The Government on Monday said it is contemplating the merger of CMPDIL with Mineral Exploration Corp Ltd (MECL) and stressed that CMPDIL will continue to be the subsidiary of Coal India.
The statement comes soon after reports emerged that the government is moving ahead with a proposal to merge Coal India arm CMPDIL with MECL and will prepare a Cabinet note on the same.
“CMPDIL (Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd) is a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd that provides exploration and consultancy services primarily to the coal sector. Keeping in view the scope for its business expansion in other minerals, the government has plans for its strengthening,
