Mines &Refinery

In Orissa, for setting up Asia's largest integrated alumina-aluminium complex in 1981, National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) had acquired 7263 acres of land at Damanjodi in Koraput district and 4057 acres at Angul. During the inception of the company, 635 families in 51 villages were displaced - 600 families in Damanjodi sector and 35 families in Angul sector. From these 635 displaced families, employment has been provided to 625 nominees. Confusion regarding educational background and nomination status of balance 10 families has been taken up at appropriate level. Besides, 1495 families were substantially affected (i.e. parting with one third or more land) in Angul sector. Even from these, jobs have been provided to 1060 persons. Nalco has also been sponsoring ITI training to such persons and 543 have been technically trained so far. Apart from financial compensation, employment and rehabilitation packages, Nalco has also spent more than Rs. 100 crore towards various social sector development activities. Creation of infrastructure in the surrounding villages for communication, education, health care and drinking water gets priority in the periphery development plans of the company. Community participation in innovative farming, pisciculture, social forestry and sanitation programmes apart, encouragement to sports, art, culture and literature are all a part of Nalco's deep involvement with the life of the community. Successful operations of the company have led to employment and income generation for the local people in many significant ways.

As a corporate policy, Nalco has been allocating 1% of its net profit of the year for social sector activities of the succeeding year. For example, during the 2006-07 fiscal, Nalco made a net profit of Rs. 2381 crore. Accordingly, for the current year, the company has earmarked Rs. 23.81 crore for various developmental activities in State.

These apart, during natural calamities, Nalco has been donating to Chief Minister's Relief Fund and Prime Minister's National Relief Fund. Soon after Super Cyclone in Orissa, Nalco created 197 primary school-cum-cyclone shelters in the coastal districts. Besides, illuminating Lord Lingaraj Temple, Nalco has created Mahatma Gandhi Park and Biju Patnaik Park at Bhubaneswar and Gandhi Ghat Park at Puri. Nalco has also committed Rs. 2 crore for the renovation of Ananda Bazar in the premises of Lord Jagannath Temple.