With the introduction of e-governance system, the Directorate General Of Mines Safety has ushered in transparency and accountability in inspection of mines, said Prasanta Kumar Sarkar, Deputy Director General of Mines Safety, South Zone, here on Friday.
Speaking on the sidelines of an awareness camp on the latest initiatives and services of the Directorate here, Mr.Sarkar said the system enables easy reporting of initiatives, ease of compliance, online registration of units and speedy redressal of grievances. “We are bringing about transparency in our functions in a focussed way. For instance, the mines to be inspected are selected through computer software randomly and the same is communicated to the management and the inspector indicating the period of inspection. It is not as if we are coming surreptitiously,” he said.
The Directorate has liberalised the approval system. Previously, companies had to obtain approval for as many as 59 machinery, material and equipment. Consequent to the change in the approval policy, 35 items have been removed from the list which requires approval. “We have laid down the standards for the items and the companies have to comply with the same,” he said. The simplified and transparent process would ensure ease of business process. The examination system of the Directorate has been computerised. A real time computer based system has been introduced replacing written examination for grant of manager’s certificate of competency.
