(a) whether several cases relating to employment on compassionate grounds are pending in various subsidiaries of the Coal India Limited (CIL);
(b) if so, the number of such cases and the dates since when these are pending, subsidiary-wise;
(c) the reasons for such a long pendency; and
(d) the time by which these cases are likely to be disposed of?
MINISTER OF STATE COAL & MINES (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)
(a)&(b): Providing employment on compassionate ground is an
ongoing process. The cases are processed immediately on
receipt of claim from the next of kin. 2885 cases are
pending at various stages of examination in the subsidiaries
of CIL over the last 4 years. Subsidiary wise details are
given below:
Name of the Company No. of Cases Pending ECL 1412 BCCL 72 CCL 673 WCL 477 SECL 53 NCL 11 MCL 66 NEC 121 TOTAL 2885
(c): The main reasons for pendency are :
1. Incomplete information/application.
2. Variance in information with regard to name, age, relationship of the dependant etc. which takes time for verification from different levels including verification report from state authorities.
3. Claims by more than one dependants for employment.
4. Some cases become sub-judice.
5. In some cases employment is provided to the dependant who is subsequently found medically unfit for working in mines and another dependant claims employment. 6. Delay by the dependant in turning up before the committee on the dates fixed for the purpose.