The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (acronym CMPDI) is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited which is under the ownership of the Ministry of Coal, Government of India, engaged in the field of environmental engineering and provides consultancy and engineering services across the globe. It is a public sector undertaking under the Government of India and is rated as a Schedule-B and Mini Ratna-II company.
The company debuted on the Indian stock market (NSE) on March 30, 2026. The shares were listed at a price of 160 rupees on the stock exchange, below their issue price of 172 rupees.
The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited was established in 1974, under Coal Mines Authority Limited (CMAL) (former name of Coal India Limited), out of the planning division of the now defunct National Coal Development Corporation (NCDC) as a single window set up to consolidate all aspects of Indian mining industry under one roof. After the nationalisation of coal mining in India, CMPDI was reconstituted as a public sector undertaking in 1975.
The company has its headquarters in Ranchi, Jharkhand, and is involved in mineral exploration, resource evaluation, resource management, mining geology, hydro-geological and geophysical studies, and engineering geology investigations. It is an ISO 9001 accredited company and was rated as a Mini Ratna (Category II) company in 2009.
CMPDI is qualified to offer consultancy services in the fields of environmental engineering, such as open pit and underground mine planning and design in coal, lignite, and other minerals. The institute is active in geological exploration, geological, geotechnical and allied support, mine planning and design, environmental management, and training services.
CMPDI has regional institutes (RIs) at Asansol, Dhanbad, Ranchi, Nagpur, Bilaspur, Singrauli and Bhubaneswar to extend its coverage nationwide and has various field units and exploration camps.
CMPDI has two distinct responsibilities, business and corporate, as per its mandate.
Business functions: Mineral exploration consultancy and support, infrastructure engineering, and environmental management.
Corporate functions: Preparation and upkeep of data on coal inventories, operations and potential, advising the Ministry of Coal and NITI Aayog on coal-related matters, nodal agency functions on behalf of the Government of India in the matters related to mineral exploration, co-ordination activities between related companies in India and research and development in the field of mineral mining.
CMPDI has been accredited with ISO-9001 certification by Certification International (UK). It has also entered into memoranda of understanding with many international agencies such as IMCL, UK, Metchem, Canada, Giproshakht, Russia, Mountain Consulting GmbH, Germany, Rheinbraun Engineering, Germany, and DMT, Germany for co-operation in the field of earth resources.
CMPDI acts as a registered consultant to:
Apart from various projects for national agencies in the public and private sectors, CMPDI has also undertaken many international projects.
CMPDI publishes a quarterly journal, Minetech â The Indian Mining and Engineering Journal (), about mining and related subjects, and the Hindi quarterly magazine "Deshkal Sampada".
The institute has also published many other titles.