Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), a Jharkhand-based subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL) surpassed the previous fiscal coal production of 62.59 Million Tonnes (MT) on March 16, 2022 and produced 62.90 MT of raw coal. The company attained this feat with 15 days remaining in the current fiscal 2021-22.
Under the leadership of Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi and guidance of Chairman, CIL Pramod Agarwal, CCL’s production is in upward trend. The company is also getting full support from Jharkhand Government as well as stakeholders for meeting energy requirement of the Nation.
CMD CCL PM Prasad expressed his delight on the performance of the company. He further stated that CCL is committed to ensure that there is no dearth of coal supply in the power plants, spread out in different parts of the country.
The CMD CCL and directors are visiting areas to motivate the workforce. They are also presiding meeting with Area GMs in virtual mode to extend all necessary support to them.
Spread across eight districts of Jharkhand CCL is one of the largest contributors to the state exchequer of Jharkhand. The company is also implementing various CSR initiatives for the welfare of the stakeholders.
CCL has 42 operational mines spread over eight districts in Jharkhand. Some of the major mines are Amrapali, Ashok, Magadh, Karo and North Urimari mines.
CCL is concentrating on several initiatives to preserve the environment and ensure inclusive development of project affected areas as well as its stakeholders. The company is coming up with “CCL Covid Crisis Scholarship Scheme” for students who lost their either of patents or primary earning membership of a family due to Covid-19 pandemic and residing in command areas of the company.