MyGov has announced the winners of the SAIL e-BRATION creative contest, a public participation campaign organized by Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) in collaboration with MyGov.
The campaign was titled “SAIL-e-Bration: Steel Built India, SAIL Built Trust”. It invited Indian citizens to use short-form digital storytelling to show SAIL’s role in India’s growth, public infrastructure and everyday life. The contest was hosted on the MyGov platform from January 31, 2026, to March 16, 2026.
According to the announcement, the contest received 2,425 registrations. The format focused on reels, cinematic stories and digital advertisements. In this context, a reel refers to a short video made for digital platforms, usually designed to communicate a message quickly through visuals, music, narration or on-screen action.
SAIL, which comes under the Ministry of Steel, Government of India, used the campaign to encourage citizens to present steel not only as an industrial product but also as a material connected with bridges, buildings, transport systems, public works and personal milestones. The contest theme asked participants to connect these ideas with public trust in SAIL.
Five winners announced
The official announcement named five winners from different parts of the country. The winners are:
- Mr. Aditya Pratap Singh Bangari, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand
- Mr. Neer Makoriya, Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Mr. Anup Avinash Surin, Salem, Tamil Nadu
- Ms. Prerna Dhabarde, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
- Mr. Vutla Santosh K. V., Rangareddy, Telangana
The winner list reflects participation from multiple regions, including Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. The announcement did not present the names as ranked first to fifth; it listed them as the selected winners of the contest.
Ten participants selected for letters of appreciation
Along with the five winners, MyGov also listed ten participants who were selected for letters of appreciation. These recognitions were announced separately from the winner list. The participants selected for letters of appreciation are:
- Mr. Bavyas, place not stated in the announcement
- Ms. Pushpa Ambrose, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
- Ms. Sweta Jha, Rourkela, Odisha
- Mr. Nikunj Kumar Rathod, Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Ms. Lagan Sharma, East Delhi, Delhi
- Mr. Rupesh Kumar Jaiswal, Salem, Tamil Nadu
- Mr. Anshuman Tripathi, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
- Mr. Santanu Ghosh, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
- Mr. Raviraj Parmar, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
- Mr. Sudip Roy, Dhanbad, Jharkhand
The appreciation list includes participants from several industrial and urban centres, including Bhilai, Rourkela, Salem, Mumbai, Dhanbad and Delhi. These locations are significant in the context of steel, infrastructure, public sector industry and large-scale development, which were central to the contest theme.
What participants were asked to show
The campaign encouraged participants to create digital content around the idea that steel is visible in both national development and daily life. Entries could use storytelling, advertisements or reel-style presentation to show how SAIL’s products and public presence are linked with trust, strength and nation-building.
The phrase “Steel Built India, SAIL Built Trust” framed the contest’s message. It connected the material role of steel in infrastructure with the institutional role of SAIL as a public sector steel producer. The announcement described the campaign as an effort to build a closer emotional connection with citizens by presenting SAIL as a dependable part of national infrastructure and personal moments.
About the announcement
The result was published as a winner announcement on the MyGov blog. MyGov is used for public-facing campaigns, citizen engagement activities and creative contests run with government departments and public institutions. In this case, it served as the platform through which citizens registered and submitted their creative entries for the SAIL campaign.
SAIL thanked all participants for taking part in the challenge and congratulated the winners for their entries. The announcement also acknowledged the enthusiasm and creativity shown by participants during the contest period.
Source: MyGov Blog.