India's premier Steel manufacturing organization, Tata Steel was honoured with Think Odisha Leadership Award for Corporate Social Responsibility for 100 years of Service to the Nation. Mr. B. K. Singh, vice president, Orissa Project, Tata Steel Ltd, received the award on behalf of the company from Hon'ble Chief Minister of Orissa Mr. Naveen Patnaik.

The jury headed by former Orissa High Court justice, Justice Ch. P. K. Mishra awarded Tata Steel this prestigious honor for its role in building the nation. The jury was consist of noted professionals various fields like Mr Santosh Mohapatra, Mrs Aparajita Mohanty, Mr Bijay Mohanty, Mr Prafulla Sahu, Ms Tulasi Munda, Mrs Prativa Ray, Dr J P Das and Mr Rabi Das. The award is based on the results of a research conducted by the jury.

The Think Odisha Leadership Award for Corporate Social Responsibility for 100 years of Service to the Nation is yet another recognition of Tata Steel's contribution to the industry, economy and more importantly to the sustainable development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The award, which was instituted by The Times of India Group, was presented to Tata Steel in a gala function at Bhubaneswar. The media group along with Tefla's has set up Think Odisha Corporate Social Responsibility Forum. This event is a part of their sustained efforts towards social development and will be an opportunity for a diverse group of business leaders, activists, and academics to come together and share their views and experience on several fronts of the Think Odisha Corporate Social Responsibility movement.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Singh said, "Tata Steel believes that excellence doesn't merely come from the profits of the organization, but by successfully achieving the integration of economic, environmental, and social imperatives. It is this ability of the Tata Steel that has helped it to achieve an excellence in all the respective spheres. The transformation from a leading Indian steel company to the leading global steel company has been achieved without compromising on these basic principles and values, which the Tata group represents."