(a) whether the Government has fixed any time-frame for coal companies
to adopt modern technology with the objective of improving production,
productivity and the safety conditions in mines; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government has fixed any time-frame for coal companies
to adopt modern technology with the objective of improving production,
productivity and the safety conditions in mines; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL)
(a) & (b) : No Sir. No time-frame has been fixed by the Union Government
for introduction of modern technology in the field of coal production,
productivity and safety conditions in mines, in respect of the coal companies.
However, Coal India Ltd., (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd. (SCCL) keep
introducing modern technologies as per the requirements from time to time.