WCL Recruitment 2022 for Graduate Technician Apprentices under Apprentices ACT 1961

About Western Coalfields Limited (WCL)

Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), a ‘Miniratna’ Cat-1 PSU, which is a subsidiary of “Maharatna” Public Sector Undertaking Coal India Limited, commenced operation in 1975 with its Corporate office at Nagpur in Maharashtra. WCL is engaged in mining and marketing of Coal. It operates through 82 mines spread over 10 areas located in different parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The company undertakes both underground and opencast mining and employs a workforce of 56989 men and women as on 31st March 2012. It has produced 43.11 million tonnes of coal in the year 2011-12 and has marketed a quantity of 41.97 million tonnes.

The Gross turnover of the company for the year 2011-12 was Rs. 8357 crores with the net profit of Rs. 440.50 crores. WCL has incidentally emerged as the highest income tax payer in the Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra.

The Company has achieved Excellent MoU rating consistently. The company has paid Rs 389.57 crores by way of Corporate Tax and Dividend Tax to the Central Government during themselves year 2011-12. Besides, the company contributed to the State / Central exchequer around Rs 1529.69 crores by way of royalty and sales tax & other lavies during the year 2011-12 The major customers of the company are State Electricity Boards located in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujrat, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab and the infrastructure sectors like steel cement, chemicals fertilizers, paper and brick industry.