An evaluation of HRD practices in private sector sugar mills in Tamil Nadu

Human resources are the energies, skills, talents and knowledge of people which potentially can, and should be applied to production of goods and services. The route of human resources in management is that of all the ‘M's in management, i.e. management of materials, machines, methods, money and motive, and the most important “M”is for man or human resources. Human resources should be utilized to the maximum possible extent in order to achieve individual and organizational goals. In organizations, results and productivity are directly proportional to the quantity and the quality of its human resources. Sugar Industry in Tamilnadu is an important agro-based industry next to textile industry. It plays a vital role in the economic development of the state particularly in rural areas. Keeping in mind the importance of human resource in organization, an attempt is made to study the evaluation of Human Resource Development Practices in Private Sector Sugar Mills in Tamilnadu. An interview schedule has been administered to study the HRD practices of the selected mills. The employees’ satisfaction level is also considerably good. Even though, such HRD practices of the study sugar mills are to be continually monitored, strengthened and renewed.