The impact of a strike by Coal India trade unions will last for a day and production is expected to resume normalcy tomorrow said Minister for Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs, Pralhad Joshi.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Federation of Indian Mineral Industries 53rd Annual General Meeting, Joshi said, “Major impact is for a day, and from tomorrow I am quite hopeful that it will be normal. We are open to the talks.”
In response to queries, Joshi said that no meetings had been called between the trade unions and the centre yet.
Five federations that represent over half-a-million workers of Coal India Limited and Singareni Collieries are on strike on Tuesday. The unions are opposed to the centre’s move to allow 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment in coal mining.
