Mysore Paper Mills
Industry | Paper mill and Co-generation[1] |
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Headquarters | Bhadravathi, Karnataka, India |
Key people | Araga Jnanendra (Chairman) |
₹54.90 crore (US$7.7 million) (2011–12)[2] | |
₹84.78 crore (US$12 million) (2011–12)[2] | |
Owner | Government of India |
Website | www.mpm.co.in |
Mysore Paper Mill or the MPM is situated at Bhadravathi in the Shimoga district of Karnataka state, India. It was established in the year 1937 by Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar,[3] the then Maharaja of Mysore state. In 1977, the company became a government company. The company obtained ISO certification in the year 2004.
Closure[edit]
MPM closed functioning in 2016.[4] Government wants to privatise the company while workers want the government to revive it.[5] Some workers opted for voluntary retirement scheme.[6] Company has issued tenders for disposal of materials[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Production". MPM.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mysore Paper Mills, Profit & Loss account". Money Control, CNBC TV 18.
- ↑ "Profile". MPM.
- ↑ Pattanashetti, Girish (17 December 2014). "Mysore Paper Mills closure: Karnataka to appeal before Green Tribunal". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Revive Mysore Paper Mills, demand workers". The Hindu. 4 March 2016.
- ↑ p. m, Veerendra (4 June 2016). "909 Mysore Paper Mills workers opt for VRS". The Hindu.
- ↑ "MPM.co.in".
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