SEARCH ON FOR COAL INDIA CMD FOR FAST TRACK DECISIONS SAYS PIYUSH GOYAL,COAL AND POWER MINISTER

NEW DELHI: The government has initiated the process for appointment of Coal India Chairman and Managing Director.

“We have initiated the process for search and selection of Coal India Chairman after getting nod from Cabinet Secretary and we are implementing the process to overcome frivolous and anonymous complaints against the prospective candidate,”Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal told reporters here.

The minister further said that the step will help in fast tracking the decision making process.

The post of Coal India CMD has been lying vacant after after Narsing Rao resigned in May. Meanwhile, Additional Secretary A K Dubey has been given the additional charge of CMD of the company on June 26 for a period of three months.

Coal India, which accounts for over 80 percent of the domestic coal production, is drawing flak for missing the production target. Last fiscal, the company produced 462 million tonnes (MT) coal as against the target of 482 MT.

Courtesy:Agencies (PTI)