Tamilnadu Newsprint and Papers Limited

PROACTIVE DISCLOSURES UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005

INDEX
Section 4 (1) (b) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) Details Particulars of its organisation, functions and duties. Powers and duties of its Officers and employees. Procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability. Norms set by it for discharge of its functions. Rules, regulations. Instructions, manuals and records held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions. A statement of categories of documents that are held by it or under its control. Particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof. A statement of the Boards, Councils, Committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings are accessible for public. Directory of its officers and employees. Monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations. Budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditure and reports on disbursements, etc. Manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes. Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorisation granted by it. Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form. Particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of library or reading room, if maintained for public use. Names designations and other particulars of Public Information Officers. Such other information as may be prescribed.

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(ix) (x) (xi) (xii) (xiii) (xiv) (xv) (xvi) (xvii)

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PROACTIVE DISCLOSURES UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005

The following details are furnished in compliance with Chapter II of Sec.4 (1) (b) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. I. Particulars of Organisation, Functions and Duties Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited is established by the Government of Tamil Nadu during early eighties to produce Newsprint and Printing & writing Paper using Bagasse, sugarcane residue, as primary raw material. The Company commenced production in the year 1984. The affairs of the Company are governed by Board of Directors. Address of TNPL - Corporate Office : TAMIL NADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LIMITED 67, MOUNT ROAD GUINDY CHENNAI TAMIL NADU PIN CODE 600 032 Address of TNPL - Factory : TAMIL NADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LIMITED KAGITHAPURAM KARUR District TAMIL NADU PIN CODE - 639 136 Further details are available at TNPL's website www.tnpl.com II. Powers and duties of Officers and Employees The powers are delegated to the officers of the Company to the extent required for achieving the objectives of the company. The powers and duties are subject to change, depending on the requirement. III. Procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability. Board of Directors derive the powers through the Articles of Association of the Company and provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, subject to restrictions placed by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The Board of Directors of the Company has sub-delegated certain financial and administrative powers to Chairman/Managing Director, who in turn sub-delegated certain financial and administrative powers to Functional Directors and Officers for effective

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functioning of the organisation. The decisions are taken by the Chairman/Managing Director/ Functional Directors/Officers,within the powers delegated to them. The Chairman/Managing Director/Functional Directors/Officers are accountable for the decisions taken by them. IV. Norms set by the Company for discharge of its functions The Company is engaged in the manufacture of Printing & Writing Paper. An annual action plan is prepared every year setting the targets. V . Rules, Regulations, Instructions, Manuals and Records held by TNPL or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions TNPL has formulated the rules for conduct of business in the Company. VI. A statement of categories of documents that are held by TNPL or under its control TNPL holds the commercial and technical documents regarding the business and operations of the Company and data relating to its employees VII. Particulars of any arrangements that exists for consultation with, or representation by, the members of the Public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof TNPL is a Government of Tamil Nadu enterprise. Policies are formulated by its Board of Directors. Hence, there is no arrangement for consultation with the members of the public prior to formulation of its internal policies. Its entire policies are formulated in compliance with the provisions of all applicable statutes, Rules and Regulations, etc. VIII. A statement of the Boards, Councils, Committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those Boards, Councils, Committees and other Bodies are open to the Public, or the Minutes of such meetings are accessible for the public Subject to applicable statutory provisions, the affairs of the Company are managed and administered directly by a duly constituted Board of Directors. Apart from the Board of Directors, for the smooth and efficient functioning of the Company, other Committees/ Bodies, etc (like the Tender Committee, Inventory Committee, etc.,) are constituted from time to time by the Company at various levels, for the purpose of assisting and/or providing advice to the Board as also to the Officers at decisionmaking levels, as the case may be. The deliberations of the Board and of such committees or bodies, howsoever designated, are not open to the public and the minutes and/or recommendations of such committees / bodies are

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not accessible to the Public. Provided further that the proceedings of the Board shall not be made public or disclosed except with the specific prior permission of the Board or Committee appointed for this purpose. IX. Directory of its Officers and Employees Number of employees in various categories as on 01.04.2012 are furnished below :Executives : 652 Staff : 140 Workmen : 1150 Total : 1942 A directory of the Principal Officers is given below :-

Name Md. Nasimuddin, I.A.S A.Velliangiri C.Chandrasekar, I.P.S

R.Mani K.George Thomas C.Rajagopalan S. Udayasankar S.V.Subrahmanyam M.Subramanian K. Kuppusamy P.Giridharan A.Balasubramanian D.Narasimha Murthi M. Ramakrishnan

Designation Managing Director Deputy Managing Director Deputy Inspector General of Police / Chief Vigilance Officer Chief General Manager (Operations) Chief General Manager (Marketing) General Manager (Materials & Logistics) General Manager (Projects) General Manager (Research & Development and Quality Control) General Manager (Paper) General Manager (Pulp & Recovery Boiler) General Manager (Finance) General Manager (Electrical and Instrumentation) General Manager (Marketing) General Manager (Operations) - Cement

Contact Numbers 044- 22354343, 22354353 044-22354415 04324-277036

04324-277295 044-22300532 04324-277021 04324-275331 04324-275335 04324-275339 04324-275334 04324-275337 04324-277001 044-22354439 04324-277276

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X. Monthly remuneration received by each Officers and Employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations

Category

Designation
Unskilled Semi Skilled - C Semi Skilled - B Semi Skilled - A Skilled - B Skilled - A Highly Skilled Chargeman Chargeman - UG Assistant Foreman Foreman

Scale of Pay
4320 36 4680 39 - 4875 5453 43 5883 45 - 6558 5688 51- 6198 - 53 - 6993 5904 54 6444 56 - 7284 6120 58 6700 61 - 7615 6336 75 7086 78 - 8256 6552 83 7382 88 - 8086-93-8737 6912 95 7862 100 8662 - 105-9397 8455 135 9130 140 10530 - 145-11980 9060 150 9810 155 11360 - 160-12960 9865 160 10665 165 12315 - 170-14015 10080 175 10955 180 12755-185 -14605 4350 45 4575 50 - 4825 5550 55 5825 60 - 6125 6000 60 6300 65 - 6625 6200 65 6525 70 - 6875 6400 70 6750 80 - 7150 6650 80 7050 90 - 7500 6900 90 7350 100 - 7850 5550 55 5825 60 - 6125 6450 80 6850 90 - 7300 6650 100 7150 110 - 7700 8050 120 8650 130 - 9300 8550 140 9250 150 - 10000 9150 160 9950 170 - 10800 10000 185 10925 200 - 11925 10500-250-13000 12500-350-16000 15000-425-19250 18000-500-23000 21500-600-27500 22500-700-29500 26000-800-34000 30500-1000-40500

Workmen Unskilled - LG

Staff

Sub Staff Grade III Sub Staff Grade II Sub Staff Grade I Senior Sub Staff Grade II Senior Sub Staff Grade I Senior Sub Staff Senior Sub Staff - UG Junior Staff Grade - II Junior Staff Grade - I Staff Grade - II Staff Grade - I Senior Staff Executive Assistant Senior Executive Assistant

Officers

Asst. Officer/Asst. Engineer Officer / Engineer Assistant Manager Deputy Manager Manager Senior Manager Assistant General Manager Deputy General Manager

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General Manager Chief General Manager Director

36000-1200-48000 41500-1400-55500 46500-1500-61500

The above salary / wage is subject to revision with effect from 16.05.2010 for workmen and officers and from 17.05.2010 for staff. Revision takes place once in 4 years. All the regular employees are eligible for DA,HRA,other allowances,LTC,PF, Gratuity, etc. as per rules of the Company. XI CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TNPL is committed to being a socially responsible corporate citizen. The CSR policy aims to promote Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural growth of the community at large in an equitable and sustainable manner. The Company's goal is to protect and nourish the interests of all its stakeholders and contribute to sustainable development. Ethics, values and transparency will underpin all its interactions within the community in which it operates. All its activities will sub serve Social aspirations and the Nation's needs and will be carried out with integrity, honesty, dignity and decorum. XII Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorisations granted by TNPL As such no concessions, permits of authorisation are granted by TNPL to any of the agencies. However, permission/ licenses is given by TNPL to certain agencies to operate Banks, Schools, shops, etc. within TNPL Colony for the benefit of its employees. XIII Details in respect of the information, available to or held by TNPL, reduced in an electronic form Please visit TNPL website www.tnpl.com XIV Particulars of facilites available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of library or reading room, if maintained for public use. TNPL does not maintain any public Library.

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XV Names, Designations and other particulars of Public Information Officers and Appellate Authorities : Factory

Designation under the Act Public Information Officer

Designation

Address

Deputy General Manager Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Human Resources Papers Limited, Kagithapuram, Karur District Tamil Nadu 639 136 Chief General (Operations) Manager Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited, Kagithapuram, Karur District Tamil Nadu 639 136

Appellate Authority

Corporate Office Designation under the Act Public Information Officer Designation Manager(Marketing) Address Tamil Nadu Newsprint Papers Limited, 67, Mount Road Guindy Chennai Tamil Nadu 600 032 and

Appellate Authority

Assistant General Tamil Nadu Newsprint Manager Papers Limited, (Corporate Technical Cell) 67, Mount Road Guindy Chennai Tamil Nadu 600 032

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