Jha gets 2-month extension as Coal India CMD

Coal India (CIL) on Thursday said the government has given two-month extension to its acting Chairman and Managing Director NC Jha .

Jha, Director, Technical, with CIL was given the additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director after former its chief Partha S Bhattcharyya retired in February.

In a filing with BSE, the company said "Jha, Director (Technical), CIL has assumed the additional charge of CMD, CIL , with effect from December 1, 2011 for a period of two months or till a regular appointment is made".

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PSEB), which handles hiring for the public sector firms, recommended Bharat Coking Coal Ltd chief Tapas Lahiri as the first contender and Western Coalfields Ltd head DC Garg as the second contender for the top post in CIL.

The coal ministry had requested PSEB to change the selection panel into a search panel to choose the person to head the coal firm.