AGENDA - 33rd meeting of Standing Committee on Safety in Coal ...

ITEM NO. III
Action taken on recommendations <strong>of</strong> 32 nd <strong>meeting</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Standing</strong>
<strong>Committee</strong> on Safety in Coal Mines held on 17.3.2008
Particulars
Strengthening <strong>of</strong> Directorate General <strong>of</strong>
Status / Action Taken
Mines Safety (DGMS)
MoLE
7. Representative <strong>of</strong> TUs Shri S.K.
Pandey and Shri R.P. Singh expressed their
concern for delay in filling up the vacancies <strong>of</strong>
inspectors in DGMS.
8. Joint Secretary, Ministry <strong>of</strong> Labour &
Employment informed that they have already
initiated action for filling up 105 posts in
DGMS. Appointment letters have been issued
to 14 candidates for the post <strong>of</strong> Deputy
Directors out <strong>of</strong> which 7 persons have already
joined.
The recommendations <strong>of</strong> the Work
Study <strong>Committee</strong> have been accepted and
sanction for creation <strong>of</strong> 102 Group ‘A’ posts in
DGMS has been issued on 5.3.2009.
(Action – MoL&E)
Amendment in Coal Mines Regulations
(CMR)
9. JS, MoL&E informed that the proposed
Amendments in CMR, 2006 have been
concurred by the Ministry <strong>of</strong> Coal and M/o
Mines. The same were referred to M/o Law for
vetting, who advised that the matter may first be
referred to <strong>Committee</strong> under Section 12 <strong>of</strong> the
Mines Act, 1952. The <strong>Committee</strong> under Section
12 <strong>of</strong> the Mines Act, 1952 is being reconstituted
since as per the notification Additional
Secretary is the Chairman, whereas there is no
Additional Secretary in the Ministry at present.
Chairman directed that MoL&E should expedite
the process.
(Action – MoL&E)
The Ministry had initiated requisite action for the filling
up <strong>of</strong> 77 newly created Group ‘A’ posts for the year
2008-09 and 2009-10 and <strong>of</strong> these; orders for 8 posts
have already been issued. However, Central
Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Hyderabad has stayed the
holding <strong>of</strong> DPC for the vacancies <strong>of</strong> Director DGMS vide
its order dated 21.10.09. As a result the process <strong>of</strong> filling
up <strong>of</strong> 16 vacancies <strong>of</strong> Director DGMS has presently been
stopped. The Ministry has also got the approval for
creation <strong>of</strong> 2 posts Deputy Director General <strong>of</strong> Mines
Safety (Mining) and one post <strong>of</strong> Deputy Director General
<strong>of</strong> Mines Safety (Mechanical) in DGMS. The sanction
orders for creation <strong>of</strong> these three posts have been issued
on 07.10.09. Requisite action for filling up this post have
also been initiated.
MoLE
The <strong>Committee</strong> U/s 12 <strong>of</strong> the Mines Act, 1952 has been
notified on 08.10.09. The <strong>meeting</strong> <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Committee</strong> was
scheduled to be held on 18.11.09 to discuss the issue <strong>of</strong>
amendments in CMR.
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