State-owned Hindustan Copper Ltd is pursuing Navratna status, with its Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Kumar Singh emphasising the milestone as a testament to the company’s improved operations, organisational excellence and strategic growth.
This comes amid Hindustan Copper’s aggressive expansion plans in mining operations. It operates the country’s sole vertically integrated refined copper facility, handling exploration, mining, beneficiation, smelting, refining, and casting operations.
“We also remain steadfast in our pursuit of attaining Navratna status, which reflects not only our enhanced operational performance but also organisational excellence and strategic maturity. This aspiration continues to motivate us to raise our standards and push the boundaries of performance,” the company’s Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) said in a recent letter to his employees.
Navratna status, granted by the Department of Public Enterprises to top-performing public sector enterprises,
August 20, 2026
