NCL Creates a Mark of Excellence at Ministry of Coal’s Star Rating Awards 2024–25
Nov 3rd, 2026 5:40 pm | By ThenewsmanofIndia.com | Category: LATEST NEWS
By THE NEWSMAN OF INDIA.COM|NCL Creates a Mark of Excellence at Ministry of Coal’s Star Rating Awards 2024–25
Krishnashila Mine Secures No. 1 Rank Among Open Cast Mines
The Singrauli based flagship subsidiary of Coal India, Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) has added another remarkable milestone to its legacy of excellence, with four of its mines receiving prestigious Star Rating at the Ministry of Coal, Government of India’s Star Rating Awards Ceremony.
NCL’s mines including Krishnashila, Bina, Khadia and Jhingurda received the prestigious Star Rating Awards for the financial year 2024-25 at the award ceremony held in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on Monday, 2 November, 2026.
Adding a significant feather to NCL’s cap, Krishnashila Mine secured the First Rank among Open Cast Mines across the country, emerging as a benchmark for excellence in mining operations.
Minister of State for Coal and Mines, Satish Chandra Dubey, presented the awards to NCL in recognition of these achievements. NCL CMD, N. Franklin Jayakumar, along with the General Managers of the respective areas, received the awards on behalf of the company.
During the ceremony, R. S. Bhadoria, General Manager (Krishnashila), K. D. Jain, General Manager (Khadia), Asim Kumar Bag, General Manager (Jhingurda) and Pradip Kumar Jana, General Manager (Bina) Area were also present.
On this occasion, CMD, NCL, Functional Directors and CVO, NCL, congratulated Team NCL on this remarkable achievement and appreciated the collective efforts, unwavering dedication and commitment of the NCL Team.

































