Over 35,000 people displaced due to setting up of 5 steel plants by SAIL and RINL were provided employment by the two PSUs, Parliament was informed Wednesday.

These people were displaced as a result of setting up of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) by Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) and 4 plants by Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), he added.

RINL-VSP gave employment to 7,845 persons as against the commitment of 5,000, the minister said.

Among the SAIL companies, while Bokaro Steel Plant employed 16,000 people, Bhilai Steel Plant gave jobs to 4,468. The figure for Rourkela Steel Plant stood at 6,486 and Salem Steel Plant (214).

"They have been provided employment against regular grades in the pay scales earmarked for the grades and the wages are paid as per company rules," he added.

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