Chairman-cum-Managing Director

 

Shri Jai Prakash Dwivedi, CMD WCL

 

Shri Jai Prakash Dwivedi (59), took charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, WCL on 01st February, 2024. Prior to that, he was working as Director (Technical) of WCL since 04th February, 2022.

Shri Jai Prakash Dwivedi has over 3 decades of experience in forefront of operations. His vast experience includes both mega level opencast as well as underground coal mines at different subsidiaries of Coal India Limited. He started his carrier in Coal India Limited in 1986 as a Mining Engineer after completing his graduation in Mining Engineering from IIT-BHU, Varanasi.

He has served for 28 years in SECL, 4 years in ECL and 3 years in NCL. He completed his PG Diploma in Marketing Management in 1999 and has undergone various international exposure through different programmes organized abroad viz. Advance Management Training on Automation System at Russia, Growth- oriented leadership in emerging Global environment at China & France, in implementation of continuous miner technology at South Africa and has participated in World's Premier Mineral Exploration & Mining Convention in Toronto, Canada. Recently he has attended MINExpo International 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA and also attended meeting at Washington D.C. with POWERSCAPE GLOBAL on coal gasification.  

He has vast experience in all types of coal mining technologies, in Opencast and in Underground mines with modern technologies like Longwall mining, Continuous Miners and also in conventional underground mines with caving & stowing methods. He was instrumental in introduction of Continuous Miner (CM) at Jhanjra underground mines of ECL, similarly introduction of Surface miners at Nigahi OCP of NCL and commissioning of 24/96 Dragline at Amlohri OCP, NCL. His efforts have always been recognized and he was conferred with the "Best Engineer Award" by the Institution of Engineers and Best Area General Manager - individual excellence award by CIL. 

With his variety of experience, remarkable footprints have been marked by registering positive growth in production at all the places he worked including WCL which has also recorded the highest ever Coal production, Offtake, OBR and Profit during FY 2023-24. Recently, on 9th November, 2024, he has been awarded the prestigious title of "CEO of the Year "by the Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) at the hands of Shri Shripad Naik, Hon’ble Minister of State for Power, GoI, at Mangalore, in recognition of his exemplary leadership and contributions to the mechanization of coal mining along with strategic digital PR activities in WCL.

Under his leadership, Western Coalfields Limited has achieved a landmark achievement with the issuance of final mine closure certificates for three mines viz Pathakhera Mine No-II UG, Pathakhera Mine No-I UG and Satpura II UG Mines of WCL. The certificates were issued at the hands of Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Coal and Mines, on 22nd October 2024 in the presence of other senior officials from MoC. This marks the first such certification in the history of Indian coal mining.

One more feather has been added in his cap as he has been given the additional charge of Chairman-cum-Managing Director of SECL, Bilaspur w.e.f. 1st Feb. 2025.

He has been nominated as a Part-Time Director on the Board of Singareni Collieries Company Limited, by Ministry of Coal, Govt. of India.