Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) is a subsidiary of

Coal India Limited Coal India Limited (CIL) is an Indian public sector undertaking and the largest government-owned coal producer in the world. Headquartered in Kolkata, it is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Coal, Government of India. It acc ...

(CIL), an undertaking of the

Government of India The Government of India (ISO 15919, ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India or the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of States and union t ...

. CCL was established in 1956 as National Coal Development Corporation Limited and is a Category-I Mini Ratna company since October 2007. CCL manages the nationalized coal mines of the Coal Mines Authority, Central division. CCL is headquartered at Darbhanga House,

Ranchi Ranchi (; ) is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern ...

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

Infrastructure

CCL owns and operates the following: * 43 operative mines (5 underground & 38

opencast Open-pit mining, also known as open-cast or open-cut mining and in larger contexts mega-mining, is a surface mining technique that extracts rock or minerals from the earth. Open-pit mines are used when deposits of commercially useful ore or ro ...

) * 7 operating coalfields. These coalfields are located in East Bokaro, West Bokaro, North Karanpura, South Karanpura, Ramgarh,

Giridih Giridih is headquarters of the Giridih district of Jharkhand state, India. The city of Giridih is known for its industrial and health sectors, as well as its scenery. Giridih houses the Giridih Coalfield which is one of the oldest coalfields to ...

and Hutar. * 7 washeries ** 4 operational coking coal washeries at Rajrappa,

Kedla Kedla is a census town in the Mandu CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Kedla is located at . Area overview Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alon ...

, Kathara and Sawang ** 1 operational non-coking coal washery at Piparwar ** 2 non-operational non-coking coal washeries at Gidi and Kargali * 1 central workshop at Barkakana * 2 regional workshops at

and Bhurkunda * 3 repair workshops at Jarangdih, Tapin North and

Dakra Dakra is a census town in Balurghat (community development block), Balurghat CD Block in Balurghat subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Dakra is located at . Dakra is located across ...

References

External links

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