Coal PSUs Advance Clean-Governance Agenda through ‘Waste to Art’ & Digital Push under Special Campaign 5.0
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption & Production | SDG 9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
Institutions: Ministry of Coal | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Under the government-wide Special Campaign 5.0 (2–31 Oct 2025) for cleanliness, digitisation and efficient governance, two major coal-sector PSUs have launched distinct outcome-oriented initiatives:
Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) has adopted a “Waste to Art” strategy: using iron scrap from mining to craft sculptures (peacock, barasingha), installing bio-toilets for worker sanitation, and setting targets: cleaning 75 locations, sanitising 85,000 sq ft, disposing 2,500 mt scrap, reviewing 350 physical files and examining 9,000 e-files.
South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) has rolled out a suite of digital portals and dashboards covering HR (internal selection), health (HPV-vaccination portal), contract monitoring, land & compensation tracking, security passes and coal-component calculation, seeking transparency, speed and data-driven governance.
These interventions show how large PSUs can translate overarching campaigns (Clean India + Digital India) into concrete operational reforms — by converting waste into value and digitising legacy processes. The twin thrusts of circular economy in heavy industry and full-stack digital governance suggest replication potential across sectors.
Relevant Question for Policy Stakeholders:
How can government-owned enterprises systematically document and scale this “waste-to-value + digital-governance” model so that it becomes standard across PSUs and regional offices?
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