Office of Coal Controller (earlier Coal Commissioner), established in 1916, is one of the oldest offices in the Indian coal sector.
The Coal Controller’s Organisation (CCO) is a subordinate office of the ministry of coal, having its headquarters at Kolkata and field offices at Dhanbad, Ranchi, Bilaspur, Nagpur, Sambalpur, Kothagudem and Asansol.
It collects and maintains coal production data of all private and public sector coal mines in the country. The information is collected on a monthly basis.
Functions and responsibilities of CCO:
1. Inspection of collieries so as to ensure the correctness of the class, grade or size of coal.
2. To issue directives for the purpose of declaration and maintenance of grades of coal of a seam mined in a colliery.
3. To act as the appellate authority in case of dispute between consumers and owner arising out of declaration of grade and size of coal.
4. To regulate disposal of stock of coal or the expected output of coal in the colliery.
5. Quality surveillance with respect to maintenance of grade, loading of coal in wagons/ trucks according to laid down procedures regarding grades and sizes.
6. To grant opening / reopening permission of coal mine, seam or a section of seam or to subdivide a mine.
7. Assessment and collection of excise duty levied on all raw coal raised and dispatched.
8. Submission of monthly coal data to different ministries of central and state governments, national and international organisations.
