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Singareni Collieries Company

Telangana government-owned coal-mining corporation


Summary

Telangana government-owned coal-mining corporation

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nameThe Singareni Collieries Company Limited
native_nameDi Siṅgarēṇi Kāliyarīs Kampenī Limiṭeḍ
native_name_langte
logoSingareni Logo.gif
industryCoal mining
typePublic
foundation
key_people{{bulleted list
owner{{bulleted list
parentMinistry of Energy, Government of Telangana
num_employees39,856 (2023)
products{{bulleted list
hq_location_cityKothagudem, Telangana
hq_location_countryIndia
website

| Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka (Minister of Energy, Government of Telangana) | N. Balram, IRS (Chairman and Managing Director) |Government of Telangana (51%) |Government of India (49%) |Coal Mining |Power The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is a government-owned-coal mining corporation in India. It is under the ownership of Department of Energy, Government of Telangana. The Union Government's administration of the company is through the 49% ownership held by Ministry of Coal. SCCL is currently operating 40 mines with 18 opencast and 22 underground mines in 6 districts of Telangana (restwhile 4 districts of AP) and has a total manpower around 39,856 as of November 2023. SCCL is contributing 9.2% in the all India Domestic Production. Since inception (1889) 1.36 BT of Coal is extracted by SCCL and it has proved reserves of 10.84 BT.

History

In 1871 William King of the Geological Survey of India discovered coal near Yellandu in Khammam district. The Hyderabad (Deccan) Company Limited incorporated in England acquired mining rights in 1886 to exploit coal found in Yellandu area. The State of Hyderabad purchased the majority of the company's shares in 1945.

Succession of administrators

Sl.
No.YearsNameDesignationHighest
DegreeNotes
11921 - 1934Sir Gordon Fraser, OBEChairperson (CP)
21934 - 1942Mr. L. C. CrosleghCP
31942 - 1945Sir Robert Denniston, OBECP
41946Mr. Zahid Husain, C. I. E.CP
51947Nawab Liakat Jung BahadurCP
61948Nawab Moin Nawaz Jung BahadurCP
71948 - 1949I. C. S.]]CP
81949 - 1952Mr. C. V. S. Rao,The Hyderabad Government Bulletin on Economic Affairs, Volume 4, Issues 9-11,
91952 - 1956Dr. G. S. MelkoteCPM.B.B.S.
101956 - 1957Mr. K. Venkata RaoCPPUC
111957 - 1958Mr. S. J. TaraporeCP
121959Mr. P. M. Nayak, I.C.S.CPBSc
131959Mr. R. Prasad, I.C.S.CP
141960Mr. R. S. Krishnaswamy, I.C.S.CPM. A.
151961Mr. P. M. Nayak, I.C.S.CPBSc
161962 - 1964Mr. M. P. Pai, I.C.S.CP
171964 - 1972Mr. V. K. Rao, I.C.S.CP
181972 - 1974I. A. S.]]Chairperson-cum-
Managing Director
(CMD)
191974 - 1978Mr. B. N. Raman,E. V. Ram Reddi (Compiled), Report of Enquiry into Certain Transactions of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Volume 1,
201979 - 1981Mr. C. N. Sastry, I. A. S.CMD
211981 - 1982Mr. S. Santhanam, I. A. S.CMDM. A.
221982Mr. P. K. Doraiswamy, I. A. S.CMDBSc (Hons., Madras)
231982 - 1983Mr. A. Valliappan, I. A. S.CMDM. A.
241983 - 1984Mr. K. M. Ahmad, I. A. S.CMDM. A.
251984 - 1987Mr. G. P. Rao, I. A. S.CMDBSc
261987 - 1990Mr. V. Govindarajan, I. A. S.CMDB. A. (Hons.)
271990 - 1992Mr. A. Valliappan, I. A. S.CMDM. A.
281992Mr. R. V. Krishnan, I. A. S.CMDM. A.
291992 - 1996Mr. P. P. Williams, I. A. S.CMDMSc (Andhra)
301996Mr. M. C. Mahapatra, I. A. S.CMDM. A.
311996Mr. P. V. Bhide, I. A. S.CMDM. B. A.
321997 - 2001Mr. A. P. V. N. Sarma, I. A. S.CMDB. E. (REC)
332001 - 2006Mr. R. H. Khwaja, I. A. S.CMDM.A. (Aligarh)
342006 - 2012Mr. S. Narsing Rao, I. A. S.CMDMSc (Osmania)
352012 - 2014Mr. Sutirtha Bhattacharya, I. A. S.CMDBSc (Calcutta)
362015 - 2023Mr. N. Sridhar, I. A. S.CMDB. E.
372023-"present"Mr. N. Balram, I.R.SChairman & Managing Director (CMD)
  • "Golden Peacock Innovative Product/ Service Award 2015".

References

References

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  35. [https://www.osmania.ac.in/chemistry/Distinguished%20Alumni.pdf Osmania Universitym ''Distinguished Alumni'']
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  37. [http://www.telanganastateofficial.com/sccl-bagged-golden-peacock-awards-2015/ SCCL Bagged Golden Peacock Awards 2015.]
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