Tag: Coal Royalty

Centre rejects Odisha’s demand for coal royalty hike

Bhubaneswar: Rejecting Odisha demand for a hike in coal royalty, the Center today said that there will be no increase in the royalty in the current situation. Briefing media persons after a meeting with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here, Union Coal secretary Anil Swarup said that to increase royalty on a […]

Tuesday, 20 July 2021

Odisha govt asks Centre to revise coal royalty sharing pattern

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today asked the Centre to revise coal royalty and change in sharing pattern of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to 90:10 from 75:25, official sources said. The demands were made by state’s Finance Minister S B Behera while participating in the pre-budget consultation meeting convened by the Union Ministry of Finance in […]

Tuesday, 29 June 2021

Naveen targets Centre over KALIA scheme, coal royalty

Angul: The BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today campaigned at four places of Angul district. During his public address in Ghantapada area of Talcher Assembly constituency, he slammed the Centre and BJP leaders for neglecting Odisha. The Chief Minister accused the Centre of hatching a conspiracy to stop KALIA scheme and targeted […]

Sunday, 02 May 2021

Give Us Spl Category Status, Rs 5000 Cr & Coal Royalty Revision, Requests Naveen To Modi

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and rerteirated the demand of Special Category Status for the State. “I requested him (PM Modi) for Special Category Status for Odisha. We have been hit by the recent cyclone which has done a great deal of damage, I asked […]

Thursday, 29 April 2021

Raising Coal Royalty May Affect Power Tariff: Coal Secretary

Bhubaneswar: Union Coal Secretary Sumanta Choudhuri Friday said the Centre has to think seriously before deciding on the demand to raise the rate of coal royalty. Coal bearing states like Odisha are demanding that the Centre increase the royalty on the fuel. “We have to keep in mind that coal is mostly used as a […]

Sunday, 25 April 2021

Centre Unlikely To Consider Odisha's Demand On Coal Royalty

Bhubaneswar: The Centre is unlikely to consider the Odisha government’s demand for revision of coal royalty as Union Coal and Mines Minister Prahlad Joshi on Friday said that it is linked to the power tariff. “The Chief Minister has given a representation to me on coal royalty revision. I have briefed the Chief Minister that […]