Coal India officers in protest over pay, parity & promotion on Sept 26

Around 19,000 officers in Coal India are up in protest demanding rationalisation of wages between the company’s executive and non-executive staff, remunerations at par with other public sector enterprises and pending promotions, besides other key issues including the company’s vigilance mechanism. A demonstration will be held in Coal India’s headquarters in Kolkata on September 26.

The Coal Mines Officers’ Association of India (CMOAI), a body comprising of executives from state-run coal companies, of which, Coal India executives are a member, is spearheading the agitation and has threatened Coal India of strikes and other industrial unrest if a speedy resolution to their key demands is not resolved.

According to V.P. Singh, president of CMOAI, after the pay revision of executive and non-executive staff in this company, an experienced mine supervisor earns around Rs. 53,000 a month while the basic salary (without perks, allowances and other benefits) for an entry-level officer starts at Rs. 40,000.