Pranab Kumar Patel (IRSS) assumes charge as CVO of MCL

• Pranab Kumar Patel (IRSS) has assumed charge as CVO of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL)

• Patel is an Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) officer of the 1998-batch

New Delhi/Sambalpur: Pranab Kumar Patel (IRSS) has assumed charge as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, an Odisha-based subsidiary of Coal India Limited, on Wednesday. According to an earlier order from the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), Patel has been appointed to the post for an initial period of three years or until further order, whichever is earlier. He is an Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) officer of the 1998-batch.

An Engineering Graduate from NIT Rourkela Patel has served in various capacities at Indian Railways. He has also served as the Deputy CVO at East Cost Railways for four years. He has taken over as ninth CVO of MCL, which is one of the leading coal-producing central PSU under the Ministry of Coal.

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Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL)

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) is one of the major coal-producing company of India. It is one of the eight subsidiaries of Coal India Limited. Mahanadi Coalfields Limited was carved out of South Eastern Coalfields Limited in 1992 with its headquarters at Sambalpur. It has its coal mines spread across Odisha. The company has a total of seven open cast mines and three underground mines under its fold.

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