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STANDARD
BUSINESS APPLICATIONS |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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B.
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OFFICE
AUTOMATION |
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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. |
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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. |
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c. |
Official
E-Mail accounts have been provided to the Directors, HODs & Area
CGM/ GMs for inter department communications. |
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d. |
The
data transfer from various Area Offices for consolidation at
headquarters has been changed to E-Mail attachments instead of media
transfer. |
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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.
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| C. |
WEB-SITE
OF THE COMPANY |
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a. |
The
company provides information for dissemination to public on its
web-site www.easterncoal.gov.in. |
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b.
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ECL
executives have been given access under secured login area in ECL
website for dissemination of internal circulars/ notices. |
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c.
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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. |