Dr. Suman started his career in one of the most challenging subsidiary of Coal India Limited, Eastern Coalfields Ltd. serving for 23 years. He also served 3 years at South Eastern Coalfields Ltd., prior to joining NLCIL in 2016. He held various responsible positions in CIL and NLCIL that include Manager of the Mines for 8 years and Agent of the mines for 7 years.
Prior to his appointment, he was Executive Director/Mines, NLCIL. He is having credentials of successful handling of challenging projects. As General Manager/Mine Planning, he was instrumental in successfully awarding the work order for Greenfield project Talabira II & III OCP (20 MTPA coal mining project) in Odisha and Pachwara South Coal Block (11.5 MTPA) in Jharkhand State. As Head of Talabira II & III OCP, he independently handled challenges in Land Acquisition and was instrumental in obtaining all clearances and permissions in record time to commence coal production ahead of the schedule. He introduced the State-of-art technology in reclamation by High tech Farming and hydroponic farming over 250 acres of mined out land. During his tenure as ED/Mines, two Neyveli mines received 5 star rating from MoC.
Dr. S C Suman hails from Koderma, Jharkhand and is a visionary leader and strategist, experienced in Greenfield and Brownfield Mining projects, MDO Contracts, Projects & Planning, Contract Management, Underground and Opencast Mining.
