CHAPTER-XI
NEYVELI LIGNITE CORPORATION LIMITED
11.1 Neyveli Lignite Corporation was registered as a Company on 14 th November, 1956. The mining operations were formally inaugurated on 20th May, 1957. The main constituent units of the Company are lignite Mines, Thermal Power Stations, Fertilizer Plant and Briquetting & Carbonisation Plant. Mine-I (6.5 Million Tonnes of Lignite per annum) feeds Thermal Power Station-I (600 MW), Briquetting & Carbonisation Plant (2,62,000 Tonnes of Coke-achievable capacity) and the Process Steam Plant. Mine-II (10.5 MT of Lignite per annum) feeds its captive Thermal Power Station-II ( 7x210 MW ). The Fertilizer Plant (achievable capacity 1,29,200 Tonnes of Urea per annum) which initially used raw lignite as feed-stock changed over to oil gasification in July, 1979 owing to operation and technological consideration. The power generated from TPS-I after meeting the NLC's requirements is fed into TNEB Grid which is the sole beneficiary. Power generated from TPS-II after meeting the needs of second mine is shared by Southern States viz. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and the Union Territory of Pondicherry.
11.2 The table-A below indicates the major products of Neyveli Lignite Corporation and their respective targets for the year 1999-2000 and actual performance upto the end of December’99
11.3 Lignite reserves in the country have been estimated at around 30300 million tonnes. Out of the above 3300 MT spread over 480 sq.km. is in the Neyveli Lignite fields in Cuddalore District and about 2000 m.t. has been identified as mineable under the presently adopted mining paramerters. Geological reserves of about 1167 MT of lignite have been identified in Jayamkondacholapuram of Trichy District of Tamilnadu. In Mannargudi and East of Veeranam, geological reserves of around 19,500 MT and 1420 MT of lignite have been estimated respectively.
Table-A
Product |
Target For 1999-2000 |
Achievement April’99 to December’99 |
| Lignite LT | 175.00 |
126.68 |
| Power Generation MU | 12431.00 |
9703.44 |
| Power Export MU | 10282.00 |
8068.76 |
| Urea T | 96000 |
17204 |
| Coke T | 240000 |
100128 |
| Raw lignite sales T | 1000000 |
314498 |
11.4 Lignite reserves at Neyveli are exploited by NLC which was incorporated as a private limited company in 1956 wholly owned by Govt.of India. With effect from 7th March 1986,the Corporation was converted into public limited company.
EXISTING PROJECTS :
11.5 NLC is an integrated complex consisting of two Lignite Mines, two Thermal Power Stations, a Fertilizer Plant based on Furnace Oil/LSHS and a Briquetting & Carbonisation Plant. The capacity of the various units is as given at Table-A below:-
Mine-I :
11.6 The first lignite mine which is in operation since 1961 with a capacity of 6.5 MT per annum using continuous mining technology viz.Bucket Wheel Excavators, Mobile Transfer Conveyors and system of conveyors which are used for extraction and transportation of lignite and Overburden. Spreaders are used for dumping of overburden. The technology and the equipment have been imported from Germany and German credit was availed for import of Specialised Mining Equipment.
Thermal Power Station-I
11.7 The Thermal Power Station-I(capacity 600 MW) has 6 units of 50 MW each and three units of 100 MW each. The nine units of this power station were commissioned between May'62 and Sept.1970. The equipments of this power station were imported from the then USSR under Indo-Soviet assistance Programme. The erection was entirely carried out by Indian Engineers / workers under the supervision of experts from USSR. Entire power generated from this Thermal Power Station after meeting NLC's requirement is fed into the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board grid which is the sole beneficiary.
Based on M/s. Technopromexpromt’s health studies, NLC submitted a proposal to GOI to extend the service life of the units of NTPS – I by another 15 years. Life Extension Programme of the units was sanctioned by GOI in March’92. Units were released for LEP works in successive phases and the last unit was re-commissioned back in March’99, thus completing the project.
Table-A
Mine-I ( with Float Machine ) ... 7.5 Mt/ annum.
Mine-II ... 10.5 Mt/ annum.
TPS-I (linked to Mine-I) ... 600 Mw
TPS-II (linked to Mine-II) ... 1470 Mw
Fertilizer Plant (Urea) ... 152,000 T/annum
(achievable capacity) ... 129,200 T/annum
Briquetting & Carbonisation Plant (Leco) ... 327,000 T/annum (achievable capacity of Coke) ... 262,000 T/annum
Mine-II :
11.8 Second Mine was implemented in two stages .. in the first stage the production capacity was 4.7 M.T.per annum and in second stage it was increased to 10.5 M.T. and the expansion was completed in Dec.'91 with the commissioning of last overburden system. Specialised Mining Equipment, viz. BWEs, Spreaders, Mobile Transfer Conveyors were imported from Germany with sizable indigenous content. The conveyors for Second Mine were supplied by M/s. Elecon Engineering, India.
Thermal Power Station-II:
11.9 The second power station was implemented in two stages.
Under Stage-I 210 MW of 3 units were commissioned between March'86 to March'88. Boilers were supplied by M/s.Trans-Electro, Hungary and Turbo Generators by M/s.Franco Tosi of Italy.
Under Stage-II, 4 units of 210 MW each were commissioned between March 1991 and June 1993. Equipment were supplied by M/s.BHEL, India. Power generated from the Second Thermal Power Station after meeting the NLC's internal requirements is being shared by the Southern States viz. Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Union Territory of Pondicherry in accordance with the formula on sharing of power applicable to the power stations set up in the Central Sector.
Fertilizer Plant :
11.10 Fertilizer Plant with an installed capacity of 1.52 lakh tonnes of Urea per annum was commissioned in 1966. The equipment of the Fertilizer Plant were supplied by M/s.PINTSCH PAMAG, M/s.Linde of West Germany and M/s.Ansaldo of Italy. Achievable capacity of this plants had been subsequently assessed in 1983-84 as 129,200 Tonnes per annum. Initially the plant used raw lignite as feed stock. However, due to certain operational and technological constraints, the plant was switched over to LSHS/Furnace Oil as feed stock since July 1979.
Briquettting and Carbonisation Plant
11.11 Briquetting and Carbonisation Plant was commissioned in 1966 with an installed capacity of 3.27 LT of Carbonised briquettes (Leco) per annum. The equipment were supplied by consortium of M/s.West German firms. The achievable capacity has been subsequently assessed as 2,62,000 T of Coke per annum. Coke is used in Electro chemical, Electro metallurgical industries as a reductant and in tea sector as a versatile fuel for drying and also as substitute for coal, in cement and paper industries. In the process of low temperature carbonisation adopted in the plant base chemicals vital to the chemical industries viz. Carbolic acid, Orthocresol, Metaparacresol, Xylenol, Multivalent phenol and neutral oil are also produced.
PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION :
First Mine Expansion Project :
11.12 The expansion of First Mine Project from 6.5 MT to 10.5MT per annum was sanctioned by Govt.of India in March'92 with a capital cost of Rs.1336.93 crores. In the meanwhile, Ministry of Coal, Govt. of India had instructed to stop further commitment on 26.8.93 due to uncertainities in the sanctioning of TPS-I Expansion and finalising the funding Agency. Subsequently, Ministry of Coal vide their letter dt.6th Oct.'94 informed that the embargo imposed on the expansion of Mine-I Expansion projects should be treated as withdrawn.
Accordingly, NIT was issued in Nov.’94 for Specialised Mining Equipment. After evaluation conditional LOI was issued for 2 Nos. of Bucket Wheel Excavators and 1 No. Spreader in December’95. The linked project of TPS-I Expansion (2 X 210 MW) was sanctioned by Government of India in February’96. Loan agreement (Foreign fund) with M/s KfW was finalised in March’97. The conditions of LOI was withdrawn in March’97 and the effective date of contract was reckoned as March’97. Based on this, system commissioning was scheduled in April’2000 and attaining full production by November’2002 against the original sanction of October’96 and May’99 respectively.
2000 mm conveyors were erected and commissioned in December’98. Erection works for BWEs, Spreader and 2400 mm conveyor system are in progress. Orders for the procurement of conveyor belt have been issued on 02.12.99. Non availability of land in the southern side of the existing Mine – I has resulted in delay in the installation of the new system. The system commissioning is now anticipated in September’2000 and attaining full production stage by 11/2002 .
Thermal Power Station-I Expansion (2x210 MW) :
11.13 Government of India sanctioned the installation of 2 units of 210 MW for expansion of first Thermal Power Station on 12th February’96 at a cost of Rs. 1590.58 Crores. M/s. MECON was appointed as Project consultant.
LOA for Main Plant Package (A01), was issued on 10th August ’98 to M/s Ansaldo, Italy Boiler erection works have been commenced on 30.06.99 and works are being carried out in full swing.
So far LOA has been issued for the following packages, viz., Lignite Handling System, 400 KV and 220 KV Switch yard, RCC Chimney, Circulating Water System, DM Water Plant, Cooling Tower and Power Transformer Bid evaluation is in progress for Ash Handling System.
For RCC Chimney, shell concreting to the height of 214 m has been completed. Excavation and civil works are in progress in respect of other packages.
The commissioning schedule Now anticipated for the units are Unit-I – 11/2001 & Unit-II – 05/2002.
Mine-I A:
11.14 Government of India on 26th February ’98 sanctioned the Mine-IA Project - 3 Million Tonnes of lignite per annum subject to obtaining Environmental Clearance from Ministry of Environment & Forests (MOE&F) at an estimated cost of Rs. 1032.81 Crores at Neyveli. Advance action for procurement of major equipment viz. Bucket Wheel Excavator (3 Nos), Spreader (4 Nos.), MTC (5 Nos.) and Conveyor System & Transport Crawler was initiated and tender issued on 28th February ’98. Conditional LOA for main mining equipment issued in Feb’99.Environment clearance was issued by MOE&F on 01.03.99 and conditions in LOA revoked on the same day itself .Manufacturing of main mining equipment is in progress and supply expected to commence in January’2000.
REVAMPING OF FERTILIZER AND B & C PLANT :
Fertilizer Plant
11.15 A report was prepared by M/s. Project and Development India Ltd., Sindri for installation of single ammonia reactor and accessories in place of existing 3 reactors at an estimated cost of Rs.50.00 crores for safe operation of the ammonia plant and to improve the capacity utilisation of ammonia and urea plant. LOI was issued to M/s PDIL in May’97. The unit was scheduled to be released for Ammonia revamping in May’99 and completed by July’99, but the plant could be taken shutdown only on 25.06.99. Due to delay in the execution of the project by M/s. PDIL especially in the synthesis gas compressor, now the project is expected to be completed by the middle of April’2000.
Revamping of Urea Plant :
For improving the specific consumption of ammonia per Tonne of Urea, Board on its 30.07.98 meeting approved M/s Casale’s Urea Revamp proposal. An agreement has been signed on 27.02.99 with M/s. Casale, Switzerland for the turnkey project of modification of urea reactors with Casale’s trays at a total cost of about Rs. 25 crores. M/s Urea Casale has submitted the Bank Guarantee for advance payment and contract performance. Advance amount of Rs. 3.75 Crores has been paid to M/s Urea Casale.
B&C Plant :
11.16 Nitrogen purification unit as a part of instrument revamping of B & C plant has been completed in September’99.
PERFORMANCE OF EXISTING PROJECTS :
11.17 Overburden removal, lignite production, gross power generation and its export, production of urea and coke during the year 1999-2000 ( April’99 to December’99) are indicated below
| Product | Unit | April’99 to December’99 |
|
Target |
Actual |
||
| Overburden | LM3 |
649.50 |
739.12 |
| Lignite | LT |
129.00 |
126.68 |
| Power Gross | MU |
9065.00 |
9703.44 |
| Power Export | MU |
7494.00 |
8068.76 |
| Urea | LT |
0.64 |
0.17 |
| Coke | LT |
1.78 |
1.00 |
Reasons for shortfall in production:
Lignite from Mine – I affected due to : i) Sufficient quantity of lignite could not be exposed in the south face and still lying below the various overburden benches due to irregular geometrical shape, and ii) also due to non-availability of land in the required area owing to court cases, etc. resulting in restriction of mining, resulting in to criticality in lignite exposure.
Fertiliser : The revamping of Ammonia Reactors got postponed against the original schedule of May – July ’99. The work has been taken up from 25.06.99 and is expected to be completed by the middle of January - 2000
B&C plant – Coke: Coke production could not be matched with the target owing to – i) restricted supply of lignite from Mine-I limiting the production to 2 / 3 Carboniser level up to October’99 and also due to marketing problem of coke products and to avoid accumulation of stock.
PRODUCTIVITY:
11.18 The productivity performance in 1998-99 and 1999-2000 April’99 to December’99 are furnished in the table below :
OUTPUT PER MANSHIFT (OMS)
| Unit | 1998-99 |
1999-2000 (Apr.99 to Dec.’99) |
||
Actual |
Target |
Actual |
||
| Mine-I (OB+ Lig.) | Tonne |
95.56 |
75.28 |
93.63 |
| Mine-II (OB+ Lig.) | Tonne |
102.54 |
94.98 |
103.60 |
| T.P.S-I | KwHr. |
10393 |
7620 |
10053 |
| T.P.S-II | KwHr. |
18794 |
11776 |
18614 |
| Fertiliser | Tonne |
0.2057 |
0.2299 |
0.0705 |
| B & C Plant | Tonne |
0.76 |
0.71 |
0.48 |
11.19 The PLF achieved by TPS-I and TPS-II during 1998-99 and 1999-2000 April’99 to December’99 are as under :
( in percentage )
Unit |
1998-99 |
1999-2000 (Apr.99 to Dec’99) |
|
Actual |
Target |
Actual |
|
T.P.S-I |
71.77 |
67.47 |
70.19 |
T.P.S-II |
74.30 |
65.89 |
71.37 |
AUTHORISED CAPITAL :
11.20 The authorised capital of NLC is Rs2000 crores. The investment by Govt.of India upto 31.03.99 is as under :
Rs. in Crores
| Equity | 1796.78 |
|
| Loan from GOI | 279.91 |
Rs 50.13 crores of loans pertaining to Power transmission system to be transferred to Power Grid Corpn. of India Ltd., |
* Disinvestment made by the Govt. includes Rs. 3.70 Crores transferred to the employees.
FINANCIAL STRUCTURE :
11.21 Till December’99 shares of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited amounting to Rs 108.07 Crores have been disinvested by the Govt. of India.
From April’99 to December’99 NLC earned a profit before tax of Rs 334.53 Crores (Provl.) Authorised capital of the Company is Rs. 2000.crores. Paid up capital of the company as on 31.03.99 is Rs. 1796.78 Crores which includes Rs. 119.07 Crores relating to Power Grid corporation Ltd. which are in the process of reduction on account of transfer of Transmission business to PGCIL. The total workforce of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited as on 31.12.99 stands at 21289. Sales turnover during 1999-2000 up to December’99 is Rs 1083.60 Crores (Prov.)
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE :
11.22 NLC has been making profits since 1976-77. During 1998-99 the Corporation earned a pretax profit of Rs 653.60 Crores. The Corporation has earned pretax profit of Rs 334.53 Crores (Prov.) during 1999-2000 (Upto December’99). The cumulative profit amounted to Rs 2239.77 Crores as on 31.3.99.
NLC has declared its maiden dividend of Rs. 89.84 Crores for the year 1998-99. By the way of diversion of central plan Assistance towards dues, NLC received Rs.166.79 Crores from April’99 to Dec’99 .Total amount of Rs. 532.21 Crores has been received towards this up to December’99.
11.23 The sales turnover in 98-99 was Rs 1703.71 Crores against Rs1475.80 crores during 1997-98– highest ever since inception. The sales turnover during 99-2000 (up to December’99) was Rs 1083.60 Crores (Provl.) as against Rs 1100.50 Crores during the corresponding period of last year.
Product wise sales during 1999-2000 (Up to December’99) is as under :
| Product | Value (Rs. in crores) |
| Lignite (sales to outsiders) | 24.62 |
| Power (including transmission charges) | 995.63 |
| Urea (including retention price) | 23.65 |
| Coke | 31.35 |
| B&C By products & others | 8.35 |
| Total | 1083.60 |
NLC has accumulated outstanding dues in respect of electricity supplied to the various Southern Region Electricity Board to the extent of Rs. 1484.83 Crores as on 31.12.99. Efforts are continuing to realise the dues as well as to prevent a further build up of arrears.
LIGNITE EXPLORATION :
11.24 Lignite reserves in India have been currently estimated at around 30300 million tonnes. The state wise distribution of lignite reserves is as Table-A below:-
CONTRACTUAL EXPLORATION & DRILLING ACTIVITIES :
A quantum of 6000m was earmarked for carrying out drilling in Mine-II Expansion and Mine-III areas during the period 1999-2000. This quantum of drilling is essentially for checking depositional anomalies and for filling up of data gaps. During the period April’99 to December’99 a total quantum of 1766 m have been completed involving 14 bore holes. The lignite thickness ranges between 12.00 and 20.00 m.
Table-A
| State | Area | Geological reserves(M.T.) | |
| Tamilnadu & Pondy |
Neyveli Bahur Jayamkondachola puram Mannargudi East of Veeranam Kudikadu Micheal Patti MeenSuruti Kulanchavadi |
3300 575 1167 19500 1422 133 23 458 175 |
26753 |
| Rajasthan | 1828 |
||
| Gujarat | 1505 |
||
| Jammu & Kashmir | 128 |
||
| Kerala | 108 |
||
| Total | 30322 |
||
Drilling under promotional scheme (funded by Government of India).
The 32nd Sub-Committee on Coal & Lignite had recommended initially a total meterage of 55,000 for Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Gujarat for the year 1999-2000. The recent core group meeting held at Ranchi on 14.07.99 had pruned down promotional lignite exploration to 47,000 m for 1999-2000 due to resource constraint. The break-up details are given below :-
Sl. No.Meterage allocated |
Gravity Survey (area in Sq. km) |
|||
1. |
Tamil Nadu |
26970 |
--- |
|
2. |
Rajasthan |
15030 |
300 |
|
3. |
Gujarat |
5000 |
--- |
|
Total |
47000 |
300 |
||
Tamil Nadu :
Out of a total quantum of 26970 m drilling programmed for Tamil Nadu, 15400 m would be drilled in Mannargudi basin, 9570 m would be drilled in East of Veeranam area and the balance 2000 m was allocated for Regional scanning. As against the target of 26970 m, MECL had completed 25166 m during the period April ’99 to December’99.
Mannargudi :
During the period April ’99 to December’99, MECL had completed 14111 m involving 47 bore holes. The lignite thickness ranges between 9.00 m and 37.00 m and depth ranging from 164.00 m to 294.00 m. The lignite occurs mostly in 3 to 4 seams.
East of Veeranam area :
Drilling was continued on 800 m grid during the period April ’99 to December ’99. Drilling on 800 m grid could not be completed within 1:15 ratio as sites are not accessible due to intensive cultivation. During the period under review, MECL has completed 9487 m involving 37 bore holes. The lignite thickness ranges between 2.40 m and 20.20 m and depth ranging from 182.00 m to 253.00 m.
Regional Scanning :
The lignite boundary was not delineated in the western side of Bahur lignite field. Hence, it was proposed to drill few bore holes in order to ascertain whether the lignite seam is extending or showing pinching tendency. During the period under review, a total quantum of 1568 m involving 10 bore holes were drilled. The lignite thickness ranges between 2.20 m and 5.00 m and depth ranging from 51.00 m to 71.00 m.
Rajasthan :
Out of 12030 m allocated for Sindhari block in Barmer District for the year 1999-2000, 15502 m have been drilled involving 51 bore holes. Out of 3000 m allocated for both South Barmer and Chokala block, 2939.80 m have been drilled involving 10 bore holes
A total area of 300 sq.km has been allocated for Rajasthan for Gravity Survey. Out of this, survey was conducted in 103 sq.km area involving 2603 stations in Nagurda block, Barmer district and 116 sq.km area involving 2900 stations in Nagrasar-Nokhra block, Bikaner district.
Gujarat :
Out of 5000 m allocated for Tadkeshwar area in Surat district, a total quantum of 3864.35 have been drilled involving 14 bore holes.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT :
11.25 The Research and Development activities were continued during the year. The details of various R&D activities being carried out are given below:
I. Coal S & T projects:
It is a joint project implemented by NLC and University of Madras. The project involves biological method of application - a VAM fungi in Neyveli Mines spoils/ash pond area and in normal soils for trees plantation. Field experiments are in progress at ash pond – TPS-I, afforestation – Mine-II, CARD, and Corporate Office. In these sites 20 different types of fruits and forest tree species were planted with VAM and bio-fertiliser inoculation to know the effect of VAM on tree species.
This is a S&T project jointly implemented by NLC and Central Fuel Research Institute (CFRI), Dhanbad. It is proposed to study the effect of fly ash on soil and crop response in short term / long term basis.
Using various levels of fly ash, field experiments were conducted at two locations viz. Mines spoil and laterite soil. At Mines spoil, high yield was achieved with the application of 20 Tonnes / hectare fly ash in green manure and paddy and at laterite soil maize crop applied with 200 Tonnes / hectare fly ash registered higher grain and straw yield when compared to control. Further field experiment is in progress.
This is a joint project with NLC and Annamalai University for developing green cover in the abandoned ash pond area using advanced biological reclamation techniques. Preliminary survey and collection of surface samples from different locations has been completed and analysis of physio-chemical and microbiological properties are in progress. Purchase action have been initiated to procure equipment approved for the project.
The project involves joint research work between CARD/NLC and CFRI / Dhanbad under assistance from Department of Coal. Literature collections are being made and purchase action initiated for the procurement of equipment.
The project aims to explore the possibility of bulk utilisation of fly ash for highways road development. The work will be jointly carried out between NLC and Anna University, Chennai.
II) Foreign Collaboration in the field of Science & Technology Projects::
1) Lignite Energy Research Institute (LERI) :
N.L.C is implementing a project to upgrade CARD into a National level LIGNITE ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (LERI) with assistance from UNIDO. The project will provide a centre for excellence in lignite related technology. Further it helps to bridge the gap in technical capabilities available at CARD in the field of lignite usage and its associated environmental problems. The project covers various sections as follows:
Sophisticated instruments like TGA/DTA, Autoclave, Computer network were commissioned and are being successfully operated and utilised. A pilot plant for Fluidized Bed Gasification, reactor for gasification study were also commissioned. However, during the trial runs, certain technical problems were faced and are being sorted out.
Establishment of LERI Project – Phase-I completed in November ’99.
MANPOWER :
11.26 The total manpower of NLC as on 31.12.99 is indicated below :
Category |
Technical |
Non- Technical |
Total |
| Executives | 2899 |
445 |
3344 |
Supervisor |
1368 |
691 |
2059 |
Staff |
3640 |
2563 |
6203 |
Workmen |
7073 |
2610 |
9683 |
Total |
14980 |
6309 |
21289 |
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS :
11.27 The Industrial Relations atmosphere in NLC signifies employee friendly attitude of the Management which shows greater care in dealing with Human Resources. The recognised Unions and Associations in turn are looking beyond their own problems to realise their responsibility to be more responsive to the needs of increasing productivity. Thus the overall Industrial Relations scenario continues to be cordial.
WELFARE :
Housing:
11.28 The sprawling residential township with a maze of roads, excellent drainage systems, waste disposal arrangements, water facility and other recreational facilities provide the perfect ambience for the employees and their dependents to feel comfortable, secured and create the atmosphere of being well cared for by the Management.
As high as 21,510 houses nestled in the green canopy of trees make NLC Township a place ecologically balanced and environment friendly to live in to achieve of quality of work life. It is abound with facilities for quality education up to college level, medical care, recreation, religious needs and shopping.
Medical Services :
11.29 NLC Hospital is contemplating the best posture it can take in providing a wide range of Health Care Services to it’s employees, dependent population and other rural communities (over 3,00,000). It engages in four broad areas of activity:
FAMILY WELFARE :
11.30 NLC Hospital has been signed out as one of the best Medical Institution in the State for reforming sterlisations with zero failures. During the year 1999-2000 upto Dec’99 as high as 724 sterlisations were performed. Little less than one half of them ( 328 ) were rural beneficiaries.
EDUCATION :
11.31 The NLC township is teeming with over 35 schools and a college for meeting the educational needs of children of employees and children from nearby villages. Drawing support from participation of other institutions , NLC offers quality education with most of the children making appreciable grades at High School and +2 levels. 18 NLC managed schools have also come into the limelight in the recent years for achieving excellence in the school and college curriculum. NLC has also instituted number of scholarship scheme to harness the full potentials of children.
SPORTS :
11.32 The bottom-line equations of NLC include programmes and facilities for the development of sports among employees as well as students. This goal is best served by the development of sports stadium that house facilities for conducting state and national level tournaments. Schools make best use of these facilities to give equal importance to sports activities that help the students achieve overall development. The Sports Control Board is behind planning sports activities and developing facilities to meet the growing needs for sports and leisure time games.
CONCERN FOR SOCIAL WELFARE:
11.33 NLC’s concern for social welfare is highlighted by it’s commitment to serve the cause in general and more particularly of physically, mentally and socially handicapped population of Neyveli and beyond through Organisations such as Neyveli Health Promotion and Social Welfare Society and SNEHA Opportunity School. While the former upholds the specific needs of physically handicapped and destitute women through rehabilitation programmes the latter offer timely succour to mentally retarded children in making them useful and productive members of the society. NLC has not only provided infrastructure facilities for the operation of these programmes but more importantly extend financial support for their sustained growth.
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT :
11.34 Training is the powerful tool which NLC utilises effectively to harness it’s vast human resource potential, manage their career development and plan for enriching their skills/professions in line with the technological advancement. The training complex with modern facilities organise various training programmes to make the employees update their knowledge. The demands for continuing education at shop-floor level are also fully met.
To nourish managerial excellence, executives, professionals and skilled workmen are sent for training outside in premier training institutions in India and abroad. Training facilities offered by equipment manufacturers are also being utilised before installing new equipment / machinery. Details of training during 1999-2000 up to December’99 are at Table-A below :-
ENERGY CONSERVATION :
11.35 Separate cell is functioning with adequate staff to continuously monitor conservation of energy in the production units as also service units and township.
INDIGENISATION :
11.36 Indigenisation is a continuous process and separate cell continuously monitoring the items to be indigenised in various units of NLC During 1998-99, 39 items were indigenised with a value of over Rs.106.60 lakhs.
Table-A
| Details | April’99 to December’99 |
| In-house programme | 6513 |
| Deputation training within India | 897 |
| Training abroad | 14 |
| Total | 7424 |
GENERAL :