Prime Minister’s Shram Awards 2008, 2009 and 2010

   The Prime Minister’s Shram Awards for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 will be presented by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on 13.10.2011 at 05.00 PM here in Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi. Union Minister of Labour & Employment Shri Mallikarjun Kharge will be present on the occasion.

   The awards are given to workmen who have distinguished record of performance, devotion to duty of a high order, specific contribution in the field of productivity, proven innovative abilities, presence of mind and exceptional courage. The awards are given to those workmen also who have risked their lives or made supreme sacrifice of laying down their lives in the conscientious discharge of their duties.

   His/her performance should have resulted in any or some of the followings:-

     Improving productivity;

     Workers who have made outstanding contribution in the field of productivity, safety and who have also shown innovative ability of high order;

     Increasing the efficiency of the organization;

     Innovations and improvements that bring about saving in materials including fuel, power and explosive;

     Improvement in the utilization of plant and equipment;

     Improvement in quality/safety of products for users;

     Better utilisation of waste or scrap material & Conservation of resources;

     Substitution of indigenous process/material for imported one

   The Prime Minister’s Shram Awards were instituted in the year 1985, for the workers, in recognition o their outstanding contribution towards production, and for showing exemplary zeal and enthusiasm in discharge of their duties, in the Public Sector and who have distinguished record of performance, devotion to duty of a high order, specific contribution in the field of , productivity, proven innovative abilities, presence of mind and exceptional courage and also to the workmen who have made supreme sacrifice of laying down their lives in the conscientious discharge of their duties. The awards were extended to Private Sector Employing 500 or more workers in their establishments in the year 2004. The Awards are presented to the workmen (as defined in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947) and engaged in manufacturing and productive processes and whose performance is assessable.

   All the nominations received through the Administrative Ministries/State Governments in the case of Departmental undertakings of the Central and State Government and Central and State Public Sector Undertakings and that of Private Sector through their National Associations/Chambers are scrutinized and graded by a Technical committee. The Technical Committee is chaired by an eminent personality in the field of technology with representatives from employers Organizations, Central Trade Unions, experts from the Scientific/Technical Institutions of repute and DGFASLI. The Technical Committee makes recommendations for various categories of awards to the Screening Committee. The Screening Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary Labour & Employment considers the recommendation of Technical Committee and makes the final recommendations for approval by the Hon’ble Prime minister.

   The Prime Minister’s Shram Awards are announced on the eve of Republic Day/Independence Day. The Awards for the years 2008,2009, 2010 were announced 15.8. 2010, 18.2.2011 & and 5.7.2011 respectively.

Following are the categories of the Prime Minister’s Shram Awards :-

SHRAM RATNA

   This is the highest Award (one in number) among the Shram Awards and carries a cash award of Rs. 2,00,000/- along with a ‘Sanad’.

SHRAM BUSHAN

   Total number of Shram Bhushan Award is four. It carries a cash award of Rs. 1,00,000/- and ‘Sanad’. The total number of awardees from Public Sectors is 02, 08 and 09 during the years 2008, 2009, 2010 respectively. And the number of awardees from Private Sector is 2, 2 and 3 during 2008, 2009 and 2010 respectively.

SHRAM VIR/VEERANGANA

   Total number of Shram Vir /Shram Veerangana Awards is twelve. It carries a cash award of Rs. 60,000/- and a ‘Sanad’. The total number of awardees from Public Sector is 11, 10 and 30 and from Private Sector is 6 ,6 and 8 during the years 2008,2009 and 2010 respectively.

SHRAM SHREE/ DEVI

   Total number of Shram Shree/Shram Devi Awards is sixteen. It carries a cash award of Rs. 40,000/- and a ‘Sanad’. The total number of awardees from Public Sector is 22, 27 and 18 and from Private Sector it is 08,08 and 08 during the years 2008,2009 and 2010 respectively.

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Source: PIB