Tata Steel, today, paid homage to Sir Dorabji Tata on his 160th Birth Anniversary at the Sir Dorabji Tata Park, Jamshedpur. Mr. Anand Sen, President, TQM & Steel Business, Tata Steel, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Mr. R Ravi Prasad, President, Tata Workers’ Union was the Guest of Honour for the function.

The function saw floral tributes being offered by all present. It was attended by senior executives of Tata Steel including Mr. Chanakya Choudhary, Vice President, Corporate Services, Mr. Sudhansu Pathak, Vice President, Steel Manufacturing, Mr. Arun Misra, Vice President, Raw Materials, and Mr. Avneesh Gupta, Vice President, Shared Services. Others present included senior citizens, representatives from the Tata Workers’ Union, and Company employees.

In his address to the gathering, Mr. Anand Sen said, “Sir Dorabji Tata was the first Chairman of Tata Steel, who infused the Company with standards in corporate governance that were way ahead of its time. A keen sportsman from his early years, Sir Dorabji Tata was the first President of the Indian Olympic Association and was instrumental in steering India’s entry into the Olympics. On this auspicious day, we remember him with respect and reverence for his contribution to Industry and Sports”.

Mr. R Ravi Prasad said, “The very existence of the city of Jamshedpur should be credited to the efforts of Sir Dorabji Tata. A hundred years back when there was not even a communication system in place, he was instrumental in the development of the city and various employee welfare measures like 8-hour working day, Provident Fund, Medical Aid, Maternity Leave, Gratuity etc. Truly, Sir Dorabji Tata played a great role in the development of Tata Steel and the city of Jamshedpur”.

Apart from the initiatives for Tata Steel and the city of Jamshedpur, Sir Dorabji Tata was instrumental in securing a place for India in the 1924 Olympics at Paris and was chosen as a Member of the International Olympic Committee. India won its first Gold medal in Hockey at the very next Olympics in 1928 in Amsterdam.

Sir Dorabji Tata Birth Anniversary celebrations was also marked by various sporting activities organised by the Sports department of Tata Steel. These included Inter Divisional Water Polo Championship for women employees, Inter School Swimming Championship, Inter Centre Boxing Championship, Community Sports Athletics Events, Yoga competition, Intra Centre Badminton Competition and Inter School Karate Championship. Each of the activities witnessed large scale participation.

Celebration of Sir Dorabji Tata Birth Anniversary & National Sports Day 2019

Intra centre Badminton Competition

Inter Centre Boxing Championship 2019

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Celebration of Sir Dorabji Tata Birth Anniversary & National Sports Day 2019

Yoga Members' Yog Competition

"CELEBRATION OF
Sir Dorabji Tata Birth Anniversay & National Sports Day"

Community Sports Athletics Events 2019
on 23/08/2019 at Keenan Stadium

CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL SPORTS DAY 2019

"INTER SCHOOL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP - 2019
Date: 26th August 2019
Venue: Swimmig Pool, JRD Tata Sports Complex"

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Tata Steel group is among the top global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 33 million tonnes per annum (MnTPA). It is one of the world's most geographically-diversified steel producers, with operations and commercial presence across the world. The group (excluding SEA operations) recorded a consolidated turnover of US $22.67 billion in the financial year ending March 31, 2019. In 2018, Tata Steel acquired Bhushan Steel Ltd (now renamed as Tata Steel BSL Ltd).

A Great Place to Work-Certified^TM organisation, Tata Steel Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, is spread across five continents with an employee base of over 65,000.

Tata Steel retained the ‘Global Steel Industry Leader’ position in the DJSI 2018. The Company has been recognised as the Climate Disclosure Leader in ‘Steel category’ by CDP (2017). Besides being a member of the World Steel Climate Action Programme, Tata Steel has won several awards including the Prime Minister’s Trophy for the best performing integrated steel plant for 2016-17, ‘GreenPro’ certification for products (Tata Pravesh Steel Doors, Tata Structura, Tata Pipes) by CII, Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) status (Tier 2) by the Directorate of International Customs (Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India), ‘Corporate Strategy Award’ by Mint (2018), Golden Peacock Award for Risk Management (2018) and Best Risk Management Framework & Systems Award (2019) by CNBC TV18. The Company also received the ‘Most Ethical Company’ award from Ethisphere Institute for the eight time (2019), Steel Sustainability Champion (2018) by the World Steel Association, Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards (2019), Golden Peacock HR Excellence Award by Institute of Directors (2018), ‘Best Companies To Work For’ recognition by Business Today, 'Asia's Best Integrated Report' award by the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (2017), among several others.

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