C- CARES Portal
Source: PIB
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Overview
- News in Brief
- About the C-Cares
- Coal Mines Provident Fund Organization (CMPFO)
Why in the News?
Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs launched a web portal of CMPFO namely C- CARES developed and designed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), an R&D organization under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on 31st January, 2024.
News in Brief
- This marks a significant leap in the digitization journey of CMPFO aiming to address the long-standing issue of digitizing its records and work processes.
- The digital transformation is aligned with the vision of a Digital India.
- Ministry of Coal to embrace digital transformation for the benefit of all stakeholders.
About the C-Cares
- With the launch of the portal, settlement of PF and pension claims will now be processed and settled online.
- It will facilitate faster processing, transparency in operations, better record management and monitoring.
- It will also instil confidence in the subscribers and pensioners.
- The portal, C-CARES, will allow CMPF subscribers and coal companies to login and perform various functions tailored to their needs.
- While the subscribers can access and view their individual details and subscription status, the coal management can submit contribution details, subscribers’ particulars and claims for online settlement and payment through the portal.
- It will also ensure paperless working, timely and accurate settlement of claims, reduction in processing time and grievance redressal.
- The portal being a public service platform is intended to benefit the CMPF subscribers who are working in the coal sector as well as its pensioners.
Coal Mines Provident Fund Organization (CMPFO)
- It is an autonomous organization.
- It is under the aegis of the Ministry of Coal established in the year 1948.
- It is for administering Provident Fund and Pension schemes to provide social security to the coal sector workers.
- The Organization is presently rendering services to about 3.3 lakh Provident Fund subscribers and 6.1 lakh pensioners of the coal sector.
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