JSW makes major 52.5 per cent contribution to Odisha mining revenue

By Pravakar Sahoo

Bhubaneswar, April 1: JSW, one of the country’s leading steel producers, has yet again become the single highest contributor to the total mining revenue earned by the Government of Odisha with close to Rs 12,210 crore contribution in way of premium and other statutory dues this fiscal.

The company has given returns to the tune of Rs 11,686 crore by way of bid premium alone to the state government in 2021-22.

In the 2020-21 fiscal, the total mineral revenue contribution from the JSW was Rs 3,650 crore, which witnessed a significant jump in 2021-22.

The revenue by means of premium and other dues from the auctioned captive mines of JSW Steel, translate to 52.5  per cent of the mining revenue of Rs 24,171 crore earned by the state exchequer from auctioned mines.

 Speaking of 4Q 2021-22 revenue contribution, JSW, from its captive mines, has extended close to 3517 crore with all statutory dues put together. It is to be noted that for the month of March, it’s revenue contribution from mines has surpassed 1900 crore.

Mining revenue has contributed to 90 % of the state’s own non-tax revenue as per the recently tabled interim budget. Substantial mining revenue from the auctioned blocks have further strengthened the state economy in recent times. JSW particularly has championed the auctioning of mines in Odisha and has firmly upheld the vision of growth for the state and its people.

Production from the auctioned mines of JSW stood at 24.1 MT and the despatch figure was 21.3 MT for current fiscal. In contrast, for 2020-21, production and despatch were 16.66 MT & 9.67 MT respectively.

JSW launched mining operations in July 2020 amidst all supply chain disruptions during pandemic and has progressively ramped up production targets month on month to achieve the major milestone of iron-ore despatch surpassing 1 lakh tonnes on a single day. Once operational with full capacity, these mines are expected to produce around 36 MT per annum.