IISCO old-timers heap praises on Manmohan Singh for its revival
The Statesman Siliguri|December 29, 2024
Burnpur is mourning the death of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Old-timers recalled how he came as a saviour to save the second oldest steel plant of the country from closure and had scripted history for West Bengal with an investment of Rs 18,032, which still holds the record of the highest ever single central government investment in the state.
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Harjit Singh, INTUC head of IISCO Steel Plant also condoled the death of the former PM and said that his contributions in ISP Burnpur will never be forgotten. Manmohan Singh himself chaired the meeting of the Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) who had passed the Rs 18,032 crore modernisation plan of IISCO Steel Plant of Sail in Burnpur after the detailed project report was prepared by Mecon.

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