Brief Profile of CMPDIL
The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL) is a wholly subsidiary of Coal India Limited, operating under the Ministry of Coal, Government of India. It was established in 1975, with its headquarters in Ranchi, Jharkhand. CMPDIL provides consultancy and engineering services in the fields of exploration, mining and environmental engineering. It has been a Mini Ratna (Category I) company since June 2019 and ISO 9001 certified since March 1998. CMPDIL has evolved as a pioneer in introducing new and suitable technology in the exploration and mining sectors. CMPDIL’s parent company, CIL, is the largest coal producing company in the world as of March 31, 2025, and produced over 781 MMT of coal in Fiscal 202556 thereby playing a pivotal role in India’s energy generation and significantly contributes to the country’s industrial growth.
CMPDIL is the largest coal and mineral consultancy in India in terms of market share in Fiscal 2025 and are the preferred consultant for Coal India Limited. CMPDIL’s services span across the entire lifecycle of mining operations, ranging from initial exploration to closure of mines. CMPDIL assists the Ministry of Coal, Government of India in strategic decisions and initiatives relating to the coal sector at the national level, for instance, through maintaining inventories of coal deposits, coal mining potentials, and operations. Additionally, CMPDIL assists the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for matters related to Coal Bed Methane. CMPDIL being one of the leading consultants gives significant advantage in ensuring the success of major projects effectively achieving both strategic and operational goals. The services of CMPDIL fall under the following two broad heads.
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- CMPDIL's core Business Functions: CMPDIL offers a wide range of services beyond mine planning, positioning it as a comprehensive service provider, including conducting large-scale consultancy and support for mineral exploration, mining, infrastructure engineering, environmental management, and management systems, especially to the mineral, mining and allied sectors, both within and outside the coal industry as well as the domestic and international market. The main services offered by this unit of CMPDIL include:
- Geological Exploration and Resource Evaluation
- Mine Planning and Design Services
- Environmental Services
- Geomatics and Survey Services
- Other Services: Includes laboratory, research & development, information & communication technology and specialized services.
- CMPDIL's core Business Functions: CMPDIL offers a wide range of services beyond mine planning, positioning it as a comprehensive service provider, including conducting large-scale consultancy and support for mineral exploration, mining, infrastructure engineering, environmental management, and management systems, especially to the mineral, mining and allied sectors, both within and outside the coal industry as well as the domestic and international market. The main services offered by this unit of CMPDIL include:
CMPDIL is equipped with advanced infrastructure to support its diverse range of activities including possession of one of the largest fleets of exploratory drills for coal and minerals in India, as of March 31, 2025. The major services offered by CMPDIL can be broadly categorized into the following verticals, along with their revenue contribution in percentage in Fiscal 2025: planning and design (21.18%), exploration (46.17%), geomatics (15.55%), and environment management (17.11%). CMPDIL is a major player in the mining consulting for coal.