Coal Producers Association (CPA) is a unique collective platform to interact among themselves, with other stake holders like Coal Consumers, mining equipment manufacturer, with concerned Government agencies, Policy makers in particularly to improve the coal production, man and machine productivity, improve working and living status of work force, improve financial and other efficiencies of Coal mining activities and last but not the least keeping abreast with the latest developments in Mining Technology / advancements reached through Research and Development work around the world.
India is the 2nd largest Coal Producer in the world, still importing 250 million tons of coking and thermal coal to fulfill the energy needs of our rapidly growing economy. To fully participate in Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan started on the call of our Hon’ble Prime Minister, by very quickly increasing the indigenous Coal Production through Commercial mining opened to private investment. To fulfill this very important National Objective, CPA is playing a very important and vital role.
Main Objectives of CPA :
1. To Promote, Support and Protect, by legitimate and constitutional means, the interests of the coal producing companies of India, including the following:
- Companies which have been allotted coal & Lignite blocks, either for captive consumption or for commercial purposes or as Govt. dispensation by Ministry of Coal.
- Companies , whether in the Private sector or in the Public sector and all public utilities engaged in coal mining or development of coalmines or exploration of coal reserves in the country, and
- The companies, which have formed joint ventures with other companies for coal & lignite mining.
2. To have regular discussions at the highest level with Ministry Of Coal, Ministry of Environment & Forests, State Govts. etc. on the problems faced by coal block developers in the matter of various statutory clearances, Land acquisition, Law & order issues, transportation etc.
3. To interact with other institutions/ forums like FICCI, CII , ASSOCHAM etc. in matters of common interest.
