Mittal Jharkhand CSR plan launched

Following the selection of Torpa-Kamdara region as the proposed site for its 12 million ton integrated steel plant, ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, has announced a slew of corporate social activities in the region.

In the first phase, ArcelorMittal proposed to start professional training institutes like industrial training institute (ITI), which would strive to impart training to the local youth.

In a release, M P Singh, vice president M&A global mining, who unveiled the activities in Ranchi today, said, the girls and boys in the area would be able to significantly improve their entrepreneurship, employability and earning capabilities through the training facilities and enhance the probability of their recruitment in the future operations of ArcelorMittal in Jharkhand.

ArcelorMittal was under advanced consultations with the Jharkhand government regarding allocation of land for the ITI and hoped to start regular session within a year.

Fifty scholarships would be awarded to deserving local school girls and boys of the region on merit, which on a tenure basis for three years would be renewed annually on the basis of their performance.

Acknowleding the inherent talent and fondness for hockey in the region, ArcelorMittal would sponsor inter-block hockey tournament for girls and boys for Khunti and Gumla districts. The tournaments would be organised with the support of district and state hockey federations.

"The government of India, Jharkhand government and various non-governmental organizations are quite conscious of the developmental needs of the area and have been promoting suitable developmental activities in the region. ArcelorMittal would be willing to support such efforts of the governmental and non-governmental organizations," said Singh.

"This is part of the corporate responsibility strategy of ArcelorMittal wherever it operates to act as socially responsible leaders since the very first days of project implementation," he added.