TV Narendran Leads Ceremony at Steelennium Hall; Wellness Leader Award Introduced This Year
Key Points:
- Sixth SHE Excellence Awards held at Steelennium Hall, Jamshedpur on March 30
- New Wellness Leader Award introduced to boost departmental health performance
- Coke Plants, Jamshedpur wins Environment Excellence Green Award this year
JAMSHEDPUR — Tata Steel held its sixth edition of the Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Excellence Awards at Steelennium Hall in Jamshedpur on March 30, 2026, honouring employees and vendor partners for outstanding contributions to workplace safety, health, and environmental sustainability.
The Tata Steel SHE Excellence Awards were first instituted in FY20. They were conceived to acknowledge employees who demonstrate leadership in safety, health, and environment. This year’s edition marked a significant expansion with the introduction of the Wellness Leader Award category.
TV Narendran, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Steel, was the Chief Guest. He stressed the organisation’s commitment to achieving zero fatalities. He also underlined the need to meet stringent environmental norms across all operations and said safety must move beyond mere compliance to become a demonstrated behaviour embedded in organisational culture.
The programme also featured a virtual keynote by Akash Latchman, Chief Operating Officer of Tata Steel Nederland. He offered global perspectives on strengthening safety culture through leadership behaviour, risk anticipation, and people-centric systems.
Rajiv Mangal, Vice President — Safety, Health and Sustainability, delivered the opening remarks. He emphasised consistent execution, personal accountability, and leadership commitment in eliminating safety and environmental risks. The event was organised under his leadership alongside Neeraj Kumar Sinha, Chief Safety.
Meanwhile, Shailesh Kumar Singh, Deputy President of Tata Workers’ Union, highlighted the steady evolution of the awards. He stressed the importance of recognising frontline workers and vendor partners as critical enablers of safety excellence.
The winners across all categories were as follows:
| Category | Winner | Organisation / Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Safety Evangelist – Worker | Mohammad Subhani Ansari | Narbod Constructions Pvt Ltd, TSJ |
| Safety Evangelist – Worker | Maiya Devi Tudu | The Adibasi Welfare Society, TSJ |
| Safety Evangelist – Worker | Anantaram Gagarai | United Infracore Limited, RM-FAP Joda |
| Safety Evangelist – Supervisor | Saikat Ghosh | S.S.E. Contracts Pvt Ltd, TSM |
| Safety Evangelist – Supervisor | Ravi Kumar, Munna Khan | RM Division, Sijua Group |
| Safety Evangelist – Supervisor | Rahul Malakar | RHI Magnesita India Limited, TSG |
| Apex Safety Torchbearer (Large Vendor) | M/s Karthikeya Engineering Corporation | Asset & Energy Management |
| Apex Safety Torchbearer (Small Vendor) | M/s Quaker Chemical India Pvt Ltd | Operation TSJ & Asset & Energy Management |
| Safety Evangelist – NOPR | Sweta Kumari Gupta | Asset & Energy Management |
| Safety Evangelist – NOPR | Avijit Gorai | TSK |
| Safety Evangelist – NOPR | Bineet Prakash | Coke Plants TSJ |
| Safety Evangelist – OPR | Rajeev Kumar | Raw Material, Sijua |
| Safety Evangelist – OPR | Manish Kumar | A&EM, Electrical Maintenance |
| Safety Evangelist – OPR | Rakesh Kumar Shaw | M&S FP, Tube Division, ST Mill |
| Apex Safety Torchbearer (Group) | OMQ Khondbond | Raw Material Division |
| Best 5S & Visual Workplace Management | CRM Khopoli | — |
| Wellness Leader Award – Winner | FM Mechanical | Asset & Energy Management |
| Wellness Leader Award – 1st Runner Up | H Blast Furnace | TSJ |
| Wellness Leader Award – 2nd Runner Up | Logistic Operation | TSK |
| Environment Excellence Green Award | Coke Plants | Tata Steel Jamshedpur |
The ceremony was attended by senior leaders, managing directors of associated companies, chiefs, union representatives, award winners, finalists, safety professionals, and vendor partners. In addition, the event commenced with a safety contact on the theme of “zero harm,” reinforcing the organisation’s core commitment to a fatality-free workplace environment.
