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Coal Miners Day 2023: History, Significance

Coal Miners Day 2023: History, Significance – Every year, Coal Miners Day is observed on May 4th to recognize and honour the tireless efforts and significant contributions of coal miners in extracting coal. Coal is one of the most important fossil fuels used for various purposes, including power generation and industrial production.

  • Coal Miners Day highlights all coal miners for their hard work, dedication, and perseverance in extracting coal to fuel the nation’s progress.

Coal Miners Day 2023: History

  • India’s first coal mine was established much later in 1774.
  • The Raniganj Coalfield, located on the banks of the Damodar River, was the site of this mine, which was managed by John Summer and Suetonius Grant Heatly of the East India Company.
  • Govt of India founded a 5-year development plan to meet the growing demand for energy after increasing coal demand after independence.
  • the first coal mine was started in Scotland in 1575.

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Coal Miners Day 2023: Indian Laws That Protect Miners

  • The Mines Act 1952, Mine Rules 1955, and Coal Mine Regulation-1957, among others, lay down the provisions for the health, safety and welfare of workers in coal, oil and metal mines.
  • The Mines Act 1952, Mine Rules 1955, and Coal Mine Regulation-1957 Act lays down the minimum wages for miners, extra wages for overtime, the working hours, employment of women, leaves, compensations and punishments for owners violating the laws.

Significant Coal suppliers States in India

  • Jharkhand,
  • Odisha,
  • Chhattisgarh,
  • West Bengal,
  • Madhya Pradesh,
  • Telangana
  • Maharashtra

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Coal Miners Day 2023: Quotes

  • “One day work is hard, and another day it is easy; but if I had waited for inspiration I am afraid I should have done nothing. The miner does not sit at the top of the shaft waiting for the coal to come bubbling up to the surface. One must go deep down, and work out every vein carefully.” -Arthur Sullivan
  • “Mining is a dangerous profession. There’s no way to make a mine completely safe: These are the words owners have always used to excuse needless deaths and the words miners use to prepare for them.” -Tawni O’Dell
  • “A society must create lots of sunshine for its miners as they need the sun most! And ‘to be remembered, to be respected’ is a good sunshine; ‘safety in the mine’ is a good sunshine!” -Mehmet Murat ildan
  • “Feeling good in front of the coal stove in a cold day? That’s good, but over there you must also feel the sorrows of the miners! In heaven, don’t forget the people in hell!” -Mehmet Murat ildan
  • “Then there was the whole concept of coal mining, which is a culture unto itself, the most dangerous occupation in the world, and which draws and develops a certain kind of man.” -Martin Cruz Smith

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