Coal India officers to protest over pay, parity & promotion today

The CMOAI is spearheading the agitation and has threatened Coal India of strikes and other industrial unrest if a speedy resolution to their key demands is not reso

Around 19,000 officers in Coal India are up in protest demanding rationalisation of wages between the company’s executive and non-executive staff, remunerations at par with other public sector enterprises and pending promotions, besides other key issues including the company’s vigilance mechanism. A demonstration will be held in Coal India’s headquarters in Kolkata on September 26.

The Coal Mines Officers’ Association of India (CMOAI), a body comprising of executives from state-run coal companies, of which, Coal India executives are a member, is spearheading the agitation and has threatened Coal India of strikes and other industrial unrest if a speedy