DECENTRALISATION OF PURCHASING
POWERS OF C.I.L.
The Government have
decided that all powers exercised by Coal India Limited (CIL)
relating to procurement of all items, except procurement of explosives
be delegated to its coal producing subsidiaries. Accordingly,
CIL have been directed to take necessary steps in this regard.
The Government
have also directed CIL to delegated powers relating to marketing
in the non-core sector in case of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited,
Western Coalfields Limited and South Eastern Coalfields Limited
to the respective subsidiary companies.
The objective
behind the move is to enable CIL to focus and concentrate on providing
overall guidance and direction in terms of medium and long term
strategic planning, coordination and monitoring of the implementation
of strategic decisions. By unburdening itself of operational responsibilities
that can easily be handled by subsidiary companies, CIL will be
able to contribute better towards achieving the crucial target
of increased production and turn around. This move would also
make the subsidiaries more competitive and result in quicker decision
making at the operational level.
This information
was given by the Minister of Coal, Shri Kariya Munda, in a written
reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
