The document discusses the recent celebrations of World Tourism Day and Vigilance Awareness Week by various organizations. It also provides an update on Balmer Lawrie's business performance in the last fiscal year and various initiatives taken by the company including participation in study visits and award ceremonies. Balmer Lawrie witnessed growth in turnover and profit compared to the previous year. Various awareness programs, transfers, and new recruitments within the company are also mentioned.

1. Festivity has rent the air and people are going all out to celebrate. The holiday season has
witnessed a great surge in travel as well. The COVID-19 restrictions for two years had muted
the festivities during this time of the year. Moreover, the pandemic has forced us to redefine
travel and be innovative in providing tourism solutions that are sustainable. World Tourism
Day was celebrated on 27th September 2022 and was aptly themed as "Rethinking Tourism".
During the celebrations, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) launched
its first World Tourism Day Report, the first in an annual series of updates and analysis of the
Organisation’s work guiding the sector forward. The inaugural report is titled “Rethinking
Tourism: From Crisis to Transformation”, reflecting the timely relevance of the 2022 theme as
well as the unprecedented crisis that hit the sector in 2020. One of Balmer Lawrie's major
Service Businesses is Travel & Vacations. We have a team of professionals, who are sensitive
to the needs of the customers and curate holidays that become cherished stories for people
travelling with Vacations Exotica. Besides various tour packages, including LTC holiday
packages, the Travel & Vacations team provides all kinds of travel solutions including
ticketing, hotels, visa, insurance, forex etc. Vacations Exotica has been handling various MICE
(Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions) activities very successfully as well. Balmer
Lawrie's B2C portal www.vacationsexotica.com and the Flight Booking Portal for Government
Employees - https://govemp.balmerlawrietravelapp.com/ have also seen a surge in bookings.
Let’s hope for the best for the tourism sector that was one of the worst hit by COVID-19!
As mandated by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), this year the Vigilance Awareness
Week (VAW) will be observed based on the theme “भ्रष्टाचार मुक्त भारत – विकसित भारत /
Corruption free India for a developed Nation”. VAW 2022 will be observed across the country
from 31st October to 6th November 2022. The Vigilance Department will be organising host of
events for employees pan India and will also conduct outreach programs in association with
external institutions. Request all of you to participate in the events, be vigilant and work
towards eradicating corruption.
Hope you enjoy reading this issue. As always, will look forward to your feedback,
contributions and suggestions; you may mail them to
mukhopadhyay.mohar@balmerlawrie.com.
Mohar
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Vol. 12 Issue 10 October 2022
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2. The 106th Annual General Meeting of our Company was held on 27th September, 2022. In view of the
COVID-19 pandemic, like the last year, this year too the AGM was conducted virtually. The virtual
meeting enhanced the participation of shareholders and provided a good opportunity for the Board of
Directors to interact with them. The Meeting was presided over by Mr. Adika Ratna Sekhar, C&MD and
was attend by all Functional Directors, Government Nominee Directors and Independent Directors
along with Company Secretary and members of the Finance Team over the virtual platform. A press
meet was organised at the Corporate Office in Kolkata after the AGM, in which C&MD interacted with
the local media. Balmer Lawrie recorded net turnover of Rs. 210484.97 lakhs during Financial Year
2021-22 as against Rs.159276.79 lakhs in Financial Year 2020-21, which is an increase of
approximately 32.15% over last year. The Company recorded a Profit Before Tax of Rs.17014.45 lakhs
in Financial Year 2021-22 as against Rs.15664.97 lakhs in Financial Year 2020-21. The increase is
attributable to the easing out effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of SBU: Travel and
Vacations, which was severely affected in FY 2020-21 due to the same.
BL UPDATES
Dun & Bradstreet during its flagship
event ‘PSU and #Government
Summit 2022’ felicitated PSUs
(incorporated on or before 1947),
who have played a critical role in
India’s growth journey. Balmer
Lawrie & Co. Ltd. was also felicitated
during the grand event held at the
Hotel Hyatt Residency, Bikaji Kama
Palace, New Delhi on 29th
September 2022. Mr. Adika Ratna
Sekhar, Chairman & Managing
Director received the award on
behalf of the Company.

3. The Study Visit of the Committee on Public Undertakings was conducted in Mumbai from 19th - 22nd
September 2022. Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. was one of the 15 PSUs that participated in the Study Visit
of the Committee on Public Undertakings. On 22nd September, Mr. Adika Ratna Sekhar, C&MD, Mr. R M
Uthayaraja, Director [Manufacturing Businesses] and Mr. Saurav Dutta, VP [A&F] presented the key
business highlights to the Committee chaired by Mr. Sushil Kumar Singh (MP) along with other MPs
and delegates from the Secretariat.
Mr. Adika Ratna Sekhar, Chairman & Managing Director was honoured as part of “CEO Felicitation for
building Future Leaders” at the Awards function of 31st World HRD Congress and 17th Employer
Branding Awards - Best Employer 2022-2023 held on 8th September 2022 in Taj Bengal, Kolkata. He
was conferred the “CEO with Future Orientation” award. C&MD also received the “Eastern India Best
Employer Brand” award for our Company.

4. Mr. R M Uthayaraja, Director [Manufacturing Businesses] visited Northern Region Office, Okhla, New
Delhi on 15th September 2022 and interacted with the employees there.
Mr. R M Uthayaraja, Director [Manufacturing Businesses] visited the Industrial Packaging
manufacturing plant at Asaoti, Faridabad on 16th September 2022. During his visit he inspected the
facility and the operations.
UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), one of the most
important campuses in India’s space program
celebrated its Golden Jubilee and had invited
Balmer Lawrie to be part of the celebration held
on 14th September 2022. Balmer Lawrie provides
Logistics and Travel Services to URSC. Ms.
Chaitra (Travel Implant), Travel & Vacations –
Bengaluru attended the event on behalf of
Balmer Lawrie. She is seen in photo (left) with
Mr. Sankaran, Director - URSC and (right) with
Dr. S P Somanath, Chairman - Space Program
and Secretary, Department of Space. Ms. Chaitra
has been maintaining excellent client relation
with URSC.

5. Vishwakarma Puja was celebrated with much fervour in the offices and plants of the Eastern Region
and in Greases & Lubricants - Silvassa on 17th September 2022.
Industrial Packaging – Navi Mumbai played host to Mr. Rajeev Kumar, Independent Director of our
Company on 14th September 2022. During his visit, he went around the plant, including the shop floor,
observed the manufacturing operations and interacted with the Executives and Officers. He also
planted a sapling in the plant premises.

6. Greases & Lubricants – Silvassa was recognised by the Sayli Gram Panchayat for maintaining the unit
as one of the cleanest plants in Sayli Village during Swacchta Mahostav.
KEEP YOUR DATA SAFE
It’s always a good practice to take backup of your data
The backup will be necessary in case of Software or Hardware failure /
accidental damage / deletion of files by mistake / theft etc.
To facilitate this, Corporate IT is implementing VEEAM - Backup Software in all Laptops / Desktops.
VEEAM will take a backup of your data (working files like Word / Excel / Power Point / Text etc.) and
store a copy safely in the Server. Corporate IT has been conducting online awareness programs for
employees starting September 2022.
Veeam will take a backup of all working files from the following directories only when the endpoint is
connected to office network / VPN:
• Desktop
• My Documents
• D:Druva & D:BLBackup
• E:Druva & E:BLBackup
• F:Druva & F:BLBackup
• G:Druva & G:BLBackup
Users are requested to keep all important working files within these directories, as this software will
not backup the files from other locations.
Veeam does not take a backup of your email (.OST / .PST). Users are requested to use IMAP protocol
for keeping their email data safe.
In case you face any issue, kindly contact IT Support: (support.it@balmerlawrie.com)
Look for this Icon in your PC:
Search: “Veeam” on your PC to check,
If the software is already installed on not.

7. To promote Hindi as the official language, ‘Hindi Pakhwada’ was organised from 14th to 30th September
2022. A host of events like Hindi / English translation, Hindi e-mail, extempore, tagline, short-story
telling, and Hindi song competitions were organised for the employees. A Hindi workshop was also
organised for Eastern Region employees. The fortnight was celebrated across all offices, units and
establishments of Balmer Lawrie. Various competitions were also organized for family members of
employees at G&L and IP - Silvassa. Winners of various competitions were given prizes and a Hindi
quiz was also organized during the closing ceremony of the Hindi Pakhwada at the Corporate Office.
Details of the various programs organised across regions will be published in the October 2022 issue of
BLOG.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE [OL] UPDATE
During the month of September 2022, various programs were organized across units.
Emergency evacuation and fire mock drill conducted IP - Taloja
Training program on static electricity at IP -Vadodara and IP - Asaoti by HSE Team
HSE [HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT] UPDATE

8. Fire mock drill and training at IP - Silvassa
Training program on 'Accident Prevention in Hazardous Industries' conducted by DGFASLI (Ministry of
Labour and Employment) in Hindi language at IP - Silvassa & IP – Asaoti
Training program on Safe Material Handling in Industry at Cold Chain - Bhubaneswar by HSE Team
Training conducted IP - Taloja on Safe handling and storage of chemicals at workplace

9. Transfer
▪ Mr. Sujoy Ghosh, Head [A&F]-G&L, Greases & Lubricants - Kolkata has been transferred to
Corporate Accounts & Finance - Kolkata as Vice President [A&F].
▪ Mr. James Paul Gregory, Head [Delhi Coordination Office], DCO - Delhi has been transferred to
Regional HR - North, Delhi as AVP [HR]-NR.
▪ Mr. Subhadip Chattaraj, Manager [HR]-CFS, Container Freight Station - Kolkata has been
transferred to Greases & Lubricants - Kolkata as Manager [HR]-G&L.
▪ Mr. Anuj Kumar, Deputy Manager [Industrial Sales], Greases & Lubricants - Delhi has been
transferred to Greases & Lubricants - Chandigarh as Deputy Manager [Industrial Sales].
▪ Mr. Ayush Sodhani, Deputy Manager [A&F]-CFS, Container Freight Station - Kolkata has been
transferred to Greases & Lubricants - Kolkata as Deputy Manager [A&F].
▪ Mr. Jamal Ahmed Khan, Asst. Manager [Retail Sales], Greases & Lubricants - Kolkata has been
transferred to Greases & Lubricants - Patna as Asst. Manager [Retail Sales].
▪ Mr. Binoy Chandra Roy, Junior Officer [Operations]-FF, Logistics Services - Visakhapatnam has
been transferred to Logistics Services - Kolkata as Junior Officer [Operations]-FF.
Wish you all the best in your new role!
Re-designation
▪ Mr. Kannapan S, Manager [Manufacturing & Quality], Industrial Packaging - Manali, Chennai has
been redesignated as Manager [Manufacturing], Industrial Packaging - Manali, Chennai.
▪ Mr. Ilamurugu R, Asst. Manager [Stores], Industrial Packaging - Manali, Chennai has been
redesignated as Asst. Manager [Purchase], Industrial Packaging - Manali, Chennai.
Wish you all the best in your new role!
Farewell
▪ Mr. A Thiruvambalam, Vice President [Works], Chemicals - Manali, Chennai superannuated on
30th September 2022 after successfully completing 32 years of service.
▪ Mr. I Rajesh, Associate Vice President [Manufacturing], Industrial Packaging - Chittoor
superannuated on 30th September 2022 after successfully completing 38 years of service.
▪ Mr. Aloke Ranjan Das, Officer [Operations], Refinery & Oil Field Services - Kolkata superannuated
on 30th September 2022 after successfully completing 12 years and 9 months of service.
We wish you all the best in your future life!
New Member (Note: Write-up on new members is as per inputs received from them.)
Personnel Information – September 2022
Mr. Lalit Kumar joined Industrial Packaging - Asaoti as Manager
[Manufacturing] on 1st September 2022.
pLalit Kumar is a Mechanical Engineer with an ardent interest in the industrial work
environment. He has learnt the principles of mechanical engineering that are
applicable to most machines, tools and processes and started his career with
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), a Public Sector Enterprise. He worked there
for more than 9 years in multidisciplinary cross functional areas. He also has
immense interest in Oil / Gas Hydraulics system viz. Hydraulics presses and hot
rolling / extrusion process. He has hands-on experience in ERP systems and spares
/ contracts management system. He is adept at analysing and interpreting the
materials related to contractual stipulations and established Governmental laws and
procedures. He belongs to the state of Haryana where agricultural prosperity is
founded on spirituality and his family is also involved in agricultural activities. He is
married. His wife is working in HSSPP and they have an adorable son, Advik. Lalit is
very excited to join Balmer Lawrie and is hopeful that he will be able to align with
the overall goals of the Company.

10. Welcome you to the Balmer Lawrie family and wish you all the best.
Mr. Dinoh Gurumoorthy joined Travel & Vacations - Chennai as Manager
[Retail Sales] on 28th September 2022.
Dinoh is 37 years old, young and energetic, and belongs to Chennai. Born in
Pondicherry and brought up in different parts of India (Pondicherry, Chennai,
Delhi, Hyderabad), he finally landed in Chennai for his professional career. He has
completed his Masters in MBA from NITHM - Hyderabad and his Graduation from
SRM Institute of Hotel Management – Chennai. In his 13 years of experience in the
travel industry, he worked with various travel companies like SOTC, Thomas Cook,
Yatra.com and Club7 Holidays Pvt. Ltd. He is currently in the Chennai branch of
Vacations as Manager [Retail Sales]. He has travelled across the country before
joining the industry as a sportsman. He is a professional hockey player trained
under 'Air India Hockey Academy', New Delhi and Sports Authority of India,
Chennai. As a hockey player, he played for various Government teams as guest
player for eg. RBI, SBI, TNEB ect. Traveling has been a part and parcel of his life
for the last 20 years. A passionate traveller, he has travelled across different
places in India 'just to eat'. He loves to ride and drive, travel to new places and try
various Indian cuisines.
Mr. Premkumar A joined Logistics Services - Bengaluru as Junior Officer
[Operations] on 19th September 2022.
Premkumar is from Chennai. He completed his graduation in commerce from the
University of Madras. He started his career in Logistics as an Apprenticeship trainee
in Balmer Lawrie and later joined Seaways Supply Chain Pvt. Ltd. and worked there
for 2 years. His father and mother are his inspiration, and their support and
motivation has made him what he is today. In his leisure time, he listens to music,
and plays cricket and volleyball. He wants to be successful and thrive in Balmer
Lawrie.
Mr. Dhinesh H joined Chemicals - Manali, Chennai as Manager [Production]
on 16th September 2022.
Dhinesh has completed his Graduation in Science in 2012 from C Abdul Hakeem
College, Ranipet, Tamil Nadu. He started his career at Biocon as a Junior Executive
in the Production Department. Owing to his hard work and excellent performance,
he was promoted to Senior Executive there. He worked in Biocon for over 9 years.
He then moved to his hometown Ranipet and joined Malladi Drugs and
Pharmaceutical Ltd. where he worked for 4 months. He is happy that he has got the
opportunity to work with Balmer Lawrie. He is a self-motivated person and is eager
to learn different things. He believes that he is an emotional person and easily
trusts people but now he is trying to overcome these weaknesses. His long term
goal is to focus on personal and professional growth and achieve a higher position
in a reputed Company like Balmer Lawrie. He wants to build his career and make
positive contribution to the Company. His favorite quote is, "Arise Awake and stop
not until the goal is Reached".
Mr. Hemal Chauhan joined Industrial Packaging - Taloja (Navi Mumbai) as
Manager [Manufacturing] on 26th September 2022.
Hemal has done his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from BPUT University,
Odisha. He joined Balmer Lawrie as Manager (Manufacturing) in SBU: Industrial
Packaging, Taloja, Navi Mumbai. Before joining the Company, he worked with Hero
Motocorp Ltd. (Neemrana), Saint Gobain Glass India Ltd. (Bhiwadi), RLE
International (Gurgaon) and Sunmax Auto Engineering (Haridwar). He has rich
experience of 13 years in the field of operations and maintenance. He has worked
in different sectors like automobile, auto ancillaries and process industries like glass
manufacturing. He is originally from Gujarat and currently has moved to Panvel,
Mumbai from Bhiwadi, Rajasthan. He lives with his parents, his wife, who is a
B.Tech Engineer and has worked as a teacher and his 6-year old daughter. His
daughter is a quick learner and she loves dancing and singing. In his free time, he
likes to go on long drives and to explore new places. He loves playing cricket and
chess.