Lok Sabha Question No. 4753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Promotion of Commercial Coal Mining by State PSUs
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: ANSHUL VERMA

## Government of India Ministry of Coal Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4753 To be answered on 30.03.2017

## Promotion of Commercial Coal Mining by State PSUs

## 4753. SHRI ANSHUL VERMA:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  promote  commercial  coal  mining  by involving State Public Sector Undertakings of the States and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has identified the coal mines to be used for the said purpose and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  State  PSUs  have  taken  any  initiatives  to  start  the  commercial coal mining and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR COAL, POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND

## MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): Enabling provisions have been made in the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act,  2015  and  the  Mines  and  Minerals  (Development  &  Regulation)  Act,  1957  for allocation  of  coal  mines  by  way  of  auction  and  allotment  for  sale  of  coal.  The methodology  for  allotment  of  coal  mines  under  the  provisions  of  the  Coal  Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 to Central / State Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) for sale of coal has been approved by the Government.
- (b)  &  (c):  Sixteen  (16)  coal  mines  were  identified  for  sale  of  coal  (commercial mining) by Public Sector Undertakings. The details of these mines is as below:

|   Sl. No | Name of Coal Mines / Blocks   | State          | Category       |                       |
|----------|-------------------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Shankarpur Bhatgaon II Extn.  | Chhattisgarh   | For Host State | Chhattisgarh          |
|        2 | Patal East                    | Jharkhand      |                | Jharkhand             |
|        3 | Dongri Tal - II               | Madhya Pradesh |                |                       |
|        4 | Marki Barka                   | Madhya Pradesh |                | Madhya Pradesh        |
|        5 | Dahegaon/Makard hokra- IV     | Maharashtra    |                | Maharashtra           |
|        6 | Baitarni West                 | Odisha         |                | Odisha                |
|        7 | Penagaddppa                   | Telangana      |                | Telangana             |
|        8 | Gourangdih ABC                | West Bengal    |                | West Bengal           |
|        9 | Anesttipali                   | Telangana      |                |                       |
|       10 | Kosar Dongergaon              | Maharashtra    |                | Other than Host State |
|       11 | Madanpur South                | Chhattisgarh   |                |                       |
|       12 | Mednirai                      | Jharkhand      |                |                       |
|       13 | Punkula-Chilka                | Telangana      |                |                       |
|       14 | Sahapur East                  | Madhya Pradesh |                |                       |
|       15 | Sahapur West                  | Madhya Pradesh |                |                       |
|       16 | Suliyari                      | Madhya Pradesh |                |                       |

A Notice Inviting Applications was accordingly issued on 20/21st April 2016 for coal bearing Host states and on 23rd June 2016 for non-Host states. 6 coal mines have been allocated to State Public Sector Undertakings of the coal-bearing Host States as well as other than Host State for sale of coal under the provisions of the Coal Mines  (Special  Provisions)  Act,  2015.  The  details  of  these  6  coal  mines  are  as under:-

|   Sl. No. | Name of Coal Mines   | State          | Successful Allottee                                           | Category         |
|-----------|----------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|         1 | Madanpur South       | Chhattisgarh   | Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation                | Non - Host State |
|         2 | Suliyari             | Madhya Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation                | Non - Host State |
|         3 | Patal East           | Jharkhand      | Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Limited       | Host State       |
|         4 | Baitarni West        | Odisha         | Odisha Mining Corporation Limited                             | Host State       |
|         5 | Penagaddppa          | Telangana      | The Singareni Collieries Company Limited                      | Host State       |
|         6 | Gourangdih ABC       | West Bengal    | West Bengal Mineral Development & Trading Corporation Limited | Host State       |

Further, under the amended provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 and Auction by Competitive Bidding of Coal Mines Rules, 2012, two (02) coal blocks, namely Brahmani and Kerwa, have been allotted  for  commercial  mining  to  Orissa  Minerals  Development  Company  and  to Kerwa Coal Limited [A Joint Venture of Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation and M. P. State Mining Corporation Limited] respectively.

The  coal  mines  /  blocks  are  developed  as  per  the  terms  and  conditions  of Agreement entered into with the allocattee PSUs.

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