VISHWAKARMA RASHTRIYA PURASKAR - DGFASLI

VISHWAKARMA RASHTRIYA PURASKAR
Performance Year – 2007
INSTRUCTION SHEET
I. OBJECTIVE:
The objective of the Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar (V.R.P.) is to recognize the
outstanding contributions made by a worker or a group of workers in an organization
covered under the Factories Act, 1948 or the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare)
Act, 1986, The Building & Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and
Conditions of Service) Act, 1996, Installations under Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
(AERB), through his/her/their contributions to improve productivity, occupational safety
& health, environment and working conditions as well as quality & safety of product.
II.
III.
SCOPE:
1. Awards Year 2007 is for the Performance Year 2007 i.e. 01 January – 31 December,
2007. Applications containing the suggestion adopted and implemented during 2007
(January-December) will only be considered.
2. The organization applying for the Awards should have the 'SUGGESTION
SCHEMES' in operation (to be mentioned in the Application) and the suggestion
should have been evaluated, adopted, implemented and awarded by the management
during the performance year 2007.
3. This Scheme is meant for Workmen and Supervisory category only.
Managers/Executives cannot apply under the Scheme either individually or jointly.
4. The suggestion implemented & awarded should have resulted in one or more of the
following :
Improvement in Productivity & Efficiency of processes, systems and
procedures, etc. in the area of material handling, cost reduction, quality of
products & services, safety & health, environment and working conditions
and utilization of plant & equipment.
Reduction of raw materials and fuel/power, control of waste, labour cost,
operational cost, physical & mental stress and also in other form of wastages.
Indigenisation of plant/machinery/components resulting in saving of foreign
exchange.
Awards Committee
Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India constitutes a Tripartite
Awards Committee having employees, employers and Government representatives for
the purpose of evaluation to adjudge the winners for the Class ‘A’, Class ‘B’ & Class ‘C’
Awards. There are a total 28 prizes under 3 classes. The number of prizes for Class ‘A’
is 5, each amounting to Rs.75,000/-; for Class ‘B’ is 8, each of Rs.50,000/-; and for Class
‘C’ is 15, each of Rs.25,000/-;. In addition to cash prizes, the winner is also awarded a
Certificate of Appreciation.
Number of winners in any Class may be less than the numbers given above depending
upon the judgement of the Awards Committee Members. The decision of the Awards
Committee/Government will be final. The Government of India will have the right to
publish the contents of winning suggestions for the benefit of other organizations, if
needed.

IV.
Submission of application form
1) Each Application form is to be accompanied by only one suggestion. A company can
submit only ten applications under this scheme.
2) Duly filled in Application Form (in duplicate) with all the supporting enclosures/documents and
entry fee by way of demand draft for Rs.200/- drawn in favour of 'Secretary, Vishwakarma
Rashtriya Puraskar Committee' on a scheduled Bank of Mumbai should be sent on or
before the closing date (20.10.2008) to:
THE SECRETARY,
VISHWAKARMA RASHTRIYA PURASKAR COMMITTEE,
DIRECTORATE GENERAL FACTORY ADVICE SERVICE & LABOUR
INSTITUTES, C.L.I. BUILDING, N.S. MANKIKAR MARG,
SION, MUMBAI-400022. Tel.No.022- 24092203 Fax: 022-
24071986
3) Incomplete Application Form (suggestion summary or personal details) in any manner is
liable to be rejected. All Applications must accompany two hard copies and one CD(MS-
Word only) of the ‘Brief Summary of the Suggestion’ under different headings shown in
5(A) of the Application Form (in about 600 words) and other necessary Drawings/Photos,
Financial Gains, Calculations etc.
4) Application fees once paid cannot be refunded. No receipt will be issued for the
application fees.

FORM – V.R.P. Last date for receipt of application: 20.10.2008
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA / MINISTRY OF LABOUR &
EMPLOYMENT
APPLICATION FOR VISHWAKARMA RASHTRIYA PURASKAR
(VRP)
Performance Year – 2007
This form giving the particulars specified below with the Crossed Demand Draft for a sum of
Rs.200/- drawn in favour of ‘Secretary, Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar Committee’ is to reach
the Secretary, Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar Committee, Directorate General Factory Advice
Service & Labour Institutes, Central Labour Institute Bldg., Sion, Mumbai-400 022, not later than the
closing Date 20.10.2008.
NOTE:
Before filling up the application form, please read the instruction sheet carefully.
This Scheme is meant for workmen & supervisory category only. Managers/Executives
cannot apply under the Scheme either individually or jointly.
Please type the information in the prescribed Application Form.
Please fill up the information against all the items/columns.
Please strike out whichever is not applicable.
Applications which are incomplete or without full information are liable to be rejected.
If the information furnished in the application form, if found incorrect, false or
misleading at any point of time such companies shall be debarred from participation in
this scheme for five years.
1(A). ADDRESS OF ORGANISATION :
Name and address of the Organization with telephone
No. (with S.T.D.), FAX No. & E-mail ID
Mumbai address, if any (with telephoneNo. ),
FAX No. & E-mail ID

Details of the contact person
Details of the contact person in Mumbai
1(B). TYPE OF INDUSTRY WITH MANPOWER DETAILS :
NATURE OF INDUSTRY AND NO. OF WORKERS EMPLOYED
PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED
NO. OF MANHOURS
WORKED IN 2007
REGULAR CONTRACTü REGULAR CONTRACTü
2. PARTICULARS OF THE SUGGESTOR(S):
Sl.No. FULL NAME DATE OF
BIRTH
AGE & SEX QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE IN YEARS
1 2 3 4 5 6
DEPARTMENT
7
SKILL BAND
8
DESIGNATION
9
NATURE OF WORK
10
HIGHLY SKILLED
SKILLED
SEMI SKILLED
UNSKILLED

3. TYPE OF SUGGESTION & AWARDS GRANTED:
(a) Please put () whether the suggestion
scheme pertains to any one of the following:
1) General suggestion 2) Safety Suggestion
3) Quality Circle 4) Kaizen
5) Small Group Activity
**(b) Particulars of the Award granted to the Suggestor(s) of
this Application under Company's ‘Suggestion Scheme'
in the form of Certificate, Cash Award, any other
honour etc.
1)
2)
**Note:- Without this information the application shall be rejected.
4. SUGGESTION & IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS:
Date, when the Suggestion was submitted to the internal
Suggestion Scheme for evaluation.
Date, when the suggestion was
Implemented in the organization.
Date Month Year Date Month Year
5.A) Attach brief summary of the suggestion (two hard copies and one copy in CD (MS
Word)) in not more than 600-800 words in English under the following eight headings, viz. :
(i) ABOUT THE PROCESS: (furnish brief details in not more than 150 -200 words
about the Process by establishing proper relationship amongst various process
parameters viz., the man, machine, material, methods and the environment).
(ii)
PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED: (provide in not more than 150-200 words in the
chronological details of the problems experienced and their adverse impact on the
existing system/process)
(iii) SOLUTIONS SUGGESTED & IMPLEMENTED: (explain in not more than 150-
200 words the details of how the said problem was overcome “including the cost of
implementation of the suggestion.”
(iv) DETAILS OF ORIGINALITY OF SUGGESTION: (State 2-3 most significant
points only).
(v)
(vi)
DETAILS OF THE UTILITY OF SUGGESTION: (State 2-3 most significant
points only).
DETAILS OF SAFETY & WORKING CONDITIONS: (State 2-3 most significant
points only)

(vii) BENEFITS ACCRUED: (Highlight the benefits of the suggestion in terms of
Financial Benefits, Productivity, Quality, Power Saving, Safety, Health & Working
Conditions etc.)
(viii) FINANCIAL SAVINGS: Recurring/Non-Recurring (only amount)
5.B)
Also attach copy of details of the drawings, only black & white photographs of
suggestion implemented before and after implementation along with a brief summary of
the suggestion.
6. DETAILS OF ORIGINALITY & SAFETY, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL
ASPECTS OF THE SUGGESTION :
a) STATE THE ORIGINALITY OF THE SUGGESTION b) STATE THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRON-
IN TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING. PLEASE PUT): MENTAL ASPECTS OF THE SUGGESTION IN
TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING: Please put ()
1) Invention*
2) Adoption/Extension of known idea
3) Improvisation of existing methods/Process
4) Small Improvements/Changes
Note
Please provide the details of patent obtained in case
of an Invention
1) Work environment as a whole
2) Working conditions
3) Safety of equipment, machinery & Persons in
the vicinity.
4) Process safety
5) Product safety
6) Personal safety
7. DETAILS OF UTILITY OF THE SUGGESTION
State the Utility/Applicability of the suggestion in terms of the following. Please put tick ()
1. Whether applicable to more than one organization/industry ? (Furnish details in the summary of
suggestion)
2. Whether applicable to various work situations/areas in your plant/organization ?
(Furnish details in the summary of suggestion)
3. Whether applicable to multiple batches/mass production ? (Furnish details in the summary of
suggestion)
4. Whether applicable to present area of work/single batch ? (Furnish details in the summary of suggestion)

8. SAVINGS OF THE SUGGESTION
Period Indian Currency Foreign Currency
From To Recurring Non-recurring Recurr in g Non-recurring
Projected savings for a
period of 12 months
9. DEMAND DRAFT DETAILS *
PARTICULARS OF THE DEMAND DRAFT PAYABLE AT MUMBAI (@ Rs.200/- PER APPLICATION)
AS ENTRY FEE
DD Number Date Amount Bank & Branch
* Entry (Application) fees once paid cannot be refunded. Attach the demand draft along with
the application form.
10. Indicate the branch of Union Bank of India (UBI) nearest to your company, if any :
11. SUGGESTOR(S) PHOTOGRAPH(S)
Please affix stamp size photograph (4 cm x 3 cm) of the suggestor(s) in the following space:
Suggestor (1) Suggestor (2) Suggestor (3) Suggestor (4)
Photographs
Name & Signature
Note: 1) If the suggestors are more than four, please affix the photographs on a separate page
and attach along with this application form.
2) Without applicant’s signature, the application will be rejected.

CERTIFICATE BY THE OCCUPIER
I certify that :-
(i) The information furnished above is correct to the best of my knowledge.
(ii) The suggestion received under the suggestion scheme has been evaluated by a Committee
assigned for the purpose by the management, which has a worker representative.
(iii) Further, it is certified that it is an Individual or Joint suggestion.
(iv) The suggestion given in this VRP-2007 application was implemented during the
performance year 2007 in the company.
DECLARATION
We hereby declare that if the suggestion contained in this application is selected for
VRP Award by the Awards Committee, then the suggestor(s) will be deputed to receive
the award in person at the Awards Function.
Date:
Place:
Name & signature of the Occupier
COMPANY'S SEAL
Note : Without company's seal/stamp the application shall be rejected.