Information About Coal India Limited
Incorporation year : 1975
Ownership group : Govt. of India
Headquarter : Kolkata, India
Present Head (CMD) and Chairman : Mr. Pramod Agrawal (IAS)
Chief Financial Officer : Mr. S. Sarkar
Company Introduction
Coal India Limited (CIL) is an Indian state-controlled coal mining company. It is the largest coal producer
company in the world. It contributes about 84% of coal production in India. Government of India owns it and
controls the operations through Ministry of Coal. In April 2011, CIL was conferred the Maharatna status by the
Union Government. It is operating through 82 mining areas. CIL manages 200 other establishments like
workshops, hospitals etc. Further, it also owns 26 technical & management training institutes and 102
Vocational Training Institutes. It commands nearly 74% of the Indian coal market.
Company History
Nationalization of coal industry in India in the early seventies was a fall out of two related events. In the first
instance it was the oil price shock, which led the country to take up a close scrutiny of its energy options. A
Fuel Policy Committee set up for this purpose identified coal as the primary source of commercial energy.
Secondly, the much needed investment for growth of this sector was not forthcoming with coal mining largely in
the hands of private sector.
Philosophy
Vision: To emerge as a global player in the primary energy sector committed to provide energy security to the
country by attaining environmentally & socially sustainable growth through best practices from mine to market.
Mission: To produce and market the planned quantity of coal and coal products efficiently and economically in
an eco-friendly manner with due regard to safety, conservation and quality.
Portfolio of Company; It’s Subsidiaries
Coal India Limited (CIL) produces coal through seven of its wholly owned subsidiaries. These are:
♦ Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL),
♦ Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL),
♦ Central Coalfields Limited (CCL),
♦ Western Coalfields Limited (WCL),
♦ South-Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL),
♦ Northern Coalfield Limited (NCL), and
♦ Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL).
Its 8th wholly owned subsidiary Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL) provides
exploration, planning and technical support to all the 7 production subsidiaries.
Joint Ventures: CIL has two joint ventures:
♦ International Coal Ventures Private Limited (ICVPL) was formed in 2009 for acquisition of coking coal
properties outside India. CIL holds 2⁄7
th share in paid up capital of ICVPL.
♦ CIL-NTPC Urja Pvt. Ltd. is a 50:50 JV between CIL and NTPC, formed in April, 2010 for acquisition of
coal blocks in India and abroad.
Business in News
♦ Coal India ranked 612th on Forbes World's Largest Public Corporations List 2020.
♦ CIL has been awarded the ‘CSR Winner Award for Rural Development and Infrastructure’ at the 6th
CSR Impact Awards 2018-19. CIL was recognised for the Integrated Rural Development done in
Purulia.