Odisha Mining Corporation

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Odisha Mining Corporation
Company typePublic Sector Undertaking
Government of Odisha
IndustryMining
Founded1956
Headquarters
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
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India
Area served
Odisha
Key people
L. Vineel Krishna
IAS MD

Odisha Mining Corporation Limited or OMC is a Gold Category Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) established on 16 May 1956 as a joint venture company between Government of Odisha and Government of India to explore and harness mineral wealth of Odisha. Odisha Mining Corporation is managed by a board of directors consisting of Government Directors and Independent Directors. The day-to-day management of the corporation is looked after by the chairman and the managing director as authorized by the board of directors.

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History

Odisha Mining Corporation Limited (OMC) was formed on 16 May 1956 as a joint venture company of Government of Odisha and Government of India to explore and harness mineral wealth of the State of Odisha and make value addition. Subsequently, on 17 November 1961, OMC became a wholly State-owned Corporation of Government of Odisha. It received ISO 9001:2000 Certification in 2003. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Package as a Management Tool implemented for which Odisha Mining Corporation received Golden Peacock Award in 2006–07 It received ISO 14001:2004 Certification in 2007. In 2012 the Odisha Mining Corporation Limited was classified as a "Gold Category" State Public Sector Undertaking (PSU).

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