Lok Sabha Question No. 2673 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-03
Subject: Irregularity at CIL
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2673 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.01.2018

## Irregularity at CIL

## 2673.   SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- a) whether    the  Government  is  aware  of  any  irregularity  in  the  Coal  India  Limited  and  its subsidiaries;
- b) if so, the company-wise details of such cases in CIL and subsidiary companies during the last three years; and
- c) the outcome of any such enquiry into the case of irregularity?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  Coal India Limited (CIL) has informed that different vigilance complaints regarding irregularities are received from time to time.  Action is taken by the competent authority after proper inquiry as per prevailing rules.  Action is taken or appropriate punishment is awarded by the Disciplinary Authority to the accused according to gravity of misconduct.
- (b)  &  (c):  The  company-wise  details  of  such  vigilance  cases  in  CIL  and  subsidiary  companies  and  the outcome thereof during the last three years and the current year (upto November, 2017) are as under:

The details of the complaints of irregularity:

| Name of the coal company                | 2014-15   |   2015-16 | 2016-17   |   2017-18 (upto November 2017) |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------------|
| Coal India Ltd.(CIL), HQ                | 20        |        20 | 27        |                             18 |
| Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL)        | 90        |        43 | 13        |                             29 |
| Bharat Coking Coalfields Limited (BCCL) | 28        |        21 | 7         |                             21 |
| Central Coalfields Limited (CCL)        | 18        |        28 | 40        |                             15 |
| South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) | 46        |        35 | 34        |                             40 |
| Western Coalfields Limited (WCL)        | 88        |        49 | 58        |                             47 |
| Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL)       | 05        |        28 | 15        |                             08 |
| Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL)       | 10        |        08 | 13        |                             09 |
| CMPDIL                                  | -         |        01 | -         |                             01 |

The number of cases where investigation has been conducted in this regard during the last three years and the current year (upto November, 2017) are as under:

| Name of the coal company   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (upto November 2017) |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------------|
| CIL (HQ)                   |        20 |        20 |        27 |                             18 |
| ECL                        |        90 |        43 |        13 |                             29 |
| BCCL                       |        28 |        21 |        07 |                             21 |

| CCL    | 18   |   28 | 40   |   15 |
|--------|------|------|------|------|
| SECL   | 46   |   35 | 34   |   40 |
| WCL    | 88   |   49 | 58   |   38 |
| NCL    | 05   |   28 | 15   |   08 |
| MCL    | 10   |   08 | 13   |   06 |
| CMPDIL | -    |   01 | -    |   01 |

The number of the officials against whom charges were registered by the investigating agencies and those punished or exonerated, as a result thereof, the outcome subsidiary-wise, year-wise during the last three years and the current year (upto November, 2017) are as under:

| Name of the coal company   | 2014-15       | 2014-15       | 2015-16       | 2015-16       | 2016-17       | 2016-17       | 2017-18 (upto November 2017)   | 2017-18 (upto November 2017)   |
|----------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Name of the coal company   | Major penalty | Minor penalty | Major penalty | Minor penalty | Major penalty | Minor penalty | Major penalty                  | Minor penalty                  |
| CIL (HQ)                   | 04            | 03            | 01            | 08            | 10            | 09            | 07                             | 01                             |
| ECL                        | 12            | 06            | 15            | 06            | 07            | 14            | 10                             | 01                             |
| BCCL                       | 34            | 44            | 05            | 72            | 12            | 13            | 27                             | 94                             |
| CCL                        | 21            | 16            | 18            | 13            | 05            | 13            | 11                             | 25                             |
| SECL                       | 63            | 31            | 27            | 04            | 23            | 04            | 10                             | 09                             |
| WCL                        | 09            | 19            | 61            | 05            | 49            | 05            | 27                             | 12                             |
| NCL                        | 06            | 05            | 03            | 41            | 09            | 30            | 09                             | 10                             |
| MCL                        | 05            | 42            | 12            | 18            | 13            | 20            | 104                            | 12                             |
| CMPDIL                     | -             | -             | -             | -             | -             | -             | -                              | -                              |

Prosecution sanction accorded on recommendation of CBI by CIL (HQ) during the last three years and the current year (upto November, 2017) are as under

| Company   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18 (upto November 2017)   | 2017-18 (upto November 2017)   | 2017-18 (upto November 2017)   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Company   | PS        | Pun       | Exo       | PS        | Pun       | Exo       | PS        | Pun       | Exo       | PS                             | Pun                            | Exo                            |
| CIL (HQ)  | 08        | 03        | -         | 04        | -         | -         | 01        | -         | -         | 12                             | -                              | -                              |
| ECL       | -         | -         | -         | 01        | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | 01                             | -                              | -                              |
| BCCL      | 04        | -         | -         | 02        | -         | -         | 01        | -         | -         | 01                             | 01                             | -                              |
| CCL       | 06        | 09        | -         | 03        | 12        | -         | 01        | 11        | -         | 02                             | 07                             | -                              |
| SECL      | 02        | -         | -         | 01        | 03        | -         | 04        | 01        | 01        | -                              | 02                             | 02                             |
| WCL       | -         | 01        | -         | -         | 15        | 01        | -         | 11        | -         | -                              | 01                             | -                              |
| NCL       | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -                              | -                              | -                              |
| MCL       | 01        | -         | -         | -         | 02        | 02        | -         | 02        | 01        | 01                             | -                              | -                              |
| CMPDIL    | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | 01                             | -                              | -                              |

PS - Prosecution Sanction Pun - Punished

Exo - Exonerated

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