Govt moves ahead with proposal to merge CIL arm with MECL; to prepare cabinet note

The government is moving ahead with a proposal to merge Coal India arm CMPDI with the Mineral Exploration and Consultancy Ltd (MECL) and will prepare a cabinet note on the same. Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd (CMPDI) is the planning and design arm of Coal India Ltd (CIL).

The mines ministry, in a letter to the CMDs of MECL and CMPDI, sought details such as profitability, turnover, current order books and current position of manpower of the companies in preparation of the merger.