Question : FINANCIAL POSITION OF NALCO



(a) whether the National Aluminium Company(NALCO) has suffered losses;

(b) if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year, till date; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to improve the efficiency of NALCO?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINES (DR. T.SUBBARAMI REDDY)

(a) to (c): National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) is a consistently profit making Company. The net profit made by NALCO for the last three years and the current year is given below:

Year	Profit after tax	(Rs. in crores)
2004-05 1,235 2005-06 1,562 2006-07 2,381 2007-08 447 (April-June`07)