Lok Sabha Question No. 2589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: South Eastern Coal Fields
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2589

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2021

## South Eastern Coal Fields

## 2589.  SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (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?

## ANSWER 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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