A.	STANDARD BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
		a.	The company has successfully implemented standard business applications like Payroll, Personnel Information System, Financial Accounting System, Cost Accounting System, Materials management System, Sales Billing & Accounting System, Road Sales System etc.
		b.	During the past two years, the applications mentioned above have been gradually converted from legacy flat files based system to Oracle RDBMS based systems. The conversion has been completed for major applications in all the areas & a small portion is under post implementation fine tuning.
		c.	The above applications were designed to operate in batch mode. The company has taken steps to modify & place them in On-Line operations mode so that the concerned users can utilize the features from their place of working and take full advantage of the systems.
		d.	During the recent past existing batch mode Materials Management System has been implemented in On-Line mode in 6 of the Area Stores where data connectivity could be established.
		e.	The batch mode Financial Accounting System has been modified & converted to On-Line mode at Headquarters & three of the area offices (Kenda, Salanpur, Pandveswar).
		f.	The Road Sales Module of the Coalnet project of Coal India Limited has been implemented at ECL Sales office Kolkata and is being successfully operated & maintained.
B.	OFFICE AUTOMATION
		a.	The company has provided about 650 PCs to various offices for routine Office Automation jobs like Word Processing, Spreadsheet based Calculations etc. More nos. of PCs will be gradually added to take care of demands due to reduction of clerical hands, need for communicating using E-Mails, File & Data creation and transfer etc. Some multifunction devices enabling Document scanning, copying, printing & faxing have also been provided to important offices.
		b.	At present important users have been provided with Internet facility through various Service providers (BSNL, Tata Indicom, Airtel etc.) through individual connections using Broad Band, Dial-up or Wireless Modem connectivity.
		c.	Official E-Mail accounts have been provided to the Directors, HODs & Area CGM/ GMs for inter department communications.
		d.	The data transfer from various Area Offices for consolidation at headquarters is gradually being changed to E-Mail attachments instead of media transfer.
		e.	Computer Appreciation Training is being provided on regular basis to the various segments of employees to enable them to operate the Personal Computers provided in their departments. This has greatly helped in generating enthusiasm among employees for utilizing the Personal Computers.
C.	WEB-SITE OF THE COMPANY
		a.	The company provides information for dissemination to public on its web-site www.easterncoal.gov.in .
		b.	The Web-site has recently been given a face lift and the available information have been made more presentable & accessible.
		c.	The Web-site is being enriched on feedbacks/ suggestions from various agencies.
D.	E-GOVERNANCE TYPE ACTIVITIES
		a.	The company is offering Coal for sale through E-Auction taking help of the Service Providers. E-Auction has proved to be beneficial in terms of fetching the right price of the Coal as well as maintaining transparency in the activities.
		b.	The company has initiated action for E-Procurement. Initially a few indents are being tendered on trial basis using the facilities of the selected Service Provider.
E.	IMPORTANT PROJECTS IN HAND
		a.	Coal India Limited has formulated a strategy for Information Technology implementation in all the subsidiaries of CIL. The strategy envisages Centralized Data Center & ERP implementation up to Unit level through high speed Data network. The activities of ERP evaluation, Selection of System Integrator & finalization of technical specifications have commenced at CIL. Eastern Coalfields Limited is committed to introduce this IT strategy in the company as soon as it is ready for implementation.
		b.	The company has taken steps for extending On-Line Materials Management System to those Stores which are remotely located and where cables could not be laid due to difficult geographical terrain. A scheme was prepared for connecting these Stores to the nearby Computer Center utilizing Wireless technology. The tender for the job has been floated & is under technical evaluation. It will be possible to start On-Line operations in seven (7) more stores using the presently available software after establishment of this network.
		c.	In order to implement On-Line Financial Accounting System, action has been taken to establish Local Area Network using basically Wireless technology at Kunustoria & Jhanjhra.
		d.	A project for Campus wide high speed Local Area Network at Headquarters & two area offices with interconnectivity has been undertaken. Services of CMPDI have been taken for preparation of tender specifications. Upon establishment of this project a secure network will be available for high speed Internet access by all users through single gateway, introduction of File & Document tracking, instant messaging among employees, dissemination of information over Intranet, good infrastructure for E-Governance type of activities and suitable infrastructure for ERP implementation.
		e.	The company has taken up a project for implementation of Vigilance Information System in the company. The work has been awarded to a software company after carrying out necessary tendering process.