The award, instituted by Tata Steel in 2007, the centenary year of the private sector steel maker and diamond jubilee year of the Indian Institute of Metals, had so far been given to industry champions like Ratan N Tata and E Sreedharan to name a few, SAIL said in a release today.
Union Steel and Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar presented the award in Pune last Friday that also carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh.