Unhappy over Coal India arm Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) in Jharkhand hiring machinery worth Rs 859 crore in a year, a parliamentary panel has sought reasons behind such a move when its own equipment were not utilised fully.
The 22-member panel headed by BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi while tabling its latest report on public undertakings has also suggested that CCL may offer its machinery on hire if not used for fetching revenue.
CCL spent Rs 859 crore on hiring of plant and equipment during 2018-19 while no independent study was undertaken to assess the comparative cost effectiveness in hiring of (heavy earth moving machinery) HEMMs or owning these equipment, the panel said.
