Good wishes pour in for IMFA on jubilee day
Nov 28, 2011
The Pioneer

Odisha-based Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA) was showered with praises and good wishes on its golden jubilee day in a meeting here on Saturday to mark the occasion.

Chief guest Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare termed IMFA's success as an inspiration for others and praised it for its variety of achievements that included contribution to the economy of the State, its efforts to promote education and health in the tribal areas and its effort to promote Odia culture and literature with the Sarala Award.

Bhandare advised IMFA to establish itself as a more prominent industrial house by looking ahead with a new vision, a new mission and adopt a new resolve to exploit emerging opportunities for the welfare of the State. Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly Pradip Amat also praised the company for its spirit of innovation and socially responsible acts. The messages of goodwill by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Home Minister P Chidambaram were read out as they could attend the meeting due to various reasons. Representatives of Nisshin Steel and Marubeni Corporation handed over special mementoes to IMFA on the occasion.

The meeting witnessed Founder-Chairman of IMFA Dr Bansidhar Panda, who also celebrated his 80th birthday on the day, going down the memory lane. He described the journey of IMFA over the last 50 years as one of commitment to society and victory of determined entrepreneurship against heavy odds.

IMFA Vice-Chairman and MP Baijayant Panda mentioned value addition to the resources of the State for benefit of its economy and CSR activities as the major contributions of the last five decades of IMFA. Managing Director Subhrakant Panda spoke about the resolve of IMFA to become a global player and pointed out the acquisition of coal assets in Indonesia as a step in that direction. The meeting also saw employees being awarded for long and dedicated services to the company. Vote of thanks was offered by IMFA Director Paramita Mahapatra.

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