Work as team to excel, Def Min tells HSL staff

Visakhapatnam: Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt on Sunday reviewed the performance of Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) and asked the employees to work as a team to do well in a competitive environment.

During a visit to HSL-a Ministry of Defence enterprise, he described the shipyard as a national asset. The Minister visited yard facilities including steel shops, building dock, repair dock, outfit jetty and appreciated the work in progress on all six ships. Cdr (retired) Hemant Khatri, Chairman and Managing Director of HSL highlighted that the company has vast potential to secure high value construction and refit orders and meet the future requirements of Indian Navy, Coast Guard and Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), thus propelling the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiative of the Government of India.

The Minister said that the shipyard is a national asset and is happy to see how HSL employees are working with passion and commitment to make it one of the best shipyards in the county in today's competitive environment. He said that unity among the employees, strong desire to do better than others and make the best of the opportunity provided by 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' are essential for HSL to write its success story.