By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: In bid to extend further support to Odisha’s Government’s noble initiatives “Harischandra Sahayata” and “Mahaprayan” Yojana, Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) contributed Rs 100 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) on Friday.
Minister, Steel & Mines, Works Prafulla Kumar Mallik handed over cheque to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in presence of Additional Chief Secretary, Steel & Mines Department and Chairman, OMC Deoranjan Kumar Singh. 5-T secretary V. K. Pandian, OMC MD Balwant Singh and senior officials of the Corporation were present on the occasion.
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.
OMC has been contributing to the CMRF for the noble initiatives of the State intending for the welfare of the people. 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.
