Bhubaneswar: Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) contributed Rs 100 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) today for the state’s noble initiatives “Harischandra Sahayata” and “Mahaprayan” Yojana.
Minister, Steel & Mines, Works Prafulla Kumar Mallik handed over a cheque of Rs 100 crore to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today at Naveen Niwas in presence of Additional Chief Secretary, Steel & Mines Department and Chairman, OMC Deoranjan Kumar Singh, said an official press release.
Under the Harischandra Sahayata Yojana, the poor and destitute get financial assistance to perform last rites of their family member while Mahaprayan Yojana has been implemented in order to help the people to carry the dead body of their near and dear from the place of death to residence.
Also present on the occasion were V K Pandian, Secretary to CM (5T); Balwant Singh, Managing Director, OMC and senior officials of the Corporation.
OMC has been contributing to the CMRF for the noble initiatives of the Government of Odisha intending for the welfare of the people of the State. It has also been contributing substantially towards the socio-economic development of the people especially residing in its mining periphery through its various CSR initiatives.
