Lok Sabha
The Government has not given contracts to the co-operative societies of displaced/local people for transportation of coal. However, some coal companies have been giving contracts to co-operative societies of displaced people for transportation of coal. Six co-operative societies of Bharat Coking Coal Limited and 3 of Central Coalfields Limited have been transporting coal during the last three years.
Transportation work has been awarded only to those co-operative societies which has participated and secured the contract through tender process. All the registered co-operative societies have to participate in the tender process in order to secure the contract. However, Ex-servicemen companies, who are also engaged in coal transportation, are governed by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Coal India Limited and Director General of Resettlement, and as such, are on a different footing.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Coal, Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
DS/AS/010306-PQ2-TransportationOfCoal
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