vizag steel plant

vizag steel plant – Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) has released the results of the medical examination conducted on October 21 and 22 for the recruitment of Junior Trainee & Operator cum Mechanic Trainee posts.

Trade unions express concerns over the potential privatization of vizag steel plant despite assurances from the Union Minister for Steel. NMDC's Nagarnar Steel Plant aims to induct approximately 100 VSP employees on deputation, suggesting a shift towards privatization. Plans also include voluntary retirements and removal of contract employees.

Another seven companies showed interest in buying the vizag steel plant and the number has reached 29 on the closure of Expression of Interest (EOI) on Thursday.

Justice K C Bhanu of the AP high court has directed the state and central governments to explain the reasons for non-allotment of captive mines to Visakhapatnam Steel Plant within two weeks.

The vizag steel plant (VSP) is now setting up a 1,000-bed Covid Care Hospital in Steel Township at Kurmannapalem.

The vizag steel plant agitation committee has gave a call for Vizag bandh on March 28. Steel plant union president and Vizag Steel Parirakshana Porata Committee convenor J Ayodhya Ram said they will continue fight against the government’s privatisation move.

The CPM has demanded clarification from the Andhra Pradesh government over the vizag steel plant issue.

The AP high court on Thursday issued notices to the Centre seeking its response within four weeks on the issue of disinvestment of vizag steel plant (VSP). Former CBI joint director VV Lakshmi Narayana and others had approached the high court challenging the privatisation move of VSP.

Andhra Pradesh industries and IT minister Gudivada Amarnath said that Telangana IT minister KTR's comments on vizag steel plant were meaningless and the YSRCP government had been opposing the steel plant privatization move by the central government.

A contract worker of vizag steel plant (VSP) was killed and two others injured when a former employee attacked them with an iron rod on the plant premises here on Wednesday.

A major fire broke out at the steel melting shop (SMS) in vizag steel plant (VSP) on Sunday, allegedly due to poor maintenance of the wing.

Police in Visakhapatnam arrested 65 protesters who demanded merging vizag steel plant with SAIL. The protests were mostly peaceful but highlighted dissatisfaction over unfulfilled promises by the Union Minister for Steel regarding plant revival. The plant is currently operating at reduced capacity, causing significant financial losses, prompting calls for government intervention.

Two engineers of a private agency died after an "incident" at state-run Rashtriya Ispat Nigam's steel-making facility here on Monday.

The vizag steel plant agitation committee gave a call for Vizag bandh on March 28 as the anti-privatization of the plant movement would be completed 400 days by Friday.

TDP State President Palla Srinivas has asserted that 50% of vizag steel plant jobs should be reserved for displaced locals as contract workers, emphasizing their rights are non-negotiable. He clarified the government supports the single-window contractor system for plant overhaul, recalling TDP's past efforts to prevent privatization.