Jagan writes to FM seeking early revival of Vizag Steel Plant
March 09, 2021
Suggests various options including debt swap, listing, monetising 7,000 acres of land
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has requested Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to convene a meeting to find a resolution for the revival of Vizag Steel Plant (VSP) instead of the proposed divestment by the Central Government.
Among various suggestions, including allocation of captive iron ore mines in Odisha, swapping of high-cost debt of ₹22,000 crore (now at 14 per cent PA), and monetising 7,000 acres of land worth out of VSP’s huge land bank of 19,700 acres worth over ₹1-lakh crore, he suggested that the loans could be converted into equity by the banks so as to remove the interest burden totally.