State lose Rs 20k cr as mineral royalty every year: OYJM

BHUBANESWAR: The State lose Rs 20,000 crore as mineral royalty every year due to inefficiency of the Naveen Patnaik led State Government, alleged Odisha Yuva Jan Morcha (OYJM) here at the first executive body meeting of the Morcha on Sunday.

Attending as the chief guest of the meeting, Odisha Jan Morcha chief Pyari Mohan Mohapatra while analysing the root cause of poverty and unemployment in the State said the Naveen Government failed to demand appropriate mineral royalty from the Central Government.

The State should demand 50 per cent royalty from the Centre like a share cropper’s demand from the owner, but it is very unfortunate that the State is asking for 20 per cent royalty, he added. “If our State gets 50 per cent mineral royalty, our State can be self dependant,” said Mohapatra.

Among others, OYJM president Siddheswari Prasad Mishra, OJM leader Jagyenswar Babu, Mihir Mohanty, Sarat Mishra, Nayan Das and members of OYJM were present.