CORPORATE VISION

To be one of the world largest and best power

utilities, powering Indias growth.
CORPORATE MISSION
Corporate mission of MIDHANI is to make available, reliable and quality product in
increasingly large quantities at appropriate tariffs and ensures timely realization of
revenues.
Speedily plan and implement powerful projects, will contemporary technologies.
Continuously develop competent human resources to match world standards.
Be a responsible corporate citizen with thrust on environment ash utilization.
OBJECTIVES
CORPORATE OBJECTIVES

To manufacture and sell high technology metals and alloys, materials, products
and Components meeting the quality requirements of the customer.

To continuously upgrade technique with a view to retain MIDHANIS position as

a market leader and pioneer and to serve as a Center of Excellence in advanced
metals and products in the country.

To build MIDHANI as a National Center for the production of special metals,

alloys an d product using cost effective, model manufacturing process, technology
and equipment.

To plan and implement HR development systems for development and utilization

of existing manpower for achieving increased productivity and effectiveness.

To give utmost importance to customer satisfaction and to maintain the company

to ISO-9002 Standards.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES

To supply product and services of the highest possible value to customers,

there by gaining customer confidence and support over to established unique
corporate image.

To achieve continuous growth in business and enlarge the market

To achieve economic viability and to strive for import substitute of special

metals and alloys to conserve scare foreign exchange.

To achieve technical excellence and maintain technological leadership in the

special metals and super field through a continuous updating of products
technology, manufacturing methods and production facilities by promoting
interaction with established research and development

Organization in material technology and developing in-house industrial

research and development.

To attain Technology competence and self reliance to reduce vulnerability

specifically sectors by establishing indigenous production capability in the
field of sophisticated and high technology based metals, alloys and specialty
products.

COMPLEMENTARY OBJECTIVES

To generate adequate interval clearances for future investment in areas

where technology is likely to become obsolete as well as for renovation of
plant and machinery.

To provide impetus for further exploitation of natural resources of the

country such as Titanium, Nickel, Cobalt etc..

To meet social objectives of the public sector i.e.., backward area

development, anacillaraisation.

To build an image in MIDHANI, the best company from, to work for and
to sell to sell to, the leading enterprise in the country and not a mere
industry but a public faith. To maintain harmonious personnel
environment and provide opportunities that will attack, develop and retain

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skill balance at all levels commensurate with the requirements of the

organization. A separate export division is set up to give special thrust to
exports. The company successfully executed orders from U.S.A, JAPAN,
BELEGIUM, SOUTH KOREA etc. A consignment of titanium tubes was
also exported to Sweden.
QUALITY OBJECTIVES OF MIDHANI
Understand quality features of various products in relation to their use and
requirements including statutory and regulatory requirements.

Customer

Communicate customer requirements to all levels with in the organization.

Transform Quality requirement/features into specified measurable/controllable

parameters to the maximum extent possible.

Manufacture products through established processes under the controlled conditions.

Implement, maintain and monitor Quality Management System meeting the

requirements of IS/ISO 9001:2000.

Continually improve quality of products/processes/systems through appropriate

corrective and preventive actions, based on the analysis of actual process data.

Minimize process deviations.

Minimize in-process and product rejections.

Minimize production cycle time.

Maximize yield of production.

Improve adherence to delivery schedule.

Evaluate customer satisfaction and enhance it through continual improvement of the

Quality Management System.

HR DIVISION IN MIDHANI:
It is center point to extended welfare measures to the employee of Midhani
during the working life within the factory and also outside the organization in many

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ways. Midhani is very much concerned about the health of the employees as well as their
families, a comprehensive scheme for reimbursement of medical expenses has been
implemented.
There is a full fledged aid center located in the centre of the factory,
working round the clock. Also First Aid boxes with required appliances are provided in
all the production units. The First Aid center is manned with a qualified medical officer
with added P.G qualification in industrial health, assisted by 5 Para medical staff working
round the clock. An Ambulance with experienced drivers is also provided to serve round
the clock to shift the patients in case of emergency. Apart from this 1 qualified medical
officer is also functioning from MIDHANI Township to cater to the medical needs of the
colony residents.
About 42 hospitals like Corporate, Trust and Nursing homes for inpatient
treatment of employees and their dependents are recognized by the company. MIDHANI
pays 85% of the admissible amount for inpatient treatment directly to hospitals. 15% of
expenditure has to be borne by the respective employees.
About 140 medical practitioners and 60 specialists and various
pathological labs/ clinics are recognized for outpatient treatment of employees.
Each employee is issued with a medical identity card for availing medical
treatment in the hospitals recognized by MIDHANI. Employees are given First Aid
training regularly under the training programme by Factory Medical Officer. Employees
are being counseled on health and preventive health measures regularly by the Company
Medical Officer.
The Factory medical officer along with the safety officer regularly visit the
shop-floor in order to see the maintenance of house keeping, sanitation etc.
The welfare measures are categorized into two types:
1. Statutory welfare measures as per the Factorys Act / Rules.
2. Non statutory (voluntary) welfare measures.
Statutory welfare measures:
In order to comply with the provisions of Factories Act, MIDHANI as a model
employer, has provided the welfare amenities which are summarized below-

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Under the statuary welfare measures washing facilities for male and female
employees are provided at the convenient and accessible places. Changed rooms/rest
rooms with a provision of lockable almirahs to keep their personnel belongings and
provision for storing and drying the cloth are provided. Separate bathrooms and attached
toilets for male and female are provided.
Though there is a full fledged First Aid Center located in the centre of the factory,
First Aid boxes with required appliances are provided in all the production units. The
First Aid facilities are extended to the contract and casual labour also.
A canteen equipped with the sophisticated kitchen and plenty of modern
kitchenware is centrally located in the factory premises and easily accessible to all
employees is provided. The edible items provided in the canteen are highly subsidized.
Welfare Officers:
The organization has employed Welfare Officers from SC, ST, OBC categories. A
Deputy Chief personal manager is employed at Head Office. These officers are taking
care of the welfare as aspects at the Regional work shop and at the depot land the depot
manager carries out the necessary work in accordance with the provisions of the Acts.
Employee Provident Fund Act 1952:
The establishment is exempted and permitted to have provident fund trust with in
the company to facilitate the employees to have accessibility for the purposes (refundable
and non refundable loans) specified in the Act. The trust also undertakes the job of
maintaining data of PF members in the entire company and it also helps to settle the
claims of deceased employee and pension claims.
Payment of Gratuity Act 1972:
All employees are covered under this Act and the maximum amount of gratuity is
3.5 lakhs in case of resignation, termination of services on any reason gratuity is paid for
the services rendered in the company subject to fulfilling the conditions stipulating the
Act with regard to service eligibility.
In case of death, MIDHANI established a beneficial scheme is the name of
MIDHANI Employee Group Gratuity Scheme with effect from the year 27-12-2001, to
extend more financial assistance to the dependents of deceased employees. In this scheme

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the gratuity is calculated for the past service up to the date of normal retirement. The
scheme is linked with pension and group schemes of L.I.C. of India.

Employee State Insurance Act 1948:

MIDHANI Employees are exempted from the Act since the company has adopted
a better medical and leave rules. Employees drawing salary of 10,000 p.m are covered
under the Act. Remittances are made to the ESI Corporation in respect of contract
employees in all areas of work.
Non-statutory (voluntary) welfare measures:
Non statutory welfare measures in an enterprise could be manifold. MIDHANI
being enlightened company which believes in human dignity and also in scientific
management has paid welfare activities which are not prescribed by the law but are
vitally important for maintaining a very healthy and contended work force with high
morale and consequently better productive capability keeping all these in mind, the
following welfare activities are provided which are just illustrative but not exhaustive.
Housing:
MIDHANI Township with 87 quarters of different types is located about 1Km
away from the factory to accommodate the essential staff of the company. The township
with full of greenery is provided with community hall with necessary infrastructure,
library, playground and dispensary. Security is provided for the township.
Schooling:
All the education is a state subject under the constitution. MIDHANI cannot escape from
the reality that the way of process of development is taking place.Taking these facts into
consideration, MIDHANI has started its own school up to 10th class in collaboration with
prestigious DAV institution with CBSE syllabus. This school is situated in MIDHANI
Township with highly qualified teachers and well equipped infrastructure.
Playgrounds:
The importance of sports and games has been emphasized in MIDHANI. Keeping
this in view it is having playground opposite to factory main gate named as

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Dr.B.R.Ambedkar playground. Games such as football, cricket has been conducted. To

look into the activities of sports, games and recreation by a welfare committee.
Community and social welfare:
MIDHANI is not lagging behind in shouldering responsibilities for communities
and social welfare activities. Accordingly, a scholarship for the children of the employees
belonging to SC/ST/OBC have been evolved and the student who passes in 1 st class in
SSC or equivalent examination and scores the highest percentage of marks amongst his
category of students is awarded for every academic year in order to boost the morale of
the children.
Transport:
Company is providing transport facilities with highly subsidized charges to
transport the employees in all shifts covering every nook and corner of the twin cities to
enable the employees to attend their duties in time and reach their home comfortably after
their duty hours.
Interest subsidy on House building loans:
Company is having a scheme for subsidizing the interest rates on housing building
loans obtained by employees from approved financial institutions.
Reimbursement of Conveyance Expenditure:
The company is having the scheme of reimbursing the conveyance expenditure
such as scooters/cars etc. of those employees who dont avail the companys transport
facility.
Leave Travel Concession:
All the employees are eligible for LTC, where employees have a chance to visit
other places for a change and refreshment. This facility provides traveling expenses for
employee and his family. In block of four years employee can utilize this facility.
Employees are entitled to LTC to their hometowns once in a block of two years and will
also be entitled to avail LTC for journey to any place in India once in a block of 4 years.
If the employee do not avail LTC with in block of 4 years, the duration will be extended
by one year, so that they may avail the facility. The company also provides the
encashment of LTC if the employee is not interested to travel or by any financial
problems.

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Uniforms:
All the regular employees of the company are supplied with 3 pairs of uniforms
clothes or polyster sarees and blouse pieces once in two years. Besides this, Bata safety
shoes, conventional shoes, socks for men and chappals for women are provided. Shoe
maintenance allowance is also provided for technical workmen. The stitching charges
have been enhanced to Rs.150/- per set of terry cot uniforms and Rs.30/- per blouse.
Children Education Allowance:
The company is having a school fee reimbursement scheme where by the
financial assistance is provided by the employee towards their childrens education up to
10+2 standard. This is limited for two children.
Computer Advance:
Company has evolved a scheme of advancing computer loan at nominal rate of
interest to buy personal computer. Since November 1998 in order to cultivate awareness
among its employees by encouraging to own a personal computer at their residences, so
that the employee will be motivated to acquire the require skills on the computer at their
leisure time and will enable them to use the computer in the office more efficiently there
by improving more productivity.
Conveyance Advances:
Company is having a scheme of advancing loans at low rate of interest to the
employees to purchase vehicles like 2 wheelers or 4 wheelers as per their eligibility in
order to enable them to have their own vehicle. Many employees have availed the
benefits of the scheme.
Special Advance:
An amount of Rs.5000/- is being given as interest free recoverable special
advance to executives and non-executives once in a year.
Lunch/meals allowance:
Lunch or meals allowance is paid to the employees provided they are on official
duty away from MIDHANI one hour before and one hour after lunch time.
Attendance bonus:

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Attendance bonus is paid to the employees belong to non-executive cadre at the

rate of one day basic pay for each day of casual leave / sick leave surrendered provided
not less than 4 days and maximum 10 days in an year.
Reimbursement of membership fee paid for professional bodies:
To encourage the executives of the company to take part in the activities of
professional bodies such as National Institute of Personal Management and Indian
Institute of Metals etc. the company will reimburse the annual subscription fee once in a
calendar year.
Performance incentive scheme:
This scheme is established in order to motivate the employees to achieve the
production and sales targets. Performance will be measured under 2 heads production and
sales. Incentives are paid if employees achieves 50% and above of the target.
Employee suggestion scheme:
The objective of this scheme is to provide an opportunity for employees for
constructive thinking, contribution of ideas for the development of plant and to accord
recognition for individual ingenuity. Suggestion scheme revives the sprit of enthusiasm,
promote employee initiative, set up earnings and enhance morale.

PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT AT MIDHANI

Personnel department manages human resources in an organization and is concerned with
the creation of harmonious working relationship among its participants and bringing
about their utmost individual development. Such management is concerned with
leadership in both group and individual relationship and labor relations and personnel
management.
Personnel function have become a specific task and therefore proper coordination
of activities with regard to total management of the human resources in an organization
are directed from the personnel department. The personnel department is responsible for
all the activities and movements of human resources in an organization. The main
objective of this department is to bring together expertise in a scientific way and to create
attitudes that motive a group to achieve its goals economically, effectively and speedily.

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The department carries out various functions like manpower planning, recruitment
selection, placement, job analysis, training, development, compensation planning, labor
relations, employee welfare, communication network, personnel planning, policy
implementation. This department does every thing with regard to human resource. IT
look aspect the every aspect the every aspect of employees. This department even deals
with the problem of employees and try to solve those problems.
The personnel department in the recent has been discharging both
the staff and the line function. As the central agency for the management of human
resources, the personnel department has assumed great importance in the organizational
structural set up. The personnel department is being managed by the specialists and hence
the department in the modern times has become a specialists department and has gained
immense important role in the success of an organization.
The Personnel Department consists of planning for things to be carried on
perfectly. This department acts as supporter in planning function of planning function of
personnel department. The man power in MIDHANI is 1266 employees. It includes 248
Executives, 153 supervisor cadre 865 non-executives as on ( both technical and nontechnical) Feb 2008.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Midhani, fosters a work environment that supports the spirit of team work cultivates
the essence of responsibility, and ensures competitive challenges and value creativity.

MISSION OF TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

To plan and implement HRD systems for development and utilization of human
potential intellectual capital, inculcating work ethics, discharging social responsibilities
through training and ultimately increasing productivity and effectiveness.
EMPLOYEE EVENTS

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Various events are organized by the company to harness all round

development of the employees.
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
SOME OF THE PLANS AND PROGRAMMES OUTLINED BY
MIDHANI ARE:
The pursuit for learning never stops at Midhani. They invest
significant resources for employee development. A constructive work,
environment, which motivates employees to deliver their best, is a
discerning factor in enriching and enhancing employee contribution are:

QUALITY OF WORK LIFE THROUGH SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL

HEALTH
1. Accident prevention and statutory regulations
2. First Aid for injured and needy
3. Stress control for personnel enhancement.
4. Stress free healthy life through yoga.
5. Lecture on Diabetes & its control.

HUMAN SOFT SKILLS FOR MANAGERIAL EFFECTIVENESS

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1. Leadership Qualities.
2. Negotiation skills.
3. Executive plus.
4. Communication and inter-personal relationship skills.
5. Decision making and problem solving skills.

IN-HOUSE TRAINING PROGAMMES

EMPLOYEES DEVELOPMENT PROGAMMES.
1. English language writing skills.
2. Effective office management skills.

STATUTORY PROGAMMES
Coordinating with all concerned for organization productivity week, vigilance week,
safety week, fire service work etc.

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MIDHANI-HIERACHY

CHAIRMEN & MANAGING DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE

GENERAL

MANAGER
(PRODUCTION)

SR.MANAGER
&MANAGER
(PRODUCTION

EMP

EMP

DIRECTOR OF
PRODUCTION

DIRECTOR OF
MARKETING

GENERAL
MANAGER
(H. R)

GENERAL
MANAGER
(CORP.
PLANNING)

GENERAL
MANAGER
(PLANNING)

GENERAL
MANAGER
(COMMERCI
AL)

SR.MANAGER
&MANAGER
(COP. PALN)

SR.MANAGER
&MANAGER
(PLANNING)

SR.MANAGER
&MANAGER
(COMMERCIA

SR.MANAGER
&MANAGER
(H.R)

EMP

EMP

EMP

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EMP

DIRECTOR OF
METAL

EMP

EMP

EMP

EMP