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SAIL to shut down two subsidiary companies

Updated : September 02, 2019 08:28 AM IST

State-run steel maker Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is shutting down two of its subsidiaries located in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.

The two subsidiary companies have filed application for closure under Fast Track Exit Mode as per provisions of Section 248(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 4 (1) of the Companies (Removal of Names of the Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016.

Another SAIL subsidiary IISCO-Ujjain Pipe and Foundry Company Limited, Kolkata is already under liquidation.

State-run steel maker Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is shutting down two of its subsidiaries in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.

"SAIL has initiated actions for closure/exit from certain JV companies as well as subsidiaries which are either non-performing or non-operational. The closure action for two subsidiary companies viz SAIL Jagdishpur Power Plant Limited and SAIL Sindri Projects Limited under Fast Track Exit Mode is in progress," the company said a report.

However, SAIL did not provide any financial details of these units.

"SAIL Jagdishpur Power Plant Limited, incorporated for setting up of gas-based power plant at Jagdishpur and SAIL Sindri Projects Limited, incorporated for revival of Sindri unit of Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited have not taken off and are under closure.

"Closure of SAIL Jagdishpur Power Plant Limited and SAIL Sindri Projects Limited through Fast Track Exit Mode has been filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs," the report said.

Another SAIL subsidiary IISCO-Ujjain Pipe and Foundry Company Limited, Kolkata is already under liquidation.

SAIL also has two other subsidiaries — SAIL Refractory Company Limited at Salem in Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh Mega Steel Limited at Bhilai in Chhattisgarh.

SAIL, under the Ministry of Steel, is the country's largest steel making company with an annual capacity of over 21 million tonnes per annum (MTPA).

As on March 31, 2019, the company had borrowings of Rs 45,170 crore.

SAIL to shut down two subsidiary companies

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