Tata in Orissa:
Partners in Progress
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On April 24,
2005, the Honourable Chief Minister of
Orissa, Mr Naveen Patnaik dedicated a large part of his day to launching a series of
projects to be undertaken by the Tata Group. Among them was the inauguration of the J N
Tata Technical Education Centre at Gopalpur, in Ganjam district and the foundation laying
ceremony of the Global Software Development Centre of Tata Consultancy Services as well as
the ground breaking ceremony of an IndiOne Hotel promoted by Indian Hotels. Mr Patnaik
also squeezed in a few minutes to inaugurate an electronic display board gifted to the
city of Bhubaneshwar by Tata Steel.
New
Projects in Orissa
J N Tata Technical Education Centre
A world-class industrial training institute from tata Steel
that will hone the skills of the youth of Orissa to create a resurgent Orissa of tomorrow
Global Software Development
Centre
An effort by the No. 1 Indian IT company, Tata Consultancy Services to impart domain
kowledge and put Orissa on the global IT map.
IndiaOne Hotel
A 101 room "Smart Basic" hotel from the stable on Indian Hotels Co., which will
provide impetus to the development of infrastructure in Orissa. |
For the Company, its continued involvement and
engagement in the development of the state of Orissa is part of its ever growing links
established through efforts spanning a century. It has taken investments, infrastructure
and progress to the state. The Group, and especially Tata Steel, aspires to translate the
bonds developed over a ‘Century of Trust’ to create a century of growth and
prosperity for the state. In addition to the proposed 6 million tonne plant at
Kalinganagar, Tata Steel has opted to address the need for progress of the people through
opportunities arising out of the project.
The discovery of iron ore at Gorumahisani, Badampur and Sulaipath in
the erstwhile princely state of Mayurbhanj, today’s Orissa, was the crucial factor
which ensured that India’s first integrated steel plant was established in Sakchi,
now Jamshedpur. The ruler of the state matched the vision of the Founder, Jamsetji
Nusserwanji Tata in recognising the progress modern industry could ensure for his people,
and a lease for the mines was immediately granted.
"The Steel remains committed to be a 'partner in progress'
with the state of Orissa and will continuously strive to improve the quality of life of
people through overall socio-economic development and sustainable industrialisation."
- Mr B Muthuraman |
Though the earliest mines are now closed, except for a few small ones,
as their reserves have been fully utilised by the Company, this area of Orissa has given
India its first bridges, dams, the army its tanks and the common man a home.
Today, Tata Steel’s Joda East Iron Mine; Khondbond Mine in
Keonjhar district for which a lease was granted in 1933; and Dolomite Mine in Gomardih
continue to build on a legacy of progress created by the Company. Among the major
initiatives pioneered by Tata Steel in Orissa are the introduction of steel wages in its
mines, along with amenities such as housing, electricity, water and free medical services
for its employees.
| All in one day - the Tata's take
high growth opportunities to Orissa |
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