Bhubaneswar, July 5 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/recent_photo_1747969216.jpg

Tata Steel has come under fire from the Odisha government, which has issued a demand notice of Rs 1,902.72 crore for an alleged shortfall in mineral dispatches from the company's Sukinda Chromite Block in Jajpur district.

The notice, dated July 3, was issued by the Office of the Deputy Director of Mines, Jajpur, under Rule 12A of the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydrocarbon Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016. It pertains to the fourth operational year of the Mine Development and Production Agreement (MDPA), specifically from July 23, 2023, to July 22, 2024, according to The Times of India.

The company, however, has reject...