Lok Sabha Question No. 2358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-01
Subject: Mine Allocation to Coal India Limited
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## Government of India Ministry of Coal Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2358 To be answered on 01.08.2018

## Mine Allocation to Coal India Limited

## 2358. ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)         whether  the  Government  has  set  up  a  panel  to  identify  additional  mines  for allocation to Coal India Limited (CIL);
- (b)        if  so,  whether  the  said  panel  has  come  out  with  any  report  or  suggestion  for allocating additional coal mines to CIL; and
- (c)        whether Coal India requires additional mines to achieve its target of producing one billion tonne of coal and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COAL, FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c): In pursuance of Rule 3 (2) of the Coal Blocks Allocation Rules, 2017 (CBA Rules, 2017) framed under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 [MM(DR) Act, 1957], a Committee has been constituted on 20.12.2017 under the chairmanship of Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal to identify additional coal/lignite blocks for allocation and one of the Terms of Reference (ToR) of that Committee is to identify the coal blocks for allocation under the provisions of MMDR Act, 1957 and CBA Rules, 2017 to Coal India Limited (CIL)/its subsidiaries, keeping in view their long term production commitments. The Committee has so far held four meetings.

Coal India Ltd. (CIL) had requested the Government for allotment of additional coal mines so as to make its 3 subsidiaries viz. Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (ECL), Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. (BCCL) and Western Coalfields Ltd. (WCL), 100 MT plus per annum coal producing subsidiaries as these 3 subsidiaries do not have adequate coal reserves at present. Considering the request of CIL, 11 coal mines have been allocated to CIL. Addition of these 11 coal mines will add about 225 MT of coal in its annual production capacity. The details of these 11 coal mines are at Annexure.

## Annexure

| Sl.No   | Name of Coal Mine                              | Location   | Name of Subsidiary company of CIL   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1       | Amarkonda Murgadangal                          | Jharkhand  | ECL                                 |
| 2       | Brahmani                                       | Jharkhand  | ECL                                 |
| 3       | Chichro Patsimal                               | Jharkhand  | ECL                                 |
| 4-5     | Rampia and Dip side of Rampia                  | Odisha     | WCL                                 |
| 6-7     | Ghogharpalli and Dip Extension of Ghogharpalli | Odisha     | WCL                                 |
| 8       | Mandar Parvat                                  | Bihar      | BCCL                                |
| 9       | Dhulia North                                   | Jharkhand  | BCCL                                |
| 10      | Mirzagaon                                      | Bihar      | BCCL                                |
| 11      | Pirpainti- Barahat                             | Jharkhand  | BCCL                                |

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