SAIL Is Formed
Hindustan Steel Limited is renamed Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and restructured into an operating company to manage the country's PSU steel plants.
Joins Rourkela Steel Plant
Joins SAIL as a Graduate Engineer (Training) after graduating in Mechanical Engineering from the then REC Rourkela. After training, posted to the Construction Department (later renamed the Project Department).
Joins Consumer Protection Council, Rourkela
Becomes a member of CPC Rourkela, a voluntary consumer rights organisation.
Sinter Plant-2 & Lions Club
Transferred to the Sinter Plant-2 department at SAIL, serving as Mechanical Head and later Operation Head. Also joins the Lions Club of Rourkela.
Long Service Award
Receives the Long Service Award at SAIL.
Lions Club Presidency
Serves as President of the Lions Club of Rourkela; starts the club's ambulance service and its award-winning website.
Key Driver, Sinter Plant-3
Assigned as Key Driver for the new Sinter Plant-3 project — specifications, vendor selection, and contract agreements.
Sinter Plant-3 Commissioned
Commissioning of Sinter Plant-3 is completed.
Transferred to Sinter Plant-1
Takes charge of Sinter Plant-1, a unit constructed in 1965, and leads extensive renovation work to improve its performance.
Retirement from SAIL
Superannuates from Rourkela Steel Plant as Deputy General Manager, after thirty-eight years of service.