Bhubaneswar: A crucial
meeting of the ministerial panel constituted for formulating a policy for
supply of raw material to local industries, which was scheduled to be held
today, has been postponed to a later date.
The panel was to discuss on the problems of the ferroalloys
industry in the meeting & had invited various stakeholders of the industry
including All India Ferroalloys Producers Association, VISA Steel, etc. Others
who had been invited were BRG Iron & Steel, Konark Chrome Chemicals (Sundargarh)
and Dibyojyoti Chemicals (Dhenkanal).
“Yes, we had been invited to present our case before the panelâ€Â
said Mr. Ranjan Misha, President VISA BAO.
State Steel and mines minister Rajnikant Singh also said that the panel has already held six meetings but we need
further consultations with the stakeholders. We have talked to associations of steel
and sponge iron makers and mine lessees and we are expecting a solution soon. Next
time we are going to hold talks with the stakeholders of the Ferroalloys and the Aluminium industry.
Tenure Extended for another 3 months-
Meanwhile, the state government has extended the tenure of the
committee for another 3 months and it is expected to submit its report by end
of April.
“Yes, we had requested the government to provide us some more time
and we have been granted an extension for another 3 monthsâ€Â, said finance
minister Prasanna Acharya who heads the panel.
Reported by: Tapan Moharana
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