Jharkhand

• 22 Dec 2021

Tata Steel Gets 'Safety and Health Recognition 2021'

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• Recently Tata Steel has been recognized by the World Steel Association (WorldSteel) for its Safety and Health Excellence Initiative under the category 'Occupational Health Management'.

Key Points

• On behalf of Tata Steel, Neeraj Sinha, Chief Safety, Tata Steel received the award during the Safety and Health Committee meeting in Brussels, Belgium.
• Sanjeev Paul, Vice President (Safety Health and Sustainability) of Tata Steel said that Tata Steel has implemented many technological innovations and leveraged its digital transformation journey to advance workforce safety and business sustainability. The award will inspire Tata Steel to pursue excellence and prepare it for the future.
• The initiative consists of two technology driven innovative concepts 'POD Concept' and 'Digital COVID Safety Track' deployed at the company's manufacturing units. These applications ensured workforce safety and business continuity by mitigating COVID-19 risks and were rapidly implemented through the COVID Impact Center.
• POD (A Workforce Modernization Concept) has introduced self-sustaining clusters consisting of operation and maintenance personnel including contractors with self-contained skill sets to perform specific tasks.

Supplementary Budget of Rs 2926.12 Crore Passed in the Assembly

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• Recently, despite the BJP's walkout in the Jharkhand Assembly, the supplementary budget of Rs 2926.12 crore was passed by voice vote. The opposition BJP staged a walkout from the House to protest against the discrepancy in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) preliminary examination results.

Key Points

• According to the budgetary allocation, maximum provision of Rs 620 crore has been made in the pension head. After this, a provision of Rs 588 crore has been made for the Energy Department, Rs 518 crore for the Health Department and Rs 231 crore for the Water Resources Department.
• Similarly, a provision of Rs 208 crore has been made for Home Prison and Disaster Management Department, Rs 172 crore for Higher and Technical Education Department and Rs 188 crore for Women and Child Development Department.