Union Minister for Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi said that the Indian economy is moving forward despite the odds and difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Addressing the Coal Minister’s 2021-22 awards function here today, Shri Joshi pointed out that the coal sector plays a key role in ensuring India’s energy security. Shri Joshi urged CIL and its subsidiaries to focus on infrastructure development, transportation and new technologies to increase coal production. Coal Secretary Dr. Anil Kumar Jain, Chairman of Coal India Ltd Shri Pramod Agarwal and other senior officials of the Ministry and subsidiaries of Coal India.
The purpose of the awards, which started last year, was not only to recognize and honor the best performers among the CIL coal companies, but also to create a congenial and competitive spirit for them to outdo each other. Last year’s first ever awards were in three safety categories; production and productivity; sustainability. As part of the scope expansion, two new additional categories of quality and ERP implementation were added this year. As a further consequence, this year the general managers of the top performing areas in the four sub-categories are also recognized and awarded.
Out of awards in five categories, Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd (MCL) bagged the first prize in three categories namely safety, production and productivity and quality. While Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) won the first prize in the sustainability category, Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) won the first prize in ERP implementation.
Continuing its high-orbit performance this year, CIL’s production of 224 million tonnes (MT) year-to-date (up to 11 August 2022) has seen a strong growth of 24% – the likes of which has never been witnessed before. The total consumption of 251 MT with 10.4% growth is another point in the company’s performance Also at a time when the country is vigorously reviving its post-pandemic economic growth, Coal India’s capital expenditure in FY22 reached a record Rs 15,400 crore, beating the target for the second consecutive year.
