Workmen Productivity At Coal India Doubled In The Past Decade

Productivity of workmen at Coal India has doubled in the past ten years, a feat that has mostly gone unnoticed. The company now produces 50% more coalwith two-thirds of the manpower 10 years ago, thanks to higher utilisation of machines.

According to the Coal Controller of India, output per shift — the quantum of coal each worker producer during a single shift — at the state-run company has increased from 8.6 tonnes for opencast mines in 2007-08 to 16.57 tonnes in 2017-18. During the same period, the company’s manpower reduced from 4.45 lakh to 3.1lakh. “Increased mechanisation at opencast mines including higher capacity equipment like dozers, dumpers and shovels has contributed enormously in increasing productivity of employees.

Coal India took a conscious decision to increase usage of equipment from 2011-12; since then productivity took a steep turn resulting in increased productivity per employee,” a senior Coal India executive said. Read More…

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