Two Government Nominee Directors appointed to the board with immediate effect
SAIL board gets two Government Nominee Directors.
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- Government Nominee Director
- Ms. Sarita Chauhan — Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of Steel
- Government Nominee Director
- Shri Vinod Kumar Tripathi — Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel
- Appointment Order
- Ministry of Steel order dated 12th October 2026, immediate effect, till further orders
Two new Government Nominee Directors on the board
Steel Authority of India Limited has informed the stock exchanges about a change in the composition of its board, following orders of the Ministry of Steel.
Who has been appointed
- Ms. Sarita Chauhan, Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of Steel, has been appointed as a Government Nominee Director on the board of directors of SAIL.
- Shri Vinod Kumar Tripathi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel, has been appointed as a Government Nominee Director on the board of directors of SAIL.
Both appointments are stated to be with immediate effect and till further orders, made through Ministry of Steel orders dated 12th October 2026.
What else the update states
- It is affirmed that Ms. Sarita Chauhan and Shri Vinod Kumar Tripathi are not debarred from holding the office of director by virtue of any SEBI order or any other such authority.
- The brief profile of both will be submitted shortly.
How to read this
A Government Nominee Director is the government's representative on the board of a public sector company, nominated by the administrative ministry. In SAIL's case, that ministry is the Ministry of Steel. This is a change in who sits on the board; it is a board-composition update rather than a statement about the company's operations or finances.
Points a shareholder may note
- The board now includes these two government nominees, both serving till further orders.
- The detailed profiles of the new directors are to follow.
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Change in Board composition intimated; letter refers to Government of India Order dated 12 October 2026
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