"The process of setting up the washeries is well on track. Construction has already started at several locations," Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said on Wednesday.
Coal India Ltd will set up 15 washeries across the country by October 2017 following which coal with more than 34 per cent ash content will be washed and supplied to consumers, reports a business daily.
"The process of setting up the washeries is well on track. Construction has already started at several locations," Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said on Wednesday.
He said that Coal India has set a target of producing 598 million tonnes (MT) coal during FY17.
With this higher production, the Government aims to save INR 40,000 crore in its thermal coal import bills compared to rS. 28,000 crore saved in FY16, an official statement said.
Swarup was speaking at an event in New Delhi to launch the Contract Labour Payment Management System portal.
The portal will provide transparency on salary payments of Coal India's contract workers.
Contract workers will also get to know the number of days they have worked so that they can rectify discrepancies, if any, quickly.
Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for Power, Coal and Renewable Energy, said that in FY17 his ministries plan more web-based applications to bring transparency in its functioning.
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