Coal India Limited
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| Type | Public sector undertaking Government-owned |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters |  Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Key people | Partha S Bhattacharyya, Chairman |
| Industry | Coal and lignite |
| Products | Coal net_income = ▲INR 85.16 billion (2006) (USD 2.15 billion) |
| Employees | 492000 (2006) |
| Website | coalindia.nic.in |
Coal India Limited (CIL) is a public sector undertaking in India. It is the largest coal mining company in India and World. It is owned entirely by the Union Government, under the administrative control of the Ministry of Coal. It is involved in coal mining and production industry.
Coal India Limited was formed in 1975 as a holding company with five subsidiaries:
- Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL)
- Central Coalfields Limited (CCL)
- Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) www.westerncoal.gov.in(nagpur region)
- Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL)
- Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL)
Several years later, three more subsidiaries were added:
- Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL)
- South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL)
- North Eastern Coalfields Limited (NECL)
- Northern Coalfields Limited, Singrauli (NCL,Singrauli)
[edit] Reviving of abandoned mines
Coal India Ltd (CIL), will extract coal from 18 abandoned underground mines owned by three of its subsidiaries in partnership with private players. Underground mining would be revived in6 abandoned mines of Eastern Coalfields, 8 mines of Bharat Coking Coal, and 4 mines of Central Coalfields. These 18 mines have an approximate reserve of 1,647 million tonnes of coal.[1] Media:www.coalindia.org
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