odisha

Odisha: First state in India to roll out e-FMS for paying wages to MGNREGA workers
• As a first state in the country to do so, Odisha has rolled out the Electronic Fund Management System (e-
FMS) throughout the State for paying wages to MGNREGA workers having Bank Accounts.
• It aims to reduce the delay in wage payment to MANAREGA workers and also usher in transparency.
• Under e-FMS, the wage paying authority at the Gram Panchayat and Block level and the Line Department
will generate Fund Transfer Order (FTO) out of e-Muster Roll and electronically pass the FTO through
different servers to land finally on the accounts of the beneficiaries located in different banks.

Orissa slaps a penalty of Rs 23,904 crore on ‘errant miners’

November 4th, 2012

The Orissa steel and mines department has imposed a penalty of Rs 23,904 crore on 27 miners in the mining circle of the mineral-rich Keonjhar district for extraction of ore beyond the permissible limits.

Companies which have been slapped with penalties include Tata Steel, Aditya Birla-owned Essel Mining and the state-owned Orissa Mining Corporation.

Tata Steel has been asked to pay Rs 6,265 crore. Others who have been charged are Essel Mining (Rs 4,530 crore), RP Sao (Rs 3,872 crore), Sarada Mines (Rs 2,845 crore), KJS Ahluwalia (Rs 2,022 crore), Serajuddin & Co (Rs 1,983 crore).

Odisha Govt slaps a fine of Rs 6,000 crore on Tata Steel for illegal and excess mining

November 9th, 2012

The Odisha government is believed to have slapped a fine of about Rs 6,000 crore on Tata Steel for its alleged involvement in ‘illegal and excess mining’ at its captive mines. Deputy Director of Mines (DDM) of Joda mining circle has slapped the fine.

Tata Steel has captive iron ore mines in Odisha’s Joda and Katamati. in addition, it also has manganese mines and dolomite quarries in the state. All the material is at present used for Tata’s steel-making plant at Jamshedpur, which is about 150 kms away from the mining sites.

Odisha accounts for a third of country’s iron ore – a vital steel making raw material – production. Recently, Odisha has also witnessed quite a few controversies on illegal mining and at present a Centre-appointedJustice M B Shah Commission is probing the cases of illegal mining in Odisha.

bali mela project is located in orrisa



IRON ORE PRODUCTION---RANKS FIRST




Which among the following famous temple in Odisha has taken a step to adopting
renewable energy for its day-to-day operations in various segments?
[A]Mukteswar Temple
[B]Rajarani Temple
[C]Jagannath Temple
[D]Konark Sun Temple
Jagannath Temple
It is time for religious places to gradually erase their carbon footprints and Puri’s
famous Jagannath Temple has taken a step in that direction by adopting renewable
energy as part of its initiative to use clean energy for its day-to-day operations in
various segments. A 30 KW solar power facility will be soon installed at the temple
under an initiative of the Odisha Renewable Energy Development Authority
(OREDA) to shift to cleaner energy at sites of importance. The Kolkata-based
Vikram Solar, a solar module manufacturing company, will set up the plant.The
successful implementation of this project would reduce the historic temple’s
dependence on grid power during the daytime as it would use power generated from
the solar photovoltaic (SPV) units for its self consumption. As per the agreement,
Vikram Solar will extend comprehensive service support to the temple management
committee for the next 15 years. The company will be fully responsible for supplying
the solar photovoltaic modules and other associated equipment, including
installation and commissioning of the facility.
















MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST IS GOING TO ESTABLISH TWO INSTITUTIONS IN ODISHA.

The National Center on Wetlands and Marine Biodiversity in Bhubaneswar, and National Centre on Olive Ridley and Marine Biodiversity at Gahirmatha in Odisha.








Odisha to get Rs 5000 Crore on introduction of windfall tax: Mineral
Resource Rent Tax (MRRT)
Orissa is expected to gain an additional revenue of Rs 4000-5000 crore from the mining sector if the
Centre introduces Mineral Resource Rent Tax (MRRT).
CM Naveen Patnaik has been demanding introduction of MRRT on windfall gains made by the miners to
ensure that the super normal profits earned from mining activities do not get accumulated in the hands of few
merchant miners and for this the CM has has written to Union minister of state for mines Dinsha Patel in order to seek
an intervention of PM for levy of MRRT on miners.