NEW DELHI: State-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) is looking to reach a wage agreement for its non-executive workers as soon as possible, the Coal Ministry said on Wednesday. CIL, India's largest coal producer, aims to conclude the wage agreement for these workers in a mutually agreeable manner as soon as possible, the ministry said in a statement.
"CIL maintains amicable and harmonious relations with its Unions and strives to avoid any discordance or strikes in view of the importance of the sector in the country. The negotiations are in progress and it usually takes time to conclude the pact," reads the statement.
The company added that it is the first CPSE in the country to successfully complete the previous three wage agreements. Keeping in line with this tradition this time also CIL hopes to seal the wage agreement quickly. So far under NCWA – XI, five meetings have been held, NIE reported.
Meanwhile, domestic coal production rose 32% to 67.59 million tonnes (MT) in June 2022, compared to 50.98 MT in the same month last year, CIL said. "CIL, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) and captive mines/others registered a growth of 28.87%, 5.50% and 83.53% by producing 51.56 MT, 5.56 MT and 10.47 MT, respectively", the ministry said citing its provisional data.
Of the top 37 coal mines, 22 produced more than 100%, and another nine had production between 80% and 100%. Meanwhile, coal supply also increased by 20.69 per cent to 75.46 MT compared to June 2021 from 62.53 MT.