Central Coalfields limited (CCl) on Friday organised a workshop on “Occupational Diseases and labour laws,” at Vichar Manch, CCl Darbhanga House, Ranchi.RS Mahapatro, Director (Personnel), CCl, GS Doraiburu, Regional labour Commissioner (C), Ranchi, Pawan Kumar and Aman Toppo — both labour Enforcement Officer (Centre), Ranchi, all Staff Officers Personnel (SOP) from Areas, personnel executives posted at CCl headquarters, all Area Medical Officers and doctors posted at Gandhinagar Hospital attended the workshop.GS Doraiburu, who was the Chief Guest of the workshop, shared his information about the labour laws related to the labours. He advised the participants to try to solve issues related to labour at the working place and urged them to work for common goal of growth of CCl.
Addressing the participants, R S Mahapatro said that in the last fiscal 2014-15, the company has registered unprecedented growth of 11.2 per cent in raw coal production, which is highest among all subsidiaries of Coal India. “Earlier the coal production of CCl remained stagnated for years. The company has touched new height of 50 MT coal production in FY 2013-14 but in last financial year (2014-15), the company has produced 55.64 MT, which is more than the target of 55 MT.” Mahapatro said.Mahapatro further emphasised that the company has achieved all time high production in coal with greater transparency and the company is moving towards digitalisation. “We are concerned about the contractual labours, their medical facilities and other welfare issues,” Mahapatro said.VK Sharma, Chief Medical Services, CCl gave a power presentation on “occupational diseases” explaining about its causes primarily as a result of exposure for longer duration (7-10 years) in a particular place. He said all occupational diseases — pneumoconiosis, asthama, bronchogenic carcinoma etc — are preventable but not curable.
The welcome address was delivered by VN Prasad, General Manager (NEE/W) , while vote of thanks was proposed by VB Upadhayaya, HOD (Pension). SK Singh, Chief Manager, compered the programme. Personnel and Industrial Relations Department under the guidance of Uday Prakash, HOD (IR) successfully organised the programmme.