Ministry of Coal
Land Acquired During Last Five Years for Coal Mining
The details of the number of farmers from whom land has been acquired for coal mining by Coal India Limited  and its subsidiaries during the last five years, state-wise including the States of Uttar Pradesh and Odisha are as under:-
BCCL
In BCCL, quantum of land acquired for coal mining during last 5 years  are as follows:-
Under RFCTLARR, Act, 2013 – NIL
CBA  Act, 1957 - NIL
Direct purchase - 166.76 Acres. 
Eastern Coalfields Limited 
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Year
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Land Acquired by ECL 
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Jharkhand
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West Bengal
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2017-18
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19.12
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107.61
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2018-19
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12.96
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134.34
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2019-20
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124.28
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55.47
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2020-21
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6
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130.68
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2021-22
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627.11
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176.1
During acquisition of land, ownership of the land is not established in majority of the cases. It is established during payment of compensation and/or providing Resettlement and Rehabilitation  benefits to the affected families from whom possession of land is received.
Central Coalfields Limited 
In CCL, land is acquired/being acquired by acquisition under CBA Act 1957 and Land Acquisition Act 1894. Total area of land acquired by CCL in Jharkhand is aprox. 73967 Ha. Total number of farmers not established.
Northern Coalfield Limited 
For the last 05 years , the details of land acquired are as under-
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Project
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State
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Date of acquisition of land u/s-9 of CBA Act, 2013.
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Total Land Acquired
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Area of Tenancy land out of total acquired land
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No of Farmers whom land has been acquired.
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Block-B
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Madhya Pradesh
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18-03-2021
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395.96 Ha
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63.50 Ha
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660
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Nigahi
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Madhya Pradesh
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24-11-2021
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564.232 Ha
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188.00 Ha
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Not established
Western Coalfields Limited 
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State
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Year
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No. of farmers from whom land has been acquired during the last 5 years 
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Total area of land acquired

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Maharashtra
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2017-18
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118
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115.090
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2018-19
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15
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17.050
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2019-20
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74
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69.150
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2020-21
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1010
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1011.610
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2021-22
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614
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482.700
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State
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Year
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No. of farmers from whom land has been acquired during the last 5 years 
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Total area of land acquired

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Madhya Pradesh
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2017-18
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Nil
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Nil
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2018-19
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Nil
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Nil
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2019-20
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1
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2.419
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2020-21
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Nil
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Nil
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2021-22
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259
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208.824
South Eastern Coalfields Limited 
The number of farmers from whom land has been acquired for coal mining by SECL during the last 5 years , along with the total area of land acquired State-wise is given below:
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State
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No. of Farmers
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Total Land Acquired 
in Ha
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Chhattisgarh
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8835 
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2990.850
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Madhya Pradesh
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939 
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707.424
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited 
During last 05 years, MCL has acquired land only in Angul district of Odisha as described below:
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State
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Project
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No. of Farmers
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Total Land Acquired 
in Ha
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Angul
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Kaniha
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84
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2.5 Ha
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Angul
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Subhadra
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Survey under progress
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126.58
The details of land acquired by Singareni Collieries Company Limited  for the last 5 years are as below :
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State
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Land acquired in Acs. – gts.
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Number of farmers from whom land was acquired.
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Telangana
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4120-14
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3378
Subsidiaries of CIL acquire land mostly under CBA  Act, 1957 and compensation was paid as per the prevalent CIL R&R Policy/ State norms, except MCL which follows Odisha R&R Policy, 2006.
Landowners are entitled to get land compensation as per the provisions of the concerned Acquisition Act and R&R Policy of CIL, 2012 read with RFCTLARR  Order, 2015.
Provisions of R&R: Subsidiaries of CIL have been providing R&R benefits as per prevailing CIL R&R Policy and State Norms. Apropos, RFCTLARR  Order 2015, subsidiaries of CIL are providing R&R benefits as per Second Schedule and Third Schedule of RFCTLARR Act 2013 for land acquired under CBAAct 1957 or as prevailing State norms.
Further, Subsidiary Companies' Boards have been authorized to approve necessary modifications in the R&R Policy with reference to unique conditions prevailing at the concerned subsidiaries as the CIL R&R policy 2012 is not exhaustive.
The Singareni Collieries Company Limited paid compensation for acquired lands under the provisions of RFCTLARR Act, 2013.
The details of operational mines of CIL and its subsidiaries in Uttar Pradesh is provided below:-
Kakri Project &Krishnashila Project are operational in Uttar Pradesh. Bina Project, Khadia Project &Dudhichua Project are operational on land spread partially over both- Uttar Pardesh& Madhya Pradesh.
No future mining projects of CIL for coal are to be initiated in Pratapgarh, Jhashi, Gonda-Bahraich, Deoria of Uttar Pradesh and Balasore of Odisha.
This information was given by Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.