Lok Sabha Question No. 27 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 27 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## Coal Mines

## *27. DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of open cast and underground coal mines in the country, operated by the Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiaries, subsidiary-wise;
- (b) the quantum of coal extracted against targets, in open cast and underground mines, separately;
- (c) whether States are facing various difficulties in the operation of coal mines and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Union Government proposes to constitute a separate forum in the coal sector for coordination between the Centre and the States and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL, POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to LS Starred Question no. 27 for 17.11.2016.

- (a) Subsidiary-wise  number  of  working  coal  mines  (underground,  opencast  and  mixed)  in  the country, operated by the Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiaries as on 1.04.2016 is given below:
- (b) The  quantum  of  coal  extracted  against  targets,  in  opencast  and  underground  mines  of  Coal India Limited during the last five years is given below:

| Subsidiary   |   Underground |   Opencast |   Mixed |   Total |
|--------------|---------------|------------|---------|---------|
| ECL          |            60 |         18 |       8 |      86 |
| BCCL         |            13 |         18 |      17 |      48 |
| CCL          |            21 |         42 |       2 |      65 |
| NCL          |             0 |         10 |       0 |      10 |
| WCL          |            39 |         45 |       2 |      86 |
| SECL         |            63 |         22 |       1 |      86 |
| MCL          |            10 |         18 |       0 |      28 |
| NEC          |             1 |          3 |       0 |       4 |
| CIL          |           207 |        176 |      30 |     413 |

( Figures  in  Million  Te.) )

| Year    | Underground   | Underground   | Opencast   | Opencast   | Total   | Total   |
|---------|---------------|---------------|------------|------------|---------|---------|
| Year    | Target        | Actual        | Target     | Actual     | Target  | Actual  |
| 2015-16 | 38.360        | 33.786        | 511.640    | 504.968    | 550.000 | 538.754 |
| 2014-15 | 37.60         | 35.042        | 469.400    | 459.196    | 507.000 | 494.238 |
| 2013-14 | 38.92         | 36.113        | 443.080    | 426.309    | 482.000 | 462.422 |
| 2012-13 | 43.900        | 37.776        | 420.200    | 414.435    | 464.100 | 452.211 |
| 2011-12 | 45.000        | 38.393        | 402.000    | 397.445    | 447.000 | 435.838 |

- (c) No such instances came to the notice of Coal India Limited/ this Ministry.
- (d) There is already a mechanism of Inter State Council under the Inter State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs. Apart from that, regular meetings are held at the level of Minister and Secretary of the Ministry with the Ministers and Chief Secretaries of the States to resolve various  issues  relating  to  coal  and  PSUs  under  this  Ministry.  Power  and  Mines  Ministers' Conferencesare  heldperiodically  in  which  the  issues  relating  to  coal  and  its  supplies  are discussed and resolved. As such, there is no need for constitution of a separate Forum.

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