Our Company was incorporated in Bihar at Patna as "Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited", as a private limited company under the Companies Act, 1956, pursuant to a certificate of incorporation dated November 1, 1975, issued by the Registrar of Companies, Bihar at Patna. Thereafter, our Company was converted from a private limited company to a public limited company, pursuant to a resolution passed in the extraordinary general meeting of our Shareholders held on May 9, 2025, and a fresh certificate of incorporation dated May 20, 2025 was issued to our Company by the Registrar of Companies, Central Processing Centre.Major Events and Milestones:1991- Earth Science Museum inaugurated by the Hon'ble minister Shri P.A. Sangma at Ranchi.2009- Conferred with the status of a Mini Ratna (Category-II) company by the Ministry of Coal, Government of India2011- Obtained the highest MoU composite score of 1.0 (maximum) along with MoU rating of "Excellent" for the year 2009-10.2014- CMPDIL's environment laboratory received certificates of accreditation from NABL and OHSAS for its environmental laboratory services2018- Our Company assisted Bhaskaracharya Institute of Space Application and Geoinformatics ("BISAG") in the development of the Coal Mine Surveillance and Management System ("CMSMS") along with a Mobile Application named "Khanan Prahari" launched by Minister of Coal, Govt. of India.2019- Conferred with the status of a Mini Ratna (Category-I) company by the Ministry of Coal, Government of India2025- Our Company was declared as the preferred bidder for Nawatala-Devigarh REE exploration block of Rajasthan auctioned for exploration license under tranche I of e-auction of exploration blocks by the Central Government.- Our Company entered into a memorandum of understanding with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited ("BSNL") for a period of five (5) years (extendable with written consent of the parties), for the right to utilise BSNL's licensed spectrum to establish 5G networks with BSNL across Coal India Limited operations and other mines to leverage private 5G network to digitise mine operations and associated facilities, aiming to improve safety, operational efficiency, and data-driven decision making across mine sites.- Our Company entered into a memorandum of understanding with RITES Limited for a period of three (3) years (extendable with mutual consent of the parties) to establish a framework for collaboration and cooperation in jointly identifying/ exploring/ pursuing prospective projects/ consultancy assignments across the world as mutually agreed.- Our Company entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with MDS IndoCan Inc. for a period of five (5) years from the date of signing, to establish a framework for nonfinancial collaboration to promote technical cooperation, information exchange, and facilitation of interactions between the entities in various fields such as Satellite &/or UAV based mineral exploration, emission monitoring and environmental management amongst others.