Hyderabad: Telangana deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Friday directed Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) to immediately resume the medical board services, which had been temporarily halted due to various reasons. He asked the officials to conduct the medical board selection process with absolute transparency and zero controversy. Vikramarka recalled that during a recent review meeting on Singareni’s development with ministers and legislators of the coal belt region, public representatives had brought the workers’ anxieties regarding the suspended medical board to his notice.Vikramarka said the govt distributed the highest-ever profit-sharing bonus in Singareni’s history, disbursing ₹1,500 crore over the last two years. Breaking past precedents, contract workers were given a profit bonus of ₹5,000 each for 2023-24, which was raised to ₹5,500 each for 2024-25, he added.The deputy CM stated that the govt was working on a multi-pronged expansion plan for SCCL to secure new coal blocks and generate further employment for the youth.
