Administrative Changes in Setting up of Sail

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel, Shri A. Sai Prathap has said that the Government has approved a proposal for discontinuation of the Managing Directors of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) Steel Plants at Durgapur, Rourkela, Bokar, Bhilai and IISCO from the SAIL Board and selection and appointments of plant Managing Directors by the SAIL Board as is in case for below Board level appointments. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today he said, after discontinuation, the Managing Directors would be re-designated as Chief Executive Officers of respective plants in the existing pay-scales which would be equivalent to the pay scales of Directors on the Board with a proviso to continue as special permanent invitees on the Board of Directors.

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