(a) whether there has been qualitative improvement in the performance and management of Coal India Ltd. and its ancillary companies as a result of which various ancillary companies especially Central Coal Fields Ltd. have been awarded Mini Ratna status;
(b) if so, the details of the various honours/awards received by Coal India Limited and each of its ancillary company for better performance during the last three years and current year?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL (DR. DASARI NARAYANA RAO)
(a): Coal India Limited (CIL) and its following profit
making subsidiary companies have been conferred “ Mini
Ratna (Category-I) Status†after meeting the
eligibility and classification conditions laid down by
the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE):
(i) Mahanadi Coalfield Ltd. (MCL),
(ii) Northern Coalfield Ltd.(NCL),
(iii) South Eastern Coalfield Ltd. (SECL),
(iv) Western Coalfield Ltd. (WCL), and
(v) Central Coalfields Limited (CCL)
In pursuance of the policy objective to make the
public sector more efficient and competitive,
Government has decided to grant enhanced autonomy and
delegation of powers to the profit making public
sector enterprises, subject to the eligibility
criteria and guidelines as laid down by DPE. The main
eligibility criteria for granting of such status is:
Mini Ratna - Category-I: PSEs should have made profit
in the last three years continuously, the pre-tax
profit should have been Rs. 30 crores or more in at
least one of the three years and should have a
positive net worth.
(b): The details of various honours/awards received by
CIL and its subsidiary companies for better
performance during the last three years and current
years are as under:
1. The Indian Institute of Coal Management (IICM) has been awarded ‘Six Sigma Quality
management certification.’
2. South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (SECL): The following Awards have been received by SECL
during last three years:
SN Award Year
1 Infraline Energy Black Diamond Award to SECL 2007 3 (WIPS) Third prize in the Best Enterprise 2007 Category 4 “Green Tech Safety Silver Award†2006 6 Excellence Award 2006 by IES 2006 7 Corporate Award 2006 for Top Indian Company 2006 in Mining Sector 8 Green Tech Environmental Excellence Silver 2005 Award 9 Kunwar Yudhvir Singh Afforestation Award 2005 10 Excellence Award by Indian School of Economic 2004 Studies 11 Green Tech Excellence Award for Environmental 2004 Protection
3. Northern Coalfields Ltd. (NCL):
SN Award Year
1 Teri Corporate Award for Environmental 2006 Excellence-June 2006’ (2nd Prize)
4. Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL):
SN Award Year
1. Greentech Environment Excellence Award 2005 2. Excellence Award for Productivity, Quality, 2005 Innovation & Management 3. National Safety Award (Mine) for the year 2007 2002, 2003
5. Central Coalfields Ltd. (CCL):
SN Award Year
1. National Safety Award 2006 2. 3rd prize of Rajbhasha Karyanavan Award for 2006 best performance in Eastern Zone
6. Western Coalfields Ltd. (WCL):
SN Award Year
1. Greentech Envirnment Excellence Silver Award 2006 2. Excellence Award–conferred by The Institute of 2006 Economic Studies, New Delhi 3. Indira Gandhi National Memorial Award Gold 2004 Medal for Environmental & Ecological Implementation