In yet another recognition to its CSR initiative,
Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), Ranchi was conferred with “SCOPE Corporate
Excellence Award 2019”, during the SCOPE Corporate Communication Summit 2019 organized
on 2nd & 3rdAugust 2019 at SCOPE Convention Centre, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi. The award was given to CCL in the category of “Brand Building Through
Inclusive Growth Initiative”acknowledging the efforts of  the company, under the dynamic leadership of CMD
Shri Gopal Singh, for social transformation. The award credits CCL’s significant
and exemplary services under its “Kayakalp Schemes” for holistic development
and inclusive growth of all its stakeholders and society at large, in last 7
years. Altogether 183 public sector enterprises participated for the coveted
award.

CCL has been conferred with “SCOPE
Corporate Excellence Award 2019” in appreciation of its significant contribution
through its welfare schemes, better known as “Kayakalp Schemes” in the field sports,
education, health, skill development, drinking water etc.running across 8
districts of Jharkhand. CCL was selected among more than 150 Public Enterprise who
participated in the event.

 GM (CSR), CCL Shri A K Singh and others received
the award on behalf of CCL from Dr. B P Singh, former Governor, Sikkim and Ex-Home
Secretary, GoI. Shri V M Chanela, Director (HR), HAL, Dr. J D Agarwal, Chairman,IIF,
Shri PK Sinha, Program Director, SCOPE along with other dignitaries were
present to grace the occasion.A detailed presentation highlighting the various
initiatives and the transformational change which has seen in the life of
thousand of its beneficiaries was given during the summit. The participants not
only appreciated the various endeavors of CCL but congratulated the CCL team
under Shri Gopal Singh for their dedicated work for the upliftment of society.

 CCL as responsible corporate citizen is
committed towards the holistic growth of downtrodden, employees and tribal. CCL
has taken up severalinitiativesfor young and talented children and youths of Scheduled
Tribes in the field of Sports. While Sports Academy has been a flagship scheme,
but in addition to it, CCL has identified close to 250 football teams in its
command area to promote Sports in the tribal regions of Jharkhand. In Simdega,
for the past two years CCL has been organizing Junior boys & girls Hockey
tournament in which maximum participation has been from the tribal community.
Similarly, CCL has been regularly organizing various tournaments, to promote
sports spirit and identify the hidden talent from these tribal regions.

In the education sector, CCL’s flagship
schemes like “CCL ke Lal &Laadli” are platforms designed for the
development of the children, who mostly come from backward area of Jharkhand so
that they can compete with others in various competitive exams across India.“Kayakalp
Public School” at Bukru, Ranchi admits only the children of poorest of the poor
parents like rag pickers, beggars etc in English medium, free of cost, which is
unique in itself.Similarly, technical training (ITI)at BTTI, CETI and MSDC
under Skill Development Mission,is equipping the youths with vocational/technical
skills, mostly coming from the underprivileged section of the society, in order
to empower them. In addition to the above, CCL has been regularly organizing
health camps whose beneficiaries count run into lakhs, with most of them coming
from far flung area of Jharkhand.

Conceptualized by Hon’ble Minister of Coal and Railways Minister Shri
Piyush Goyal and Hon'ble Chief Minister, Jharkhand, Shri Raghubar Das, the
academy started in July 2016. Sports Academy has come of age in very short span
of time. Majority of its young cadets, who come from remote, backward and
disadvantaged part of the state, have added many feathers to the cap of the
academy in no time by making into medal tally at various state and national
level meets.

The endeavor of Shri Gopal Singh CMD CCL
to ensure that these young cadets get best of all worlds, be it training,
facilities, infrastructure, diet or the coaches. The academy has become the
most sought-after academies of Jharkhand. Last year 1,89,000 applicants
went through selection trial organized across 24 districts of Jharkhand and finally
170 studentswere selected after rigorous selection trials, which makes it
to ratio of 9:10000 for finally selected cadets and applicants,
demonstrating its popularity.