The Ministry of Labour & Employment has appointed Shri S.N. Subrahmanyan, CEO and Managing Director, L&T Ltd, as the Chairman of the National Safety Council for a period of three years.
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Shri Subrahmanyan is an eminent engineer who has spearheaded the infrastructure business of L&T for several years making it the country’s largest construction organization and 14th in the world.
L & T is also one of the largest engineering companies of the country with interest in heavy engineering, Defence, ship building etc.
National Safety Council is a non-profit, self-financing apex body at the national level in India.
Its Objective is to generate, develop and sustain a voluntary movement on Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) at the national level.
It is an autonomous body, which was set up by the Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment in 1965.
It was registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and subsequently, as a Public Trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950.