New Delhi, 13 March, 2026: Jindal Stainless, India’s leading stainless steel manufacturer, has received the coveted ‘Significant Achievement in HR Excellence’ award at the 16th National HR Excellence Award Confluence 2025-26. This achievement reflects the company’s continuous efforts to strengthen people-centric systems and align its HR practices with the organisation’s long-term growth strategy. The award was conferred at the award ceremony, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in Mumbai on March 11.
The award was received by Mr. Sushil Baveja, CHRO, Jindal Stainless, Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Vice President, HR, Mr. Anand Pachouri, Head Learning & Development, and Ms. Vedika Arya, Associate Manager and HRBP, Jindal Stainless, and presented by Mr. Sanjay Behl, Chairman, CII National Committee on Leadership and HR and Chief Operating Officer and Jt. President, Adani Cement.
Commenting on the recognition, Managing Director, Jindal Stainless, Mr Abhyuday Jindal said, “At Jindal Stainless, it is our people who cultivate and sustain excellence. This recognition from CII acknowledges our sustained focus on strengthening people practices and fostering a workplace where individuals can grow and innovate. It further invigorates us to continue advancing these efforts, enabling our people to succeed alongside the organisation.”
While receiving the award at the event ceremony, Chief Human Resource Officer, Jindal Stainless, Mr Sushil Baveja, added, “The CII HR Excellence framework provides a rigorous benchmark for organisations to continuously strengthen their people practices. Our progression to ‘Significant Achievement in HR Excellence’ category reflects the sustained efforts across our teams to build robust HR systems and people centric policies that focus on providing learning opportunities nurturing leaders, freedom to experiment, sense of community and inclusive growth.”
The CII HR Excellence Awards are conferred based on the CII HR Excellence Model, with the process deploying four Excellence model assessors. The assessment process for each participating organisation involves close to 250-300 hours of evaluation, including a five-day on-site assessment of HR practices within the organisations. The exhaustive on-site assessment was held at Jindal Stainless in December 2025, across pillars such as Leadership, HR Strategy, Learning and Development, HR process and systems, Employee Engagement, along with an evaluation of the results of related initiatives over the years.
About Jindal Stainless:
India’s leading stainless steel manufacturer, Jindal Stainless, had an annual turnover of INR 40,182 crore (USD 4.75 billion) in FY25 and is ramping up its facilities to reach 4.2 million tonnes of annual melt capacity in FY27. It has 16 stainless steel manufacturing and processing facilities in India and abroad, including in Spain and Indonesia, and a worldwide network in 12 countries, as of March 2025. In India, there are ten sales offices and six service centres, as of March 2025. The company’s product range includes stainless steel slabs, blooms, coils, plates, sheets, precision strips, wire rods, rebars, blade steel, and coin blanks.
Jindal Stainless relies on its integrated operations to enhance its cost competitiveness and operational efficiency. Founded in 1970, Jindal Stainless continues to be inspired by a vision for innovation and enriching lives and is committed to social responsibility.
Jindal Stainless remains focused on a greener, sustainable future, fuelled by environmental responsibility. The company manufactures stainless steel using scrap in an electric arc furnace, which involves lower greenhouse gas emissions and enables recyclability with no reduction in quality.