Coal India's first all-women-operated central store unit opens at SECL

The company spokesperson said that store operations will be conducted through a modern SAP-based digital management system, ensuring efficiency and transparency

In a major step towards women empowerment, South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), on Saturday inaugurated the company’s first fully women-operated central store unit at its workshop in Korba. 

 

“The initiative, launched under the Government of India’s Special Campaign 5.0, follows the successful establishment of CIL’s first all-women-operated dispensary at Vasant Vihar, Bilaspur, earlier this year, and reinforces the company’s ongoing commitment to nari shakti se rashtra shakti,” the company spokesperson said.

 

The new unit will handle the supply of spare parts and inventory management through a team of eight women officers and staff, led by Sapna Ikka, senior manager (E&M) and alumna of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, the spokesperson said.

 

He added that store operations will be conducted through a modern SAP-based digital management system, ensuring efficiency and transparency.

 

Harish Duhan, chairman & managing director (CMD) of SECL, said: “The initiative marks a new chapter in SECL’s journey of inclusion. After the successful launch of Coal India’s first women-operated dispensary in Bilaspur, we are proud to inaugurate another pioneering step in Korba.”

 

The unit is expected to become a model of inclusive growth in the core industrial sector and inspire similar initiatives across the company.