Lok Sabha Question No. 4672 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-15
Subject: Amrapali Open Cast Coal Mine
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4672 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2016

## Amrapali Open Cast Coal Mine

## †4672. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  work  at  Amrapali  open  cast  coal  mine  has  been  started  by  Central Coalfields Limited (CCL);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the progress made so far;
- (c) whether the public representatives have made any suggestions in regard to this coal mine and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the various works got done by the CCL during the last two years under the Corporate Social Responsibility items and the amount utilized therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL, POWER, NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b): Amrapali open cast mine was started in 2013-14. Year wise coal production and Over Burden  (OB) removal is as under:
- (c): No written suggestion is given by any public representative regarding this coal mine till date. However, some suggestions are made orally at times.
- (d): Works  under  taken  by  the  CCL  and  the  amount  utilized  during  the  last  two  years under Corporate Social Responsibility is enclosed as Annexure .

| Year                 | Coal Production( MT)   |   OB (MM3) |
|----------------------|------------------------|------------|
| 2013-14              | Nil                    |       2.54 |
| 2014-15              | 2.55                   |      17.54 |
| 2015-16              | 4.79                   |       6.25 |
| 2016-17 ( Till Nov.) | 2.55                   |       1.58 |

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ANNEXURE

## Central Coalfields Limited : Details of CSR Expenditure for the year 2014-15 and 2015-16

| Activities                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Expenditure (In Crores) 2014-15   |   Utilisation (In Crores) 2015-16 |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1. CSR Clinic &Health Camps (DM&Hypertension/Anaemia etc)                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.53                              |                              0.17 |
| 2. Initiatives on sanitation ( Community Toilets/Drains)                                                                                                                                                                   | 1.18                              |                              0.5  |
| 3. Provision of Drinking water ( Handpumps/ Deep Bore hole/ Wells/ Pipe fitting, Tanker, laying of pipelines, water supply through tankers)                                                                                | 5.73                              |                              2.34 |
| 4. Education ( Infrastructural Development at schools/Colleges/ Adoption of dropout students / Boundary wall at school premises)                                                                                           | 2.89                              |                              1.82 |
| 5. Skill Development (Tailoring and Embroidery Training / Computer Training/Driving Training/Food Processing Training/Misc. any other vocational training)                                                                 | 0.37                              |                              0.56 |
| 6. Infrastructure (Construction of Community Hall/ Construction of Road(PCC/WBM)/ Construction of Culverts/ Construction of Sheds/Ghats/ Construction of B/Wall/ Construction of Bridge/ Misc. (Marriage Hall/ hume pipes) | 8.23                              |                              2.28 |
| 7. Env. & SD (Digging of Ponds/ Construction of Check Dam/Installation of Solar Lights /Misc. works related to SD & Env. (Ecopark, rain water harvesting, Fence around plants)                                             | 2.95                              |                              1.6  |
| 8. Sports Promotion (Village Football tournaments / Development of Playgorund/stadium / Misc.( distribution of sports items etc)                                                                                           | 0.57                              |                              0.17 |
| 9. Social Welfare (Running of Rehabilitation Centre / Distribution of cooking gas to poor / Support health camp at Sawan Mahotsav Deoghar / Support given in Baba Amte Nagar Leprosy colony/ Wheel Chair Distribution )    | 0.07                              |                              0.32 |
| 10. Renovation of Operation Theatre of R.K.Mission T.B. sanitorium, Tupudana, Ranchi                                                                                                                                       |                                   |                              0.03 |
| 11. CCL Ke Lal - Coaching to Engineering aspirants                                                                                                                                                                         |                                   |                              0.27 |
| 12. Distribution of Books to students by R.K.Mission                                                                                                                                                                       |                                   |                              0.01 |
| 13. Construction of Dispensary Building at Cheshire Home, Bariatu                                                                                                                                                          |                                   |                              0.1  |
| 14. Support to Jharkhand Police for Girl Safety and Empowerment                                                                                                                                                            |                                   |                              0.19 |
| 15. Cleaning Expedition Mt. Gangstang                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                   |                              0.05 |
| 16. Hotwar Sports Complex                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                   |                             25.42 |
| 17. Financial Assistance to Vanvasi Krida Mahotsav State Govt.                                                                                                                                                             |                                   |                              1.5  |
| 18. Assistance in establishment of IIIT, Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                         |                                   |                              3.2  |
| 19. Development of Community Centre at Rajrappa Mandir - JTDC                                                                                                                                                              |                                   |                              0.5  |
| 20. Repair/Renovation of Face lift of K.C.Roy Memorial Hospital Charitable Hospital, Lalpur, Ranchi                                                                                                                        |                                   |                              0.13 |
| 21. Construction of hall at Bharat Sevashram                                                                                                                                                                               |                                   |                              0.04 |
| 22. Construction of Hall at Islamia Momin Girls School, Doranda                                                                                                                                                            |                                   |                              0.03 |
| 23. Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan                                                                                                                                                                                               | 26.36                             |                            171.56 |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 48.88                             |                            212.79 |