**Summary:**
On July 14, 2025, Coal India inaugurated its first fully women-operated dispensary at the South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) Headquarters in Bilaspur. The Vasant Vihar Dispensary is staffed by a 14-member all-women team consisting of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and support staff. Shri Harish Duhan, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, SECL, inaugurated the facility, emphasizing its importance in promoting women's leadership within the coal sector, aligning with the vision of Minister of Coal Shri G Kishan Reddy to enhance women's participation. The dispensary provides medical services including OPD services, casualty and emergency medical services, dressing and injection room, ECG facilities, a blood collection center for pathology tests, and an OPD pharmacy. This initiative aims to improve healthcare service quality and showcase women's leadership capabilities within Coal India.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Coal: The Indian government ministry responsible for the coal sector.
Coal India: Indian state-owned coal mining company.
SECL: South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India.
Vasant Vihar Dispensary: A dispensary located at SECL Headquarters, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh: The location of SECL Headquarters where the dispensary is located.
Harish Duhan: Chairman-cum-Managing Director of SECL.
G Kishan Reddy: Minister of Coal.
OPD Services: Outpatient Department services offered at the dispensary
Ministry of Coal
Coal India's First Fully Women-Operated Dispensary
Inaugurated at SECL
Women Take the Helm at Vasant Vihar Dispensary
at SECL Headquarters, Bilaspur
Posted On: 14 JUL 2025 3:43PM by PIB Delhi
Taking a strong step towards women empowerment, Vasant Vihar Dispensary at the SECL
Headquarters, Bilaspur, was today formally inaugurated as Coal India’s first dispensary to be
operated entirely by women.
Shri Harish Duhan, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, SECL inaugurated the dispensary in the august
presence of Shri N. Franklin Jayakumar, Director Technical (Operations & Project/Planning), Shri Biranchi
Das, Director (HR), Shri D. Sunil Kumar, Director (Finance), and Shri Himanshu Jain, Chief Vigilance
Officer, SECL and other senior officers.
This initiative marks a significant stride in promoting women’s leadership within the coal sector. The Vasant
Vihar Dispensary will now be fully operated by a 14-member team of women, comprising of doctors, nurses,
pharmacists, and support staff.
Speaking on the occasion, CMD Shri Harish Duhan said that it is a matter of great pride that Coal India’s first
fully women-operated dispensary has been launched at SECL. The Minister of Coal Shri G Kishan Reddy
envisions enhanced participation of women in the coal sector and the creation of leadership opportunities for
them. This initiative is a step in that direction, and we are committed to taking many more such steps in the
future, said Shri Duhan.The dispensary offers the medical services such as OPD Services, Casualty & Emergency Medical Services,
and hosts Dressing and Injection Room, ECG Facilities, Blood Collection Centre for Pathology Tests and
OPD Pharmacy.
This initiative is not only expected to enhance the quality and sensitivity of healthcare services but will also
serve as a pioneering platform for showcasing women’s leadership capabilities.
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Shuhaib T
(Release ID: 2144513)