FIGHT COVID-19, OMC CONTRIBUTES 250Crs.TO ODISHA CMRF
Bureau,Odishabarta
BHUBANESWAR:In a bid to contribute its bit towards containing coronavirus, Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has donated Rs 250 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF).
The OMC Chairman Sanjeev Chopra presented the cheque to Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy at Lok Seva Bhavan here on Tuesday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was present on the occasion.
Worthwhile to mention here that the OMC had earlier donated Rs. 500 Crs to Chief Minister’s Relief Fund in March 2020.
The State-owned entity had also transferred Rs. 250 crores as the interim dividend for the Financial Year 2019-20. This is apart from the Rs 100 crores already contributed to CMRF in February 2020. The Corporation is also funding 10 stand-alone Covid-19 Hospitals in eight districts across the state.
