SECL to limit outsourcing

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Bilaspur, April 12: South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) has stressed that outsourAcing of mining will end after the contracted three-year period and even during this time regular workers will work for the contractors.

SECL's decision has prompted the trade unions to call off their 16-day agitation against outsourcing.

SECL's director personnel, Radheyshyam Singh said the company would have to increase production to meet the increasing demand for coal.

"To attain the expanded production target, the process of purchasing shovels of 42 cubic meter capacity and dumpers of 240 tonne capacity is going on. The outsourcing period will not be extended after the machinery arrives here and the prescribed three- year period of overburden (OB) removal through outsourcing ends," Singh said.

He said regular employees will remove OB with the help of the new machinery, till such time as the supply can catch up with the demand.

He said the contract labour would be paid the difference between the state's rates for contrac labour and SECL's scales for Category I employees.

"This scheme is being implemented from April 1," he said.

SECL would also provide medical facilities to them on the basis of their identity cards and medical cards, and deduct the expenses from the contractor's bill.