Odisha Mining Corporation contributes Rs 250 crore more to CMRF

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), a state-PSU on Tuesday contributed an additional amount of Rs 250 crores to the chief minister’s relief fund (CMRF) to support the state government’s efforts in containing the spread of Covid-19 in the state.
OMC chairman Sanjeev Chopra handed over the cheque to chief secretary Asit Tripathy in presence of OMC MD R Vineel Krishna.
The state PSU had contributed Rs 500 crore to the CMRF in March to support the state government’s Covid control measures. Also, it had transferred Rs 250 crore as the interim dividend for 2019-20 financial year. The PSU had also contributed Rs 100 crore to the CMRF in February.
The PSU is also funding 10 stand-alone Covid-19 hospitals in eight districts in the state.