Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI), Ranchi has been granted renewal of recognition as an in-House R&D Unit from Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, New Delhi, up to 31.03.2024.
Based on the state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities and well-equipped laboratories, the recognition will facilitates R&D unit to avail exemption of custom duty as provided in the Government policy in force, during the period of recognition.
Apart from the expertise in different areas including research work, CMPDI is also nodal agency for coordination and monitoring of coal S&T projects funded by the Ministry of Coal.
MoC has identified different thrust areas for research projects which includes Advanced technology / methodology for improvement of production & productivity, Improvement of safety, health and environment, Waste to wealth, Alternative use of coal and clean coal technology, Coal beneficiation and utilization, Exploration, Innovation and indigenization (Under Make-in-India concept). Rs. 103 Cr. has been earmarked by the MoC for promotion of research activities during 2021-2026.
At present over 45 research projects are being implemented by CMPDI and various research & academic institutes. This includes CIL, Subsidiaries of CIL, SCCL (Kothagudem), NLCIL (Neyveli), IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Madras, Kharagpur, Dhanbad, BHU etc.), NITs (Tiruchirapalli, Surathkal, Durgapur etc.), IIEST (Shibpur), CIMFR (Dhanbad & Nagpur), CMERI (Durgapur), SAMEER (Mumbai), RFRI (Jorhat, Assam), NGRI (Hyderabad), NML (Jamshedpur), GERMI (Gandhinagar), etc.