The Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) has come under scanner after alleged irregularities in project expansions worth over Rs. 1500 crore. Show-cause notices being issued to more than three dozen officials of the company. The matter, linked to benefits extended to a prominent contractor, has reached the Coal Ministry and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), which have initiated investigations.
Notice Issued to CMD and Senior Officers
Show-cause issued to BCCL Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), Functional Directors, General Managers, Tender and Technical Committee Members, and Nodal Officers. The officials have been asked to submit replies between 20th August to 31st August 2025, with earlier notices issued on 5th August 2025 to six Technical Committee Members. The projects under probe include Kujama in Lodna area, Eastern Jharia Bhowra’s Four-A Patch, and NTST, with the Kujama expansion alone involving deviations worth around Rs. 450 crore.
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Vigilance Inquiry Already Flagged Procedural Lapses
Investigators found that outsourcing contracts were extended beyond prescribed limits, with deviations exceeding 30% cleared by successive committee meetings. Records show approvals were granted in technical committee meetings held on 9th June 2023, and 21st February 2024, later endorsed by tender and functional directors. The vigilance inquiry has already flagged procedural lapses, and if replies fail to satisfy, disciplinary actions, including possible demotion and others may follow. The case has also drawn attention to the functioning of BCCL’s contract management department, with retired officials and even a former director, now serving as CMD in another PSU, brought within the ambit of inquiry.
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