Mr. Anil Kumar Jha a Post-Graduate Mining Engineer with Distinction from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad (now IIT). Mr. Jha was Chairman of Coal India Ltd. (CIL) and superannuated from that position on January 31, 2020. Prior to the assumption of CIL’s apex post Mr. Jha headed, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) since 1st November, 2015 as its CMD – the second largest coal producing company among all CIL’s subsidiaries. Under Mr. Jha’s leadership MCL’s performance took a quantum upward leap and MCL currently accounts for 25% of CIL’s overall production and around 24% of total coal supplies. Mr. Jha, is a Post Graduate (M. Tech) with Distinction in Mine Planning & Design graduated from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. He began his career in coal mining industry, in 1983, in Central Coalfields Limited. He had held many important assignments and senior positions in CCL including that as General Manager, Argada Area. Mr. Jha had a 14-year stint in Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDI) – the Ranchi based consultancy arm of CIL – planning opencast and underground mines. Mr. Jha has over three decades of experience under his belt in mine planning, production, management supervision, direction and control of underground as well as open cast coal mines. For a while he worked as Director (P&P) in MOIL Limited where he was the Nominated Owner and Head of Production, Planning, Projects, Quality Control and Mine Safety Divisions and other allied departments including Personnel and Industrial Relations. Mr. Anil Kumar Jha is the recipient of ‘Best Chief Executive’ Award conferred by GeoMine Tech for outstanding performance of MCL during 2017-18. He has presented many technical papers in national and international seminars and workshops. He is immediate past President of MGMI a 113-year old Institute dedicated to promoting the scientific study of mining and mineral industries of the country.
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