NLC INDIA LIMITED - CMDs LIST

 NLC INDIA LIMITED - CMDs LIST

Sl. No	CMD Name	Designation	Period
1	Shri. S.S.Khere. ICS.,	Chairman	03.04.1957 to 21.10.1957
2	Shri. M.K.Vellodi. ICS.,	Chairman	21.10.1957 to 01.05.1958
3	Shri. C.R.Pattabhiraman. M.P.,	Chairman	17.07.1958 to 17.09.1959
4	Shri. T.M.S.Mani. ICS.,	Chairman Cum Managing Director	17.09.1959 to 13.11.1962
5	Shri. M.G.Balasubramanian. IAS.,	Chairman	14.11.1962 to 27.05.1963
6	Shri. K.N.Subbraman. IRS,	Chairman	27.05.1963 to 26.08.1967
7	Shri. J.G.Kumaramangalam	Chairman	27.05.1967 to 30.09.1970
8	Shri. M.V.Arunachalam	Chairman	01.10.1968 to 30.09.1970
9	Shri. J.G.Kumaramangalam	Chairman	01.10.1970 to 29.10.1971
10	Shri. J.Simon	Chairman Cum Managing Director	29.10.1971 to 01.12.1972
11	Shri. S.Yegneswaran	Chairman Cum Managing Director	01.12.1972 to 04.01.1981
12	Shri. V.Ramanujachari	Director In-charge	01.12.1972 to 31.03.1980
13	Shri. G.L.Tandon	Chairman Cum Managing Director	05.01.1981 to 22.10.1985
14	Shri. M.P. Narayanan	Managing Director & Chief Executive	28.08.1985 to 21.11.1988
15	Shri. V.Krishnan. IAS.,	CMD (Addl. Charge)	22.11.1988 to 06.01.1989
16	Shri. M.P. Narayanan	CMD (Addl. Charge)	07.01.1989 to 03.02.1989
17	Shri V.Krishnan. IAS.,	CMD (Addl. Charge)	03.02.1989 to 12.03.1989
18	Shri. Mahip Singh	Chairman Cum Managing Director	13.03.1989 to 30.09.1990
19	Shri. R.C.Jain. IAS.,	CMD (Addl. Charge)	01.10.1990 to 18.09.1991
20	Shri R.Gupta	Chairman Cum Managing Director	18.09.1991 to 02.12.1992
21	Shri. B.K.Singh. IAS.,	CMD (Addl. Charge)	02.12.1992 to 04.03.1993
22	Shri. S.Bandopadhay. IAS.,	CMD (Addl. Charge)	05.03.1993 to 29.02.1996
23	Shri. S.P.Varma	Chairman Cum Managing Director	19.11.1993 to 29.02.1996
24	Shri. P.V.Boopathy	CMD (In. Charge), Chairman Cum Managing Director	29.02.1996 to 08.03.1996 08.03.1996 to 03.02.1999
25	Shri. P.K.Banerji. IAS.,	Chairman Cum Managing Director	23.03.1999 to 27.08.1999
26	Shri. C.D.Arha. IAS.,	Chairman Cum Managing Director	27.08.1999 to 09.08.2000
27	Shri. A.K.Sahay	Chairman Cum Managing Director	09.08.2000 to 30.06.2002
28	Shri. S.Jayaraman	Chairman Cum Managing Director	01.07.2002 to 31.05.2008
29	Shri. J.N. Prasanna Kumar	Chairman Cum Managing Director (In-charge)	01.06.2008 to 16.12.2008
30	Shri. A.R.Ansari	Chairman Cum Managing Director	17.12.2008 to 30.06.2012
31	Shri. B.Surender Mohan	Chairman Cum Managing Director	01.07.2012 to 30.09-2015
32	Dr. S.K.Acharya	Chairman and Managing Director	01.10.2015 to 31.07.2018
33	Shri. Rakesh Kumar	CMD (addl. charge), Chairman cum Managing Director	01.08.2018 to 28.09.2018 (FN), 28.09.2018 (AN) to till date

NEYVELI LIGNITE CORPORATION INDIA LIMITED - THE LIGNITE LEGEND OF TAMILNADU

 NEYVELI LIGNITE CORPORATION INDIA LIMITED - THE LIGNITE LEGEND OF TAMILNADU

It is a long history with lots of efforts behind the birth of baby of Coal family, the fossil fuel, "LIGNITE" arrival in the coal starved Southern region of India. The following is the gist of events that took place in the legend of Tamil Nadu before the formation of NLC India Limited as a Corporate body.

THE CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS OF NLCIL, NEYVELI

1828 - Occurrence of "PEAT" a low calorific fuel of coal family near point calimere is reported to the then Madras Government, by the sub-collector of Thanjavur Mr.Nelson.

1830 - General Cullen discovers lignite deposits at the base of the cliffs on the Sea-shore near Cannanore - Later near varkala near Quilon and also at Vaikom in Kerala.

1840 - Captain New bold discovers Lignite at the foot of the cliffs of laterite on the river banks near Beypore.

1870 - Peat bogs found in Nilgiris (Peat is considered to be the first stage in the formation of Coal from vegetable matter accumulating in swamps).

1877 - Mr. W. King of the Geological survey of India takes up a study of artesian wells around Pondicherry. He comes across a carbonaceous strata.

1884 - Mr.Poilay a French Engineer encounters a Lignite seam in a bore hole at Bahoor, the then French territory. Further exploration along the belt indicates possible Lignite deposits at Udharamanickam, Aranganur and Kanniakoil, near Cuddalore. Lignite deposits are indicated at Kasargod and the Collector of South Kanara reports kit to the board of Revenue.

1934 - Industries Department of the then Government of Madras drills bore holes for tapping artesian water in the neighbourhood of Neyveli. Lignite particles encountered are taken as "black - clay" by unlettered workmen engaged in drilling.

1935 - Borewells sunk in Jambulinga Mudaliyar's land in Neyveli and the black particles gushing forth attract the attention of camping Geologists engaged in some other mission in the Neyveli Vriddhachalam area.

1937-38 - Samples of the black substance taken from the above form well sent to the Government of Madras for analysis.

1941 - M/s. Binny & Co., Madras put down four or five bore holes at Aziz Nagar, near Neyveli. Two of them show evidence of Lignite deposits; but for want of casing pipes and drilling equipment, further work is given up.

1943 to 46 - The Geological Survey of India starts drilling operations near Neyveli. Preliminary investigations indicate the existence of Lignite to the extent of about 500 tonnes in that area.

1947 - Mr.H.K.Ghose, Geologist and Mining Engineer deputed by the Government of India arrives in Neyveli and starts his operations.

1948 - The first bore holes sunk by Mr. Ghose have to be abandoned because of water logging and sand - beds. The third one "September 1951" yields samples of Lignite.

1949 - Mr. Ghose draws experimental open cut plan and calls for tenders to start excavation.

1951 - Sinking 175 borewells in a cluster punctuating the chosen area, Mr. Ghose proves the existence of about 2000 Million tonnes of Lignite reserves in the area. State Government's Industries and Commerce Department also sinks over 150 borewells South of Vriddhachalam Mr. Paul Eyrich, a Mining Engineer is deputed by the Bureau of Mines, United States of America, to assist the Government of Madras under point four programme to determine the Engineering and Economic aspects of Lignite Mining in Neyveli. Upon his recommendation, the US Government sponsors a study on the subject under the direction of Mr. V.F.Parry.

1952 - The High Power Committee for Lignite Mining recommends the Pilot Quarry project.

1953 - Pilot Quarry being commissioned by Dr. U. KrishnaRao, Minister for Industries, Madras Government.

1954 - Pandit Nehru's Visit to the Pilot Quarry. Government of India's Committee comprising Mr. C.V. Narasimhan, ICS Mr. A.C. Guha and Mr. A. Lahiri inspect the Pilot Quarry and submit a report to the Government Under the Colombo Plan, Services of the UK firm PDTS (M/s. Powell Duffryn Technical Services Limited) are availed of for a Project report.

1955 - Neyveli Lignite project's affairs, hitherto managed by the State Government, get passed on to the Central Government with full Financial responsibility. Mr. T.M.S. Mani, ICS, Secretary, Department of Industries, Labour and Co-operation, takes over as the Chief Executive of the project.

1956 - Formation of NLC as a Corporate body. NLC is born as a Government sponsored commercial concern.

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