Coal India Ltd (CIL) Strengthens Health Infrastructure in Assam
10 Sep 2021 11:33:17
New Delhi, September 10: Coal India Ltd or the CIL (under the Ministry of Coal) signed an MoU with Department of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Assam to strengthen the health infrastructure at Silchar Medical College & Hospital, Silchar, the only Medical College / Hospital in Barak Valley Region, Assam.
CIL will contribute Rs. 5 crores towards setting up an ICU facility and medical gas pipeline in the Silchar Medical College & Hospital, benefitting more than 40 lakh people here.
The CIL and its firms undertook many high-investment and high-impact projects to improve medical facilities across India. A few notable projects are the Medical College / Hospital at Talcher, Odisha costing Rs. 492 crores.
Another one is ‘Premashraya’ - a home for children and their families who are seeking cancer treatment in Kolkata for Rs. 41 crores.
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There is also Support for Bone Marrow transplant of children who are suffering from Thalassemia costing Rs. 40 crores, and a Cardiac Care Centre at Jharsuguda, Odisha at Rs. 75 crores.
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During FY 2020-21, CIL and the subsidiaries spent Rs. 269 crores on COVID relief projects which is 48% of total CSR Expenditure of that year. Moreover, the CIL also gave Rs. 221 crores to PM CARES fund in FY 2019-20.