TATA Steel's prominence on safety at all levels of its operations received national ovation with the Company bagging the prestigious National Safety Award today.

TATA Steel's Bhelatand A and Sijua Colliery of the Jharia division were honored for holding a record of Longest accident free period in terms of man shifts worked and Lowest injury frequency rate for the Year 2008, 2009 and 2010.

TATA Steel, Jharia division's underground coal mines won total 4 awards. Bhelatand A Colliery won the award for being the Longest accident free mine under difficult mining condition for the year 2008 & 2010 and Lowest injury frequency rate for the Year 2009 while the Sijua Colliery was adjudged the runner up in the same category for the year 2008.

Mr Pranab Mukherjee Honble President of India presented the award to TATA Steel representatives Mr Sanjay Kumar Singh & Mr Satnam Singh, Mr Kumar Akhilesh Singh & Mr RamlalMahato, Mr Barun Kumar Banerjee & Mr BH Roy of Bhelatand A Colliery and Mr RK Jain & Mr Arun Sonar of Sijua Colliery at a function held at VigyanBhawan, New Delhi.

Also present at the occasion were Mr MallikarjunKharge union minister of Labor and Employment, Government of India, Mr K Suresh minister of State for Labor & Employment, Government of India, Dr MrityunjaySarangi secretary, Mr SatishPuri director general of Mines Safety.