COMPUTERISATION & I.T. ENABLED SERVICES:

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.	The company has taken steps to modify & place the above mentioned applications 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.
		c.	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.
		d.	The batch mode Financial Accounting System has been modified & converted to On-Line mode for three more areas during the year covering total six areas (Kenda, Salanpur, Pandaveswar, Kunustoria, Satgram and Mugma) and Headquarters.
		e.	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.
		f.	Vigilance Information System has been implemented in Vigilance department of ECL facilitating on-line information and monitoring / tracking of vigilance cases pending / under process.
B.	OFFICE AUTOMATION
		a.	The company has provided about 800 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.	Leased line Internet connectivity through BSNL has been taken and about 50 users have been given access for facilitating E-payment & E-tendering. Other important users have been provided with Internet facility through various Service providers (BSNL, Tata Indicom, Airtel etc.) 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 has been 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.	ECL executives have been given access under secured login area in ECL website for dissemination of internal circulars/ notices.
		c.	A “Discussion Forum” under ECL website has been created for Closed-User-Group of ECL. The discussion-forum is extensively being used for reporting & review of daily production, dispatch & equipment performance.