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{{Short description|Workforce, welfare, training and celebrations at MSIL}}
{{Infobox
| title   = Workforce of MSIL
| image   = [[File:Sankranthi celebrations at MSIL, 2016.jpg|250px]]
| caption = Employees' games at the Sankranthi celebrations, 2016
| header1 = Size
| label2  = 2017 | data2 = about 2,800<ref name="tm2017" />
| label3  = 2022 | data3 = about 5,500<ref name="tm2022" />
| label4  = 2026 | data4 = over 5,500<ref name="tmlegacy" />
| header5 = Composition
| label6  = Women (2022) | data6 = 45%<ref name="tm2022" />
| header7 = Welfare
| label8  = Transport | data8 = Free pick-up and drop within about 30&nbsp;km<ref name="tm2017" />
| label9  = Canteen   | data9 = Subsidised<ref name="tm2017" />
}}
'''Workplace culture at [[Mohan Spintex India Limited]]''' (MSIL) covers the company's workforce, employee welfare, training and the festivals and events celebrated at its units. The workforce grew from about 2,800 people in 2017 to more than 5,500 by 2026, making the company a significant employer in the [[wikipedia:Krishna district|Krishna district]] of [[wikipedia:Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="tm2017" /><ref name="tmlegacy" />

== Workforce ==
In 2017 the company had close to 2,800 people on its rolls. Managing Director [[V. Sudhakar Chowdary]] said then that the jobs it had created were "something that gives us great satisfaction".<ref name="tm2017" /> By 2022 the workforce had reached about 5,500, of whom 45% were women.<ref name="tm2022" /> A 2026 profile again put employment at over 5,500 across the spinning, weaving, processing and home-textile operations.<ref name="tmlegacy" />

== Welfare and retention ==
Finding and keeping enough workers is a recognised problem in the Indian textile industry. In 2017 Chowdary identified it as a challenge for the company and described the steps taken to address it:<ref name="tm2017" />
* free '''transport''' – pick-up and drop for employees living within a radius of about 30&nbsp;km of the manufacturing units;
* a '''subsidised canteen''';
* quality systems and practices intended to build workers' skills, which he said also helped the company retain staff.

Other facilities recorded in the company's photo archive include a bank [[wikipedia:Automated teller machine|ATM]] opened at Unit 2 in 2017 and health camps held in 2018.<ref name="a171">{{Cite archive |album=Andhra Bank ATM Opening, Unit 2, 2017 |album_id=171 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="a147">{{Cite archive |album=Health Camps, 2018 |album_id=147 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>

{{Awaiting input|Human Resources|section=section|Current welfare benefits, statutory benefits, shift patterns and canteen and transport arrangements should be confirmed by HR before this section is relied on.}}

== Training and development ==
[[File:LEAD Programme 2026 participants.jpg|thumb|right|Participants in the LEAD programme, April 2026]]
According to President – Operations Venigalla Leela Krishna, the company relies on "trained teams, clear protocols, and continuous upskilling" from cotton selection through to sewing.<ref name="tmlegacy" /> Recorded programmes include:
* '''Skills training''' for workers at Unit 2 (2015)<ref name="a175">{{Cite archive |album=PMKY Training, Unit 2, 2015 |album_id=175 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
* An interactive session with the Commissioner of Labour (2016)<ref name="a158">{{Cite archive |album=Interactive Session with Commissioner of Labour Department, 2016 |album_id=158 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
* [[wikipedia:Yoga|Yoga]] training (2017)<ref name="a176">{{Cite archive |album=Yoga Training, 2017 |album_id=176 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
* Smoking cessation awareness for employees (2017)<ref name="a178">{{Cite archive |album=Smoking Cessation Awareness for Employees, 2017 |album_id=178 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
* '''LEAD''' (Leadership Excellence & Development), a two-day programme with sessions, group activities and team exercises (2026)<ref name="a257">{{Cite archive |album=LEAD Program 2026 – Leadership Excellence & Development |album_id=257 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>

The company also hosts educational visits by school students and by [[wikipedia:Master of Business Administration|MBA]] students (both 2018).<ref name="a190">{{Cite archive |album=School Students Factory Visit, 2018 |album_id=190 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="a162">{{Cite archive |album=MBA Students Visit, Unit 2, 2018 |album_id=162 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
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== Festivals and celebrations ==
[[File:Rangoli competition at MSIL Unit 2, 2017.jpg|thumb|right|A rangoli from the employees' competition at Unit 2, December 2017]]
Festivals and national days are celebrated at the company's units. The MSIL Digital Archive records the following recurring events:<ref name="a70">{{Cite archive |album=Events and Celebrations |album_id=70 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Event !! Season !! Years recorded in the archive
|-
| '''Sankranthi Sambaralu''' – [[wikipedia:Makar Sankranti|Sankranti]] celebrations with games and cultural programmes || January || 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
|-
| New Year celebrations || January || 2012–2015, 2018, 2020–2023, 2026
|-
| [[wikipedia:Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] || 26 January || 2016, 2020 (with games)
|-
| [[wikipedia:International Workers' Day|May Day]] || 1 May || 2018
|-
| [[wikipedia:Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] flag hoisting || 15 August || 2014–2018, 2020–2023
|-
| [[wikipedia:Ganesh Chaturthi|Ganesh]] Nimajjanam || August–September || 2023
|-
| [[wikipedia:Vijayadashami|Dussehra]] puja and [[wikipedia:Ayudha Puja|Ayudha Puja]] || September–October || 2013, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022
|-
| [[wikipedia:Rangoli|Rangoli]] competition || December || 2017
|}

Religious ceremonies such as ''bhoomi puja'' mark the start of new construction, and ''pujas'' are held when new machinery is commissioned.<ref name="a181">{{Cite archive |album=Spinning: Machine Inauguration Puja, 2014 |album_id=181 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref> In 2023 an idol of Vallabha Ganapathi was installed at Unit 4.<ref name="a130">{{Cite archive |album=Vallabha Ganapathi Vigraha Prathista, Unit 4, 2023 |album_id=130 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Corporate social responsibility of Mohan Spintex]]
* [[Board of directors of Mohan Spintex India Limited]]
* [[Manufacturing units of Mohan Spintex]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="tm2017">{{Ref tm2017}}</ref>
<ref name="tm2022">{{Ref tm2022}}</ref>
<ref name="tmlegacy">{{Ref tmlegacy}}</ref>
}}

{{Mohan Spintex}}

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