Visakhapatnam: Union Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy offered prayers to Lord Venkateswara Swamy in Tirumala on Thursday morning, seeking strength for him and the workforce of RINL in taking the entity to “greater heights of excellence and efficiency.”
“Strength is within you. With your hard work, I would like to bring this plant to the number-one position in the country,” Kumaraswamy told the RINL officials and workers at a meeting he held in Ukkunagaram.
He expressed confidence that RINL will play a major role in achieving the 300 million tonne production target as part of the Viksit Bharat Atma Nirbhar Bharat goal.
Addressing the RINL collective at the Tenetti Viswanadham auditorium of RINL, Kumaraswamy praised the employees for their struggle, hard work and commitment towards achieving steady progress in production in the last three months.
He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his help in reviving the RINL by sanctioning a Rs.11,440 crore package.
Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma, minister of state for steel and heavy industries, thanked Kumaraswamy and Modi for help in reviving RINL. AK Saxena, CMD, RINL thanked the unions for their support in the revival of RINL.
Later, Kumaraswamy and Varma interacted with representatives of trade unions, SC/ST associations, OBC association, WIPS, steel executives association etc in the conference hall.
