Lok Sabha Question No. 6137 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Enhancing Quality and Production of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6137 TO BE ANSWERED ON  04.04.2018

## Enhancing Quality and Production of Coal

## 6137.   SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will the MINISTER OF COAL be pleased to state :

- (a) whether any research work is being carried out in Government institutes to enhance the quality and production of coal to the country,
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  progress  achieved  including  the  number  of personnel engaged in research/administration/services in these institutes,
- (c) whether  the  amount  of  investment  on  research  and  development  in  coal  sector  is adequate;
- (d) if  so,  the  amount  spent  by  the  Government on these institutes during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) whether the Government plans to enhance investment in research and development in the coal sector and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL ( SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  &(b): The  following  research  works  which  have  been  carried  out  in  Government institute / organization to enhance the quality and production of coal in the country:
- 1) Design of cost effective process flowsheet for improved washing efficiency of Indian Coking and Non-coking coals.  (Implementing  Agencies:  IIT-ISM,  Dhanbad,  CMP Division, CMPDI(HQ), Ranchi and BCCL, Dhanbad). Date of Start: 17.04.2017 and Scheduled date of Completion: 16.07.2019. Under this project, literature survey has been completed.
- 2) Dry beneficiation of high ash Indian thermal coal. (Implementing Agencies: National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), Jamshedpur, CMP Division, CMPDI(HQ), Ranchi and MCL, Sambalpur). Date of Start: 01.09.2017 and Scheduled date of Completion: 31.01.2019.  Under  this  project,  literature  survey  has  been  completed.  Collected samples  from  MCL  with  more  than  34%  ash  percentage  will  be  analysed  in  the laboratory.
- 3) Design  and  Stability  of  Pillars/Arrays  of  Pillars  for  Different  Mining  Methods  in Coal Mine Workings. (Implementing Agencies: Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research  (CIMFR),  Dhanbad,  IIT-ISM,  Dhanbad,  CMPDI,  Ranchi,  South  Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (SECL), Bilaspur, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. (BCCL), Dhanbad  and

Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd. (SCCL), Kothagudem). Date of Start: 16.03.2018 and Scheduled date of Completion: 15.03.2020.

(c): The  amount  of  fund  released  for  the  research  and  development  in  coal  sector  is sufficient to meet the expenditure of the approved S&T projects. Details of funds received and expenditure incurred on R&D activities in mining sector by the Ministry of Coal & Coal India Limited during the last 3 years and the current year are as follows:

(Rs. in Crores)

| 2014-15        | 2014-15   | 2015-16        | 2015-16   | 2016-17        | 2016-17   | 2017-18        | 2017-18                  |
|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|--------------------------|
| Funds received | Actual    | Funds received | Actual    | Funds received | Actual    | Funds received | Actual                   |
| 32.84          | 29.68     | 24.25          | 22.47     | 34.90          | 24.04     | 63.04          | 70.74* (till 29.03.2018) |

(d): Details  of  funds  disbursed  on  S&T/R&D  activities  by  MoC  and  CIL  on  the  above Institutes/Organisations during the last 3 years and the current year are as follows:

(Rs. in Crores)

| Institutes/ Organisations   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |   2017-18 |
|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| IIT-ISM                     | 0.80      | 2.30      | 7.83      |     42.4  |
| CIMFR                       | 7.35      | 2.25      | 3.18      |      4.37 |
| CMPDI                       | 6.05      | 5.91      | 3.47      |      1.3  |
| NML                         | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       |      1.25 |

(e): Government has provided a budget of Rs 10 Cr under central sector scheme in 2018-19 in S&T against the expenditure of Rs 8.8.Cr in 2017-18.

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