OMC to set up five Adarsh Vidyalayas, Skill Academy
Published By : Prameya News Bureau | May 16, 2022 IST
Share
Bhubaneswar, May 16: The Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has launched several projects to promote education in presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on its 67th foundation day. The foundation day was celebrated at Convention Centre in Lok Seva Bhawan. The Chief Minister launched the OMC Anthem on the occasion. It signed an MoU with Odisha Adarsha Vidyalay Sangathan to set up five Mining Adarsha Vidyalayas and another MoU with Department of Technical Education & Training to establish a Skill Academy at ITI, Koira. The corporation will spend Rs 208 crore to set up the five Adarsha Vidyalayas in OMC mining areas. It will also spend Rs 30 crore annually to run these institutions. The Chief Minister said that the initiative will foster education and create a holistic environment for growth. Congratulating the officers and employees on foundation day, the Chief Minister spoke high of OMC’s social sector development initiatives. He said that it has always pioneered many developmental initiatives steering positive changes in improving the quality of life of the people. Its efforts in supporting the state in its fight against COVID-19 pandemic is highly commendable. Be it sports, health, education or be it periphery development, the OMC has always put its focused efforts for excellence, the CM added. Saying that the OMC is striding as one of the largest and fastest growing mining companies in the country, the CM said that it has achieved over 30-million-tonne ore production in the last financial year with a turnover of Rs 17 thousand crore. He hoped these numbers will definitely go high in the current fiscal, and will set example for other PSUs. The CM launched operationalization of three iron ore mines at Bansapani, Unchabali and Khndabandha. He also launched two IT Modules, namely Compliance Management System and Litigation Management System. As many as 39 junior accountants and electricians also received appointment letters and joined the organisation.
News7 Is Now On WhatsApp Join And Get Latest News Updates Delivered To You Via WhatsApp
You Might Also Like
More From Related News
Odisha couple gets lifer for killing Divyang son
Odisha: Congress to play crucial role in 70 Assembly seats
Odisha: Boudh to witness triangular contest this time
Angul Junior Revenue Assistant dismissed from govt service for bribery
IIT Bhubaneswar organizes seminar on ‘Unleashing the fire within’
Beat the heat: Commissionerate police introduces AC helmets for traffic cops
Student traffic volunteers disappear in Bhubaneswar
BJD announces its 6th list of candidates
Odisha: Nor’wester alert from April 21
Couple killed as ambulance hit them on Mahanadi bridge
Odisha woman gets 10-year jail term for killing her boyfriend
First Coordination Committee Meeting for Ratha Yatra 2024 today
Jharsuguda boat mishap: Death toll rises to seven, one still missing
Estranged star couple Varsha -Anubhav at politically contrast position ?
Patient awareness and interaction programme marks World Liver Day at AIIMS Bhubaneswar