Central Coalfields
Public sector (Government-owned) | |
Industry | Coal |
Founded | 1 November 1975 |
Headquarters | Ranchi, Jharkhand |
Key people | Gopal Singh CMD |
Products | Coal |
Owner | Government Of India |
Number of employees | 53,286 (2010) |
Website | www |
History
Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), an undertaking of the Government of India. CCL manages the nationalized coal mines of the Coal Mines Authority, Central division. CCL is headquartered at Darbhanga House, Ranchi, Jharkhand. It presently has 65 operative mines (20 underground and 45 opencast) in areas of East Bokaro, West Bokaro, North Karanpura, South Karanpura, Ramgarh Giridih and Hutar.
Their facilities include
6 Washeries (5 Coking Coal and 1 Non-Coking Coal)
1 Central Workshop (Barkakana)
5 Regional Workshops (Jarandih, Tapin North, Dakra, Giridih and Bhurkunda)
CCL earned Mini Ratna status in 2007. Ashok Project, Piparwar Project, Magadh Project and Amrapali Project are among the largest projects of India.
References
- Annual report. pp.26,61 Archived 26 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Official website : www.centralcoalfields.in