New Delhi (28th August 2020): The Nation’s largest steel producing Company, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) on Friday announced the results of its All India Open - SAIL Story Writing Competition–2020, “My Steel Story”.  In its constant endeavor to create awareness about enhancing steel usage and promoting steel products across the Country SAIL has been taking several innovative steps. 

The competition’s theme ‘SAIL creates a meaningful difference in people’s lives’ both in Hindi and English languages, encouraged participants to share their experiences about SAIL and how the steelmaker is changing or adding the meaningful difference to the lives of people.

The winners of the competition, which was launched in January 2020, were announced on SAIL’s social media handles of ‘Facebook’ and ‘Youtube’ by Chairman Anil Kumar Chaudhary today. The competition witnessed huge participation and an overwhelming number of entries were received from across the country. The entries reflected on how SAIL had made a meaningful difference in people’s lives and how steel, as people's material, could play a crucial role in the Nation-building.

Tarun Kumar Soni of Chhattisgarh won the first prize in the Hindi category while the first prize in the English category was won by Debadatta Satpathy of Odisha. The list of the winners of the competition are as follows:

Category: Hindi

1st Prize –  Tarun Kumar Soni (Chhattisgarh)

2nd Prize (Joint Winners) - Lokanath Sahu (Chhattisgarh) and Animika Sahai (Uttar Pradesh)

3rd Prize (Joint Winners) - Nitu Kumari (West Bengal) and Abhayshwar Sahai (Uttar Pradesh)

Category: English

1st Prize - Debadatta Satpathy (Odisha(

2nd Prize - Rajib Banerjee (Jharkhand)

3rd Prize - Shobhit Kumar Singh (Uttar Pradesh.)

In addition, 15 stories have been selected for the consolation prizes. All the winners of the story writing competition will be awarded SAIL’s branded Salem Stainless Steel sets comprising of various items. Besides this, all the participants will also be given an appreciation certificate. The award-winning stories will be published in SAIL’s publications.

While announcing the results, Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Chairman, SAIL congratulated the winners and said, “We read a lot of stories, but the real story is one that gives a new shape to people's lives and makes their dreams come true. During its 60 years journey of steel production, SAIL has connected not only the Country from one corner to another corner, but has also connected the hearts of the people of India with each other”. He added, “A huge number of entries were received from all over the country and this proves that SAIL has truly lived up to its tagline "There's a little bit of SAIL in everybody's life".