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"Each one of us is a vital link that goes to strengthen the whole’’, Chairman
New Delhi   03-Sep-2007
On the 44th IndianOil Day celebration at New Delhi, Mr. Sarthak Behuria, Chairman said, `` I compliment every single member of the IndianOil family – past and present – for their valuable contributions in building our great organisation. It goes to the credit of IndianOilPeople that we are able to maintain a numero uno status among Indian corporates year after year, steadfastly pursuing the vision of becoming a diversified, transnational, integrated energy major.’’ He added that even though the real war is in the marketplace, there are equally formidable complexities and challenges in other core areas of our business. Despite these heavy odds and turbulence in the business environment for the past few years, we have been successful in maintaining our leadership position. Mr. Behuria’s special message was, ``Customer delight should be our strength, not just our goal. This needs the ‘Competence, Capabilities and Confidence’ of every individual in the corporation. Each one of us is a vital link that goes to strengthen the whole.’’ Hundreds of IOCians endorsed this dynamic thought with a round of thundering applause. Mr. M K Sharma (Secy), IndianOil Officers Association, and Mr. Suresh Chandra Chhabra (President), IndianOil Workers Union, presented floral bouquets to the Chairman. Mr. S V Narasimhan (Director), Finance, Mr. V C Agrawal (Director), Human Resources, Mr. B N Bankapur (Director), Refineries, Mr. Anand Kumar (Director), Research & Development, and Mr. P K Chakraborty (Director), Pipelines, joined in the celebration and gave their good wishes. There was also a distinguished presence of the ex-chairmen of IndianOil, Mr. R.K. Narang, Mr. J.L.Zutshi and Mr. B.K.Bakshi. Mr. V C Agrawal, (Director), HR, shared that on this special day, across the country, our senior retired colleagues who have completed 75 years of age are being felicitated in recognition of their contribution in building this great organization. He brought forth IndianOil’s deep commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility. He added that, “Every achievement and milestone of IndianOil is the result of blood and toil of each and every worker of this great team. It speaks of their attachment and dedication to their company. There is a distinct IndianOil culture which keeps the IndianOilFamily bonded and to give their best. It is always encouraging to receive the best wishes from ex-IndianOil Colleagues who are watching IndianOil‘s growth from outside as a proud IOCian". A special highlight was release by Chairman of a four-part book compilation of stories representative of IndianOil’s four core values - Care, Innovation, and Passion & Trust. It was ideated by Mr. V C Agrawal (Director), HR, who is the architect of this beautiful project. The stories represent the physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual energies of the 31,700-strong IndianOil team. These stories have been culled from diverse sources ranging from folktales, inspiring lives, events and anecdotes from across the world, to modern management wisdom, and hence would be instantly familiar to the readers. The attempt has been to put together timeless tales that reiterate the various sentiments IndianOil's core values stand for and serve as a source of inspiration to everyone who reads them. Seven Delhi-based students were awarded student scholarships at the function. One of the parents, Mr.. Ram Shankar Pal, whose son Kaushal Kumar received the scholarship award said, “IndianOil is part of our life through ‘I<b>ndiane</b>’ and its various other products, but today with IndianOil scholarship award, it has become an important part of our family”. He thanked IndianOil for making his sons dream come true, of better education and opportunities for future and added, “It is a great service to the nation to give support for future citizen of the country and IndianOil Scholarships is a very innovative scheme. I am proud that my son received it. You have lit a lamp of hope in our life”. Mr. Behuria presented the IndianOil Suggestions Scheme Award constituted to honour the latent talent amongst IOCians and to instill in them the feeling of involvement in the growth of IndianOil. The Awardees are Mr. Asis Das (Sr Mgr), IS, and Mr. S K Pandey (SISO), Barauni Refinery (Best Suggestion of the Year), Mr. Tarun Chandra Thakuria (MLE), Guwahati Refinery (Best Suggestor & Best Frequent Suggestor), Mr. Aniruddha Chatterjee (A & W Officer), Barauni Refinery ( Best Co-ordinator). The dedicated efforts of colleagues were also felicitated with Long Service Awards. Congratulations! With each passing year, IndianOil is steadily climbing the ladder of success and exploring new and exciting vistas of growth at the same time pursuing consolidation of core businesses in a big way. Congratulations & Cheers to the IndianOil team!