Tata Steel has started an all-women shift at its Noamundi Iron Mine from Monday. This initiative was part of the company move to create an equitable workplace and empowering women in traditionally male-dominated industries.
This shift will comprise women employees for all the mining activities of the shift including Heavy Earth Moving Machinery, shovel, loader, drill, dozer operators and shift supervision.
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DB Sundara Ramam, Vice President, Raw Material, Tata Steel said the company will continue to create more opportunities for women specially in the mining ecosystem. This initiative marks a significant addition to the 100 years of mining at Noamundi, he said.
In 2019, Tata Steel launched its diversity initiative “Women@Mines,” making it the first company in India to deploy women in all shifts at its mines, following the Government of India’s landmark relaxation of the Mines Act, 1952.
Building on this, the company introduced the “Tejaswini” initiative, aimed at recruiting and training women from local communities to operate Heavy Earth Moving Machinery and participate in the mining ecosystem.
Under the “Tejaswini 2.0” programme launched in 2021, women from nearby communities were rigorously trained and inducted as HEMM operators. The initiative led to women deployed across roles such as dumper, shovel, dozer, grader, and drill operators. They underwent extensive training before joining the workforce in 2022.
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