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C CARES 2.0: Digital Portal for Coal Sector Workers

4 June 20251 min read
GOVERNMENT SCHEMESC CARES 2.0:Digital Portal forCoal SectorWorkers4 June 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy rolled out the upgraded C CARES portal, built by C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing).

Key facts

  • One platform links workers, coal companies and CMPFO.
  • PF and pension claims can be followed live; settlement is quicker and money arrives through direct benefit transfer.
  • Features: mobile app with AI chatbot; automatic ledger updates; dashboards for predictive analytics.

About CMPFO

  • Autonomous body under the Ministry of Coal, set up in 1948, running PF and pension schemes for coal workers.

Exam angle

  • Developer C-DAC; bank partner SBI; nodal ministry Coal.

Test yourself

1. Which organisation developed the C CARES 2.0 portal for coal sector workers?

C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) built it.

2. The CMPFO that uses the C CARES 2.0 portal functions under which ministry?

CMPFO is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Coal.

3. With which bank was C CARES 2.0 developed for seamless fund transfer?

The portal was developed in collaboration with SBI.