# Ministry of Coal

The Ministry of Coal is an Indian government ministry headquartered in New Delhi. The portfolio is held by Cabinet Minister G. Kishan Reddy.
The Ministry of Coal is charged with exploration of coal and lignite reserves in India, production, supply, distribution and price of coal through the government-owned corporation Coal India Limited and its subsidiaries, and Neyveli Lignite Corporation.
The Ministry of Coal also manages the Union Government's 49 percent equity participation in Singareni Collieries Company, a public sector undertaking that is a joint venture with Government of Telangana. in which equity is held partly by the State Government of Telangana (51%) and the Government of India.

## Ministers of coal

| # | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Prime Minister | Party |
| 1 | Biju Patnaik | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 168 days | Charan Singh | Janata Party (Secular) |
| 2 | A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury | 16 January 1980 | 15 January 1982 | 1 year, 364 days | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | N. D. Tiwari | 2 September 1982 | 6 September 1982 | 4 days | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Vasant Sathe | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | 268 days | Rajiv Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | P. A. Sangma (Independent Charge) | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | 1 year, 211 days | P. V. Narasimha Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Ajit Kumar Panja (Independent Charge) | 18 January 1993 | 13 September 1995 | 2 years, 238 days | P. V. Narasimha Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Jagdish Tytler (Independent Charge) | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | 244 days | P. V. Narasimha Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | 16 days | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 9 | S. R. Bommai | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | 28 days | H. D. Dewe Gowda | Janata Dal |
| 10 | Kanti Singh (Independent Charge) | 29 June 1996 | 10 January 1998 | 1 year, 195 days | Devegowda I. K. Gujral | Janata Dal |
| 11 | Inder Kumar Gujral | 10 January 1998 | 19 March 1998 | 68 days | Inder Kumar Gujral | Janata Dal |
| 12 | Dilip Ray (Independent Charge) | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 208 days | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Biju Janata Dal |
| 13 | N. T. Shanmugam (Independent Charge) | 27 May 2000 | 7 February 2001 | 256 days | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| 14 | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (Independent Charge) | 8 February 2001 | 1 September 2001 | 205 days | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 15 | Ram Vilas Paswan | 1 September 2001 | 29 April 2002 | 240 days | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Janata Dal (United) |
| (8) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 29 April 2002 | 1 July 2002 | 63 days | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 16 | L. K. Advani | 1 July 2002 | 26 August 2002 | 56 days | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 17 | Uma Bharati | 26 August 2002 | 29 January 2003 | 156 days | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 18 | Kariya Munda | 29 January 2003 | 9 January 2004 | 345 days | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 19 | Mamata Banerjee | 9 January 2004 | 22 May 2004 | 134 days | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Trinamool Congress |
| 20 | Shibu Soren | 22 May 2004 | 24 July 2004 | 63 days | Manmohan Singh | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 21 | Manmohan Singh | 24 July 2004 | 27 November 2004 | 126 days | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| (20) | Shibu Soren | 27 November 2004 | 2 March 2005 | 95 days | Manmohan Singh | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| (21) | Manmohan Singh | 2 March 2005 | 29 January 2006 | 333 days | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| (20) | Shibu Soren | 29 January 2006 | 29 November 2006 | 304 days | Manmohan Singh | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| (21) | Manmohan Singh | 29 November 2006 | 22 May 2009 | 2 years, 174 days | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 22 | Sriprakash Jaiswal (Independent Charge till 19-Jan-2011) | 22 May 2009 | 26 May 2014 | 5 years, 4 days | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 23 | Piyush Goyal (Independent Charge till 3-Sep-2017) Modi I | 26 May 2014 | 30 May 2019 | 5 years, 4 days | Narendra Modi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 24 | Pralhad Joshi Modi II | 30 May 2019 | 10 June 2024 | 5 years, 11 days | Narendra Modi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 25 | G. Kishan Reddy Modi III | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 156 days | Narendra Modi | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## List of ministers of state

Ministers of State of Coal :
| Minister of state | Political party | Term | Term | Years |
| Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary Modi I | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | 1 year, 269 days |
| Raosaheb Danve Modi II | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7 July 2021 | 10 June 2024 | 2 years, 339 days |
| Satish Chandra Dubey Modi III | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 156 days |

## Organisations
### Central Public Sector Undertakings

* Coal India
* Neyveli Lignite Corporation

### Statutory Bodies

* Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO)
* Coal Mines Welfare Organisation
* Commissioner Of Payments
* COAL CONTROLLER'S ORGANIZATION (CCO)

## Functions And Responsibilities

The Ministry of Coal is responsible for development and exploitation of coal and lignite reserves in India. The subjects allocated to the Ministry which include attached and sub-ordinate or other organisations including PSUs concerned with their subjects under the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, as amended from time to time, are as follows:
* Exploration and development of coking coal and non-coking coal and lignite deposits in India
* All matters relating to production, supply, distribution and prices of coal
* Development and operation of coal washeries other than those for which Department of Steel (ISPAT Vibhag) is responsible
* Low-Temperature carbonisation of coal and production of synthetic oil from coal
* Administration of the Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974 (28 of 1974)
* The Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation
* The Coal Mines Welfare Organisation
* Administration of the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1948 (46 of 1948)
* Administration of the Coal Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1947 (32 of 1947)
* Rules under the Mines Act, 1952 (32 of 1952) for the levy and collection of duty of excise on coke and coal produced and dispatched from mines and administration of rescue fund
* Administration of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of 1957)