IIM Mumbai extremely happy to share the inauguration of the third batch of One-Year PGPEx in Logistics & Operations Excellence through Digitization for working executives of Coal India Limited.

The program brings together the academic rigor of IIM Mumbai and the rich operational experience of Coal India executives. It is designed to develop practical leadership capabilities in logistics optimization, digital transformation, analytics, supply chain resilience and operational excellence.

The occasion was graced by Amrit Lal Meena, former Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, and Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Government of India, as the Chief Guest. In his address, he highlighted the critical role of technology-enabled logistics, data-driven decision-making, operational discipline and capability building in strengthening India’s coal sector and supporting the nation’s energy security.

We express our deepest gratitude to Director, IIM Mumbai, Prof. Manoj K Tiwari, for sharing deep insights and setting the goal of this program by taking a thought-provoking session on Coal Logistics and inspiring the participants. We express our sincere gratitude to Prof. Padmanav Acharya, Program Chair who welcomed the participants during his inaugural address and highlighted the continuous support of CIL in IIM Mumbai’s endeavour in capacity building in mineral and mining sector, to Prof. Sumi Jha, Dean (Alumni Affairs) for addressing the participants while also sharing her fond memories of the previous batch students and to Prof. Maheswar Singha Mahapatra, Program Co-Chair gave an overview of the Institute activities and shared the curriculum details with the participants. The program reflects a shared commitment towards creating future-ready leaders who can drive efficiency, transparency and sustainable value creation across the coal value chain.

We sincerely thank Coal India Limited for trusting IIM Mumbai in this capability building program and taking our collaboration to a new height. We also extend our sincere gratitude to Amrit Lal Meena for his insightful guidance and inspiration to the participant cohort, Director IIM Mumbai, Prof. Manoj K Tiwari for taking time out of his busy schedule and inspiring the incoming batch.

We are looking forward to an enriching learning experiences for the new batch and contributing in a meaningful way towards Viksit Bharat.