Facts About Coal India Limited

I am MBA final year student and got an assignment to make project on the topic Coal India Limited want details about CIL. Will you please provide me some facts about Coal India Limited and also tell me lists of different Subsidiaries of this corporation?

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Coal India Limited is an Indian state-controlled coal mining company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is the largest coal producer company in the world.

Subsidiaries of CIL:

Western Coalfields Limited (WCL)
South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL)
Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL)
North Eastern Coalfields
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL)
Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL)
Dankuni Coal Complex
Coal India Africana Limitada
CIL Headquarters
Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI)
Central Coalfields Limited (CCL)
Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL)

Coal India – Facts

CIL contributes around 85% of coal production in India
Largest company in the world in terms of coal production
Employs nearly 397,000 personnel and is the largest corporate employer in the country
One of the largest companies in the country, with turnover being around INR 386.31 billion in 2007-08
One of the largest tax payer, Corporate Tax INR 35.75 billion (US$647.08 million) in 2007-08
Paid Dividend of INR 17.054 billion (US$308.68 million) to the Govt. of India in 2007-08
CIL produces over 400 Million Tonnes of Coal annually
Production ending Financial Year 2011 was 431.32 Million Tonnes (MTs)

Contact:

Coal India Ltd.

Coal Bhavan
10 Netaji Subhase Road
Calcutta 700 001
India
Telephone: (33) 220 9980