Coal India trade unions fear wage revision delay as board member terminated

Unions have demanded a 50% hike while Coal India is yet to decide on the minimum hike

A section of trade unions in state-owned Coal India (CIL) is fearing that the ongoing process of wage revision may get delayed, following the termination of Mohan Das from the CIL’s board. Das, who held the portfolio of the director of personnel and industrial relations in the company, was a key member in the 10th Joint Bipartite Committee for the Coal Industry (JBCCI) for pay revision of over three lakh non-executive employees, working at its eight subsidiaries.

“Mohan Das, along with the management, has been negotiating with the trade unions for long and with his sudden termination, this process may