Question : PAYMENT TO RAILWAYS BY CCL .

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINES & MINERALS -

(SMT. RITA VERMA)

(a): Details of year-wise demurrage payment made by Central Coalfields Limited during the last three years are as follows:-

 (Rs. In lakh)
Year Payment of Demurrage
1996-97 251.54
1997-98 369.14
1998-99 444.84
1999-2000 361.81

(upto
Oct.1999)

(b): While formulating the revenue budget of the coal company, the following austerity measures have been adopted :

(i) Reduction in other miscellaneous expenses like telephone, hiring of vehicle etc by 20% over last year.

(ii) Reduction in under loading/over loading and demurrage.

(iii) Quality improvement by atleast 10% over last year.

(iv) No increase in transportation cost.

(v) Restriction on overtime cost.

(vi) Deployment of employees on Sundays for maintenance work is being restricted to the minimum by staggering the maintenance work.

(vii) Restricting deployment of workers on Sunday for production to high productivity open cast mines.