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A STUDY ON OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG EMPLOYEES

WORKING IN SELECT PAPER MANUFACTURING UNITS OF

TAMILNADU

QUESTIONNAIRE

PART-A

PERSONAL DATA

Please tick () the appropriate box

1. Name of the respondent :

2. Name of the Company :

3. Age : Yrs.

4. Sex

a) Male b) Female

5. Educational qualification

a) School level

c) Graduate

b) ITI & Diploma

d) Professional

6. Designation

a) Manager

c) Staff

b) Assistant

c) Worker

7. Department

a) Personnel

c) Finance

b) Marketing

d) Production

8. Salary

a) Below Rs. 9000

c) Rs.12001- 15000

b) Rs.9001 to 12000

d) Above Rs.15000

9. Marital Status

a) Unmarried b) Married

10. Number of dependents

a) 1 to 3 members

c) Above 5 members

b) 4 to 5 members

11. Family system :

a) Nuclear b) Joint family

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12. Year of experience in this company :

a) 1 to 5 years

c) 11 to 15 years

b) 6 to 10 years

d) Above 15 years

13. Distance between company and residence :

a) Less than 2 km

c) 5 to 6 km

b) 2 to 4 km

d) 6 km and above

14. Working time :

a) 5-8 hours b) More than 8 hours

15. What motivated you to choose this profession ?

a) Respect in society b) High pay packages

c) Comfort

e) Challenging Profession

d) Convenient working hours

f) Others

16. Which factor has influenced you to join the present company ?

a) Family situation b) Nearness to house

c) Attractive pay d) Conducive working environment

e) Change for promotion and personal development g) If any other, kindly state

17. What areas in your life make you feel stressful?

a) Work related issues

b) Relationships with superior, peers and subordinates

c) Family events

d) Health problems

e) Any other specify

PART-B

PERCEPTION OF RESPONDENTS ON OCCUPATIONAL STRESS

The following statements aim at measuring the perception of employees on

Occupational Stress. Kindly tick () the appropriate box

S.No.

Statements

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

B1 My job is stressful

B2 My experience stress very often

B3 Occupational Stress has a negative impact on my performance

B4 Occupational stress does not have any impact on my performance at work

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PART-C

OPINION OF RESPONDENTS ON OCCUPATIONAL STRESS

S.No. Statements Yes No

C1 Do you have self-confidence

C2 Are you able to adapt to changes

C3 Are you aggressive

C4 Are you competitive

C5 Do you have positive image of your self

C6 Do you have patience

C7 Do you mild mannered

C8 Do you have high self-esteem

C9 Are you suspicious of others

C10 Do you have tolerance

PART-D

PERCEPTION ABOUT JOB

Given below are some statements describing how you feel about your job.

Please tick the appropriate box against each phrase which best describes how you feel

about the statement. The phrases are Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Neutral (N),

Disagree (N), Disagree (D), and Strongly Disagree (SD).

S.No. QUESTIONS ABOUT JOB SA A N D SD

D1.1 On the whole, I get well along with others at

work

D1.2 No conflict within my team

D1.3 I am able to share my feelings with my

boss/colleagues

D1.4 I am confidence to succeed in the job

D1.5 The shift work is a main source of stress for me

D1.6 Intellectual / Technical demands of a job are the

source of stress for me

D1.7 The work assigned is monotonous

D1.8 Interruption makes it difficult to complete all my

works

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S.No. QUESTIONS ABOUT JOB SA A N D SD

D1.9 I am satisfied by the corrective measures given

by the organisation

D1.10 I feel the leadership style in the organisation is

appropriate

D1.11 Ability to complete the work assigned to me

D1.12 Information received about the things need to

know for me

D1.13 I have too many work demands at the same time

D1.14 I feel anxious and apprehensive when at work

D1.15 For all new tasks, receive adequate training

D1.16 My opinion is not sought in solving organisation

problems

D1.17 The levels of physical effort required in job is

stress for me

D1.18 Job stress leads to physical as well as mental

health problems

S.No.

QUESTIONS ABOUT FAMILY

SA

A

N

D

SD

D2.1 Drugs have become part of my life

D2.2 My work is cutting into my family life

D2.3 Problems in my family gives me stress

D2.4 Financial problems gives me stress

D2.5 Low social support leads me to stress

D2.6 I feel uncomfortable to adjust with the

society when I am in stress

D2.7 I agree that my qualification is more for the

present job

D2.8 I have a close and warm relationship with

family and friends

D2.9 I am satisfied with my family members co-

operation in my work life

D2.10 My journey to work place is stressful

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PART-E

IMPACT OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS

The following statements are aimed at measuring the effect of

Occupational Stress. Please () the most appropriate box.

S.No.

Statements

SA

A

N

D

SD

E.1 I feel completely exhausted at the end of the day at my work place

E.2 I look irritated, nervous, angry and tensed while

performing my job

E.3

I feel dissatisfied with my job

E.4

I often think of quitting my job

E.5

I feel calm and relaxed at work

E.6 I have taken a number of days of leave due to severe stress

E.7

I am able to complete my work in the stipulated time

E.8

I feel that I am doing work in the best way

E.9 I feel that my official assignments are more important than my personal interests

PART-F

CAUSES OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESSES

The following are some of the factors that lead to occupational stress.

Give your ranking.

S.No. WORK RELATED CAUSES Rank

F1.1 Temperature

F1.2 Noise

F1.3 Lighting

F1.4 Technology

F1.5 Accidents at work place

F1.6 Cleanliness

F1.7 Health hazards

F1.8 Air Pollution

F1.9 Excess work load

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S.No. ORGANISATIONAL RELATED

CAUSES

Rank

F2.1 Interpersonal relations

F2.2 Poor organization structure

F2.3 Job turnover

F2.4 Low morale

F2.5 Poor organization climate

F2.6 Low self-esteem

F2.7 Rare promotions

F2.8 Insufficient holidays

F2.9 Financial problems

PART-G

CONSEQUENCES OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS

The following are some of the psychological and physical consequences when you

are in stress? Please rank the following.

S.No. PSYCHOLOGICAL

CONSEQUENCES

Rank

G1.1 Anxiety

G1.2 Boredom

G1.3 Low self esteem

G1.4 Forgetfulness

G1.5 Depression

G1.6 Angry

G1.7 Apathy / worry

G1.8 Insomnia (Sleeplessness)

S.No. PHYSICAL CONSEQUENCES Rank

G2.1 Headache

G2.2 Diabetes

G2.3 Hypertension

G2.4 Skin disorder

G2.5 Ulcers

G2.6 Hair loss

G2.7 Upset stomach

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PART-H

The following are some statements that employers do to reduce stress at work

place. Mark your opinion as Yes or No

S.No Statements Yes No

H1.1 The equipment you use within my job is out dated

H1.2 There is risk of physical injury/illness in your working environment.

H1.3 The top management commitment and support for the problems will only tend to more positive results.

H1.4 Do you think changes in the work place will prevent stress

H1.5 Do you feel improving communication will prevent stress

H1.6 Do you feel that developing strategies that DO NO HARM will prevent stress

H1.7 Do you feel that stress management programmes and training for employees will reduce the stress?

H1.8 Do you feel providing opportunities for social interaction among employees?

The following are some statement that you self handle a situation to reduce

stress at work place. Mark your opinion (Rank the following.)

S. No SOURCES RANK

H2.1 Prayer

H2.2 Laugh

H2.3 Listening to Music

H2.4 Share with colleagues

H2.5 Moving from the place

H2.6 Meditation

H2.7 Exercise

H2.8 Smoking/Chewing

H2.9 Drinking water

H2.10 Rest and feel fresh

H2.11 Ignoring the problems

H2.12 Keeping quite and Cool

H2.13 Others.

Give your suggestions for overcoming the occupational

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APPENDIX II

PROFILE OF THE PAPER INDUSTRIES

I. PROFILE OF SESHASAYEE PAPER AND BOARDS

LIMITED

INTRODUCTION TO THE ORGANISATION:

Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited (SPB), the flagship company belonging

to 'ESVIN GROUP', operates an integrated pulp, paper and paper board Mill at

Pallipalayam, Erode-638 007, District Namakkal, TamilNadu, India.

HISTORY OF THE COMPANY:

Sri. S.Viswanathan was the Founder of the Company. He was responsible for

the growth of the Company and bringing it to its present stature. Affectionately

referred to as SV, by his friends and associates, he was a lawyer-turned freedom

fighter-turned industrialist of a unique genre. He was a close associate of

Sri. Jaya Prakash Narayan. He teamed up with Sri. R Venkataraman, former President

of India, to practise Law at Chennai. He joined in 1957, the House of Seshasayees, a

Managing Agency firm of repute in that era. With the untimely death of Sri.

V.Seshasayee, SV took on the mantle, and his entrepreneurial drive and vision helped

him establish, between 1958 and 1961, three Industrial enterprises, viz., Seshasayee

Industries Limited, Simco Meters Limited, and Seshasayee Paper and Boards

Limited. He also promoted, later, Neyveli Ceramics Limited, High Energy Batteries

(India) Limited, Ponni Sugars & Chemicals Limited, SPB Projects & Consultancy

Limited, Esvin Advanced Technologies Limited. The 'Magnum Opus' of SV was the

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creation of TamilNadu Newsprint & Papers Limited. He took total charge and

responsibility from concept to commissioning of this project. This was the first ever

Mill to produce, successfully, newsprint out of sugarcane bagasse and continues to be

one of the top profit performers of the State Government.

He laid great emphasis on the use of Bagasse as raw material for the Paper

Industry to preserve forest cover and protect environment. His persistent thrust in this

area has lead to more than 50% of paper production in the country now being made

out of unconventional raw materials, such as Bagasse. He promoted Ponni Sugars

which became the first sugar mill in the country, to use alternate fuel in its Boilers

and release the Bagasse in entirety for Paper Making. He innovatively structured

Irrigation projects with multiple objectives of using treated paper mill effluent for

converting dry lands into wet lands, thus transforming the livelihood of local farming

community and simultaneously meeting the raw material needs of both Sugar and

Paper Industry.

Sri. S.Viswanathan was a Director on the Board of SPB from inception,

representing the erstwhile Managing Agents. He took over as Managing Director of

the Company in April 1970, with the abolition of the Managing Agency system. He

became the Chairman and Managing Director in December 1986, on the stepping

down of Sri. S.Narayanaswamy, as Chairman of the Company. He relinquished his

office as Managing Director in April 1988 and continued as Non-Executive Chairman

of the Company till his very end.

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He was a strong believer in team work and professionalism. He was firmly of

the view that the role of the Industry is not just to create wealth in a few hands, but

must be extended to serve rural development, poverty alleviation, and employee

welfare and society enlistment.

He paid great attention to operational details and played crucial role in

nurturing the Company to its profit-yielding status. He was the inspiration behind the

Company launching the recently completed Expansion / Modernisation Scheme. He

was a 'visionary' par excellence and 'Karmayogi', non - pareil. Though he is no more,

his lofty ideals will always be the guiding spirit in all the activities of the company.

COLLABORATION:

SPB, incorporated in June 1960, was promoted by Seshasayee Brothers (Pvt)

Limited in association with a foreign collaborator M/s Parsons & Whitte more, South

East Asia Inc., USA. It had also subscribed shares worth of rupees 75 lakhs.

After commencement of commercial production, having fulfilled their

performance guarantee obligations, the foreign collaborators withdrew in 1969. Main

promoters of the Company as on date are a group of companies belonging to the

ESVIN group headed by Mr. N.Gopalaratnam.

MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPANY

1. To carry on business as paper and card board manufacturers in all its branches

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2. To carry the manufacture of paper pulp, wood pulp, strew pulp and fiberous

pulps of all description and cellulose and any other material required by the

company.

3. To be the leader and pioneer in paper industry

4. To manufacture paper and its by-products

5. To manufacture diverse chemicals from out of its derivatives or paper or its by

products

6. To carry on leasing and hire purchase business.

7. To carry on the business generation of power through non-conventional

sources.

8. To manufacture, buy, sell, exchange alter manipulate improve, prepare for

market or otherwise deal in all kinds of Baggase, Bamboo, Grass, Wood and

other raw materials. To give technical consultancy and advisory services for

the above activities.

9. To provide job opportunities to some extend.

10. To provide possible welfare facilities to its employees.

11. Servicing indenters, stockiest, customers with in short time.

12. To contributes towards HRD Reward for best performance.

PRODUCTION CAPACITY:

SPB commenced commercial production in December 1962, on

commissioning a 20,000 tpa integrated facility, comprising a Pulp Mill and two Paper

Machines (PM-1 and PM-2), capable of producing, writing, printing, Kraft and poster

varieties of paper.

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The Plant capacity was expanded to 35,000 tpa in 1967-68, by modification of

PM-2 and addition of a third Paper Machine (PM-3). The cost of the expansion

scheme, at Rs. 34 Millions, was partially financed by All India Financial Institutions

by Rs. 31 Millions, in the second stage of expansion, undertaken in 1976, capacity

was enhanced to 55,000 tpa, through addition of a 60 tpds new Paper Machine (PM-

4). Cost of the project, including cost of a Chemical Recovery Boiler and other

facilities for enhanced requirement of utilities, was estimated at Rs. 176 Millions. The

same was part financed by term loans from Institutions and Banks to the extent of Rs.

145 Millions and the balance out of internal generation. SPB undertook various

equipment balancing and modernization programmes, since then, for improving its

operating efficiency, captive power generation capacity, etc., upto 1992-1993.

Production achieved during the year 2004-2005 at 118854 tones, at an overall average

basis weight of 74 gsm, was higher by 1583 tonnes over the production recorded in

the year 2003-2004.

Company limited supplied the planning of building structure and placement

and undertook for the completion of erection of factory buildings. They fulfilled their

obligations of erection factory buildings in a record time

MODERNIZATION AND EXPANSION:

The company had drawn up on expansion and modernization plan in 1969 to

35,000 tonnes of pulp and paper annum, including capacity to produce 10,000 tonnes

of duplex board. In 1976, the company embraced upon its second expansion project

to increase its production capacity of 55,000 per annum. In 2000, the company

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embarked upon its third expansion project to increase its production capacity to

1,20,000 tonnes of paper per annum.

PRESENT BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY

Presently the company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of almost all

varieties at paper and paperboards. The total exports of paper during the year 1998-99

was 4,095 tonnes, 1999-2000 was 5,121 tonnes, 2000-2001 was 3,998 tonnes, 2001-

2002 was 20,000 tonnes, 2002-2003 was 20,295 tonnes of paper, 2004-2005 it was

21,993 tonnes of paper. The export of the study unit has increased more three folds

particularly during the last two years of the study period.

ADMINISTRATION OF SESHASAYEE PAPER AND BOARDSLIMITED:

Because of well planned activities and proper function of the management the

factory has been able to maintain its position well. The present chairman, N.

Gopalaratham was responsible for the growth of the company from its inception. The

following chart shows the administration of the seshasayee paper and Boards limited.

BRANCH OFFICE

The company has the following branches at the different part of the company,

Mumabi – Initially services both Gujarath and Maharastra markets. Now it is

exclusively the Gujarat market. Calcutta – West Bengal, Orissa and other Easter

market.

VARIOUS TYPES OF SECTIONS

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By nature there are three kinds of section;

Process section

Mechanical section.

Services process section.

Administration section:

EMPLOYEES CATEGORY OF SPB:

At present there are 2360 employees on the rolls of the company. In addition the

company gives indirect employment to over 10,000 workers, distributed partly in the

factory and colony area and mostly in the various forests crops where from the mill

cuts and transport bamboo and wood to the mill site. The employees are classified

into two broad category viz., workers and staff. Workers are classified into three

categories: Helper, Operator and Senior operator. Staffs are classified into three

categories: a) Junior Officer b) Assistant Officer and c) Officer.

RECRUITMENT

The company has taken the employees, staff members through campus

interview. This recruitment policy is applicable in system department of instrument

department. Some of the executive recruitment posts are advertised through the Hindu

newspaper and reputed magazines. Sometimes the management appoints

employees and staff through direct application.

PROMOTION POLICY OF THE WORKERS:

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The promotion policy is classified into two types: Time bound promotion

(once in 5 years) and Vacancy based promotion.

Workers promotions are classified into three steps: Lower level employee: 3

Grade (A,B,C), Middle level employee: 2 Grade (A,B) and Higher level employee: 1

Grade (A,B).

Staff members and promoted once in 5 years and workers promoted once in 6

years.

WELFARE PROGRAMME:

The management of the company is deeply committed to the social objectives

that should animate industrial activities in a developing country. The primary

requirement of an employee is housing when the mills are established outside cities or

urban areas. The company is built a huge and well-laid housing colony. The

company is having a plan to add a minimum of 200 houses annually with the help of

Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited.

All the children of the employees are given facilities for education in the

elementary school and high school established by the company. The company

supports these two schools with an annual grant exceeding of one lakhs. While the

children of the employee themselves are offered training in administration and

technical skills as an integral part of the company welfare programme. Great

emphasis laid on clear work environmental laid on clear work environmental

approach has stimulated safety consciousness among employees, which gets constant

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support from the safety course organized by the Government. The company has won

first prize at the safety courses for several consecutive years and they were awarded

the National Safety Award for the paper industry on two different counts in a single

year 1975.

The company has built a playground and an open-air auditorium at a high

cost. The company has donated sites for the construction of a temple, a mosque and a

church and community hall and other amenities with in the colony area.

AWARDS:

Based on the performance in various fields the study unit has been honored in

the form of various awards by national and international organizations.

Prize under the State Safety Award Scheme for achieving highest

percentage reduction in weighted frequency rate in accident in the year

1993.

Energy Conservation Award 1995 (1st prize in the pulp and paper see

for) by the Ministry of Power, Government of India.

Special Export Award from Chemical and Allied Products Export

Promotion Council (CAPEXIL) for the year 1994-1995 for the

company‘s export efforts.

ISO 9001 ACCREDITATION for its quality system by Det Norske

Veritas, the Netherlands.

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The company secured ISO-14001 Accreditation from, Det Norske

Veritas. The Netherlands, for its conformity to the Environmental

Management System Standard.

First Prize for the year 1995-1996 under the Large Category Awarded

by TamilNadu Pollution Control Board.

IPMA Award for Energy Conservation 1999 (Large Mills Category),

awarded by the Indian Paper Manufacturer‘s Association (IPMA), for

the year 1998-1999.

The company continues to enjoy golden exports house status, accorded

by Government of India, ministry of commerce directorate general of

foreign trade.

Industrial Safety Awarded by the Government of Tamilnadu, for the

year 1997.

1. Second prize for achieving highest percentage reduction in

weighted frequency rate in accidents.

2. Second prize for lowest number of accidents.

3. Second prize for longest accident free period.

Second prize in National Energy Conservation award given by

Government of India, Ministry of power, in appreciation of the

achievements in energy conservation in the pulp and paper sector for

the year 2003.

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II. PROFILE OF TAMIL NADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS

LIMITED

The company is in the business of manufacturing and marketing of Newsprint

and Printing & Writing Papers. The products are being marketed throughout the

country and also being exported to 20 countries around the world. Tamil Nadu

Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) were formed by the Government of Tamil

Nadu in April 1979 as a Public Limited Company under the provisions of the

Companies Act, 1956. The primary objective of the company is to produce newsprint

and printing & writing paper using bagasse, a sugarcane residue, as the primary raw

material. The factory is situated at Kagithapuram in Karur District of Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) was established by the

Government of Tami Nadu during early eighties to produce Newsprint and Printing &

Writing Paper using bagasse, a sugarcane residue, as primary raw material. The

Company commenced production in the year 1984 with a initial capacity of 90,000

tonnes per annum (tpa). Over the years, the production capacity has been increased to

2,45,000 tpa and the Company has emerged as the largest bagasse based Paper Mill in

the world consuming about one million tonnes of bagasse every year. The Company

completed a Mill Expansion Plan during December 2010 to increase the mill

capacity to 4,00,000 tpa.

TNPL exports about 1/5th of its production to more than 30 countries.

Manufacturing of quality paper for the past two and half decades from bagasse is an

index of the company‘s technological competence. A strong record in adopting

minimum impact best process technology, responsible waste management, reduced

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pollution load and commitment to the corporate social responsibility make the

company one of the most environmentally compliant paper mills in the world.

FEATURES

Some of the key features of the Mill are listed below:

The largest bagasse based plant in the World and a mill with largest

production capacity in India, at a single location.

Appropriate for India, which is one of the largest sugarcane producers in the

World.

The only paper mill in India assisted by the World Bank

Doubled the capacity within a period of 10 years from inception

State-of-the-Art paper machines with built in flexibility for manufacturing

both newsprint and printing & writing papers in the same machine.

Unique arrangement with the sugar mills for sourcing the raw material. in the

form of exchange of steam / fuel for bagasse.

VISION

"To be the market leader in the manufacture of world class eco-friendly

papers by adopting innovative technologies for sustainable development".

MISSION

Attain leadership in Paper Technology

Promote the usage of bagasse in the manufacture of Newsprint and Printing &

Writing Paper

Minimise environmental impact and become an environment friendly

organisation.

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Eco-friendly

Today TNPL is the largest producer of bagasse (sugarcane waste from Sugar

mills) based paper in the world and the 2nd largest paper producer in India. TNPL

produces 230,000 tons of Printing & writing paper and consumes 1 million tones of

bagasse every year. The largest eco-friendly paper producer in the world. Symbolic of

TNPL‘s commitment to the environment, the World Wide Fund for nature (WWF)

has entered into a pact with TNPL to use the ‗Panda‘ logo in TNPL‘s branded

products.

Employment

TNPL provides direct employment to 2900 people and indirect employment to

around 5000 people.

Product

The broad product ranges of TNPL are NEWSPRINT, PRINTING &

WRITING PAPER, Cream wove, Super printing, Hi-tech Map litho, Excel Map litho,

Ultawhite Map litho, Magazine Printing, COPIER PAPER, TNPL Copier, TNPL OS

2000 & TNPL Eco-Friendly Note Books.

Newsprint is normally manufactured in 49 g/m² reels and directly sold by the

company to the various newspaper establishments such as The Hindu, Malayalam

Manorama, and Amanda Bazaar Patrika and so on.

Awards & Honours

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TNPL has obtained the ISO 9001 - 2000 certification from RWTUV of

Germany for development, manufacture and supply of Newsprint and Printing &

Writing Paper.

The Business World, a leading business weekly, which conducted an

employees‘ involvement and motivation survey in India jointly with Grow Talent

Company Ltd, New Delhi and the Great Places to work Institute of USA has selected

TNPL as one of the top 25 Great Places to work in India. TNPL is the only one

company from Tamil Nadu to get this coveted ranking.

Waste Management

TNPL is a socially responsible company. It has formed a society to grow

sugarcane on 1,600 acres (6 km²) near the plant. That gives employment to the people

and raw material to TNPL. Also, water from the effluent treatment plant is provided

to the farmers (TEWLIS Project). That apart, TNPL uses tankers to provide water to

25 villages surrounding the plant. The villages greatly benefited by this project are

Moolimangalam Pandipalayam and Palamapuram.

Exports

Today, TNPL is exporting paper to Australia, U.K, Indonesia, Singapore,

Philippines, Taiwan, Greece, Turkey, UAE, Jordan, Yemen, Egypt, South Africa, Sri

Lanka, Tanzania, Nigeria and Malaysia.

Communication

BSNL, Aircel, Airtel, Reliance, Vodafone are the communication providers to

this town Panchayat. The well penetrated landline connections are provided by BSNL

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again. The availability of internet is also very good (Mostly dial-up connections).

Now BSNL has provided very good broadband internet connection.

Transport

The town has very good transport facilities in the form of Private Mini Bus,

Government run buses, Autorickshaws. Private run Omni bus operate from the nearby

town Velayuthampalayam to Chennai daily.

The pugalur (Code: PGR) has a railway station which is well connected to

Erode, Coimbatore, Trichy, Chennai and Cochin. Both passenger trains and express

trains pass through this station. TNPL Pugalur Railway station takes pride in the fact

that all the express trains passing this station have a stop in this station except the

Shathabdi Express. TNPL has its own separate track diverting from main line which

facilitates its freight services. The nearest airport is in Trichy (90 km). Major Airport

is located at Coimbatore (115 km). The nearest major sea port is at Chennai (450 km).

Governance

It is governed by Directorate of Town panchayat which has chairperson, Vice-

chair and 12 ward councilors. They are the elected representatives of the town.

Elections are conducted once in 5 years.

Mill Development plan (MDP)

The company is undergoing an Rs.1, 200 crore Capex to boost pulping

capacity. Under Phase-1, the pulping capacity will be increased by 50 %. The

company has already executed expansion plan (MDP) at a cost of Rs.565 crore for

converting the bleaching sequence to environmentally begin Elemental Chlorine free

bleaching. The company expects saving of Rs.2250/mt resulting in incremental PBT

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OF APPROX Rs.50 crore, post completion of the project. Post Capex, it will be the

4th

largest paper company in the country.

FARM FORESTRY AND CAPTIVE PLANTATION

In order to secure its requirement of pulpwood, estimated at 3.5 lakh tones per

annum (tpa), the company has started farm forestry and captive plantation in

2005.Last year it brought around 10,000 acres under cultivation and this year plans to

add another 15,000 acres and gradually take its captive forest capacity to at least

50,000 acres, in order to meet its pulpwood sales. In addition, the company has

entered into long agreement with Tamilnadu Forest Plantation Corporation Ltd

(TAFCORN) for procuring pulpwood.

Education

The town Panchayat has three primary Tamil-medium schools one each in

Moolimangalam, Masagoundanpudur and Kurukkapalayam. The most famous school

in the town is TNPL Matriculation & Higher Secondary School located within the

TNPL Housing colony. Its students have entered the top medical and engineering

colleges of the country. Many of its students are employed in big firms located in

USA, UK, Australia and other countries of the world.

Entertainment

There is only one functional cinema theater by name 'Annai Theater' which is

few kilometers away from the town. Most of the town residents have access to almost

all Television channels. TNPL housing colony has excellent facilities inside the

campus.

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HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

TNPL realises that the continued success of any organisation depends on a

healthy human resources policy. TNPL‘s Human Resources policy focuses upon

enthusing the human resources to be innovative to keep ahead of competition. As an

enlightened employer the company has always been concentrating on optimizing the

labour productivity and continuous efforts have been taken to improve the same.

Some of the initiatives by the company in line with the above objectives are given

below:

In-house training programmes are conducted on topics like Team Building,

Personality Development, Safety, Inter-personnel skills, productivity and so on.

Besides the employees are also being sponsored for training programmes in the

relevant areas organised by reputed Institutions. Performance Appraisal plays a

significant role as a tool and technique of Management development and growth. Key

Result Areas (KRA) have been identified and responsibility, accountability, objectives

and targets are defined for these KRAs. The results of these KRAs are reviewed on

continuous basis and corrective measures initiated appropriately.

The philosophy of Total Quality Management (TQM) integrating all activities

of the organisation coupled with a customer-centered focus has been taken-up.

Suitable projects have been identified and implemented. Company is nurturing a

participative atmosphere of redressing the grievances of the employees for ensuring

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peaceful working environment. Amicable Wage settlements are reached with the

Trade Unions and harmonious industrial relationship is being maintained. TNPL is

providing direct employment for 2900 persons and indirect employment for about

5000 persons

The Business World, a leading business weekly, which conducted an

employees‘ involvement and motivation survey in India jointly with Grow Talent

Company Ltd, New Delhi and the Great Places to work Institute of USA has selected

TNPL as one of the top 25 Great Places to work in India. TNPL is the only one

company from Tamil Nadu to get this coveted ranking. Waston Wyatt India Pvt Ltd.,

a global management consulting firm, which recently conducted an "Asia Pacific

Human Capital Index Survey 2002 has awarded TNPL an overall Score of 76, on a

scale of 0 – 100 for the effectiveness of the company‘s human capital management.

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

The Company has taken several steps for promoting the overall betterment of

the abutting villages. Providing drinking water facilities, construction of retaining

walls in the irrigation channels, laying & improving roads & culverts, provision of

lighting facilities, park development, supply of equipments & instruments to Fair

Price shops & schools are some of the projects completed by the company in this

regard. TNPL is also conducting free medical camps in the surrounding villages on a

monthly basis. TNPL functions in harmony with the local community.

SAFETY

TNPL has a clearly defined Safety Policy. The policy specifies in detail the

responsibility for implementation of safety measures, prevention of personal injury,

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accident reporting and statutory reporting system. The Safety committee consists of

members from Management and workmen. Periodic committee meetings are

conducted and suggestions are implemented. Safety Audit is conducted to ensure the

effectiveness of the safety systems in position.