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Coal India Raises Ex-Gratia, Adds Insurance and Uniforms Effective Sept. 17

Officials link the worker measures to a broader push for energy security.

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy
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Overview

  • Ex-gratia for mine-accident deaths will increase to Rs 25 lakh from Rs 15 lakh, with an additional accidental insurance cover of Rs 1 crore for employees starting September 17.
  • Contract workers will receive accidental insurance of Rs 40 lakh, and a uniform dress code will be introduced across Coal India for the first time since Independence.
  • Union Coal Minister G. Kishan Reddy announced the measures in Ranchi, with Coal India CMD P. M. Prasad in attendance.
  • An AI-driven Integrated Control and Command Centre has been set up at Central Coalfields Limited headquarters in Ranchi to enhance safety and curb illegal mining.
  • The government highlighted a wider strategy that includes crossing 1 billion tonnes of coal output, a reported Rs 60,000 crore saving from lower imports, and a Rs 32,000 crore National Critical Mineral Mission with exploration underway in Argentina and Zambia.