),
B.N.Singhdeo, President and O.P.Singh, GS, ICC Workers
Union. Other senior executives, representatives of registered
Trade Unions and different local political leaders paid floral
tributes as well.

GSA Football Champion League 2015

Ghatsila Sports Association (GSA) organized the GSA
Football Champion League of Ghatsila Sub-Division at
the Sports Club Ground from 16.06.2015 for two months.
The league was sponsored under the CSR Scheme of the
Company.
Shri Sanjay Singh, Actg. GM, ICC, inaugurated the match
as the Chief Guest in the presence of S/Shri K.P.Bisoi, AGM
(HR&A), S.S.Sethi, AGM (W) and B.N.Singhdeo, President,
ICCWU. Shri Singh also interacted with the players.
The inaugural football match was played between Birsa
Sports Club, Benasole, & AWC Hostel, Ghatsila. A total
of thirty three teams from the surrounding villages
participated in the league match. A large gathering of
football enthusiasts from the surrounding areas were
present including S/Shri R.S.Choudhury, AM (HR), J.K.

A glimpse of the ladies football team

Upadhaya and N.K. Rai Assistant Secretaries, ICCWU, Raju

Karmakar, Zila Parisad Member, Kalpana Soren, Mukhiya,
West Moubhandar, S.P.Dhal, Secretary, GSA, N.L.Patel, GS,
Sports Club, Moubhandar.
On 26.08.2015, the final match was played between
Jharkhand Tiger, Powrah, and Birsa Sports Club, Benasole.
Shri H.C. Shrivastava, the then ED, ICC, inaugurated the
match as the Chief Guest. S/Shri K.P.Bisoi, AGM (HR&A)
and B.N. Singhdeo, President, ICCWU were also present
among others. Jharkhand Tiger, Powrah, won the match by
a score of 4-3.
A football match for ladies was also organized. Ladies
Football Team, Mosaboni Soccer, was the winner and was
awarded cash prize amidst a large number of football
enthusiasts.

Shri H.C. Shrivastava, the then ED, ICC, giving away the trophy to the winning
team.

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Medical Camp
A medical camp was organized on 19.09.2015 at the
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Rakha, under the CSR
Scheme of the Company. Two Lady Doctors along with
paramedical staff inspected and distributed medicines to
the 350 residential girls.
Shri H.C. Shrivastava, the then ED, ICC inaugurated the
camp in the presence of Shri K.P.Bisoi, AGM (HR&A), P
Gupta, AGM (Civil & CSR) and others. It was decided to
have monthly health camps in this school under CSR after
the success of this maiden initiative.
Medical Camp in Progress

TCP News
CMD Visits TCP

Shri K.D.Diwan, Chairman cum Managing Director, HCL,

being received by Shri Nandeesh H.N., DGM and Unit
Head, on his visit to Taloja Copper Project on 18.07.2015.

TCP visit by the then D(Op)

Shri S. Nanda, the then Director (Operations),

received by Shri Nandeesh H.N., DGM and Unit
Head, TCP

Shri S. Nanda, the then Director (Operations), interacting with the TCP executives

Shri S. Nanda, the then Director (Operations), paid a visit to the Taloja Copper Project on 12.09.2015. He was received by
Shri Nandeesh H.N., DGM and Unit Head, TCP. A meeting of the departmental heads was organized and issues related to
the Plant were discussed.
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TCP Designs New Method of Charging Cathodes in the Furnace

Earlier, the cathodes were charged in the melting furnace
to bring it to molten state before casting it into bars. They
were charged into the furnace by keeping the cathodes
on top of the charging loader (as in Fig.1). By this method
of charging, the cathodes created a stack and were not
uniformly distributed in the furnace. The temperature of the
molten metal was not uniform which affected the casting
and finally the rod quality. There were always gaps on the
sides of the furnace which led to constant flame arising from
there. This resulted in the wastage of fuel. This method of
charging always led to hanger in the furnace.
As per suggestion given by M/s Southwire, a team from
the TCP Mechanical Department comprising of S/Shri

Fig.1

Abhishek Srivastava, Manager, K Mohammed Kutty,

Chargeman and Amol Mane, Welder, fabricated the new
charging bucket (as in Fig.3)
By charging the Cathodes using the new bucket (as in Fig.2)
into the furnace, it has been observed that the Cathodes
are uniformly distributed in the furnace which leads to
maintenance of uniform temperature of molten metal,
reduces fuel consumption as the entire furnace area is being
covered, so no flame arises from the sides of the furnace. It
also eliminates hanger in the furnace.
Charging of Cathodes by this new charging bucket is now
in place at TCP.

Fig. 2

Air Wipe Nozzle designed for

Defectomat at TCP

Fig. 3

Bengaluru Office

Defectomat is an instrument used for online detection of

surface flaws and also any ferrous inclusions in 8 mm CC
Rods. There is a coil in the defectomat through which the
rod passes and the coil transmits the signal to the HMI from
where the quality of rods is being monitored online.
There was continuous failure of the detection coil because
of water percolation into the coils as a result of which the
Defectomat was dysfunctional for a long time.
A new air wipe nozzle was developed to flush out water
from the rod before entering the online monitoring coil. The
air wipe consists of eight 1 mm holes along the circumference
of the nozzle. Compressed Air of 6 bar pressure is connected
to the nozzle which wipes out the liquid that is being carried
along with the Rods before entering the Defectomat on-line
monitoring coil.
By installation of new air wipe nozzle there has been no coil
failure and it is giving proper signal to the HMI. The online
monitoring is in place which helps in detecting the defects
in the 8 mm CC rods.

Shri S. Parashar RM (South), watering a plant placed in

a reused plastic bottle

The Regional Sales Office South (Bengaluru) took the

initiative of reusing plastic bottles for planting indoor plants
for the officeOne creative step towards Swachh Bharat
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Swachh Vidyalaya: Water, Sanitation and

Hygiene in Schools
Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya was the national
campaign initiated on the clarion call of Honble Prime
Minister. A key feature of the campaign was to ensure
that every school in India has a set of functioning and well
maintained water, sanitation and hygiene facilities.
Water, sanitation and hygiene in school enables students
to be healthy through improvement in their health and
hygiene practices thereby improving not only childrens
health, school enrolment, attendance and retention but also
paves the way for a new generation of healthy children.

The benefits of water sanitation and hygiene to

school children
W
 ater, sanitation and hygiene in schools secure a
healthy environment and protect children from various
diseases. It is a necessary step towards securing a
healthy physical learning environment. Children who
are healthy and well-nourished can fully participate in
studies and derive the most from education.
G
 irls are particularly vulnerable to dropping out of
school, partly because they are hesitant to continue
their education in an environment where safe and
private toilets facilities are not available. Basic facilities
that provide good hygiene and privacy, along with
sensitive health promotion, help girls to stay in school
and complete their education.
H
 aving a clean school increases a childs pride in his or
her school and community. It enables every child
to become an agent of change for improving
water, sanitation and hygiene practices in
their families and within their community.

Key Commitments for Swachh Vidyalaya

Indias strong commitment to providing
schools with adequate water, sanitation and
hygiene facilities is supported by legislation,
championed by our Honourable Prime Minister
and supported by the Right to Education Act
(2009) which necessitates ensuring drinking
water and sanitation facilities in schools.

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The national flagship programmes, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

(SSA) and the Nirmal Gram Puraskar, also support this
requirement. The national sanitation guidelines of Ministry
of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) provide for
additional sanitation facilities in schools. Following are the
key policy initiatives by Government of India.

Constitution
Article 21A : The 86th (constitutional Amendment) Act,
2002 added Article 21A to the constitutional which makes
it mandatory for the state to provide free and compulsory
education to all children from the age 6 to 14 years.

Legislation
R
 ight of Children to Free and Compulsory Education
(RTE) Act, 2009: It represents the consequential
legislation envisaged under Article 21A of the
constitution.
T
 he RTE Act 2009 provides a legally enforceable rights
framework with certain time targets that Governments
must adhere to. The Schedule to the RTE Act lays down
the norms and standards (including drinking water
and sanitation) for a school building.
 school building has to be an all-weather building
A
comprising at least one classroom for every teacher,
barrier free access, separate toilets for boys and girls
and safe and adequate drinking water facility for all
children.

Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyaan by Hindustan

Copper Limited

Hindustan Copper Limited has achieved 100 % target under

the Swachh Vidyalaya initiative within the prescribed
time limit for which the CMD, HCL, Shri K. D. Diwan
was commended by the Secretary, Government of India,
Ministry of Human Resource development.
After receiving the communication from the Ministry of
Mines on 16.09.2015, Hindustan Copper Limited redesigned
its CSR initiative for making Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyaan a
success in the FY 2014-15 itself.

HCL downloaded the list of schools for the Blocks in the

area of operation of its mining Units which did not have
toilet facilities. On the basis of quick assessment done by
the Units and the available Baseline Survey Report (2008)
on the number of villages (that have no schools with toilets)
falling within the operational area of 15-20 kms of the three
mining Units, an Action Plan was firmed up.
However, subsequently the Ministry of Human Resources
Development (MHRD) made it mandatory to block on
its Website the schools in which an organization plans to
construct/repair the toilets and seek the approval from the
respective State Government before proceeding with the work.
This requirement was fulfilled though it took lot of effort
as lot of organizations were simultaneously blocking
the schools and there was a constraint regarding the
geographical area for the CSR&S activities because as per

the existing CSR&S Policy of Hindustan Copper Limited,

work had to be carried out in the periphery of 15-20 km of
the mining Units.
This obstacle was removed by amending the CSR&S Policy
by Board in its Meeting dated 13.11.2014 in which the
geographical area was extended to beyond the 15-20 km of
the Unit but within the State in which the Units are located.
By this time the nearby schools were already blocked on the
Website of MHRD by other organizations. Thus Hindustan
Copper Limited had to block schools on MHRDs Website
which were quite far from its mining Units.

executed through NGOs in Rajasthan and Jharkhand

and through School management Committees under the
supervision of Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan and Rashtriya
Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyaan in Madhya Pradesh.
As can be seen from the above table, the allotted schools were
located in different districts in Rajasthan and Jharkhand,
hundreds of kilometers away from our mining Units.
Even in the district Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh), the schools
were located in three different Blocks i.e. Birsa, Lanji and Lal
Burra at a distance of 110-120 km from Malanjkhand Copper
Project. Some of them were located even in remote jungles.
The monitoring of the work took lot of efforts on the part
of the officials of Hindustan Copper Limited as they had to
visit the site at every level, i.e. foundation, plinth level, lintel
level, roof level etc.

In the meeting on 05.06.2015 for the review of progress of

Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyaan the Deputy Mission Director,
Rajya Shiksha Kendra, Bhopal, announced that only
Hindustan Copper Limited, amongst all the Public Sector
Undertakings working in Madhya Pradesh, has successfully
completed the work in the toilets allotted to them.
Similarly, in a status review meeting conducted in Jaipur, the
State Government official lauded the successful completion
of the Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyaan by HCL in Rajasthan.
They also found the Companys contribution in Swachh
Vidyalaya Abhiyaan to be exemplary.

Hindustan Copper Limited was allotted the construction/

repair of 203 toilets in twelve districts. The work was

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Corner
ilance
g
Vi

Vigilance Awareness Week

The Vigilance Awareness Week 2015

was celebrated from 26.10.2015 to
31.10.2015, as per guidelines prescribed
by the Central Vigilance Commission
(CVC). The theme of this years celebration
was Preventive Vigilance as a Tool of Good
Governance.
Detailed instructions and guidelines were issued to
all the employees of the Corporate Office as well as the
Units and the Regional Sales Offices to observe the Week
effectively. As desired by the Central Vigilance Commission,
banners were prominently displayed during the Week at all
the HCL Units and offices.

V.V. Venugopal Rao, Director (Finance). Shri Diwan, CMD,

addressed the gathering and emphasized on the importance
of formulating and adopting preventive vigilance measures
for ensuring good governance. The importance of line
managers in devising proper checks and balances in the
system was also stressed upon.
Shri Diwan also formally released a Vigilance Bulletin with
messages from the CMD and the CVO, HCL, highlighting
Dos and Donts and some common irregularities, during
the course of the event.
In accordance with the CVC instructions, several
programmes were organized to create general awareness
amongst students.

The Week was inaugurated at 11 A.M. on 26.10.2015 by

administering the pledge, both in Hindi and English
separately in all Units and Offices of HCL. Thereafter, the
messages received from the Honble President of India,
the Honble Vice-President of India, the Honble Prime
Minister of India, the Honble Chief Justice of India, the
Honble Home Minister, the Honble Minister of Steel &
Mines, the Comptroller & Auditor General of India and the
Central Vigilance Commission were also read out as well as
displayed prominently on the Notice Boards in all the Units
and Offices.

At the Corporate Office, an event was organized at the

International Management Institute (IMI), Kolkata, on
16.10.2015 wherein the students participated in a debate
on the subject Only Government Agencies can play
effective role in curbing corruption. Prior to the debate, a
presentation was made by Shri Rakesh Kumar, CVO, HCL,
on the need to be vigilant against evils of corruption. The
presentation was attended by more than fifty students and
faculty members of the IMI. Ms. Naina Choudhary was
adjudged the winner while Mr Jithin Tom Philip was the
runner-up.

On the occasion of Vigilance Awareness Week 2015 an

event was organized at the Corporate Office on 29.10.2015
where the executives were sensitized about the importance
of adopting preventive vigilance measures.

In order to create awareness about the evils of corruption, a

number of events were organized in the Units involving the
students of ninth standard onwards belonging to nearby
schools.

The event was graced by S/Shri K.D. Diwan, Chairman

cum Managing Director, HCL, Anupam Anand, Director
(Personnel), S. Nanda, the then Director (Operations) and

At ICC, an Inter School Debate Competitions on the topic Is

Right to Information an Effective Tool to Fight Corruption
was held in four different schools.

Shri K.D. Diwan, Chairman Cum Managing Director, Hcl, Inaugurating The
Vigilance Bulletin. Also in the picture was Shri Anupam Anand Director (Personnel)
and Shri S. Nanda, the then Director (Operations)

Debate in Progress in ICC

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In Kendriya Vidyalaya, Surda, the debate was held on

29.10.15 in which fourteen students took part. The first,
second and third prizes were awarded to Arnaav Aanand,
Class X, Annu Khemka, Class X and Divya Bera, Class IX
respectively. About five hundred students and twenty five
teachers attended the event.
In Sant Nandlal Smriti Vidya Mandir, Ghatsila, eighteen
students took part. The first, second and third prizes were
awarded to Ritika Agarwal, Class XII,, Nikita Verma, Class XI,

Sahu, Class X, and Syed Anas Ali, Class X, respectively.

The HCL executives and the Heads of the Institutions
addressed the students on these occasions.
Further at the Unit, an essay writing competition on the
topic, Curbing Corruption through Good Governance
Practices was also organized for the children of the
employees studying in Classes X to XII. A total of twenty
six students participated and the top three winners were,
Ankit Kansal, Class XII, Nishu Niharika, Class XII and
Atoshi Chatterjee, Class X respectively.

Debate in Progress in ICC

Pragati Kumari, Class XI, and Shailza Krishna Rakesh,

Class IX, respectively. About one hundred and seventy five
students and thirty teachers attended the event.
In Jagadish Chandra High School, Ghatsila, the debate was
held on 30.10.2015 in which fourteen students took part
amidst a gathering of seven hundred students and thirty
teachers. The first, second and third prizes were awarded
to Tushar Soni, Class IX, Rakesh Mahato, Class IX, and
Sourabhi Chakraborty, Class IX, respectively.
At the St. Josephs Convent High School, Mosaboni, twenty
four students participated in the Debate Competition on
31.10.2015 in front of a gathering of four hundred and fifty
students and twenty five teachers. The first, second and third
prizes were awarded to Arunaava Ghosh, Class X, Poushali

A gathering of students in ICC

A glimpse of the Essay competition on the occasion at ICC

An essay competition on Curbing Corruption through

Good Governance Practices was also organized for the
employees in which twenty one of them took part. The top
three winners were S/Shri S.P. Dutta, CM (Refractory),
Abhishek Pareek, Mgr(M&C) and A.K. Sinha, AGM(Chem.)
respectively.
In KCC, An Inter School essay writing competition on the
topic, Anti-Corruption Measures in India (both in Hindi
and English) was organized amongst twenty four students
from twelve nearby schools. The students were addressed
by Shri A.K. Sen, Executive Director & Unit Head, KCC, on
this occasion.

A glimpse of essay writing competition in KCC

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The top three winners in English were, Lokesh Verma from

Vivekanand Public School, Rajota, Khetri, Jayati Srivastava
from Sophia Secondary School, Khetri Nagar and Chanchal
Yadav from Modern Public Sr. Sec. School, Singhana, while
Ankita Sharma from New Indian Sr. Sec. School, Singhana
took home the consolation prize.
The top three winners in Hindi were Pranshi Katyal from
Sophia Secondary School, Khetri Nagar, Preeti Jangir from
Saraswati Sikshan Sansthan, Khetri Nagar and Priyanshu
Negi from Vivekanand Public School, Rajota, Khetri, while
Nisha Saini from Career Shaper Sr. Sec.School, Khetri Nagar
took home the consolation prize.

Pledge taking at KCC with Shri Amit Sen, ED, KCC

Speech competition on the topic of Preventive Vigilance as

a Tool of Good Governance was organized at KCC amongst
the workmen and executives in which the top three winners
were S/Shri Ram Singh Khedar, Fitter A Khetri Mines,
Munna Lal Jaidia, PA to DGM (M&C), and Hanuman
Panwar, Chargeman (Mech.), Kolihan Mines while Shri
Jai Singh Karwasara, Assistant, Office of DGM(Mech.) took
away the consolation prize in the Workmen category.
In the Executive Category, S/Shri Rajeev Chordia,
AGM(Civil), Binayak Sahoo, Mgr.(Mines)/Mine Planning,
and Sanket Toshniwal, Mgr.(Mech.), Khetri Mines were
awarded in the top three while Shri Anirban Dutta,
CM(Mech.), Khetri Mines, took home the consolation prize.
The Vigilance Awareness Week celebrations in ICC and
KCC received wide coverage in the local newspapers.

Shri O.N. Tiwari, ED, MCP addressing the gathering on the concluding
ceremony

The top three winners in two categories were: Vani Bishen,

Garima Mishra and Shreya Nema from the tenth standard
and Preeti Mandle, Swati Mandle from the eleventh and
Kiran Admache from the twelfth standard respectively.

Debate in progress in MCP

Essay competition on the topic of Preventive Vigilance as a

Tool of Good Governance was organized for the employees
in which S/Shri Adwait Kumar, AGM (Elect.), P.K. Behera,
AGM (Project - Elect.) and D.L. Mandle, Sr. HEME Operator
came first, second and third respectively.
At the Delhi Office, in the essay competition on Preventive
Vigilance as a Tool of Good Governance, Smt Renu Gulati,
Sr. Mgr (OL) was the winner. An interactive session was
also organized in Delhi Office where Shri Rajender Goel,
DGM, SAIL, enlightened the participants on various
aspects of vigilance and public procurement as the Chief
Guest and also gave away the prize to the winner of the
essay competition.

In MCP, elocution competitions separately for Classes IX

X and XI XII on the topic, Corruption in Government
Institutions Causes & Remedies was organized in four
local schools and twenty five students took part in total.
Shri O.N. Tiwari, Executive Director and Unit Head, MCP,
addressed the students from Govt. H.S.S., Govt. Residential
Model H.S.School, Kendriya Vidyalaya and D.A.V. HCL
Public School.
Pledge being taken at the Delhi Office
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From CVOs Pen

'Preventive Vigilance as a Tool of Good Governance' is the theme adopted by the CVC for this year's Vigilance
Awareness Week. Accordingly, the Vigilance Wing of Hindustan Copper has come out with this publication
to sensitize all concerned about the need to adopt preventive measures. It is hereby clarified that the points
mentioned here are only illustrative. Since vigilance is the responsibility of everyone in the Organization, all
of us should work together in strengthening the clean image of the Corporations governance.

DOs & DONTs

- Compiled by Vigilance Department, HCL

DOs
vv Always take prompt action to redress the complaints
or grievances of the people, wherever possible.
If you have to say no to somebody, say the
same very politely, but firmly. It is better to
say no and decide than to keep the matters
pending.
vv Create a vigilance friendly environment in
the Organization through your own positive,
transparent, fair and timely actions.
vv Do ensure that P.Q. criteria is clearly specified and is
not made in such a way to facilitate selected bidders.
vv Remember always that Vigilance is the function of all
employees having supervisory responsibility, not of
Vigilance department alone, as Vigilance is primarily a
management function.
vv Remember always that corruption starts in a small
way, it would thus be wise to nip the evil in the bud.
vv Consider Vigilance Deptt. as a friend of the organization
and extend your wholehearted co-operation.
vv Always keep yourself updated regarding rules,
regulations, policies, guidelines, procedures, practices
etc. in the Organization.
vv Publicize the Rules and Procedures as widely as possible
in simple words and make them less cumbersome.
vv Always ensure that the members of the Interview
Board / Selection Committee are officers / persons of
known integrity.
vv Send the circulars in connection with requirement
of officials on deputation from other department,

interview letters, appointment letters, invariably

through registered post (A/D) so as to maintain record
of dispatch of such letters.
vv
Every employee should spend the public
money most frugally in the same way as
a person of ordinary prudence would do
concerning his own money.
vv Do ensure compliance to the purchase
procedure while clearing the purchase
proposals.
vv Follow scrupulously all laid down procedures / record
reasons for deviations and get the same approved by
the Competent Authority.

DONTs
vv Do not make attempt to flout or circumvent or shortcircuit the Rules or Regulations, to suit vested interests;
it may cost you heavily in the long run.
vv Dont misuse any amenity provided by the Company.
vv Do not fail to report to your Controlling / Competent
Authority when you apply to be declared or are
adjudged or declared insolvent by any court of
jurisdiction.
vv Dont deal with firms giving incomplete address or
particulars. Go into antecedents of such firms wherever
required. Verify bonafide of the firms, which furnish
addresses like C/o Post Box No.
vv Dont forget to follow proper channel for making
application for employment elsewhere.

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vv Never go beyond the

provisions of a Contract
/ Purchase order during
execution of work or
procurement of material.
vv Do not change the
specifications
after
acceptance of tender.
vv Do not split orders
to bring it within the
powers of a lower authority.
vv Dont use Companys assets for unlawful purposes or
for personal gains nor do disclose without authority or
misuse electronic data.
vv Never delay refunding Earnest Money Deposits (EMD)
to unsuccessful bidders.

vv The Disciplinary Authority should not invoke

his inherent powers to drop the charges after the
appointment of IO / PO.
vv While giving judgement, the Disciplinary Authority
should not be biased.
vv Dont defer the recoveries due from contractors /
employees on account of Advances, PF, Conveyance,
Festival Advance etc.
vv Dont forget to intimate to the Competent Authority, as
soon as a dependent family member does not remain
dependent on you because of employment, marriage
or otherwise.
vv Dont miss to bring to the notice of the head of department
details of inventories lying unused in stores.
vv Do not be illogical and arbitrary in your decision.
vv Avoid misuse of identity cards / passes.

Some Common Irregularities / Points

to be taken Note of
- Compiled by Vigilance Department, HCL
vv Use of phrase similar work in advertisement but the
same is not properly defined or given a restrictive
definition resulting in disqualification of even eligible
firms.
vv P.Q. criteria relaxed during evaluation of tenders.
vv No provision for Earnest Money Deposit / Security
Deposit made in the tender documents.
vv Tenders not opened in the public though offers were
invited through tender box.
vv Improper planning resulting in expiry of guarantee of
equipments before installation.
vv Arbitrary invitation of bids which avoided fair
competition.
vv Failure to forfeit security deposit, encashment of the
Bank Guarantee in lieu of Performance Guarantee or
any other guarantee on default by the contractor.

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vv Terms and conditions as mentioned in Notice Inviting

Tender (NIT) having been diluted at the time of signing
of agreement.
vv Acceptance of bank guarantee of value lower than
stipulated in the conditions and release of extra payment
without ensuring admissibility of the contractor.
vv In disregard of Vigilance Commissions guidelines,
details of awarded tenders not available on the
organizations website.
vv Resorting to press release of NIT in anticipation of
approval of NIT.
vv Appointing Consultant in an ad-hoc and arbitrary
manner.
vv Delay in processing of bills.
vv Estimated Cost not arrived at on realistic basis.
vv Award of work at a much higher rate than the estimated cost.

Independence Day
The 69th Independence Day was celebrated with full
festivity and zeal in the Corporate Office and Units.
At the Corporate Office, the Tricolour was hoisted by Shri
K.D. Diwan, CMD, HCL, in the presence of S/Shri Anupam
Anand, Director (Personnel), S. Nanda, the then Director
(Operations), V.V. Venugopal Rao, Director (Finance),
and Rakesh Kumar, Chief Vigilance Officer and other
employees.

Shri K.D. Diwan, CMD, HCL, addressing the gathering in the presence of
S/Shri Anupam Anand, Director (Personnel), S. Nanda, the then Director
(Operations), V.V. Venugopal Rao, Director (Finance), and Rakesh Kumar,
Chief Vigilance Officer and other employees

commitment and extended with enhanced vigor in coming

years as well and expressed his confidence in the workforce
and said that together the organisation can achieve the
intended savings of Rs 45.0 crore in 2015-16.
Shri K.D. Diwan, CMD, HCL,hoisting the Tricolour in the presence of S/Shri
Anupam Anand, Director (Personnel), S. Nanda, the then Director (Operations),
V.V. Venugopal Rao, Director (Finance), Rakesh Kumar, Chief Vigilance Officer
and other employees

Shri Diwan, in his address, remembered the great freedom

fighters and said that it is a collective responsibility of the
people to take India to greater heights.
In order to fulfill the vision of the Company, the employees
will have to have the Belief & Commitment in themselves,
he said. He added that the achievement in the financial year
2014-15 has been subdued mainly on account of the factors
beyond control. Nevertheless, he expressed happiness
while informing that team HCL has been able to arrest the
decline by implementing various internal improvements
and saving programs that have yielded revenue gain of Rs
40.0 crore during the year.
Shri Diwan said that he was confident that the saving
measures undertaken needs to be continued with relentless

He also apprised the gathering of the situation in the global

metals sector looks bleak and challenging. The global
market is facing slowdown of demand of Copper in China.
The LME price of Copper is at six year low and prices are
very near to breakeven point level.
However, he noted that it was heartening to see that
compared to last year, metal-in-concentrate production is
increasing, production in the month of July 2015 has been
best in last 28 months. Malanjkhand and Khetri Units have
to take the lead in this area. Fixed cost accounts for 75% of
the cost of Khetri production, therefore there was an urgent
need to increase MIC production at least to 1000 MT per
month, he added.
On the expansion front, the Companys flagship project of
Malanjkhand underground mine has commenced at site
and in the course of the year he was hopeful of getting all
the relevant statutory clearances.

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Shri Diwan talked about the acquisition of Jhagadia Copper

Limited, a state-of-the-Art technology plant, which will
increase production capacity of refined Copper by 50,000
MT. This fifth Unit of the Company has been rechristened as
Gujarat Copper Project. The acquisition will compliment the
exiting smelting business and will induce more flexibility in
the operations.
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, he was glad to inform
that HCL has achieved 100% target that was set by the
Government of India.
Shri Diwan also threw light on the fact that HCL has been
committed towards inclusive growth and has consequently
earmarked two percent of profit towards CSR activities. The
CSR project of Systematic Rice Intensification at Ghatsila
has been conferred the SKOCH Order of Merit for CSR and
has been selected as one of the best projects in the country.
He encouraged the employees to come forward and actively
participate in fora like Samvad, Quality Circle, Srijan
and others to enhance productivity with cost reduction
in mind. He also mentioned how Quality Circle teams of
Khetri & Taloja have brought laurels to the Company at
national level events and house journal Tamralipi have
received a number of awards.
In conclusion, he advised the Copper family collective, to
update the technological developments and knowledge on

Shri O.N. Tiwari, ED, MCP, inspecting the Guard of Honour

a continuous basis and work with innovative attitude for

the growth of the organization to meet competition.
Shri Diwan gave away the scholarships for the session
2014-15 under the Companys Grant of Scholarship to
the Employees Children Rule-2007 to the wards of the
employees.
In MCP, Shri O.N. Tiwari, Executive Director and Unit
Head, MCP, unfurled the National Tricolour as the Chief
Guest amidst a huge gathering of senior executives, Union
Members, other employees and locals.
Flag hoisting was followed by rendition of the national
anthem by the school students. Shri Tiwari also inspected
the Guard of Honour presented by the security contingents
and the school children. The audience was deeply touched
by the beautiful rendition of the patriotic songs presented
by the students of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Malanjkhand. Shri
A.K. Sharma read out the Independence Day Message of
Shri K.D.Diwan, CMD, HCL.
Shri Tiwari, in his address, said that in view of the
diminishing trend of Copper ore in open cast mining and
that of LME prices of Copper, the fast implementation of
the underground mines project at MCP is the only feasible
option. Shri Tiwari emphasized on the skill development of
the local youth so that they are employable in the upcoming
underground mining project of MCP.

Shri O.N. Tiwari, ED, MCP, unfurling the National Tricolour

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Taking note of the Companys contribution under the

Corporate Social Responsibility Scheme, Shri Tiwari,
informed that, in addition to various ongoing work,

refurbishment of Karamsara school building is in progress.

To comply with the directives of the Government under
the Prime Ministers ambitious project Swachha Bharat
Mission, MCP has already successfully completed the
construction of fifty three new toilets as well as refurbishing
and renovation of another fifty four toilets in the schools
across the Balaghat District.
Taking stock of the Companys business in the last fiscal,
Shri Tiwari expressed his gratitude to all the departments
of MCP for their praiseworthy contribution towards the
holistic performance of the Company. He also gave his
compliments to BKMS, a recognized Union of MCP, KKMS,

Shri O.N. Tiwari, ED, MCP, participating in a plantation programme organized

in the Shri Sanatan Dham Mandir premises

INTUC, OA and employees in general for their valuable

contribution towards maintaining healthy industrial
relations and team work in the project.
A total of twenty one wards of employees of MCP, who
excelled in the academics, were awarded Scholarship for the
session 2014-15 under the Companys Grant of Scholarship
to Employees Children Rule, 2007.
The Ladies Club, MCP, distributed fruits to the inmates of the
project hospital. Curtains came down on the Independence
Day celebrations with a plantation programme organized in
the Shri Sanatan Dham Mandir premises.
KCC celebrated the 69h Independence Day at Nehru
Maidan, Khetri Nagar, where Shri Amit Kumar Sen, ED,
KCC unfurled the National Flag as the Chief Guest of
this occasion. He also inspected the parade contingents
comprising of the security personnel, NCC Cadets and
school students.

Shri Amit Kumar Sen, ED, KCC reading out the Independence Day message of
Shri K.D.Diwan, CMD, HCL.

Shri Amit Kumar Sen, ED, KCC, paying respect to the Tricolour on the occasion
of Independence Day

Shri Amit Kumar Sen, ED, KCC, and Unit Head, read out
the CMD, HCLs Independence Day Message in English
and Shri Naresh Kumar, GM (HR) delivered the Hindi
version of the message. Shri Sen informed the gathering of
the present scenario and future plans of the Company vis-vis KCC. He sought full co-operation from everybody for
achieving higher targets and overcoming the challenges.
He complimented the role of the employees, Trade Unions,
Mahila Samaj and the people in general for maintaining
an atmosphere of peace and harmony. He thanked the
schools and the security personnel for putting up a grand
show during Independence Day celebrations at the Nehru
Maidan, Khetri Nagar.
On this occasion, forty employees of KCC were rewarded
under the Srijan Suggestion Scheme of the Company and
Shri Amit Sen stressed on the fact that other employees
should come up with suggestion for improvement of
performance at KCC.

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There is a tradition of rewarding two best workers of KCC

under the auspices of R.C. Memorial Trust. For the year
2014-2015, Shri Sultan Singh, Welder B, KCC Mines, was
awarded the Gold Medal and Shri Shrawan Ram, Helper,
Concentrator Plant, was awarded the Silver Medal for their
exemplary work.
In a bid to implement Official Language, a Hindi Workshop
was organized on 24.06.2015 at KCC and a Hindi Noting
and Drafting competition was held as the concluding
Shri H.C. Shrivastava, the then ED, ICC, hoisting the Tricolour on the occasion
of Independence Day

Shri Amit Kumar Sen, ED, KCC, inspecting the Guard of Honour

session. The top three employees of KCC were rewarded on

Independence Day.
Parade contingents belonging to different schools had put
up three best performances and were awarded with rolling
shields. The best parade was performed by the boys of
Rajasthan Sr. Secondary School. Girls from Sophia School
came a close second. The girls from Central Academy came
third. The parade band conducted by students of Sophia
School received huge applause and a glittering shield for
their sterling performance. Later in the day, fruits were
distributed to the inmates of KCC Hospital by Shri Amit
Sen, ED, KCC.
In ICC, Shri H.C. Shrivastava, the then ED, ICC, and the
Chief Guest offered rich floral tributes to the martyrs
at the Shahid Sthal along with S/Shri K.P. Bisoi, AGM
(HR&A), Sanjay Singh, AGM(ES-W), S.S. Sethi, AGM(W),
S. Bhaskar Rao, AGM(PPC & R&D) and President, Officers
Association, ICC Unit, B.N. Singhdeo, President, ICCWU
O.P. Singh, GS, ICCWU, Smt. Geeta Shrivastava, the then
President, Ladies Club and other senior executives and
employees.

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Shri H.C. Shrivastava, the then ED, ICC, inspecting the Guard of Honour

Shri Shrivastava as Chief Guest hoisted the national flag

which was followed by the rendition of the national anthem
at the Tamra Pratibha Manch Ground. Thereafter, he
inspected the parades of the security contingents and school
students.
Shri Shrivastava in his address emphasized on the need to
complete the mini shutdown process which was undertaken
on 03.08.2015 within the targeted period so that ICC Smelter
could achieve new heights in production through cost-

A glimpse of the cultural event

efficient measures. He also read out the Independence Day

message of CMD, HCL on the occasion.

In TCP, Shri Nandeesh H N, G.M., TCP and Unit Head,

unfurled the National Flag and addressed the gathering
of employees and their families. He also read out CMDs
Independence Day message during the ceremony.
Meritorious children were awarded cash prizes by Shri
Nandeesh H N and Smt Sujatha Nandeesh for their excellent
academic performance for the Academic Year 2014-15.
Under the HCL Grant of Scholarship to Employees Children
Rules 2007, children of following employees were awarded
Scholarship for the year 2014-15 by GM/TCP:

Tug of War Competition between ICC Red Team Vs ICC Blue team

He also mentioned the various welfare measures undertaken

for the employees such as repairs of quarters and township
roads, facilities of drinking water and sports, providing
sufficient lighting arrangements in public places etc.
Shri B.N. Singhdeo, President, ICCWU in his Independence
Day message appealed for better production and
productivity.
Shri Shrivastava handed over Scholarship Certificates to
twenty six wards of the employees awarded under the
Hindustan Copper Employees Grant of Scholarship to
Employees Children Rules-2007 for the academic year
2014-2015.

Shri Nandeesh H N, G.M., TCP and Unit Head paying tribute to the Tricolour

A number of cultural events and competitions were

organized for the school children and Smt Geeta Srivastava,
President, Ladies Club distributed prizes to the winners.
A tug-of-War Competition between ICC Red Team Vs ICC
Blue team was organized. Executives and Union Officials
participated in this thoroughly enjoyable competition.
Smt. Geeta Srivastava, the then President, Ladies Club,
distributed fruits to the inmates of ICC Works Hospital,
Moubhandar.

Shri Nandeesh H N, G.M., TCP and Unit Head inspecting the Guard of Honour

The tricolour was also unfurled at the Moubhandar Works

by Shri Sanjay Singh, AGM (ES-W), at the Surda Mines by
Shri Deepak Srivastava, AGM (Project), at the Mosaboni
Concentrator Plant by Shri Parvez Alam, Mines Manager.
At ICC Workers Union Office, the tricolor was hoisted by
Shri O.P. Singh, GS, ICCWU, and at Bari Maidan by Shri
B.N. Singhdeo, President of ICCWU and various others
registered Union Offices, clubs etc.
Shri Nandeesh H N, G.M., TCP and Unit Head addressing the gathering on the
occasion of Independence Day
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Rajbhasha Saptah
The Annual Rajbhasha Saptah (Hindi Week) was celebrated
at the Corporate Office and the Units

Shri Tiwari, ED, MCP, addressing the gathering of employees

Shri Tiwari addressed the large gathering of audience

comprising of employees and their families, office bearers
of recognised Unions, BKMS, KKMS, INTUC, Officers
Association and Sarwajanik Durga Ewam Dussehra Samiti,
Malanjkhand, and the locals.
In his address he mentioned the cultural programs like
poetic symposium or the ones based on folk art organized
by the Company every year as a part of Rajbhasha Saptah
and commented that these programs help us connect with
the mass which in turn results in goodwill.
On this occasion, the five employees under the Incentive
Scheme for Promotion of Official Work in Hindi, for the
Calendar Year-2014 were also felicitated by the Chief Guest,
Shri Tiwari, ED, MCP.
Shri Buddhi Nath Mishra, eminent poet, lyricist and scholar of the Hindi
language addressing the session that was presided over by Shri Anupam
Anand, Director (Personnel)

At the Corporate Office, three competitions were held for

twenty employees. A Hindi workshop was also organized
by the Corporate Office on 20.08.2015 in the run up to the
Rajbhasha Week. The guest speaker was Shri Buddhi Nath
Mishra, eminent poet, lyricist and scholar of the Hindi
language. The session was presided over by Shri Anupam
Anand, Director (Personnel) and it was hugely appreciated
by the gathering of twenty.

Shri Paramjeet Singh, Chief Manager (Security & Estate) was

awarded the first prize, S/Shri T.C.Sandilya, Dy. Manager
(HR) and S.D.Pashine, Dy. Manager (Finance) stood second
while S/Shri R.B.Sahu, Security Supervisor and Premraj
Meena, Security Supervisor took away the third prizes.
The Prize Distribution Ceremony was followed by a
poetic symposium (Kavi Sammelan). The poets that took
part were: 1.Shri Dinesha Dehati, Tirodi, MP 2. Shri Braj
Kishor Patel, Hoshangabad, MP 3. Dr Subodh Gaur, Korba,
Chattisgarh 4 .Ms. Sarita Saroj, Gondia, M.S. 5. Shri Yusuf
Sagar, Bhilai, Chattisgarh 6. Shri Pramod Sahu, Tumsar,
M.S. and 7. Shri Anuj Tiwari, Amai, MP.

At MCP, Rajbhasha Week was celebrated with various

programs and competitions conducted for a large number
of Hindi speaking and non-Hindi speaking employees,
school children and housewives. Prizes and certificates
were given away to the winners in a concluding ceremony
held at the Sanatan Dharm Mandir premises on 17.10.2015.
The Project Head Shri O.N.Tiwari, ED, MCP, was the Chief
Guest of the occasion.
Kavi Sammelan in progress

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In KCC, the Hindi Diwas messages of Shri K.D.Diwan,

CMD, HCL and Shri Rajnath Singh, the Honourable Minister
of Home Affairs were read out by S/Shri Amit Kumar
Sen, ED, KCC and Naresh Kumar, GM (HR), respectively
to the gathering of the employees. During the week seven
Hindi competitions were organized for a large number of
employees.

Various competitions were organized for Hindi and nonHindi speaking employees, Ladies Club members and
school children during the week and winners were duly
awarded.
In TCP, the Hindi Diwas messages of Shri K.D.Diwan, CMD,
HCL and Shri Rajnath Singh, the Honourable Minister of
Home Affairs were read out by Shri Nandeesh H.N., DGM,
TCP, and Unit Head. He also addressed the gathering on
the occasion of Hindi Week and gave away the awards to
the winners of the various competitions on 19.09.2015.

Employees participating in the Hindi Noting and Drafting competition.

In ICC, Shri H.C. Shrivastava, the then ED, ICC, inaugurated

the first day of the Hindi Week on 14.09.2015 and read out
the message of the Honble Home Minister, Govt. of India.
He also expressed his views on the importance of giving
due recognition to Hindi in daily work.

Shri Nandeesh H.N., DGM, TCP and Unit Head, reading out Home Minister's
and the CMD's messages

Participants in one of the competitions

Shri H.C.Shrivastava, the then ED, ICC, reading out the message of the
Honble Home Minister, Govt. of India

Shri K.P.Bisoi, AGM (HR&A) read out the message of

Shri K.D. Diwan, CMD, HCL, to the employees. Shri S.
Shivdarshi, CM (A&S) & in-charge, Official Language,
highlighted the weeklong activities in the presence of senior
executives.

OBITUARY
Shri Jayanta Sarkar, STS, I.D.No. 84110, Tank House
Department, had joined ICC on 30.03.1984, passed away
on 19.03.2015. He is survived by his wife, father and a
daughter.
The Copper family offers condolences to the bereaved
family.

On the occasion, cash prizes were awarded to the employees

by Shri Shrivastava, the then ED, ICC, under the Incentive
Scheme of Promotion of doing official work in Hindi.
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Achievements
CO
Ankita Dash, D/o Shri Sitendu Dash,
AGM (Systems), scored an aggregate of
92.3% in ICSE with 99% in Computer
Application. She is now pursuing higher
secondary education at DPS, Ruby Park,
Kolkata.

Sayantan Das, S/o Shri Sanjay Das, LDC,

Administration Department, has secured
an aggregate of 94.58% and has ranked
10th in the North 24 Pargana District
in West Bengal Board of Secondary
Education.

Trisha Chowdhury, D/o Shri Swapan

Chowdhury,
LDC,
Administration
Department has secured an aggregate of
90.33% in the Central Board of Secondary
Education.

Anwesha Lahiri, D/o Smt Sampa

Chakrabarty Lahiri, CM (Corporate
Communications), scored an aggregate
of 85% in Madhyamik Examination
conducted by West Bengal Board of
Secondary Education with 90% in the
Science stream. She is presently pursuing
her Higher Secondary studies in Science.

MCP
C.B.S.E. Class X, Kendriya Vidyalaya,
Malanjkhand
Mayur Karthik, S/o Shri Kumar Swamy,
Chief Manager (Conc.), have secured an
aggregate of 10 Grade Points.

Swati Mandle, D/o Shri D.L. Mandle,

Sr. H.E.M.E Operator, have secured an
aggregate of 10 Grade Points.

Preeti Mandle, D/o Shri D.L. Mandle,

Sr. H.E.M.E Operator, have secured an
aggregate of 9.8 Grade Points.

Prakhar Dave, S/o Dr. Medha Dave,

Chief Medical Superintendent, MCP
Hospital, and Shri Praveen Dave, CM
(Mines), have secured an aggregate of 9.2
Grade Points.

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C.B.S.E. Class XII Science Stream

Satwik Gupta, S/o Dr. B.P. Gupta
and Dr Sangita Gupta, both Medical
Superintendents, MCP Hospital, have
secured an aggregate of 95.4 % from DAV
Public School, Kota (Rajasthan).
Karishma Wasnik, D/o Kalicharan
Wasnik, Jr. Mgr. (Maintenance), have
secured an aggregate of 91.2% from Sagar
Public School, Bhopal.
Ashish Meravi, S/o Bhupendra Singh
Meravi, Storekeeper, have secured
an aggregate of 72.8% from Central
Academy, Malanjkhand.

Dr. Kaustubha S.Gour, S/o Shri S.R.Gour,

AGM (Concentrator), MCP, has ranked
13th in the Entrance Examination for
admission to MS degree conducted by
the All India Institute of Medical Sciences
(AIIMS), New Delhi. He joined AIIMS,
Delhi for MS studies on 01.01.2016. He
also secured 4th Rank in the similar
examination conducted by the Postgraduate Institute of
Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh this year. Dr.
Kaustubha had completed his MBBS with merit from Govt.
Medical College Hubli, affiliated to Karnataka Institute of
Medical Science.

TCP
Higher Secondary Certificate, Maharashtra State Board
Prathmesh D. Zuge, S/o Shri Dilip
K. Zuge, Chargeman, passed with an
aggregate of 69.69%.

Sumeet S. Patil, S/o Shri Sharad N. Patil,

Technician, passed with an aggregate of
62.15%.

Senior Secondary Certificate, Maharashtra State Board

Ritik D. Gaikar, S/o Shri Dilip N. Gaikar,
Sr. Electrician, passed with an aggregate
of 93.60%.

Akanksha D. Zuge, D/o Shri Dilip

K. Zuge, Chargeman, passed with an
aggregate of 87%.

Suyog S. Bhandari, S/o Sanjay G.

Bhandari, Sr. Storekeeper, passed with an
aggregate of 88.80%.

Rishikesh C. Mahajan, S/o Chandrakant

N. Mahajan, Sr. Technician, passed with
an aggregate of 75%.

Ashwini M. Thakare, D/o Shri

Madhukar S. Thakare, Supervisor (Mat.),
has obtained a first class degree in Master
of Computer Applications from the
University of Mumbai.

Delhi Office
Kumudini Rajora, D/o Shri J.K. Rajora,
CM (Chemical), working in the Vigilance
Department, Delhi Office, has secured an
aggregate of 9.4 Grade Points in C.B.S.E.
Class X examinations of session 2013-15.

ICC
Aparna Shubhra, D/o Shri Samir Kumar
Jha, CM(Chemical), PPC has cracked
the TISSNET Examination and has got
admission in M.A in Water Policy and
Governance at the Tata Institute of Social
Sciences, Mumbai.

Debankita De, D/o. Shri Debasis De,

AGM (Finance), secured 94.80% marks
in the Science stream of C.B.S.E. Class
XII from Sai International School,
Bhubaneswar.

Amit Kumar, S/o Shri Nawal Singh, Sr. Chargeman, E.R. Plant, has secured 99.41% in CAT-2014. He
got interview calls from all the IIMs that included three premier ones namely, IIM-A, IIM-B and IIM-C
though finally got into the IIM, Bangalore. He did B.Tech from IIT Guwahati and had worked in Reliance,
Jamnagar.

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KCC

All three children of Shri Jagmal Singh, Sampler, Concentrator Plant, KCC, did their parents as well as the Copper Family
proud as under:
Sunita gained her MBBS degree from Dr.
MGR Medical University, Tamil Nadu,
with an aggregate of 64.12% in March
2014.

Arun got his B. Tech (Chemical-DGPA

8.04) from IIT BHU, Varanasi in May,
2015, and also gained 77th All India
rank. Now he has joined in Hindustan
Petroleum Corporation Ltd. as Assistant
Manager (Chem.) May 2015.

 achana obtained her MSW degree from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, in 2013 and got Gold Medal in
R
her batch and she has joined as the District Programme Officer with the National Rural Health Mission,
Hanumangarh (Rajasthan) in October 2015.

R. Abhishek, S/o Shri Pashupati Rajak,

AGM (Mech.), got through IIT BHU
(Banaras Hindu University) and joined
the Electrical Engineering Department in
July, 2015.
Suman Kasana, D/o Shri Mahaveer
Prasad, CRO, Power House, passed
C.B.S.E. Class X with an aggregate of 8.8
Grade Points from Central Academy,
Khetri Nagar, in the academic year 2014-15.
Mohit Kumar, S/o Shri Mahendra Kumar
Sen, PA, Law Department, was awarded
by Shri Naresh Kumar, GM (HR), KCC,
with a memento and citation for his
sterling performance in the Summer
Football Training Camp on the concluding
day of the Camp on 30.06.2015.
Jatin Kumar Meena S/o Shri Mani Ram
Meena, Field Clerk, PPC Deptt. Class 11th,
Central Academy, Khetri Nagar, had won
the under-19 (Doubles) in the Inter-school
Badminton Tournament 2015 organized
by the Copper Club, Khetri Nagar.

Ankur Chawala, S/o Shri Keshar Chawala,

Staff Car Driver, Admn. Department Class
12th, Central Academy, Khetri Nagar,
had won the under-19 (Doubles) in the
Inter-school Badminton Tournament 2015
organized by the Copper Club, Khetri
Nagar.
Farheen Anjum, D/o Shri Shahadat
Husain, Rigger, KCC Mines, passed
C.B.S.E. Class-XII with an aggregate of
84.4% in 2015 from Central Academy,
Khetri Nagar.

Swati Dhayal, D/o Shri Om Prakash

Dhayal, UDC. Purchase Department,
KCC, got admission in the first
semester of B.Sc.(Agri), Mahatma Phule
Krishi Vidyadeeth, Rahuri College of
Agriculture/Horticulture, Pune through
ICAR, Pusa, New Delhi.
Neha Gupta, D/o Shri Sunil Kumar
Gupta, Helper, KCC Mining Workshop,
obtained B.Ed. degree from the University
of Rajasthan with an aggregate of 75% in
the academic year 2014-15.

Congratulations. The Copper Family is proud of all of you.

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Training Programs
and activities
Corporate Office
Specialized Training Programme on Implementation
of Govt. Guidelines on SC/ST/OBC & Maintenance
of Rosters: A daylong training program was organized
for maintaining reservation roster on 12.05.2015 at the
Corporate Office. This was conducted to provide knowledge
on the system prescribed for preparation and maintenance
of rosters for promotion pertaining to SC/ST/OBC/Exservicemen/PWD categories of employees. One executive
from MCP was nominated to attend the programme and
other Units.

Workshop on MoU Awareness

Shri S K Bhattacharya, Director (Mining), inaugurating the program

Shri M P Fulzele, Former Joint Director (DPE) was invited

to conduct a daylong Workshop on MoU Awareness for
executives of HCL at the Corporate Office, Kolkata, on
07.08.2015 for around twenty participants from across HCL.
The objective was to improve awareness on Memorandum
of Understanding which HCL has signed with the Ministry
of Mines and providing a platform to educate our executives.
The program was inaugurated by Shri S Nanda, the then
Director (Operations).

Lecture on Leadership and its Challenges

Dr Prof Taposh Ghoshal, Dean, School of Management
Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, and from
the Astra Training Consultancy, delivered a lecture at the
Corporate Office, Kolkata, on 27.08.2015. The program was
inaugurated by Shri Anupam Anand, Director (Personnel),
to a full house.
Prof. Ghoshal shared his reflections on transferable skills
of leadership. He defined leader as someone who could
guide others, influence the value of others, inspire others
and finally have the capacity to translate vision into reality.
He also spoke on attitude, adapting to change and making a
concerted effort to avoid time-wasting activities.

Board Development Program

Institute of Public Enterprises (IPE), Hyderabad, had
organized a three-day Residential Board Development
Program under the aegis of National Foundation for
Corporate Governance (NFCG) from 23.09.2015 to
25.09.2015 at Leonia Holistic Destination, Hyderabad. Shri
S K Bhattacharya, Director (Mining) attended the program
that provided the participants an overview of the changes
in the new Companies Act 2013 that has implications for
Corporate Governance.

Shri S K Bhattacharya Director (Mining), HCL with other participants

MCP
Maintenance Management: A daylong programme on
Maintenance Management was conducted on 08.05.2015 for
nineteen executives and three non-executives.
Vocational Training for College Students: Thirty seven,
one hundred and twenty four, one hundred and eighteen,
seventy one and four MBA/ Engineering students attended
field study programme conducted in May, June, July,
August and September 2015 respectively. The programme
was aimed to give vocational training to students from
different institutions pursuing degree/diploma courses in
engineering, technology and management registered for
getting practical training in the project.
Trade Apprentice Training (Trade Apprentice Act-1961):
A month-long course under the Trade Apprentice Act-1961
in various trades including Welder, Turner, Electrician,
Mechanical (Diesel Mechanic) was conducted for fifty
apprentices each in May, June, July, August and September
2015 respectively. Classes for the new session with a fresh
batch of fifty seven trade apprentices have started from

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25.09.2015. Remaining part of the course of outgoing batch

of Trade apprentices was conducted between 01.10.2015 to
12.10.2015 for forty nine apprentices.
Classes for new batch of trade apprentice was conducted
from 01.10.2015 to 31.10.2015 under Trade Apprentice Act 1961 in various trades including Welder, Turner, Electrician,
Mechanical (Diesel Mechanic). Total 57 candidates have
been selected for the new session.
Refresher Training under Mines Act - Batches 1 and 2 :
Eleven workers participated in the programme organized
each time in June and July 2015 under the Mines Act. The
programme was aimed at giving exposure on working in
open cast mines, safety, material handling, etc.
Training under the Factories Act - Batches 1, 2, 3 & 4 :
Five and six employees under Batches 1 and 2 respectively
in June and nine and six in Batches
3 and 4 respectively in July 2015
attended the training programme.
The participants were exposed to the
technological upgradation in plant
operations, safety, material handling
and team building and Safety aspects
to enlighten the workers for their
better performance in the field.
Workshop
on
Learning
and
Development: A two-day workshop
on Learning & Development was organized at Ranchi
by the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) from 23.06-2015 to
24.06.2015 in which one executive from the project was
nominated.
Safety Management: One executive from the project was
nominated to attend the safety management programme
organized at Kolkata by the Jadavpur University each time
in June as well as in July 2015.
Programme on Vigilance: A half-day session on Vigilance
was conducted for twenty three senior executives of the
project by Shri Rakesh Kumar, Chief Vigilance Officer,
HCL, during his visit to MCP on 26.06.2015.
IOCL Explosives Conclave: An Executive from MCP was
nominated to attend the Explosives Conclave organized by
the Indian Oil Corporation Limited at Kolkata in July 2015.
Refresher Course under Vocational Basic Training Course
(Under Mines Act, Batch No. 34) : Eleven contractual
employees attended the refresher course conducted between
03.08.2015 and 08.08.2015. The participants were exposed
to working of open cast mining, technological updates in
drilling, blasting and materials handling, team building
and Safety aspects to enlighten the workers for their better
performance in the field.
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Basic Training Course (Under MVTR Act) : Basic Training

Course was conducted for hundred and four contract
labourers in August, thirty one in September and fifteen in
October 2015. The participants were exposed to working of
open cast mining, technological update in drilling, blasting
and material handling, team building and Safety aspects to
enlighten the workers for better performance.
Environmental Aspects of Mining Industry: Two
executives were nominated to attend a three-day programme
in Dhanbad on Environmental Aspects of Mining Industry
organized by the Indian School of Mines, ISM, Dhanbad
from 03.09.2015 to 05.09.2015.
Workshop on Spirit of RTI Act and Its Implementation in
PSUs: A daylong Workshop on Spirit of RTI Act-2005 and
Its Implementation in PSUs was held at MCP on 22.09.2015.
The workshop was conceived by
Shri O.N.Tiwari, ED, MCP and Unit
Head for the benefit of thirty five
Division Heads, departmental heads
and executives across all levels and
departments. Shri S.K.Tiwari, a retired
IAS Officer and Ex-Commissioner,
State
Information
Commission,
Government of Chhattisgarh was
invited as the faculty.
Shri O.N.Tiwari, ED, MCP, in his inaugural address
highlighted the nature of information sought by the citizens
under the RTI Act-2005 in the applications received at MCP.
He expressed concerns over the increasing workload on
the departments due to rising number of RTI applications.
In order to ensure effective disposal of these applications
without affecting the interest of the Company, Shri Tiwari
emphasized on the need of exposure of executives to the
RTI Act and its implementation.
In his address, Shri S.K.Tiwari, faculty of the Workshop
discussed the background of this Act and highlighted its
importance in a democracy. He explained different Sections
of the Act in detail. Later Shri Tiwari referred to many
genuine cases while presenting the useful guidelines for
disposal of RTI applications in an effective manner without
hurting the interest or image of organization. The session
turned interactive as a number of questions were asked by
the participants which were satisfactorily answered by the
learned faculty.
Cycle Testing of ERP upgrade with GCP setup: Five
executives were nominated to attend a ten-day programme
on Cycle Testing of ERP upgrade with GCP setup, organized
by the Corporate Office, at Dhanbad from 05.10.2015 to
16.10.2015.

Geology Engineering: A three-day workshop on Geology

Engineering was held at IIT Delhi from 27.10.2015 to
29.10.2015 in which one executive from MCP was nominated
who also presented a technical paper.

ICC
As per request from the Regional Provident Fund
Commissioner, Jamshedpur ICC facilitated to organize a
workshop PF APKE DWAR AND UAN ACTIVATION
on 28.05.2015, which as per the initiative of the Prime
Ministers Office is part of Labour Reforms.

A glimpse of the training camp

About forty five superannuated employees, employees

who are going to superannuate, the dealing officials, Union
representatives and heads of department participated and
interacted in this workshop conducted by A.P.F.C. Shri S K
Azad and his team.

KCC

January to July 2015

Basic Training programmes were conducted for two

hundred and fifty employees and contractors.
Refresher Training programmes were conducted for two
hundred and forty two employees and contractual workers.
Seven and five GET/MTs participated in the training held
in April and May 2015 respectively.
Induction Training was conducted for fourteen newly
inducted executives and workmen.
Training programmes on Maintenance Management was
conducted on 06.05.2015
by Shri P.K. Mohanty, ex-GM (L & T), for twenty executives.
Seminar on Latest Trend in Reclamation & Hard Facing
was organized on 26.05.2015 for thirty one executives and
six non-executives.
Refresher training programmes on Safety & Health under
the Factories Act-1948 was conducted for plant operatives
in March 2015 for twenty two employees and in July 2015
for sixteen employees.
Programme on Safe operation of Material Handling
was conducted from 09.03.2015 to 13.03.2015 for seventeen
employees.
Safe operation of Hoisting System training was conducted
on 31.01.2015 for 19 employees of KCC.
102nd All India Trade Test of Apprentices was conducted at
KCC Training Centre in April for eight Trade Apprentices.
A daylong Hindi Workshop was organized on 24.06.2015
for twenty five employees.
A Right to Information Workshop was held at the
Conference Hall of KCC Administration Building in July
2015 for twenty seven executives.

Sadbhavna Diwas
Sadbhavna Diwas, the Birth Anniversary of Late
Rajiv Gandhi, Ex-Prime Minister of India, was
observed at the Corporate Office as well as the
Units on 20.08.2015 at 11 am.
At the Corporate Office, the pledge was
administered by Shri Anupam Anand, Director
(Personnel), in the presence of S/Shri S.Nanda,
the then Director (Operations), V. V. Venugopal
Rao, Director (Finance) and senior executives of
the company
The pledge was administered by Shri H.C.
Shrivastava, the then ED, ICC, O.N.Tiwari, ED,
MCP, Amit Kumar Sen, ED, KCC and Nandeesh
H N, GM, TCP, in ICC, MCP, KCC and TCP
respectively.

Corporate Office

MCP

ICC
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TCP

KCC

Quami Ekta Diwas

places in the project and the township.
S/Shri Naresh Kumar, GM (HR) and Raj Kumar Sah,
GM(Mines) administered the National Integration Pledge
to the employees at KCC.
In ICC, Shri.K.P.Bisoi, AGM(HR &A) administered the
oath to the employees of General Office .
In TCP, Shri Nandeesh H N, GM/TCP administered the
pledge to the employees assembled.

Quami Ekta Diwas, the Birth Anniversary of Late Indira

Gandhi, Ex-Prime Minister of India, was observed at the
Corporate Office as well as the Units on 19.11.2015 at 11 am.
At the Corporate Office, the pledge was administered by
Shri in the presence of S/Shri
In MCP, Shri O.N.Tiwari, ED, MCP, administered the
pledge to the employees and a campaign was initiated
involving display of banners and posters at prominent

Corporate Office

ICC

MCP

TCP

KCC.
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Republic Day
The 67th Republic Day was celebrated across the Units with great zeal and patriotism on 26.01.2016.

Shri O.N.Tiwari, ED, MCP, and Unit Head, inspecting the Guard of Honour

In MCP, Shri O.N.Tiwari, ED, MCP, and Unit Head,

unfurled the National Tricolour as the Chief Guest of the
occasion. This was followed by the rendition of the National
Anthem by the school students. Shri Tiwari inspected the
Guard of Honour presented by the security personnel and
students under the command of Shri Paramjeet Singh. The
students also presented a bouquet of patriotic songs.
Shri O.N.Tiwari, ED, MCP, addressing the gathering
highlighted the work done by the Project as a part of
implementation of plans and programmes launched by the
Prime Minister, which includes construction of fifty three
new toilets and reconstruction of fifty four old toilets in
the schools spread across the Balaghat District under the
Swachchh Bharat.
Signing of a MOU with the National Skill Development
Corporation under Skill India initiatives for providing
vocational Training to local youth is another contribution of
the Company. Besides, in order to extend quality education
to the wards of local population, DAV-Public School has
been started at MCP from the current session.
On the other hand, Shri Tiwari expressed his gratitude to the
Union Govt. for making the ways cleared for development
of Underground mining at Malanjkhand on fast track basis
in line with the spirit of Make in India initiative.

Shri O.N.Tiwari, ED, MCP, addressing the gathering on the occasion of

Republic Day

activities organized from time to time. He praised the

Ladies Club for its welfare activities and the Trade Unions
and social fora for maintaining healthy industrial relations
in the project.
The Republic Day Celebrations at MCP is known for the
display of colorful tableaux presented by various cultural
organizations working in the project. The concluding
ceremonies of Annual Sports, under which daylong group
events and other athletic events are organized are also held
on Republic Day. The celebrations were spiced up with the
several food stalls where different regional dishes were served.
The athletic events were followed by felicitation of
employees for their suggestions selected under the
employees suggestion scheme SRIJAN. A total of thirty five
employees from different departments were awarded with
letter of appreciation and cash by the Chief Guest.
Curtains came down on the day with prize distribution to
the winners of the Annual Sports and to the participants of
tableaux and that of parade by the Chief Guest, Shri Tiwari
and Smt Nirmala Tiwari, President, Ladies Club. S/Shri

Expressing his concerns over the continuous decline

in the LME price of Copper, Shri Tiwari said that the
current recession can affect the implementation of many
programmes undertaken by the Company. Despite this, he
assured that the work in the area of environment protection
will be kept unaffected.
Shri Tiwari hailed the efforts of the project for inclusion
of the indigenous population in its different events and

Tableau on environment by DAV Public School

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Umesh Kumar, DGM (Metallurgy) and Ashish Deb, DGM

(Mechanical) also shared the stage.
Smt Nirmala Tiwari, President and the office bearers of the
Ladies Club distributed sweets and fruits to indoor patients
of the project hospital later in the day.
In ICC, Shri D.K.Choudhury, GM, ICC, paid rich floral
tributes to the martyrs at the Shahid Sthhal along with
Dr P.N.Mishra, DGM (M&HS), S/Shri K.P.Bisoi, AGM
(HR&A), S. Bhaskar Rao, President, Officers Association,
B.N.Singhdeo, President, ICCWU, O.P.Singh, GS, ICCWU
and other senior executives.

Shri Choudhury hoisted the National Flag as the Chief

Guest followed by rendition of the National Anthem by
the school students at the Tamra Pratibha Manch Ground.
Thereafter he inspected the Guard of Honour presented by
the security personnel and school students.
In his address Shri Choudhary emphasized on the fact
that the LME price of Copper is gradually going down
consequently affecting the cost of production. He appealed
for united efforts from all concerned to meet the challenges
at this juncture.
In recent months he added that after the renewal of the
Surda Mining lease, ore production is getting increased
gradually hence the cost of Copper Concentrate will get
reduced improving the financial health of ICC.
He also announced the several socio-economic development
programmes that ICC has undertaken in adjoining villages
under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).He further
announced that HCL joined hands with the Honble Prime
Ministers Nation Building Programme by constructing
toilets for girls and boys in thirty schools in different
districts of Jharkhand earmarked in the website of Ministry
of Humans Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India.

Shri D.K. Choudhury, GM, ICC, inspecting the Guard of Honour

Shri O. P. Singh, GS, ICCWU in his Republic Day message

greeted the employees and appealed to them to come
forward in extending all support and co-operation in
achieving the desired production and productivity.
On the occasion, schoolchildren presented a beautiful
cultural programme. Other sports events including tug
of war competition for married women and Management
Eleven Vs Union Eleven was also organized amidst loud
cheers.
National Flag was also hoisted at Moubhandar Works by
Shri S.S.Sethi AGM (W), ICC Workers Union Office by
Shri .O.P.Singh, GS,ICCWU and at Bari Maidan by Shri.
B.N.Singhdeo President of ICCWU and at various other
registered Union Offices and clubs etc. in the township.

A glimpse of the cultural program by the school students

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Smt Papia De, President, accompanied by the members of

Ladies Club distributed fruits to the Indoor patient at ICC
Works Hospital. She also distributed prizes to the winners
of various competitions organized on the occasion. Earlier,
Smt Papia De,President,Ladies Club hoisted the Natioinal
Flag at Toddlers Roost Nursery School run by Ladies Club,
Moubhandar.

Shri Amit Kumar Sen, ED., KCC inspecting the Guard of Honour
Shri Amit Kumar Sen, ED., KCC hoisting the National flag on the occasion of
67 R/Day

In KCC, Chief Guest, Shri Amit Kumar Sen, ED., KCC unfurled
the National Flag and inspected the Guard of Honour.
In his address Shri Sen, ED, KCC informed about the present
position and future plans of the Company in general and
KCC in particular. He sought full co-operation from everyone
for achieving higher targets and overcoming the challenges.
He complimented the role of the employees, Trade Unions,
Mahila Samaj and the general public for keeping peace and
harmony. He thanked them, the schools and the security
personnel for putting up a grand parade during the Republic
Day celebrations at Nehru Maidan, Khetri Nagar.
On this occasion school students presented a colourful
cultural program that was appreciated by all. Thirty
one employees of KCC were rewarded under the Srijan
Suggestion Scheme of the Company. These employees
suggestions have benefitted the production and productivity
of KCC.
To promote the Official Language in day-to-day official
work, annual Hindi Week 2015 was observed from 14th
Sept. to 20th Sept.2015.
During the week seven Hindi competitions were held and
the twenty one winners of these competitions were awarded
by the ED,KCC on Republic Day. Parade contingents
belonging to different schools putting up three best
performances were awarded with shield by Smt. Samita
Sen, President, Mahila Samaj, Khetri Nagar. The best parade
was performed by girls of Central Academy, with runners
up being the girls of Kendriya Vidyalaya and consolation
Shield won by the boys of Sophia School. The parade Band
conducted by students of Sophia School received applauds.
Later in the day fruits were distributed to the Indoor
patients of KCC Hospital by Smt. Samita Sen, President,
Mahila Samaj.

Students of Sophia School presenting a cultural programme

Shri Nandeesh H N, GM, TCP, unfurling the National Flag

Children participating in sports

In TCP, Shri Nandeesh H N, GM, unfurled the National

Flag and addressed the gathering of employees and their
families. Sports were also arranged for the employees and
their families. Children along with the employees of TCP
took active participation in various sports events organized
and the winners along with all participants were awarded
prize by Shri Nandeesh H N.
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The Nickel episode

Liberator sludge & Lib. cathode

HCL is bringing Nickel into its ambit in ICC tentatively by

FY-2015-16. The Singhbhum Copper Belt has unique ore
characteristics and contains appreciable quantity of Nickel
that the Company plans to recover as Nickel plate.
The annual demand for Nickel in India is around 40,000
MT and its market in India is totally dependent on import.
With this project, considering the current production rate of
Surda mines, the Company will be able to recover around 50
MT of Nickel per annum. The Nickel output may increase
with the expansion of ICC group of mines.

Expected Copper & Nickel plate

The proposed project will replace the age-old process of

liberator cell operation in the Refinery. Currently, Copper
is recovered from bleed electrolyte as liberator Cathode
having only 50-90% purity and liberator sludge with 5060% purity. Interestingly the process consumes 15-20 MT
LME-A grade Cathode per annum.
This project will utilize an eco-friendly technology and will
check pollution, eliminate the use of lead, will generate 75%
less solid waste, provide safe working environment and
utilize and conserve natural resources.

GCP commissioning expected in FY-2015-16

HCL acquired the erstwhile Jhagadia Copper Limited (JCL)
in FY-15-16 and it was rechristened as Gujarat Copper
Project (GCP). The plant has state-of-the-art technology
to produce 50,000 MT of LME-A grade refined Copper
per annum through secondary route. It is the only plant
in India for e-waste treatment in an environment friendly
manner. Since the production of the Unit was suspended

for the last five years, HCL has planned to refurbish it

prior to commissioning. The total refurbishment work was
divided into 21 packages, and out of them, most of the job
has already been awarded and it is expected that the work
will be completed within the FY-2015-16 and the production
will follow subsequently.

Low pressure burner trial at ICC smelter

The Company has undertaken trials for installation of the
latest low pressure burner to improve combustion efficiency
at its smelter plant at Ghatsila, Jharkhand. The low pressure
burners of rating 5kg/sq cm has been installed at the smelter
plant in place of existing high pressure burners of rating

22kg/sq cm in the month of Feb-March 2015. The trials have

been successful and furnace oil consumption has reduced
by 5%. Based on the outcome, the Company has planned to
replace all the existing 11 high pressure burners with low
pressure ones like that of the smelter plant.

Study report received for future concentrator plant

The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) had undertaken a
mineral processing study on the Copper ore samples taken
from MCP, KCC and ICC mines. The Study is connected
with the capacity expansion/greenfield projects of the
corresponding mines and concentrators. The objective of
the test work at GTK was to develop optimum processing

routes for the three different Copper ores originating from

the different mines of HCL. The test work was carried out
in the mineral processing laboratory of GTK Mintec in
Outokumpu at Finland in autumn 2015 and the report has
been received for comment from HCL.

Pilot study report on hydrometallurgical production of Copper from MCP concentrate received
HCL is evaluating a hydro metallurgical route for production
of Copper Cathode from the Malanjkhand Copper Project
(MCP) concentrate. M/s Outotec had first carried out
a desktop trial which was then followed by a pilot plant
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study. The process is expected to enable us to recover gold

and silver in saleable form apart from producing LME-A
grade Copper Cathode.

Retirement List

July 2015
Name

Designation

Unit

Name

Designation

Unit

R.M. Khan
M.L. Dewangan
Biren Singh Parte
N.P. Vishwakarma
Chandra Bhan Rai
Rama Rao Phate
Girish Kr. Shukla
Guha Sen
Manohar Yawatkar
Amravati
Suru Murmu
Ram Chandra Soi
Baijnath Sharma
Biswanath Manna
Tapan Jena
Krishna Ch. Purty
Amal Kanti Ghosh
Kurda Ram
Gajraj Singh
Mangal Chand
Mahesh Kumar
Mali Ram Sharma
Bajrang Lal Saini
Beerbal Ram
Mangej Lal
Giriraj Singh
Narpal Singh
Bajarang Lal
Chunni Lal
Richhapal
Harish Chand Gupta
Karni Ram
Madan Lal Saini

AGM (Expl.)
Sr. Manager (R&D)
Sr. Tech.
Sr. Elect.
Sr. Elect.
Sr. Fitter
Sr. Mech.
Helper
Cooking Supr.
Helper
Female Mazdoor
Sr. Crane Operator
Sr. Blacksmith
Cook 'B'
Sr. Mechanic
Sr. Crane Operator
Executive Director
Electrician 'B'
Asstt. Mgr. (Chemical)
Welder 'B'
Turner 'A'
Fitter 'A'
Helper
Smelterman 'A' (Mechnl)
Smelterman 'A' (Process)
Chargeman(Mechanical)
Helper
Helper
Sr.Tank House Techn.
Smelterman 'C'(Process)
Loco Driver
Store Attendant 'B'
Sampler

MCP
MCP
MCP
MCP
MCP
MCP
MCP
MCP
MCP
MCP
ICC
ICC
ICC
ICC
ICC
ICC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC

Mali Ram Saini

Mahesh Chandra
Ashok Kumar
Vijandra Pal Singh
Kamal Chand
Birdi Chand
Bahadar Singh
Ami Lal
Mange Ram
K K Patra
Pratap Singh
Mool Chand Saini
Shyam Sunder Sharma
J P Saini
Arjun Ram
Pit Ram Singh

Tank Houseman 'B'

Welder 'B'
AM (Electrical)
Helper
Field Clerk
Welder 'B'
D.H.D. Assistant
Miner
Jack Hammer Driller
Chargeman (Mechl.)
Jr. Accountant
Smelterman 'C' (Process)
Asstt. Mgr. (Finance)
Assistant
D.H.D. Assistant
Laboratory Assistant
(Chemical)
Helper
Fitter 'A'
Mazdoor 'A'
Millman 'B'
Smelterman 'C'(Process)
Machinist 'C'
Telephone Mechanic 'A'
Ventillation Fan
Attendant 'B'
Millman 'B'
Jr. Accountant
Sampler
Timber Mistry 'C'
Blaster
Helper
Mazdoor 'A'
Manager (Fin)

KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC

Yogendra Prasad
Bhagwan Singh
Gyarsi Lal
Laxmi Narain
Leeladhar
Bhikha Ram Sharma
Gulam Sabir Sheikh
Niranjan Lal
Mool Chand
Raghuveer Pd. Saini
Thana Ram
Suresh Kumar
Ram Swroop
J S Sekhawat
Dharampal
C R Majumdar

KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
KCC
CO

August 2015
Name

Designation

Unit

Name

Designation

Unit

S.A. Khan

Dy.Manager (Civil)

MCP

Dhani Ram Bisen

Sr. Welder

MCP

Pran Gopal Saha

Store Supvr.

MCP

Sukntin Bai

Helper

MCP

47

August 2015 (Continued)

Name

Designation

Unit

Name

Designation

Unit

R.K. Joshi

Sr. Asstt.

MCP

Vijai Singh

Control Room Optr.'A'

KCC

Mangal Prasad

Helper

MCP

Parta Ram Saini

Millman 'A'

KCC

Dulal Mukherjee

Jr. Accountant

ICC

Bajrang Lal Aldia

Fitter 'B'

KCC

Hawalder Singh

Chief Manager (HR)

ICC

Manohar Lal Jangir

Jr. Field Assistant

KCC

Ram Kishore

Sr. Mill Technician

KCC

Mahabeer Prasad

D.H.D. Operator

KCC

Ramautar Jangir

Turner 'B'

KCC

Nemichand Meena

Fitter 'C'

KCC

Sunil Kr. Saxena

Water Treatment Plant

Operator

KCC

Ramji Lal

Jr. Field Assistant

KCC

Megha Ram

Fitter 'B'

KCC

Sheela B Singh

Sister In-charge

KCC

Satish Kumar

Sr.Operator (Acid &

Fertilizer)

KCC

Bhanwar Khan

Mazdoor 'A'

KCC

Kurda Ram

Meltingman 'C'

KCC

Bhima Ram

Smelterman 'B' (Mecnl.

Operation)

KCC

Surja Ram

Lamp Room Fitter

KCC

Hanuman Singh

Chief Mgr.(Electrical)

KCC

Mohan Lal Meena

Smelterman 'A'(Process)

KCC

Mani Ram

Tank Houseman 'B'

KCC

Jai Mal

Tank House Technician

KCC

Babu Lal

Chargeman (Electrical)

KCC

Hanumana Ram

Smelter Technician
(Process)

KCC

R P Yadav

Dy. Mgr. (Electrical)

KCC

Jagdish Singh

Mill Technician

KCC

Mohar Singh

Mine Fitter 'C'

KCC

Hari Ram

KCC

Pyare Lal

Sinding Engine Driver (SG) KCC

Sr.Generator Optr. Cum

Mechanic

Prahlad Rai Sharma

Mining Mate

KCC

Khyali Ram Gujar

Electrician 'B'

KCC

Vijay Singh

Helper

KCC

Madan Lal Mishra

Armature Winder 'C'

KCC

Sharwan Singh

Fitter 'B'

KCC

Chandgi Ram

Auto Electrician 'C'

KCC

Om Prakash Sharma

Welder 'B'

KCC

Jeewan Singh

Mazdoor 'A'

KCC

Gumana Ram

Welder 'A'

KCC

Satya Narayan

Millman 'A'

KCC

Kajal Dey

Manager (Admn.)

CO

September 2015
Name

Designation

Unit

Name

Designation

Unit

R.S. Tiwari

Dy.Mgr. (Elect.)

MCP

Sumer Singh

Mazdoor 'A'

KCC

Hargovind

Helper

MCP

Ram Gopal

Safai Karamchari

KCC

Bhagwan Singh Thakur

Sr. Mech.

MCP

Gugan Singh

Sampling Supervisor KCC

Arath Singh Parte

Sr. Mech.

MCP

Devi Lal

Electrician 'B'

KCC

Dulichand Gondhare

Sr. HEME Optr.

MCP

Sunil Kr. Gupta

Helper

KCC

Goutam Sinha

Sr. Office Assistant

ICC

Raj Kumar

KCC

Keshav Prasad

Mechanic 'B'

KCC

Ch. Laboratory
Techn.

Prithvi Raj

Helper (Instrument)

KCC

Jai Singh Saini

Helper

KCC

Subhash Candra

Mill Technician

KCC

Mohan Das Gupta

Manager (Systems)

KCC

Bhoop Singh

Chargeman
(Electrical)

KCC

Hoshiar Singh Mann

Manager (HR)

KCC

Bishambhar Dayal

Helper

KCC

48

October 2015
Name

Designation

Unit

Name

Designation

Unit

B.L. Soni

Jr. Manager
(Elect.)

MCP

Kishan Lal

Light Vehicle
Driver

KCC

K.P. Das

Manager (Elect.)

MCP

Surendra Kumar

KCC

Sewak Ram

Sr. Carpenter

MCP

Sr. Gas Turbine

Techn.

Ras Bihari Sharma

Sr. Tech.

MCP

Balbir Singh Dhaka

Fitter 'B'

KCC

Harendra Bhakat

Operator I

ICC

Bajrang Lal

Blaster Assistant

KCC

Nishar Mahammed

U.D.C.

ICC

Karan Singh Yadav

Helper

KCC

S N Sharma

Sr. Chargeman
(W)

ICC

Parmeshwar

Blaster Assistant

KCC

Chhote Lal

Sampler

KCC

Arjun Prasad Rajak

Sr. Office Assistant ICC

Mool Chand

Tank Houseman 'C' KCC

Smt. S.K. Amburkar

Staff Nurse

ICC

Nourang Lal Bundela

J. Sengupta

CM (Indl.Engg.)

ICC

Laboratory
Attendant

Amar Singh

Asstt. Mgr.
(Electrical)

KCC

Lila Ram

Hauler Operator 'B' KCC

Sheoram Singh

Conveyor
Operator

KCC

Chargeman
(Mechanical
Operation)

KCC

Radhey Shyam Saini

Banwari Lal

Fitter 'C'

KCC

Prem Kumar

KCC

Kailash Chander

Electrician 'B'

KCC

Control Room
Optr. 'C'

Sawai Singh Nirwan

Helper

KCC

Matu Ram

Khalasi

KCC

Bulla Ram

Drifter Assistant

KCC

M. Ramakrishnan

Asstt. Mgr.
(Finance)

Bengaluru
Office

KCC

November 2015
Name

Designation

Unit

Name

Designation

Unit

James K.T.

Dy.Manager (Admn.)

MCP

Desh Raj Choudhary

Sr. HEME Optr.

MCP

S.D. Pashine

Asstt. Mgr. (Fin)

MCP

Tapas Das

Sampler

ICC

M.K. Shukla

AGM Expl.

MCP

Khela Hembram

Sr. Crane Operator

ICC

D.N. Singh

Manager (Mines)

MCP

G K Acharya K.R.

Chief Lab.Technicial

ICC

Sr. Fitter

ICC

Shukhlal

Helper

MCP

Shyam Lal

Durab Baig

Sr. Mech.

MCP

Subani Kui

Female Mazdoor

ICC

Gulab Chand Thakre

Jr. Mech.

MCP

Janga Purty

Female Mazdoor

ICC

Deepak Kr. Das

Sr. HEME Optr.

MCP

Paramanand Mishra

Dy.Manager (R&D)

ICC

Prabhudayal Bisen

Sr. HEME Optr.

MCP

Aloke Kr. Sen

Sr.M (Mechanical)

ICC

49

November 2015 (Continued)

Name

Designation

Unit

Name

Designation

Unit

N B Nandy

Manager (Materials)

ICC

Om Prakash

Miner

KCC

T S Mahapatro

Dy.Manager (Mines)

ICC

Naurang Lal

Survey Helper

KCC

Parvin Kr. Jain

Optr. (Acid & Fertilizer) KCC

Tulchha Ram

Optr. (Acid & Fertilizer) KCC

Narayana Ram

Rigger 'B'

KCC

Bhim Singh

Chargeman (Mechnl.)

KCC

Rajveer Singh

SmeltermanB(Process)

KCC

P K Pillai K N

Electrician 'B'

KCC

Puran Mal

Electrician 'B'

KCC

Indraj Badetia

Jr. Field Assistant

KCC

Bhagwana Ram

Moulder 'B'

KCC

Badri Prasad

Mazdoor 'A'

KCC

Leela Dhar

Fitter 'C'

KCC

Nayan Kr. Mukherjee

Dy.Manager (Admn.)

CO

Darshan Kumar

Auto Electrician 'A'

KCC

December 2015
Name

Designation

Unit

Name

Designation

Unit

Jeet Lal Markam

Sr. Astt.

MCP

Shiv Karan Singh

KCC

Mansha Ram
Choudhary

Sr. Mech.

MCP

Fel. Cum Salt Scraper

Operator

Suresh Singh

Fitter 'C'

KCC

Netlal Chouhan

Helper

MCP

Bajrang Lal

KCC

H.C. Srivastava

Executive Director

ICC

Chargeman
(Mechanical)

Pithanath Tudu

Sr. Mechanic

ICC

Ram Awtar Sharma

Asstt. Mgr. (Finance)

KCC

Sambhu Nath Paul

Sr. Tech. Supv.

ICC

Banwari Lal Saraswat

Sr. Manager (Admn.)

KCC

Gour Hari Shit

Sr. Chargeman (W)

ICC

Khem Chand

Mason 'B'

KCC

Basanta Kr. Chain

Sr. Office Assistant

ICC

Data Ram

Jr. Operator-I

KCC

N L Patel

Jr. Accountant

ICC

Dinesh Kumar

KCC

Jugal Kishor

Sr. Tech. Supv.

ICC

Operator (Acid &

Fertilizer)

Harbhajan Singh

Sr. Office Assistant

ICC

Tara Chand

Fitter 'C'

KCC

R. Bhattacharya

Staff Nurse

ICC

Karan Singh

Drifter Assistant

KCC

Narottam Lal

Store Attendant 'B'

KCC

Shiv Kumar Pathak

Manager (R & D)

KCC

Dhura Ram

Light Vehicle Driver

KCC

Om Prakash

Helper

KCC

Kailash Meena

Mazdoor 'A'

KCC

Chhaju Ram Jangir

Engineering Assistant

KCC

Kuldeep Kumar

Fitter 'A'

KCC

Bahadur

Mazdoor 'A'

KCC

Umakant Sharma

Smelter Techn( Process) KCC

Surendra Singh

Mazdoor 'A'

KCC

Madan Singh

Jr. Field Assistant

KCC

Altaf Ali

Peon

KCC

Chhaju Ram Saini

Slag Car Cum Dumper

Operator

KCC

Hans Raj

Helper

KCC

D C Paul

Manager (Admn.)

CO

Bahadur Singh

Helper

KCC

Keeping in mind their dedication and valuable service rendered to the organization, the Copper
family wishes them all a long, healthy and productive life.
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Feedback

Respected Anand Sahab,

I have read your article on The Eve of Inauguration of Malanjkhand Underground Mines. It was very pleasant
to read.
In this article, you have captured your thoughts between 2.00 a.m. to 4.50 a.m. and have expressed exactly
through words. Sir, when the whole world was sleeping around you, how very awake were you at that time!
At this point I quote a shloka from Geeta :
Ya nisha sarvabhootana, tasyam jagrati sanyami.
Yasyam jagrati bhootani sa nisha pashyato muneha..

( x ix i VOi *
VOi ix x {i x:**)
Instead of deliberating upon this shloka, I just wish to say that you are a thinker, a philosopher.
Sir, the subject of the article was simple. But, in it, you deliberated upon many subjects and made it so interesting,
that it was compelling to read from beginning to its last word.
In this article, you have dwelled upon the human nature, the opportunistic aspect of humans, the burning
desire to reap dividends and cursing the almighty on failure and have made us aware of your views about
these matters.
Sir, here again I would quote a shloka from Geeta :
Karmanyevadhikaraste ma phaleshu kadachana.
Ma karmaphalaheturbhoorma te sangoastuvakarmani..

(EhvEi EnSx*
Ei i M+iEh**)
We have been given the right to perform our deeds, not its fruits (gains/results). Neither it should be, that we
stop our deeds and aspire for the gains. But, we are such that we are driven by the gains and are disappointed
on its non-deliverance to us. You have followed what has been quoted in the shloka.
Sir, I do not know, whether this happens to be your first article, but it is the first one for me. In this regard, I
request that, if you have other articles of yours, please make them available to us. If it is the first article of yours,
then, Sir, please take time to write more.
We all know about your busy schedule, but the request still stands.
With heartfelt wishes for your success in all that you cherish,
I remain,
One of your appreciators,
Yours truly
Sd/(Jag Mohan Mishra)
19/08/2015
To,
Shri Anupam Anand,
Director (Personnel)
Hindustan Copper Limited
Corporate Office
Kolkata

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Triple Bottom Line

Smita Singh, Manager (Law)
It was John Elkington who finally, after
a number of failed attempts by a number
of persons, tried computing sustainability
by encompassing a new framework to
measure performance of corporates. This
accounting framework, called the triple
bottom line (TBL), went beyond the
traditional measures of profits, return on
investment, and shareholder value to include environmental
and social dimensions.
By focusing on inclusive investment results along the
interrelated dimensions of profits,
people and the planet, triple bottom
line reporting can be an important
tool to support sustainability. The
TBL is an accounting framework that
incorporates three dimensions of
performance: social, environmental
and financial. This differs from
traditional reporting frameworks as it
includes ecological (or environmental)
and social measures that can be
difficult to assign appropriate means
of measurement. The TBL dimensions
are also commonly called the three Ps:
people, planet and profits.
There is no universal standard method for calculating the
TBL and this is the biggest strength of the framework as
it allows the user to adapt the general framework to the
needs of different entities, different projects or policies,
or different geographic boundaries. Both a business and
local government agency may gauge environmental
sustainability in the same terms, say reducing the amount
of solid waste that goes into landfills, but a local mass
transit might measure success in terms of passenger miles,
while a for-profit bus company would measure success in
terms of earnings per share. The TBL can accommodate
these differences.
Additionally, the TBL is able to be case specific and allows
a broad scopemeasuring impacts across large geographic
boundariesor a narrow geographic scope like a small
town. A case specific TBL would measure the effects of a
particular project in a specific location, such as a community
building a park. The TBL can also apply to infrastructure
projects at the state level or energy policy at the national
level. For eg, at HCL, it can both measure its recent initiative
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of buying and re operationalisation of the Jhagadia Copper

Plant renamed as the Gujarat Copper Project as well as the
organizations skill development plan. The level of the entity,
type of project and the geographic scope will drive many of
the decisions about what measures to include. And the set
of measures will ultimately be determined by stakeholders
and experts conducting research in the sector.
However, some generic variables in the three spheres could
be listed out. Economic variables can be variables that deal
with the bottom line and the flow of money. It could look
at income or expenditures, taxes, business climate factors,
employment, and business diversity
factors.
Environmental
variables
should represent measurements of
natural resources and reflect the latent
influence to its feasibility. It could
include air and water quality, energy
consumption, natural resources, solid
and toxic waste, land use, etc. Ideally,
having long-range trends available for
each of the environmental variables
helps organizations identify the
impacts a project would have on the
area. Social variables refer to social
dimensions of a region and could
include measurements of education,
equity and access to social resources, health and well-being,
quality of life, and social capital.
So when we measure the skill development in HCL on
TBL variables, what we evaluate is if the time required for
employees to reach peak efficiency levels has shortened or
not; has it contributed significantly in increasing the quality
and quantity of work processed so as to reduce waste as
well as use of natural resources; and has it led to gain of
knowledge to the employees, thereby increasing their well
being, access of resources and quality of life.
The TBL and its core value of sustainability have become
compelling in the business world due to accumulating
evidence of greater long-term profitability. For example,
reducing waste from packaging can also reduce costs.
Among the firms that have been exemplars of these
approaches are General Electric, Unilever, Proctor and
Gamble, 3M,etc.
However there maybe totally different variables adopted by
companies on the basis of their core operational activities,

geographical area or even on the basis of size of the

company. But the basic guiding factor for determining ones
indicators for measuring the sustainability of the company
is its sphere of influence which encompasses its different
stakeholders.
For eg, the mining sector. What needs to be examined
essentially is the primary sustainability issues that the
mining industry faces in all the three areas.
Among the most pressing environmental concerns for
stakeholders are mining companies energy and water use,
the impact of mining activities on biodiversity. Pollution
varies widely depending on the type of material being
produced and on the specific operation but it is still one
of the major issues. Also of concern is the management of
other waste produced during the mining process. Wastes
including overburden and waste rock, contaminated by
heavy metals, arsenic and lead. More recently, efforts
have been made to account for environmental practices
throughout the supply chain. Suppliers practices and
transportation of materials and workers are increasingly
under scrutiny for their environmental impacts.
In the social sphere, the sector seeks to meet challenges
regarding worker and community safety, stakeholder
engagement, HIV/AIDS reduction, and human rights of
all within its sphere of influence. Many companies have
sought ways to develop the communities that surround
their operations, largely in response to claims that extractive
industries have deleterious effects on communities.
Stakeholders also express numerous concerns about mining
companies fundamentally changing cultural practices
in new mining communities. So mining companies are
expected to work to preserve indigenous culture and
heritage, particularly since many mines are located in areas
with indigenous populations.
It has been again and again claimed that mining companies
do not operate in ways that will provide them with longterm economic sustainability.
By operating irresponsibly in
the social and environmental
spheres, mining companies
can undermine trust in their
organizations. This mistrust
diminishes investors trust
in companies, damages their

reputations, and therefore harms their investment potential.

Thus to maintain economic sustainability, the above factors
must be taken into account, in addition to the traditional
factors, such as net sales, payments and debts.
To give an example of focus on the TBL by a mining
company, an example can be given of HCL, itself. At HCL, a
waste recycling project has led to coal fines from the refinery
boilers being used as a substitute for the coke burned in
the kilns at a cement plant in the region. The innovative
recycling concept has the potential to produce significant
environmental and socio-economic benefits, including:
 educing storage of coal fines at the plant by 18,000
R
tons per year
Developing a highly efficient recycling technology at
low cost
Reducing fugitive emissions, with subsequent health,
environmental and visual benefits
Saving huge amounts of money by avoiding the need
for a new coal fines
Disposal area
I ncreasing awareness of our endeavours to provide
leadership in environmental management.
The mining industry relies heavily on natural resources to
fuel its operations, so it is with Copper. As the resources
dwindle, the imperative is clear alternatives have to
be sought out and the use of existing resources has to be
reduced. Only then can sustainable business be carried
out, and a corporate can truly say it is contributing to the
preservation of the environment. The Copper industry
relies heavily on natural resources to fuel its operations. As
these dwindle, the imperative is clearalternative sources
of energy have to be sought out and the use of existing
resources has to be reduced, or eliminated altogether.
Only then can sustainable business be carried out, and a
corporate can truly say it is contributing to the preservation
of the environment. And
HCLs biggest step in this
direction is it completing the
sustainability cycle as well as
using already used resources
through processing of scrap to
produce Copper at its newly
bought Jhagadia Plant.

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Legal Updates
Smita Singh, Manager (Law)

Laws/Rules/Policies
Ordinance to Amend Arbitration Act
The Union Cabinet on 21 October 2015 has approved the
Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance 2015
('the Ordinance') which was promulgated on 23 October 2015
after having received Presidential assent. The Ordinance
introduces several significant changes to the Arbitration
& Conciliation Act 1996. The object of these changes is to
expedite the arbitration process and minimize court
intervention in arbitration. The ordinance adopts the
amendments as recommended by the 246th report of
the Law Commission. These changes make dispute
resolution less expensive and the timeline more
effective. This comes out as a positive signal for the
foreign investors who have in the past opted
for Arbitration outside India. The ordinance
is available at
http://lawmin.nic.in/la/Arbitration.pdf
The Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation
(Amendment) Act, 2015
The Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation
(Amendment) Act, 2015 was passed by the Parliament during
the Budget Session. This Act amends certain provisions
of the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation
(MMDR) Act, 1957 and seeks to address emergent policy
and regulatory issues pertaining to the mining. The Bill
adds a new Fourth Schedule to the Act. It includes bauxite,
iron ore, limestone and manganese ore and are defined
as notified minerals. The Bill also creates a new category
of mining license i.e. the prospecting license-cum-mining
lease, which is a two-stage concession for the purpose of
undertaking prospecting operations, followed by mining
operations. The bill has also introduced amendments in
areas such as Maximum area for mining, lease period,
lease extensions, auction of notified and other minerals,
transfer of mineral concessions, etc. The Bill provides for
the creation of a District Mineral Foundation (DMF) and a
National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) for the benefit
of persons in districts affected by mining related operations
for regional and detailed mine exploration, respectively.
The act is available at
http://www.indiacode.nic.in/acts-in-pdf/2015/201510.pdf
The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015
The Government of India has put up a bill to amend the
Payment of Bonus Act, which enhances the eligibility
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limit for payment of bonus from Rs 10,000 per month to

Rs 21,000 per month. The Central Government will also
raise the calculation ceiling from Rs 3500 per month to Rs
7000 per month or the minimum wage for the scheduled
employment, as fixed by the appropriate government,
whichever is higher. The amendment bill will be made
effective from April 1, 2015, and it will be applicable to
every factory and other establishment in which 20 or more
persons are employed on any day during an accounting
year. The bill also provides for a new proviso in Section 12,
which empowers the Central Government to vary the
bases of computing bonus. The Payment of Bonus Act,
1965 (the Act) was enacted with a view of providing for
the payment of bonus to persons, employed in certain
establishments, on the basis of profits or on the
basis of production or productivity and for
matters connected therewith.The bill can
be perused at http://www.prsindia.org/
uploads/media/Payment%20of%20Bonus/
Payment%20of%20Bonus%20Bill,%202015.pdf
To Gain in SMEs Government tweaks Procurement Norms
Central government ministries and public sector
undertakings (PSUs) would now be required to procure at
least 20 per cent of their annual value of goods or services
from SMEs, with the government tweaking provisions of the
procurement policy. Under this, every central government
ministry, department and public sector undertaking has
to procure a minimum of 20 per cent of their total annual
value of goods or services from micro and small enterprises.
The change has been made in provision 6 of the policy
wherein the phrase up to has been substituted with at
least. Full article available at www.business-standard.
com/.../govt-tweaks-procurement-norms-to-benefit- mses115111601302_1.html

Landmark Judgments
Employees insured under the ESI Act not entitled to benefit under the Workmen Compensation Act
The Supreme Court of India in Dhropadabai and Others
Versus M/s. Technocraft Toolings CIVIL
APPEAL NO.8155 OF 2014
has ruled that employees
insured under the
Section 2 (14) of the
Employee
State
Insurance
Act,
1948 are not

entitled to any compensation from the employer under

the Workmen Compensation Act, 1923. The judgment was
delivered by a two bench judge comprising Justices PC
Pant and Dipak Misra while hearing a plea by a woman
whose husband lost his life at the place of employment.
The woman, legal successor of the deceased was awarded
a compensation of INR 3 lakh + 18 per cent interest under
the 1923 Act. In his defense, the employer, respondent in the
case, claimed that the legal heirs of the deceased employee
were not entitled to any compensation under the 1923
Act as he was insured under the 1948 Act. The deceased
employee was clearly an insured person, as defined in the
Act. As the deceased employee has suffered an employment
injury as defined under Section 2(8) of the Act and there is
no dispute that he was in employment of the employer, by
operation of Section 53 of the Act, proceedings under the
Compensation Act were excluded statutorily. read the SC
judgment. The full judgment is available at
http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/FileServer/ 2015-03-25_14272
68447.pdf
Supreme Court imposes limit on suspension of Govt
Employees
A new ruling by the Supreme Court of India in Ajay Kumar
Choudhary Vs. Union Of India -Civil Appeal No. 1912 Of
2015 will ensure that no government employees can be kept
suspended for over three months unless they are formally
made aware of the charges against them. The apex court
argued that suspended employees are entitled to know
the reason behind their suspension owing to the principle
of human dignity and their constitutional right to speedy
trial. The ruling also made it categorically clear that if the
memorandum of charges or charge sheet is served within
three months, it was possible to legally extend the suspension
even further. SC, however, said that the government had
the option to transfer the employee to another location, or
department/sub-department in order to ensure that he or
she can not obstruct the departmental proceedings in the
case. The full judgment is available at
http://www.researchatsashwaat.com/judgement_files/201502
18153145_Order%20dated%2016.02.2015,%20Ajay%20
Kumar%20Choudhary%20-vs-%20UOI.pdf
Conciliation Proceedings not to be disclosed under RTI Act
The Chief Information Commission passed an order
dated 08.08.2015 in Rama Aggarwal v. Delhi State Legal
Services Authority holding that notwithstanding that the
Right to Information Act, 2005 overrode the provisions
of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, conciliation

proceedings were confidential in nature and that the Public

Information Officer was not bound to disclose information
relating to, or pertaining to, conciliation proceedings in view
of Sections 8(1)(e) and 8(1)(j) of the Right to Information
Act, 2005. The full order is available at
http://rti.india.gov.in/cic_decisions/CIC_SA_A_2015_ 900305_
M_161354.pdf

Other Updates
Justice T S Thakur sworn in as the New Chief Justice of India
On 3rd December, Justice T S Thakur turning 63 years
was sworn in as the 43rd Chief Justice of India by Pranab
Mukherjee, the Honourable President of India. Justice
Thakur has delivered many important judgments during his
term as the Supreme Court judge like holding that polygamy
can be regulated by the government by formulating law and
regulating the functions of BCCI by passing many orders
during his tenure. Yet another important role played by
Justice Thakur is supervision of the Ganga project as well as
the issue of chit fund scam.
An online course on the Sexual Harassment at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal ) Act, 2013
The "Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013." was
formally passed in 2013. The Centre for Social Research in
New Delhi has launched an online course on the Sexual
Harassment at the Workplace Act, in partnership with
Rainmaker, to help women gain awareness of the law and the
options available to those who have been faced with sexual
harassment. The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is
free and includes lectures
along with written course
material explaining the
requirements of the sexual
harassment law. The twoweek course will not only
provide an understanding
of the provisions of the
law in a lucid manner,
it will also help women
understand the mechanisms
and procedures instituted
by the Act to enable a safe
working environment for
women. Details can be
found on
www.mylaw.net/.../Free_MOOC_on_Prevention_of_Sexual_
Harassment_at_ the_Workplace/
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SOME POEMS BY dR. KALAM

Rock Walls
Some build rock walls all their lives,
When they die miles of walls divide them.

My dear Soldiers
Oh! Defenders of borders
You are great sons of my land
When we are all asleep
You still hold on to your deed
Windy season or snowy days
Or scorching sun's sweltering rays
You are there guarding all the time awake
Treading the lonely expanses as yogis
Climbing the heights or striding the valleys
Defending the deserts or guarding the marshes
Surveillance in seas and by securing the air
Prime of your youth given to the nation!!
Wind chimes of my land vibrate your feat
We pray for you brave men!!
May the Lord bless you all!!

Others build rock walls, one rock on another,

And: then build a terrace, where they pray for love.
Yet others build walls to enclose orchards,
Endeavouring to find ways to fulfill hunger.
A few others build rock walls - to make a home,
It is their mission to serve humanity and nature.
I build no walls, to confirm to joy or sorrow;
To sacrifice or achieve, or to gain or lose,
I just grow flowers on all open spaces,
And float lilies on ponds and rivers.
I keep planting trees, for birds to have nests,
At the dawn of the sun, when morning breeze blow.
Sun light get filtered through shining tree leaves,
Birds' flight gives me sense of freedom and pleasure.
Scattered light of colour and treasure,
Fragrance of flowers gives me delight of creator.
Lilies floating over like nature's dance,
Why should I build walls to confine them all?
I have no house, only open spaces,
Filled with truth, kindness and dreams.
Desire to see my country developed and great,
Dreams to see everywhere happiness and peace.

The Vision
I climbed and climbed
Where is the peak, my Lord?
I ploughed and ploughed,
Where is the knowledge treasure, my Lord?
I sailed and sailed,
Where is the island of peace, my Lord?
Almighty, bless my nation
With vision and sweat resulting into happiness

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A TRIBUTE TO dR. KALAM

Sir, Aap ke liye
Srijan Pal Singh shares a heart-rending account of the
former Presidents last day.

down the window pane and say, Now you dont see any
fear!.
That was followed by another 2.5 hours of car drive to IIM
Shillong. For these two legged trip of five hours we talked,
discussed and debated. These were amongst hundreds of
the long flights and longer drives we have been together
over the last six years.
As each of them, this was as special too. One of the lasting
memories of our last trip was an experience from the beauty
of his humility.

APJ Abdul Kalam made a rough journey to Shillong where

he breathed his last. His advisor Srijan Pal Singh wrote that
they had a turbulent two-and-a-half journey hour monsoon
flight followed by another two-and-a-half by road to the
Indian Institute of Management, where Kalam suffered a
fatal heart attack two minutes into his speech.
Here is an excerpt from Srijans facebook wall.
Sleep eludes me and memories keep flushing down,
sometimes as tears. Our day, 27th July, began at 12 noon,
when we took our seats in the flight to Guhawati. Dr. Kalam
was 1A and I was IC. He was wearing a dark colored Kalam
suit, and I started off complimenting, Nice color! Little
did I know this was going to be the last color I will see on
him.
Long, 2.5 hours of flying in the monsoon weather. I hate
turbulence, and he had mastered over them. Whenever he
would see me go cold in shaking plane, he would just pull

We were in a convoy of 6-7 cars. Dr. Kalam and I were in

the second car. Ahead of us was an open gypsy with three
soldiers in it. Two of them were sitting on either side and
one lean guy was standing atop, holding his gun.
One hour into the road journey, Dr. Kalam said, Why is
he standing? He will get tired. This is like punishment. Can
you ask a wireless message to be given that he may sit?
I had to convince him, he has been probably instructed to
keep standing for better security. He did not relent. We
tried radio messaging, that did not work.
For the next 1.5 hours of the journey, he reminded me thrice
to see if I can hand signal him to sit down. Finally, realizing
there is little we can do he told me, I want to meet him
and thank him.
Later, when we landed in IIM Shillong, I went inquiring
through security people and got hold of the standing guy.
I took him inside and Dr. Kalam greeted him. He shook his
hand, said thank you buddy. Are you tired? Would you
like something to eat? I am sorry you had to stand so long
because of me.
The young lean guard, draped in black cloth, was surprised
at the treatment. He lost words, just said, Sir, aap ke liye to
6 ghante bhi khade rahenge.
********

Srijan Pal Singh with APJ Abdul Kalam (Facebook photo)

Srijan Pal Singh is an Indian author, public speaker and

social entrepreneur. A Management graduate from the
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), Srijan
worked with Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam who served as the 11th
President of India, in promoting various assignments such
as "What Can I Give Movement", Energy Independence
for the nation, nuclear and space missions, and Providing
Urban Amenities to Rural Areas.
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Ten life lessons from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

The Times of India
Indias Missile Man Kalam died on July 27, 2015 after he
was hospitalized in a very critical condition at a private
hospital in Shillong. He was a renowned scientist
and is considered to be the main brain behind Indias
space launch vehicle (SLV) and missile programme.
Here are some of Kalams inspirational sayings
through which he will be remembered forever
You have to dream before your dreams can come
true.
If a country is to be corruption free and become a
nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three
key societal members who can make a difference. They
are the father, the mother and the teacher.
My message, especially to young people is to have
courage to think differently, courage to invent, to
travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the
impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed.
These are great qualities that they must work towards.
This is my message to the young people.

 To succeed in your mission, you must have singleminded devotion to your goal.
Let me define a leader. He must have vision and
passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead,
he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly,
he must work with integrity.
Great dreams of great dreamers are always
transcended.
Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have
a better tomorrow.
Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary
to enjoy success.
Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe
is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to
those who dream and work.
You see, God helps only people who work hard. That
principle is very clear.
Source:
http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thephoto-blog/10-life-lessons-from-apj-abdul-kalam/

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Adara Christos
A short story by Sampa C. Lahiri

ne November afternoon in the

Greek mountain town of Kastoria,
Adara Christos walked briskly down
the cobblestone path towards her oldfashioned stone cottage on the banks of
Lake Orestiada.

walnut cookies bathed in cinnamon-flavored honey syrup.

The window boxes are barren now and the garden unkempt
with weeds. The rooms are cold and forlorn. For Adara
world shall never be the same again. Yet Adara could feel
the presence of her grandma. Here is a vase she had touched
and admired, there is a stole she had embroidered....

In the dying rays of the autumn sun, the

lake water mirrored
the blue sky and Mount Visti in the
distance. The air was crisp and chilly as
it whispered through the branches of the
almond and beech trees.

With no money left, Adara has no option but to move to

Athens for a job and then to sell off this
cottage This beautiful little cottage
under a chestnut tree will no longer be
hers.

She turned the key into the lock and the

door swung open. Hollow loneliness
greeted her. It has been always so since
her grandma passed away. But today
she felt sadder and emptier as she knew
that she will have to leave this cottage for
good and put it up for sale.
Grandma used to run her familys twentyfive-year old bakery which Adara had
to close down after her death. While the
costs of ingredients had gone up, sales
had plummeted hopelessly. People do not
have money to buy bread. They are trying
to sell their valuables and furniture to buy food. But there is
hardly any buyer.
With little money left, Adara wonders what can be done
next to pay her bills. She has been seeking a job for quite a
long time. In last couple of months she has been begging for
a job any job.
Adara is a young college pass-out with no much skill but
that she is an interesting talker. And when she strummed
her guitar, all stopped to listen. But that
is hardly enough to carve a living in
Kastoria.
Her parents are separated. While her
mother is settled in Volos with her second
husband, her father is in Larissa with a
family of two kids. Both of them care little
for her.
Grandma was the only person who lived
for Adara. She is now lying under a
willow tree on the foothills of the Mount
Vitsi where the nature is still virgin and the lavenders grow
wild and untouched.
Grandma loved flowers. The window boxes in her days
used to be afire with geraniums, petunias and pansies.
Rooms used to be warm and cozy with a whiff of delicious

On many a summer evening, she and her

Grandma used to have their tea under
the chestnut tree watching the swallows
come home. The tree used to break into
pink blossoms every summer. Soon, her
little world will be torn out of her and she
shall have moved to a cramped apartment
in Athens looking for a living.
The cold empty rooms gave Adara a
shiver. She would not be able to afford
fuel to heat her home this winter. With
her scanty money she cannot buy heating
oil. Presently, she somehow managed to
warm up her single bedroom with a small
electric heater. Last years snowstorm had led to a power
outage for three days. She wondered what is in store for her
this winter.
The country is facing a heating-oil crisis. With an economy
that has contracted for five years and an unemployment
rate at a record low, residents in northern Greece cannot
heat their homes. Austerity measures have cut government
salaries and benefits, raised the retirement age and reduced
services. Greeces central government has
also cut the funding for heating schools
drastically. This winter the children too
will not have any heating at school.
When temperatures will fall below
freezing, older residents in the town will
spend their days at a senior center and
cafes to save on heating costs, returning
home only to sleep. Thankfully, Adaras
grandma did not live to see this day.
Kastoria is the center of Greeces fur
industry and mink is raised in the area. Other industries
include the sale and distribution of locally grown produce,
particularly wheat, apples, wine and fish. But market is dull
now and finding a job is a far away dream. The corridors
of recruitment agencies and placement consultants brim
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over with desperate job-seekers queuing up with their

resume every day. Days on end Adara has hopped from one
employer to another, skipped meals waiting for long hours
with other interviewees. Yet not a single job fructified.

dara switched on the lamp and walked up to the

mirror. A pair of dark exhausted eyes looked back at
her in despair.
On verge of losing all that belonged
to her, she looked around the gaily
coloured room with a deep sense
of loss.
Even if she had to do away with
everything, she will always keep
with herself the painting of the
Panagia, her Grandmas silver
candlesticks and her vintage mink
coat. All these had been very close
to her heart all her life.
The silver candlesticks stood on the mantlepiece before the
painting of Panagia, the Ever Holy. Adara walked up to it
and lit a candle something she has not done for long.
She found the wine-red mink coat in the mahogany
wardrobe. Suddenly Adara had a strange desire to touch
it and then to throw it on her slim shoulders in front of the
full-length mirror.
Its wine-red hue complemented her brunet hair and her
dark eyes. It always looked gorgeous on her, her grandma
said. A whiff of Chanel No.5 lingered between the folds of
the velvety fabric. She could imagine her grandma in the
mink coat. It felt as though she could touch her, smell her
and feel her caress.
She stole a glance at the silver candlesticks
that shone gently in the soft candlelight.
The calm glow of the candle washed the
painting of Virgin Mary with a tender
orange.
Selling her home would be as good as
losing Grandma again, yet again, losing
her touch and her smell one final time.
Yet she knew that her Grandma would
always have wanted her to survive at all
cost. And survive she will.
She has been living on takeaway food and coffee ever since
her grandma passed away. After a daylong job hunt, she is
left with no energy to cook for herself and then none else to
share her dinner with. But now she has too little money left.
And takeaway food can be costly.

Tomorrow may be she would strum her guitar at the park

on her way back home. Some people might drop her some
coins if she is lucky. But this can hardly be a solution.
Her limbs ached but she was not hungry and it was
definitely not bedtime. She left behind a burger on the table
in a brown paper wrap. Taking a book from the shelf, she
pulled up the electric heater close to
her favourite red-cushioned couch
and sank deep in it.
The clock ticked away. Adara fell
asleep. Dinnertime came and passed.
The temperature dropped but she
slept like a log without taking a note
of the world.

he sunrays touched the freezing

peak of Mount Vistis and
streamed through her windows
drawing patterns on the stone floor
when Adaras eyes fluttered open.
Feeling strangely warm and comfortable, she could sniff a
familiar aroma . the whiff of buttery croissants. She must
be still dreaming, she thought.
The burger on the table wrapped in brown paper was
uneaten. The candle was still burning on the mantelpiece
and the electric heater still glowing.
She sat up straight inhaling deeply . the air indeed was
heavy with the smell of piping hot croissants fresh from
the oven something her grandma used to bake for her at
breakfast.
May be her mind was playing games Suddenly, she felt
her tears close to the surface. No, she
cannot give in. She will have to fight back
to the hilt.
She got up, washed and combed her
hair till it shone. She made herself a cup
of strong coffee and checked her inbox.
There was a spate of free job alerts
as usual along with the bill payment
reminders. However, one of the emails
looked different.
Dear Ms Christos,
With reference to your interview last
month with our Operations Director, Mr Cirio Lambros,
you are being offered the post of a program host at Kastoria
FM Stereo 91.5. In case you are interested, you might drop
in to discuss the job terms and conditions at 2 pm tomorrow.
Regards,
Cosmo Hanas

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KNOW NOTRH EAST

In this edition of Tamralipi, some vegetarian north east
recipes have been included. So dig in and have a good
time!!!!!

ginger garlic paste. Stir to combine. Add to cooked lentils

with salt and let it simmer for another 3 minutes until it gets
thicker. Serve with rice.

Chi Al Meh

Tel Pitha

Manipurs Chi Al Meh is the regular vegetable soup. For Chi

Al Meh, one needs chopped onions, capsicum, mushrooms,
and spinach. Once chopped, heat a pan and add ginger
paste. Add chillies, soy sauce and salt. Add all the veggies
and add water to the mixture. Put a lid on the pan and boil
the mixture for 10 minutes. Serve hot.

Soak rice for an hour and drain it well. Then pound the rice
together to a fine powder and sieve it. In a mixer grinder,
mix the jaggery with water to a smooth paste. Add the

Image Credit: shajghor.com

jaggery paste to the rice powder. Cover the mixture for 4
hours. Heat mustard oil in a vessel and drop the batter in
the oil. Deep fry them until they turn golden brown.

Image Credit: thehonoursystem.com

P.S- One can also add noodles to the soup.

Pukhlein

Daieneiiong
Daieneiiong is black dal made from black sesame seeds.
The dal is served with Meghalayas staple food rice. Mix
the lentils and water in a saucepan and boil until tender,
about 15-20 minutes. In another vessel, roast sesame seeds
for about 1-2 minutes. Turn off the flame and let them cool.
Grind sesame seeds with 2 teaspoons of water. Transfer
the crushed seeds to a bowl and mix with mustard oil and
Image Credit: spicingyourlife.blogspot.com

Image Credit: varadaskitchen.blogspot.in

For dessert, try making the Meghalayan Pukhlein which is

made with rice and jaggery. All one needs is jaggery syrup,
rice flour and oil. Take jaggery syrup in a big bowl and add
rice flour in it. Keep the mixture aside for few minutes. Heat
the oil for deep frying with high flame. Once the batter is
thick, drop a spoon of the already prepared rice-jaggery
mixture in the oil. Fry until the pukhlein turns brown.
Remove on a tissue paper, so they absorb excess oil.
Source:

http://www.indiatimes.com/culture/food/11-incredible-north-east-indian-recipes-you-have-to-try-in-your-kitchen-243802.
And http://www.indiankhana.net/2011/05/momos-steamed-vegetable-dumplings.html

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FINANCE
10 ways to make your online financial accounts secure
Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/plan/10-ways-to-make-your-online-financial-accounts-secure/articleshowsp/50528199.cms
Data breaches are now as part of life as perhaps, deaths
and taxes. Naturally, they can wreak havoc on
your finances. In 2014-15, NEFT RTGS cyber
frauds caused damages of upto Rs. 80 crore.
Then there are hacks, identity theft, data
breaches, email scams, viruses, malware and
mind you, all happening 24x7. The hackers
are really dark and cunning and the only way
not to be vulnerable to such crimes is to be
disciplined. Here is a list of 10 commandments
to better online protection.
Follow them diligently and you'll be e-safe.
1. Compose a Strong Password
Your password configurations are a major
defence. It should not be linked to your
personal details like birthday or your
spouse's birthday . In fact, it should have
no connection linkages at all. Make it as less
transparent as possible by using nonsensical combinations
of symbols, numbers, and upper-and-lower-case characters.
If you think that will be difficult to remember then choose
a random theme, say animal names, and spell it using signs
and symbols. For instance, say the password is Elephant,
spell it as "Eleph@nt". Change your passwords frequently
and switch them as well. You should also use a secure
password manager application for managing them.
2. Demand Verbal Confirmation from Broker or Wealth
Manager before Transacting
If you work with a wealth manager,
make sure that any emailed requests
for transfers of your funds is backed
up by a verbal confirmation at least
over the phone. A very common way
hackers steal data from you is using your email ID and
private account details to send fund transfer requests to
an external account. The only way to protect yourself from

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such frauds is to ensure that your wealth manager and

broker recognises your voice and gives you a
phone call before any transaction.
3. Set Limits on Auto Bill Payments
Agreed that you cannot
monitor the smallest
of transactions such as
the monthly bills, SIPs
and EMIs. While SIPs
and EMIs are fixed, your bills may
fluctuate monthly. However, you can always set a limit for
auto payments. So, if the average credit card bill is Rs 3,000,
set a limit of Rs 5,000. This will ensure that in case of a fraud,
the maximum loss is limited to Rs 5,000 only.
4. Use WiFi with Care
As a rule, you should avoid using
public WiFis, especially the open
networks. The most common
trick in the hacker's book is
hosting 'public' WiFi with an
innocuous-sounding moniker.
If you travel frequently and don't have a Virtual Private
Network (VPN) provided by your company , you may want
to consider subscribing to a reputable VPN service provider.
And make sure your home WiFi is password-protected.
5. Password-protect
Sensitive documents sent via Emails
whether it is a word document or a
PDF, if it has any sensitive information,
make sure you make it password
protected. This is important when you are
mailing these documents. Usually, we have open documents
with no protection.
However, you can easily change the protection settings
and save them again with a password. Do not share the

password in the same mail. And even if you do, they should
be clues to the password and not the password itself.
For one, you can tell the person you are emailing the
documents to that the password to the file is his PAN number
where the A's have been replaced by the corresponding
symbol. Follow the strong password rules and keep it
something that only the person receiving the file will know.
6. Update the Operating System
Update the Operating System on Regular Basis Technology
is upgrading fast and so are the
methods to break the security
measures. Update the operating
systems on a regular basis with the
latest security patches, updates, and
drivers. This will ensure that your
computer is up to date and will help keep your computer
free from viruses and other security threats to stay current
with the most robust security measures. You should also
consider updating your browser settings to block cookies
and other files that store your user data.
7. Protect the Smartphone and Tablets Too
Considering how the latest trend of everything-underyour thumb, it is more important
to protect the smartphone than the
desktop. Not just your emails and
contacts, even your banking app,
demat account access is available
via in the mobile phone you carry
in your pocket. Do not forget to get
firewalls and antivirus for your handheld devices.
8. Wipe Clean Your Devices You are
Getting Rid Of

prepared for a more hostile situation. God forbid, it gets

stolen or you lose it, password or the pattern protection
may not be enough. You should be able to destroy or at least
lock your device remotely. Some devices have pre-installed
application.
For others, just run a Google search to find out how it can
be done on your device. In the case of Android devices,
you don't need a third-party solution, you can simply use
Google to visit the Android Device Manager (ADM) to
either ring, lock and erase your data. Apple has an online
support to help you out.
9. Opt for One-time-password
An OTP , wherever available, is
better than password protection.
When keying in information such
as your online banking account
password, rather than using your
regular keyboard, use a virtual
keyboard. When you use a regular
keyboard, there is always a risk of data interception by
spyware.
10. Careful of What you Post on Social Media
If you use Google+ or Facebook
often to sign in to other
websites, exclude personal
information that in any way
can be used to hack your
account. This not only includes
the publicly shared posts but
personal messages too. Do not
forget to review the privacy policies of all these sites and
make sure you're comfortable with them.

When selling or disposing of old devices,

erase all your personal data. Also, be

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FINANCE
Income Tax Department
Announcing amendment to provisions relating to quoting of PAN
With effect from 1st January, 2016

Rule 114B of Income Tax Rules, 1962 regarding Financial Transactions, where quoting of PAN is
mandatory, have been amended as tabulated below
S.
No.

Nature of transaction

Mandatory quoting of pan (rule 114b)

Existing requirement

New requirement

1.

Immovable property

Sale/purchase valued at `5 lakh or more

I) sale/purchase exceeding `10 lakh; ii) Properties valued by

stamp valuation - authority at amount exceeding `10 lakh
will also need PAN

2.

Motor vehicle (other than two

wheeler)

All sales/purchases

No change

3.

Time deposit

Time deposit exceeding `50,000 with a banking

company

I) deposits with co-op banks, post office, nidhi, nbfc

companies will also need pan ii) Deposits aggregating to
more than `5 lakh during the year will also need pan

4.

Deposit with post office

savings bank

Exceeding `50,000

Discontinued

5.

Sale or purchase of securities

Contract for sale/purchase of a value exceeding

`1 lakh

No change

6.

Opening an account (other

than time deposit) with a
banking company

All new accounts

I) basic savings bank deposit account excluded (no pan

requirement for opening these accounts); ii) Co-operative
banks also to comply

7.

Installation of telephone/
cellphone connections

All instances

Discontinued

8.

Hotel/restaurant bill(s)

Exceeding `25,000 at any one time (by any

mode of payment)

Cash payment exceeding `50,000

9.

Cash purchase of bank drafts/

pay orders/bankers cheques

Amount aggregating to `50,000 or more during

any one day

Exceeding `50,000 on any one day

10.

Cash deposit with banking

company

Cash aggregating to `50,000 or more during any

one day

Cash deposit exceeding `50,000 in a day

11.

Foreign travel

Cash payment in connection with foreign travel

of an amount exceeding `25,000 at any one
time (including fare, payment to travel agent,
purchase of forex)

Cash payment in connection with foreign (travel or

purchase of foreign currency of an amount exceeding
`50,000 atariy one time (including fare, payment to travel
agent)

12.

Credit card

Application to banking company/any other

company/ institution for credit card

No change. Cooperative banks also to comply

13.

Mutual fund units

Payment of `50,000 or more for purchase

Payment exceeding `50,000 for purchase

14.

Shares of company

Payment of `50,000 or more to a company for

acquiring its shares

i) opening a Demat account ii) Purchase or sale of shares of

an unlisted company for an amount exceeding `1 lakh per
transaction

15.

Debentures/bonds

Payment of `50,000 or more to a company/

institution for acquiring its debentures/bonds

Payment exceeding `50,000

16.

Rbi bonds

Payment of `50,000 or more to rbi for acquiring

its bonds

Payment exceeding `50,000

17.

Life insurance premium

Payment of `50,000 or more in a year as

premium to an insurer

Payment exceeding `50,000 in a year

18.

Purchase of jewellery/bullion

Payment of `5 lakh or more at any one time or

against a bill

Deleted and merged with next kern in this table

19.

Purchases or sales of goods or

services

No requirement

Purchase/sale of any goods or services exceeding `2 lakh

per transaction

20.

Cash cards/prepaid
instruments issued under
payment & settlement act

No requirement

Cash payment aggregating to more than `50,000 in a year

Source: The Telegraph

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HR@HCL
Tips for Motivating Employees
As the economy around the world continues to struggle,
many managers are finding it more and more difficult to
continue motivating employees especially with many
employee perks being cut out to lower costs. As a manager,
what can you do to keep employees motivated, even when
times are tough?
Try these tips:
Tip #1: Act as a role model and help inspire employees
to identify what they are passionate about at work; then
provide them with some projects in their area of passion or
interest a happy employee is a motivated employee!
Tip #2: Clearly define the organizations
vision, mission and strategy as well as
the goals and objectives of each employee
(and include your employees in the
crafting of these). Make sure everyone on
your team understands the key role they
play in contributing to the success of the
department. Ensure each employee is in alignment towards
the overall strategy so your group can work as a team and
help each other out. Positive team energy will help motivate
everyone.
Tip #3: Empower your employees
to succeed and delegate challenging
and meaningful work in general,
people want to succeed and they want
to continue learning and growing, so
provide them with opportunities.
Tip #4: Work with each employee to
create their own personal development
plan. Then, provide them with coaching
and mentoring and help them increase
their skills and their sense of competence
and accomplishment.
Tip #5: Monitor the progress of your
employees towards accomplishing
their goals and objectives then
provide rewards to reinforce positive
behavior, increase their sense of
progress and keep them motivated.
This can include recognition in front
of peers and other rewards that dont cost a lot of money
but are meaningful to the person.

Motivating employees to learn, to grow, to try challenging

new assignments, and to work together as a team can be
incredibly fulfilling. Seeing the look on someones face
when theyve succeeded at something they never thought
was possible is a gift itself.
Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/lisaquast/2012/01
/10/5-tips-for-motivating-employees/

5 ways to Work with Colleague you do

not like
We can choose our workplace but it is
never possible to choose our coworkers.
So the first step towards easing this
process is to accept that you have to work
with that person.
Focus on Things You Can Control
You cannot change the way your coworker acts. Focus on
your own behaviour, as that is what you can control. "Once
you have stepped back and have your
reactions in control, introspect if it's
because the other person is just different
or if the person is doing the job better
than you." says Col Gian Singh Kadian,
HR manager at One Shield Inc.
Negativity Leads to Negativity
Avoid the temptation to vent in front of coworkers as it
is contagious and can reflect poorly on you. instead, try
spending more time with them. If the
project requires close co-ordination, take
it as an opportunity, This allows you to
know the person better," says Kadian.
Managing Your Own Reaction
"You may find the colleague annoying but you need to
maintain your composure and not let that colleague know
that you have been affected. If the
situation becomes unbearable, simply
move out of the situation," says Rishi
Puri, vice-president at Lords Hotels &
Resorts.

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Be the Buddha

Seek Help
If nothing else works, practice emotional
detachment. Ignore the irritating behaviour
and perhaps consider taking it to senior
management to bring about conflict
resolution, says Kadian.

If the situation does not mend and you

feel it is affecting your job performance,
the best course is to informally inform
your immediate boss and seek help,
says Puri.

Source: The Economic Times December 04, 2015

D A I LY

DOCTOR

10 Natural Antibiotics that Fight Infection

Its almost instinctual for us to head to the doctors office
to get a prescription when faced
with an infection or other illness.
But the antibiotics often prescribed
usually wind up doing much more
harm than good, killing off healthy
bacteria with the bad ones.

Onions are closely related to garlic and

have similar health benefits, reducing
pain and inflammation as well as illnesses
like colds and flus.

While antibiotics do have their place

in medicine, why not think about reaching for a natural
solution when you can? Here are 10 natural antibiotics that
youve probably already got lying around your kitchen.

3. Grapefruit Seed Extract

1. Garlic
By eating a few cloves of garlic each day,
you can effectively fight off all sorts of
bacteria, viruses and infections. Studies
have even found that garlic can assist in
areas as severe as AIDS symptoms, diabetes and high blood
pressure.
Its also a great help in relieving the effects of colds, flus and
toothaches. It doesnt hurt that organic garlic is also quite
affordable!
Cooking it into a meal is not good enough, however; to
maximize its full antibiotic properties, youll need to crush
the garlic and eat it raw. A great way to try this is in a salad,
soup or even drink.

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2. Onions

Similar to garlic, youll get the best results by eating onions

raw. Cooking onions releases many of their healthiest
nutrients, robbing your body of their help.
Graprefruit seed extract, referred to as
GSE, is conventionally used as an antimicrobial compound. It has shown great
promise in preventing the growth of
various fungi and bacteria, even being recommended for
use in bathroom cleaning.
4. Horseradish (Hindi Sahijan)
Horseradish gives your body energy; this stuff is potent!
Horseradish helps your body defend itself against potential
illnesses. It also promotes healthy blood
circulation and has antibiotic properties
when broken down in the stomach.
Horseradish can treat everything from
urinary tract infections to kidney stones and bronchitis.
Consume it raw (blended or juiced) or diced up with a light
amount of vinegar for best effects.

in most honeys is due to the enzymatic production of

hydrogen peroxide.

5. Vitamin C
Vitamin C can be found in a wide
variety of fruits including oranges and
pineapples. Its known for its ability to
strengthen the immune system thats
why orange juice is so relieving when
youve got a cold.

7. Cinnamon

Vitamin C works wonders in areas of skin repair and

prenatal health.
Getting your hands on a 100% natural organic orange juice
is one way to consume vitamin C also consider eating an
orange or two a few days each week.
6. Honey

activity.

Medicinal importance of honey has been

documented in the world's oldest medical
literatures, and since the ancient times, it
has been known to possess antimicrobial
property as well as wound-healing

The healing property of honey is due to the fact that it offers

antibacterial activity, maintains a moist wound condition,
and its high viscosity helps to provide a protective barrier
to prevent infection. Its immunomodulatory property is
relevant to wound repair too. The antimicrobial activity

Cinnamon can help lower blood sugar in folks dealing with

adult onset of diabetic tendencies. It also
contains antibiotic properties and can
help treat yeast infections.
8. Ginger
Its incredibly common for ginger to be used in the treatment
of flus and colds. Its also great for treating
an upset stomach and for nausea as well
as treating muscle and joint pain.
There is reason to avoid consuming ginger
in very large amounts if you are expecting
to be pregnant, however; some experts fear it may lead to
miscarriage.
9. Eucalyptus
When placed on skin, eucalyptus has
many antiseptic properties. Its also
commonly used in teas and inhaled to
fight coughs. Its also great at killing
fungus.

Source: http://www.webmd.com/

Healing Benefits of the Sun

Here are some benefits of getting a moderate amount of sun
exposure:

for rickets. Inadequate amounts of vitamin D can also lead

to a weakened immune system.

1. Sunlight and Vitamin D Synthesis

Our skin naturally contains a precursor to vitamin D. When

the suns ultraviolet rays touch the skin, they convert the
precursor to a molecule called vitamin D3, which then
follows a metabolic pathway through the liver and finally
to the kidneys, where its converted into a molecule called
calcitriol which is the hormonally active metabolite
of vitamin D.

Vitamin D is essential to healthy bones, because it helps you

absorb calcium, which strengthens your skeleton. Without
the vitamin, you could develop brittle bones, increasing
the chance of getting osteoporosis when youre older.
Children with insufficient vitamin D can
develop soft bones, putting them at risk

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2. Sunlight and whole foods send breast cancer into

remission. The American physician Dr. Zane Kime used
sunbathing and nutrition to cure his patients. Even in
terminal cases, Dr. Kime was able to completely reverse the
metastasized cancer.
3. The sun's light kills bad bacteria. The German solders
after WWI knew of the discoveries that had been made in
1903 by the Nobel Prize winner, Niels Finsen. They used
sunlight to disinfect and heal wounds.
4. Sunlight has a beneficial effect on
skin disorders, such as psoriasis, acne,
eczema and fungal infections of the
skin.
5. Sunlight lowers cholesterol. The sun
converts high cholesterol in the blood
into steroid hormones and the sex
hormones we need for reproduction.
In the absence of sunlight, the opposite
happens; substances convert to
cholesterol.
6. The sun's rays lower blood pressure. Even a single
exposure significantly lowers blood pressure in individuals
with high blood pressure. On the other hand, pharmaceutical
drugs such as Statins have side effects, such as robbing the
body of Coenzyme Q10. CoQ10 is essential for cellular and
heart energy.
7. Sunlight penetrates deep into the skin to cleanse the
blood and blood vessels. Medical literature published in

Europe showed that people with atherosclerosis (hardened

arteries) improved with sun exposure.
8. Sunlight increases oxygen content in human blood. And,
it also enhances the body's capacity to deliver oxygen to the
tissues; very similar to the effects of exercise. The sun has a
great effect on stamina, fitness and muscular development.
9. Sunlight builds the immune system. The white
blood cells, which increase with sun exposure, are called
lymphocytes, and these play a major
role in defending the body against
infections.
10. Regular sunlight exposure
increases the growth and height of
children, especially babies. Many
cultures throughout history have
recognized this fact. Studies have
shown the amount of sun exposure in
the first few months has an effect on
how tall the person grows.
11. Sunlight can cure depression. The noon sunshine can
deliver 100,000 lux. When we sit in offices for the best part
of the day, out of the sun, under neon and artificial lights
(150-600 lux), we are depriving ourselves of the illumination
of nature. Sunlight deprivation can cause a condition called
seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a form of depression. It
is more common in winter months, but also common in
people who work long hours in office buildings.

Source: http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5999/10-Healing-Benefits-of-the-Sun.html

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Health Benefits of Green Leafy Vegetables

The health benefits of green leafy vegetables are many, and

as such they should be an important part of a healthy diet.
Greens are packed with vitamins, minerals, and other
nutrients that prevent cancer and other diseases. According
to the food pyramid guidelines, an average adult needs 3
cups of leafy greens per week.
Greens that are commonly used in Indian recipes include
spinach (palak), fenugreek leaves (methi), mustard greens
(sarson ka saag), amaranth (thotakoora), gogu (gongura),
bachchali (a kind of spinach), and chukkakura (a tangy
leaf).
1. Dark leafy greens are a rich source of vitamin C, K, E, and
B, as well as iron, calcium, and fiber, which are essential
for good health. Recent studies have shown that Vitamin
K plays an important role in preventing osteoporosis,
arthritis, diabetes, and atherosclerosis. Vitamin E has been
shown to prevent skin cancer.
2. Greens contain beta carotene (vitamin A), lutein, and
zeaxanthin which are powerful antioxidants that destroy free
radicals (that damage and weaken our body cells), and help
protect our bodies from cancer. Beta carotene strenghtens
the immune system, while lutein and zeaxanthin prevent
degenerative eye diseases like cataract.

3. They are also known to slow down general age-related

cellular degeneration, and are great for our skin, hair, and
nails. Our bodies convert the beta carotene in leafy greens
like spinach to vitamin A which regulates the production
and turnover of cells so skins surface is smooth.
4. Greens also contain folate, which plays an important role
in the repair of damaged cells. Folate is known to reduce the
risk of colon, lung, cervix, and breast cancer.
5. The phytochemicals or antioxidants in greens like bok
choy and kale are enzymes that help fight cancer. These
enzymes also help with digestion and keep our digestive
tract healthy.
6. Greens are a rich source of potassium and magnesium.
Potassium helps regulate blood pressure, and magnesium
regulates blood sugar. A new study conducted at University
of Leicester, UK, has shown that eating one and a half cup
of extra servings of green leafy vegetables a day reduces the
risk of type 2 diabetes by 14 percent. Greens such as spinach
may also help reduce type 2 diabetes risk due to their high
magnesium content.
7. Greens are low in calories, have no cholesterol, and are
fat-free, and as such a must for any weight-loss plan. A
diet rich in green leafy vegetables coupled with physical
exercise, whether yoga or something else, is great for your
health.

Vitamin A has also been shown to reduce skin sensitivity to

sun. For excellent skin health, include three 1-cup servings
of foods rich in beta-carotene such as spinach and other
greens.
Sources
http://snap.nal.usda.gov
Foods That Heal, H. K. Bakhru
The Complete Book of Nutritional Healing, Deborah Mitchell

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