Question : South Eastern Coal Fields

(a) the number of ITI diploma holder employees during the last five years and the number of such employees working presently in the South Eastern coal fields;
(b) the year-wise details of the retired employees during the last five years;
(c) the details of the new appointments made against the retired employees during the last five years; and
(d) whether the operation of South Eastern Coal Fields is being done with the help of unskilled contractual employees instead of new appointments as a result of which a lot of irregularities are taking places and if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF COAL, MINES AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a): The number of ITI diploma holder employees during the last five years and the number of such employees working presently in South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) are as follows -
Particular 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Non-Executive 3706 3697 3689 3666 3647

(b): The year-wise details of the retired employees during the last five years in SECL is as under -
Particular 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Executive 116 115 137 171 143
Non-Executive 3215 3207 3362 3308 3539
Total 3331 3322 3499 3479 3682

(c): In SECL, no new appointments are made against the retired employees, however, during the last five years, employments have been given under Coal India Special Female Voluntary Retirement Scheme (SFVRS), fresh recruitment, employment to Project Affected People (PAPs) against land acquisition and dependent employment as per provisions of National Coal Wage Agreement (NCWA), the details of which are given below -
Particular 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Against SFVRS 15 - - - -
Fresh Appointment 58 210 18 02 -
Against Land Acquisition 360 296 343 374 253
Dependent Employment 618 502 405 347 205

(d): Unskilled worker are normally not engaged in mining operation. Outsourcing through contract is resorted to keeping in view the administrative exigency of work, efficiency and economy of operations and unavoidable circumstances.


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