Paying tribute to Father of the Nation, Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD), PM Prasad said that October 2, 2020 is a great day for all the Indians. On this day the country celebrates the birth anniversary of the father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhi and the entire world offers respect to this Pioneer of philosophy of non-violence on this date and observes it as the International Day of Non-Violence, he added.
Highlighting the Gandhian philosophy Prasad said a lot has changed in the previous seven decades. "Technological advances, lifestyle changes and societal reforms have transformed the outlook of the contemporary world. The underlying fact remains that the Gandhian principles remain as significant in the modern world as they were when he was alive. At CCL, a subsidiary of Coal India, we try to observe the fundamentals of Gandhian philosophy while running our operations", he added.
"Cleanliness or Swachchta was accorded great emphasis by Gandhi. The Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an endeavor to fulfill Gandhi’s dream of clean India. CCL vigorously took part in this Abhiyaan and we have constructed and renovated about 10,000 toilets. We continuously undertake numerous activities to promote cleanliness in our operational areas," said Prasad.
The CCL CMD said that Mahatma Gandhi had said that a “Customer is the most important visitor on our premise”. "It is our utmost priority to ensure that our consumers or stakeholders do not face any problems. We have implemented various initiatives to promote transparency and customer satisfaction and will continue to do in the future," he added.
“Earth has enough for Human needs, but not for Human greed’s” these lines of Gandhiji emphasised the importance of sustainable development.
Prasad said that at CCL our aim is to produce coal to fulfil the energy demands of our country with due importance to environment and safety. "Through the plantation drives, ecological parks, we try to fulfil our commitment towards nature and society. One of the Talisman of Gandhiji was that we should and base our decisions on how the action will benefit the poor section of society.