GOVERNMENT OF ORISSA

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

INVITATION FOR “EXPRESSION OF INTEREST”

FOR SALE OF GoO’s   HOLDING IN

IDCOL FERROCHROME & ALLOYS LTD. (IFCAL)

 (This announcement is neither a prospectus nor an offer or invitation to the public for sale of securities.)

 Government of Orissa, (GoO) intends to disinvest 100% of the equity in IDCOL Ferrochrome & Alloys Ltd.(IFCAL), held by Industrial Development Corporation of Orissa Ltd.(IDCOL),   GoO owned entity. Adam Smith Institute is advisor to GoO for Public enterprise Reforms.

 The Industrial Development Bank of India(IDBI) has been appointed as Advisers to assist the GoO in the divestment of IFCAL.

 IFCAL is predominantly in the business of manufacturing and selling High Carbon Ferro Chrome(HCFC) for which it has a manufacturing facility at Jajpur Road(District Jajpur), Orissa, India with an installed capacity of 19,000 MT per annum. For sourcing raw material, the company operates a captive chrome ore mine at Tailangi in the Tehsil of Sukinda. The company has a good record of labour relations and is well recognized for its product quality.

 Additional information on IFCAL, including the copy of the Preliminary Information Memorandum (the PIM) can be accessed at the website www.idcorissa.com or www.orissagov.nic.in/pe/pe.htm or can be obtained at the following address: The Chief General Manager, Corporate Advisory Services Department, Industrial Development Bank of India, ‘IDBI TOWER’, 14th Floor, WTC Complex, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai – 400 005, INDIA, (Fax:+91-22-218 1195).

Interested party(ies), either individually or as a consortium, may submit their Expression of Interest(EOI) alongwith a Request for Qualification (RfQ) and a Statement of Legal Capacity and other related documents in the format specified for the purpose in the PIM so as to reach the designated official specified in the PIM before 17.00 hours on December 10, 2002.

This announcement is neither a prospectus nor an offer or invitation for sale of equity shares or any securities to any institution/public. The GoO as well as IFCAL, IDCOL reserves the right to withdraw from the process or any part thereof, to accept or reject any or all offers at any stage of the process and/or modify the process or any part thereof or to vary any terms at any time without assigning any reason whatsoever.   No financial obligation, whatsoever, shall accrue to GoO or IDCOL or IFCAL, in such an event.  Neither GoO, IDCOL , IFCAL nor IDBI shall be responsible for non-receipt of correspondence sent by post/courier/e-mail/fax.

                                                 GOVERNMENT OF ORISSA

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

INVITATION FOR “EXPRESSION OF INTEREST”

FOR SALE OF GoO’s   HOLDING IN

IDCOL FERROCHROME & ALLOYS LTD. (IFCAL)

The Government of Orissa (GoO) intends to disinvest 100% of its equity in favour of a Strategic Investor in IDCOL Ferochrome & Alloys Ltd. (FCAL) held through Industrial Development Corporation of Orissa Ltd., the wholly owned holding company of GoO.

 Expression of interest (EoI) from reputed National & International firms is being invited to participate in the disinvestments process. Interested party(ies) may obtain detailed advertisement along with the Preliminary Information Memorandum “the PIM”   from the Website of www.idcorissa.com or www.orissa.gov.in/pe/index.htm . The last date for receipt of EoIs  is 17.00 hours on December 10, 2002.

 This announcement is neither a prospectus nor an offer or invitation for sale of equity shares or any securities to any institution or public.