Bhubaneswar, July 20 (PTI): Iron ore producer Odisha Mining Corporation paid a dividend of Rs 1,420 crore to the state government for the 2022-23 fiscal, an official said on Thursday.
Steel and Mines minister Prafulla Kumar Mallik handed over a cheque of Rs 1,420 crore to chief minister Naveen Patnaik here on Wednesday, he said.
Odisha Mining Corporation, one of the largest iron ore producers in the country, recorded a turnover of Rs 14,450 crore in the 2022-23 financial year.
It has 18 operational mines and produced 29.68 mt of iron ore, 3 mt of bauxite and 1.08 mt of chrome ore, registering a 14.9 per cent growth in ore production over the previous financial year, the official added.