Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Central Coalfields limited Gopal Singh was awarded with ‘Jharkhand Ratna’ during a ceremony held at Constitution Club of India, New Delhi by lok Seva Samiti (lSS), Jharkhand on April 4, 2015.
The award was given by Professor Bhim Singh, former Minister of Jammu & Kashmir. Organiser of the lSS and other dignitaries were present on this occasion.
Under the leadership of Gopal Singh, the company had registered raw coal production of 55.64 Million Tonnes (MT), which is unprecedented in the history of CCl. For the first time, the company had witnessed a landmark achievement by registering unprecedented growth of 11.2 per cent in raw coal production and 65 per cent growth in Over Burden Removal (OBR) in the last fiscal 2014-15. The OBR in FY 2014-15 was 97.37 Million Cubic Meter (MM3)., which is all time high in the history of CCl. The company has been following “Kayakalp Yognayen,” which is based on “transparency, ethics and philanthropic approach,” leading to inclusive growth.