Lok Sabha Question No. 3740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Production of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3740 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08/12/2016

## Production of Coal

3740.  SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantity of coal produced by the public sector coal companies and private companies in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, company-wise;
- (b) the percentage of quantity of coal used/supplied out of the total quantum of coal produced during the said period; and
- (c) the quantity of coal used in the public and private sectors separately during the said period?

## Answer

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  COAL,  POWER,  NEW  & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)&(b):  The details of production of coal by public sector companies i.e. CIL and its subsidiaries, SCCL and others including private sector companies for the last three years and current year 2016-17 is as under:

( in MT )

| Com.                                     | 2016-17 (APR-OCT) Prov.)                 | 2016-17 (APR-OCT) Prov.)   | 2015-16      | 2015-16         | 2014-15      | 2014-15       | 2013-14       | 2013-14       |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Com.                                     | Produc- tion                             | Off take                   | Produc- tion | Off take        | Produc- tion | Off take      | Produc- tion  | Off take      |
| 19.586                                   | 23.316                                   | 40.209                     |              | 38.607          | 40.008       | 38.470 36.054 | 36.255        | ECL           |
| 19.494                                   | 19.126                                   | 35.861                     |              | 36.141 34.514   | 33.672       | 32.614        |               | BCCL 34.200   |
| 28.119                                   | 30.364                                   | 61.324                     | 59.582       | 55.652          | 55.338       | 50.022        | 52.122        | CCL           |
| 42.971                                   | 44.685                                   | 80.224                     |              | 72.484          | 73.693       |               | 68.639 72.111 | NCL 78.532    |
| 17.478                                   | 19.448                                   | 44.815                     | 42.310       | 41.147          | 41.246       | 39.729        | 39.945        | WCL           |
| 71.113                                   | 73.801                                   | 137.934                    | 138.748      | 128.275         | 123.223      | 124.261       | 122.027       | SECL          |
| 74.680                                   | 81.011                                   | 137.901                    | 140.234      | 121.379         | 123.003      | 110.439       | 114.344       | MCL           |
| 0.127                                    | 0.405                                    | 0.486                      | 0.342        | 0.779           | 0.732        | 0.664         | 0.577         | NEC           |
| 273.568                                  | 292.156                                  | 538.754                    | 534.496      | 494.238         | 489.377      | 462.422       | 471.581       | CIL           |
| 30.884                                   | 31.215                                   | 60.380                     | 58.238       | 52.536          | 52.662       | 50.469        | 47.892        | SCCL          |
| 26.196                                   | 26.156                                   | 40.105                     | 41.830       | 62.405          | 62.250       |               | 52.874        | Others 52.587 |
| 330.648                                  | 349.424                                  | 639.239                    |              | 632.169 609.179 |              | 603.772       | 565.765       | Total 572.060 |
| % of coal offtake out of coal production | % of coal offtake out of coal production | 105%                       |              | 98%             | 99%          |               | 101%          |               |

(c): The quantity of coal used/supplied in India separately for Public and private sectors during the last three Years is as under:

| Year                  | Sector   |   Despatch (MT) |
|-----------------------|----------|-----------------|
| 2013-14               | Public   |          533.95 |
| 2013-14               | Private  |           38.11 |
| 2013-14               | Total    |          572.06 |
| 2014-15               | Public   |          561.82 |
| 2014-15               | Private  |           41.95 |
| 2014-15               | Total    |          603.77 |
| 2015-16 (Provisional) | Public   |          600.03 |
| 2015-16 (Provisional) | Private  |           32.14 |
| 2015-16 (Provisional) | Total    |          632.17 |

Source :  Provisional Coal Statistics: 2015-16 of CCO

Figures for current year is not available with CIL