South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a flagship subsidiary of Coal India Limited, celebrated the birthday of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Lord Vishwakarma Jayanti by felicitating 75 coal mining workers with the SECL Vishwakarma Awards at a grand ceremony held at its headquarters in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.
This maiden edition of the Vishwakarma Awards honoured the dedication, hard work, and outstanding service of workers from mining operations, maintenance, supervisory, and allied roles across SECL mines.
The event was graced by Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Tokhan Sahu, as Chief Guest, while MLA (Beltara) Shri Sushant Shukla attended as Guest of Honour. The ceremony was presided over by Shri Harish Duhan, CMD, SECL, in the presence of functional directors, trade union representatives, HoDs, officers, and employees.
In his address, Shri Tokhan Sahu appreciated SECL’s initiative to institute the Vishwakarma Awards on the auspicious day of Vishwakarma Jayanti, aligning it with the Prime Minister’s birthday as a symbolic tribute to the spirit of hard work and nation-building.
To mark the occasion, dignitaries planted saplings under the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign. The programme began with the Chief Guest administering the Swachhata Pledge, which also launched the Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign 2025 across SECL headquarters and operational areas.
In addition, SECL rolled out a special one-day initiative, “SECL-17: Vishwakarma Seva Sankalp”, across its ten operational districts in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The campaign featured 17 welfare activities for regular and contract workers, including:
- Health camps and blood donation drives
- Safety and vigilance awareness sessions
- Financial and digital literacy workshops
- Plantation drives under Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam
- De-addiction awareness programmes
These activities reinforced SECL’s strong commitment to worker welfare, sustainable practices, and community development, making the occasion a true celebration of service, responsibility, and progress.
