COVID-19: NCL provides financial aid of Rs 20 cr to MP

New Delhi: Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), a Coal India Limited (CIL) subsidiary company under the Ministry of Coal, has provided a financial assistance of Rs 20 crore to the state government of Madhya Pradesh for strengthening the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The contribution made by NCL has been provided from its corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund to Chief Minister relief fund of Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday. The news came at a time when the entire country including Madhya Pradesh is going through a phase of a health emergency.

"This contribution of NCL will definitely give strength to this fight," the company said in a statement.

It is worth mentioning here that the Chief Minister's Relief Fund is established under the state government of Madhya Pradesh (MP), in which NCL has deposited an amount of 20 crores to deal with this unforeseen situation of Coronavirus (KOVID-19). This amount will be utilized in providing immediate relief to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) affected and resourceless people. The government will also provide financial, medical and other necessary assistance to the needy people in the state.

Each day NCL is making relentless efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in coordination with the local district administration. In this direction, the company is distributing more than 22,000 ration kits weighing around 15 Kg with daily food essentials to the needy people in its surrounding villages. The company is sanitizing nearby villages and distributing more than 70,000 masks and face covers and much more with another Rs 3.2 crore also under CSR.

In a ground preparation to fight this pandemic, NCL has also set up 200 beds of isolation and quarantine home.
Coming forward to fight COVID19 All NCL employees have contributed their day salary in PM-CARE fund apart from individual and voluntary contributions by them.

Northern Coalfields Limited

Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) is a subsidiary of the largest coal producer of the world, Coal India Limited (CIL). NCL produces 15 percent of the total coal produced in the country and contributes 10 percent in total electricity generation of the nation. The company, which is headquartered in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh, operates through its 10 highly mechanised opencast mines spread across Singrauli and Sonebhadra districts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.