Prakash Kumar Singh, is the Chairman of
Steel Authority of India Limited
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is a central public sector undertaking based in New Delhi, India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Steel, Government of India with an annual turnover of INR 1,03,480 Crore (US$13 billion) for fis ...
, SAIL, one of the largest state-owned steel making company based in India and one of the major steel makers in world.
Career
P K Singh obtained his degree in Metallurgy from
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. Singh joined SAIL,
Bokaro Steel Plant
Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) is located in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand. It is the fourth integrated public sector steel plant in India built with Soviet help. It was incorporated as a limited company in 1964. It was later merged with the state ...
in 1980.
Regarded as an expert in
blast furnace technology and operations, Singh has contributed many technical papers on emerging technologies and challenges in steel industry. .work at bokaro steel plant as general manager blast furnace( operation).
Singh was Executive Director (Works) at
Bhilai Steel Plant
The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), located in Bhilai, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, is India's first and main producer of steel rails, as well as a major producer of wide steel plates and other steel products. The plant also produces steel and ...
and prior to that he was Executive Director (Works) at IISCO Steel Plant. Before taking charge as Chairman, SAIL in December 2015, Singh was the Chief Executive Officer of SAIL’s
Durgapur Steel Plant
Durgapur Steel Plant is one of the integrated steel plants of Steel Authority of India Limited, located in Durgapur, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. It was set up with the help of United Kingdom.
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and in July, 2015, he was also given the additional charge of CEO,
IISCO Steel Plant
IISCO Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Limited is an integrated steel plant located at Burnpur, a neighbourhood in Asansol city, in the Asansol subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India.
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Awards and recognition
He has been conferred with various awards viz. ‘Jawahar’ award for outstanding performance at ISP, Burnpur. ‘Industry Leader’ award conferred by
Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute
The Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (also known as CSIR-CMERI Durgapur or CMERI Durgapur) is a public engineering research and development institution in Durgapur, West Bengal, India. It is a constituent laboratory of the I ...
, ‘Industry Leadership’ award conferred by the
Institution of Engineers, Durgapur, ‘Best CEO’ award for the Eastern region conferred by the Quality Circle Forum of India, Durgapur Chapter.
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