The Business Bytes
TBB BUREAU
BHUBANESWAR, DEC 15, 2022
The first IR Conclave-2022 of Coal India Limited on the theme “Creating Business Enabling IR Environment” got underway here on Thursday.
Inaugurating the two-day programme, Coal India Limited Director (Personnel & Industrial Relations) Vinay Ranjan said the conclave offers an opportunity to the HR professionals of the coal companies to share their functional knowledge as well as gain insights from the subject matter experts.
Emphasizing on the relevance of the theme for the 1st IR Conclave, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) Director (Personnel) Keshav Rao said that the topics in the Conclave are not only relevant in the present scenario, but also capable of generating tremendous ideas and debates among the HR professionals.
Coal India is among the top corporates in the country and successfully fulfilling the growing energy needs to run the wheels of developing the economy, said Rao.
Referring to the situation during the Covid-triggered lockdowns, Rao said despite prolonged lockdowns and threat to life, Coal Indians stood firm, toiled through heat, dust, cold and rains, and successfully dispatched an increased quantity of coal to overcome power crisis in the country. “We are proud to have lived up to the expectations of the nation by increasing our coal production and dispatches and meeting the increased demand, saving the nation from blackout,” he said.
