South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) is the largest coal producing company of India. It is a "Miniratna" Company, and one of eight fully owned subsidiaries of Coal India Limited.[1][2] The company has its headquarter at Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, and 92 mines spread over Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh; 70 underground, 21 opencast, and 1 mixed.[3] It is a schedule 'B' Mini Ratna CPSE in coal & lignite under the administrative control of the Ministry of Coal.[4]
History
South Eastern Coalfields Limited was established in 1985 as part of an administrative reorganization by the Government of India. The formation involved the bifurcation of certain coal mines from Western Coalfields Limited to create SECL, while Central Coalfields Limited