Orissa Minerals Development Company Limited(OMDC)
Company typePublic Sector Undertaking
Bird Group of Companies under The Bird & Company Ltd ( Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings and other properties ) Act, 1980
NSE: ORISSAMINE
BSE: 590086
ISININE725E01024
IndustryMining
FoundedAugust 16, 1918; 105 years ago (1918-08-16)
FounderGovernment of India
HeadquartersBhubaneswar, Odisha,
India
Area served
India
Rs 29.14 crore (March 2020 [1])
Total assetsRs 479.45 crore (March 2020[1])
OwnerBird Group of Companies

The Orissa Minerals Development Company Limited (OMDC), (also known as Orissa Minerals),[2] is a Public Sector Undertaking company[3] in the Indian states of Odisha under administrative control of Department of Steel and Mines, Government of Odisha.[4] It was founded on August 16, 1918 and is engaged in the mining and production of iron ore and manganese ore. It is a subsidiary of state-owned Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited. It is listed at Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE), National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).[4]

History

OMDC was incorporated on August 16, 1918. In 1980, the company was nationalized by Government of India through the Bird & Company Limited. It became a Public Sector Undertaking in March 2010.[5]

According to Indian Bureau of Mines approval, it had an annual production capacity of 2.20 million tons of Iron Ore and 0.1 million tons of Manganese ore.[4]

As of March 2016, the net worth of Orissa Minerals Development Company Limited is ₹834.91 crore (US$105 million).[4] It ranks #6 in the Top 10 Loss Making CPSEs for 2018–19 with a net loss of ₹452 crore (US$57 million), as per the list released by the Public Enterprises Survey, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.[6]

Insolvency

In October 2020, OMDC admitted to Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) under the provision of IBC, 2016.[1] The bankruptcy case was accepted by the National Company Law Tribunal court.[1]

Earlier in 2018, the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) was initiated against the company, but the case was settled when the company paid creditors' dues.[7]

Mines

It operates six iron ore and manganese ore mining leases, including Dalki Manganese Mines, Kolha Roida Iron & Manganese mines, Thakurani Iron & Manganese Mines, Belkundi Iron & Manganese Mines, Bariaburu Iron Mines hand Bhadrasai Iron & Manganese Mines. The mining leases located are at Barbil in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha.[7] As of October 2020, the mining operations of Orissa Minerals are under suspension due to non availability of statutory clearances.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Himatsingka, Anuradha (7 October 2020). "Operational creditor takes Orissa Minerals Development Company to NCLT". The Economic Times.
  2. ^ Handique, Maitreyee (4 April 2007). "Bird Group to be restructured, 3 subsidiaries to be shut down". Livemint.
  3. ^ "Orissa Minerals Development admitted to CIRP". Indiainfoline. 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Company profile". Birdgroup.co.in. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Orissa Minerals Development Company - Company History". Business Standard. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Public Enterprises Survey 2018-19 | Department of Public Enterprises | MoHI&PE | GoI Page No. 5". dpe.gov.in. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b Moitra, Sumit (21 September 2018). "OMDC settles creditor dues, comes out of NCLT". DNA India.


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