(a) whether medical examination of ailing employees of Bharat Coking Coal Limited has been stopped for more than a year;
(b) if so, the facts and details thereof and since when;
(c) the number of such ailing cases pending as on
October, 1, 2001; and
(d) the steps being taken to restore the facility?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL AND MINES (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)
(a): No Sir, it has not been stopped.
(b): Not applicable in view of reply (a) above.
(c): It is an ongoing process and number of cases
varies. 70 such cases are under process for
examination.
(d): There is no such direction from Coal India Limited
or the Department of Coal to stop medical
examination of ailing employees.