The Minister of Steel, Shri Beni Prasad Verma has said that Profit After Tax (PAT) of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) during April to September, 2012 at Rs. 1240 crore has been lower by 7.04% over corresponding period last year (April-September 2011) mainly due to adverse impact of input prices, particularly imported coal, salary & wages, higher interest & depreciation, reduction in interest earnings and increase in royalty on minerals, etc. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today Shri Verma said, SAIL has undertaken Modernization/Expansion of its Steel Plants/Units at an estimated cost of about Rs.72,000 crore. The benefits from Modernization/Expansion would start accruing after their completion/ commissioning only.
The plant-wise details of total number of regular employees (executive and non executive) and contract labours working in SAIL are as under:
| Plant |
Regular employees (as on 1.11.2012) |
Contract Labour (as on 31.10.2012) |
|
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Executive |
Non-executive |
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| Bhilai Steel Plant |
3767 |
25350 |
28377 |
| Rourkela Steel Plant |
2211 |
15814 |
19029 |
| Durgapur Steel Plant |
1645 |
10713 |
6900 |
| Bokaro Steel Plant |
2708 |
16856 |
8973 |
| IISCO Steel Plant |
979 |
7577 |
13748 |
| Alloy Steel Plant |
290 |
1110 |
640 |
| Salem Steel Plant |
322 |
1019 |
203 |
| Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Plant |
228 |
816 |
1077 |