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Lok Sabha Question No. 2458 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Sale of Surplus Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: HUKUM SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2458 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## SALE OF SURPLUS POWER

## 2458.  SHRI HUKUM SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  immediate  implementation  of  a policy allowing public sector power generators like NTPC to sell surplus power on exchanges without waiting for permission from the State Governments;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the view of States in this regard?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (c) : Under  Section  3  of  Electricity  Act,  2003,  Ministry  of  Power  has issued revised Tariff Policy on 28.01.2016 which describes the methodology for sale of Surplus Power. Para 6.2 (1) of this policy inter-alia states as under:

"Notwithstanding  any  provision  contained  in  the  Power  Purchase Agreement (PPA), in order to ensure better utilization of unrequisitioned  generating  capacity  of  generating  stations,  based  on regulated  tariff  under  Section  62  of  the  Electricity  Act  2003,  the procurer shall communicate, at least twenty four hours before 00.00 hours  of  the  day  when  the  power  and  quantum  thereof  is  not requisitioned by it enabling the generating stations to sell the same in  the  market  in  consonance  with  laid  down  policy  of  Central Government in this regard. The developer and the procurers signing the PPA would share the gains realized from sale, if any, of such unrequisitioned  power  in  market  in  the  ratio  of  50:50,  if  not  already provided in  the  PPA.  Such  gain  will  be  calculated  as  the  difference between  selling  price  of  such  power  and  fuel  charge.  It  should, however,  be  ensured  that  such  merchant  sale  does  not  result  in adverse impact on the original beneficiary(ies) including in the form of higher average energy charge vis-à-vis the energy charge payable without the merchant sale. For the projects under section 63 of the Act, the methodology for such sale may be decided by the Appropriate Commission on mutually agreed terms between procurer and generator or unless already specified in the PPA."

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2454 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Revival of Road Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dr. BHOLA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2454 ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2017

## REVIVAL OF ROAD PROJECTS

## 2454.   DR. BHOLA SINGH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

( a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  decided  to  announce  a  slew  of  initiatives  to  help  in reviving  the  road  projects  languishing  for  want  of  funds  as  well  as  to  encourage  private developers to invest in the sector;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

- (c) whether the reputed private developer are not showing any interest in road projects; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  extent  to  which  the  new  initiatives  taken  by  the Government will revive the completion of pending road projects in a timeline?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)  to (d) The  reasons  for  the  National  Highway  projects  being  stalled  include  delays  in land  acquisition  and  utility  shifting,  non-availability  of  Soil/Aggregates,  poor  performance  of contractors,  delay  in  statutory  clearances,  public  agitation,  disputes  etc.  The  Government  has taken various steps to address the bottlenecks including fund crunch in such highway projects. These  include  one-time  fund  infusion  to  revive  and  physically  complete  languishing  national highway  projects  under  Public-Private  Partnership  (PPP)  mode  and  also  allowed  Rationalised Compensation to  concessionaires,  in  case  delays  are  not  attributable  to  them.  With  a  view  to ameliorate the shortage of equity and  improve  liquidity,  Government  has  also  allowed Securitization  of  future  cash  flows,  Deferment  of  Premium  in  stressed  highway  projects, Harmonious Substitution in financially stressed highway projects and 100% Equity Divestment after 2 years of construction of all highway projects under PPP mode. Various other steps have also been taken by the Government/ NHAI to remove the hurdles affecting the construction of NH projects  which  includes  streamlining  of  land  acquisition  and  regulatory  clearances,  close coordination with other ministries, revamped Disputes Resolution Mechanism etc. A Group on Infrastructure  (GoI)  has  also  been  constituted  to  discuss  and  resolve  the  hurdles/issues  at  the highest level with the concerned Ministries/Departments. As a result, Government has been able to resolve most of the stalled NH projects and many such projects have effectively been put back on track.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2453 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Operation of Air India Flights
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: LAKHAN LAL SAHU, HARIOM SINGH RATHORE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2453

(To

OF AIR INDIA FLIGHTS OPERATIOV

## 2453. SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU

SHRI HARIOM SINCH RATHORE

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATTON

be pleased to state: -

- sectors currently by the (@) the number of the domestic and international operated
- (6) the namber %f sectors total cost; Which are unable to meet the fuel cost and the
- 9f'  Eghts in those
- 80, t0 the airlines private
- profitable (e)athesteps taken/being taken by the Goveranent sectors?
- Air India; of those

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

on 118 domestic and 64 international rvutes

{a): Currently Air India operates (6): The details are given at Annexure; monitors the carriage / load factors / (c) to (e) No, Madam Air India continually cash losses, AI analyses the 0f such services to its netwvork arrives at & decision whether to continueisc tke hubs tnereby with operate\_ to cf &vailable availability of aircraft and crew for increasing resources for increasing revenue: se le point point

- 1 . NIL

- 2 Sectors which are unable to meet the Total Cost are 31, names of which are &s follows: January, 2017)

- 1\_ DELHI AURANGABAD MUNBAT & VV

- 2 DELHI - GUWAHATI 'IMPHAL & VV

- 3\_ DELHI RANCHI & VV

- DELHI SRINAGAR & VV

- 5\_ DELHI CHANDIGARH & VV

- 6 DELHI VISAKHPATNAM PORT BLAIR & VV

- 7\_ KOLKATA BAGDOGRA & VV

- 8 DELHI - JODHPUR & VV

- 9 DELHI LEH & VV

10. KOLKATA SILCHAR & VV

11. DELHI BHOPAL & VV

- 12, MUMBAI JAMNAGAR & VV

- 13 . VISAKHPATNAM HYDERABAD DUBAI & VV

- 14, LUCKNOW - DELHI JEDDAH & VV

15. CHENNAI DUBAI & VV

16. CHENNAI MALE & VV :

17. COCHIN DUBAI & VV

18. MUMBAI DUBAI & VV

- 19 DELHI DAMMAM & VV

- 20, BANGALORE HYDERABAD MUSCAT & VV

21. DELHI RIYADH & VV

22. CHENNA[ GOA KUWAIT & VV

- 23 CHENNAI AHMEDABAD KUWAIT & VV

- 24\_ DELHI MUSCAT & VV

25. BANGALORE GOA DUEAI & VV

- 26, DELHI GAYA YANGON & VV

- DELHI DUBAI & VV

- 28 DELHI ABUDHABI & VV

- 29., COCHNN JEDDAH & VV

30. KOLKATA GAYA YANGON & VV

31. KOLKATA YANGON GAYA KOLKATA
Lok Sabha Question No. 2452 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Review of the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2452 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## REVIEW OF THE SCHEME FOR INTEGRATED TEXTILE PARKS 2452.   DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  review  of  the  Scheme  for Integrated Textile Parks in the country;
- (b) if so, the details and the findings thereof;
- (c) whether there is a significant gap between the estimated investment and current investments made in the Textile Parks;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to promote more investments in Textile Parks?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र मंरी ( श्री अज ) MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

(a) to (e) : Yes Madam, Government has conducted a study on the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks. The study has indicated that many of the textile parks have done well to ensure environment compliance and have also contributed in improving working conditions and working environment for workers. However, the parks are yet to attain their planned investment levels due to lower occupancy rates. Further, as most parks are of the size  of 25 to 75 acres, the scheme  has  had  limited  impact  in  bringing  scale  to  the  textile  industry. Government  has  dissemination    information  about  the  vacancy  available  in completed  textile  parks  are  held  regional  conferences  with  stakeholders  and State Governments to review the progress of  textile parks.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2446 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Recording of Assets created at Panchayat Level
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: BHAGIRATH PRASAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2446

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## RECORDING OF ASSETS CREATED AT PANCHAYAT LEVEL

## 2446. DR. BHAGIRATH PRASAD:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  present  system  being  followed  by  the  States  to  maintain  records  of development  works  carried  out  at  Panchayat  level  in  regard  to  roads,  buildings  and  other amenities;
- (b) whether the Union Government proposes to make arrangements for recording the assets created under various resources to ensure proper utilization of funds, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether Government of India has drafted out a plan for digital recording of the assets at Panchayat,  State  and  Government  of  India  level  in  order  to  avoid  any  duplication  or  misutilization of funds and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) to (c) The  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  (MoPR)  is  implementing  e-Panchayat,  a Mission Mode Project, which seeks to transform completely the functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions, making them more transparent, accountable and effective as last mile cutting edge units of decentralized local self-governments. Under e-Panchayat project, a software application namely 'National Asset Directory' has been developed which acts as a repository of  all  the  assets  created  under  various  resources  of  the  Panchayat.  This  application  captures details of assets (both movable and immovable) of the concerned Panchayat. Few states follow their own system of maintaining records of development works.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Employment for Poor Farmers
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VIRENDRA  KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .2445

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03 .2017

## EMPLOYMENT FOR POOR FARMERS

## 2445. DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to frame or formulate any new scheme at village level  to  ensure  employment  for  poor farmers  and  for  their  welfare  so  that  thei exodus/migration t owards urban area can be checked;
- (b) ifso, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which the said scheme is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- ( a) : The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  inter alia,  is  implementing  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana -National Rural Livelihood Mission, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin  Kaushal  Yojana,  and Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yoja na as  a  part  of  overall planning  process  through  State  Governments  and  UT  Administrations.  The  objective these programmes are to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life in r through employment generation, development of rural i nfrastructure and provision of other basic amenities. This will help in reducing distress migration of people from rura areas.  The  findings  of  independent  studies  conducted  by  the  Ministry  indicate  t -migration from villages has gone down a s a result of implementation of rural development schemes. No new Programme/ Scheme has been proposed by this Ministry.

- ( b) & (c): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2444 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Six laning of Panipat to Jalandhar
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) Six laning of Panipat to Jalandhar section of NH-1 is under progress and out of total project length of 291 Km, 281 Km has already been six laned. An amount of  Rs.  765.15  Crs.  is  allocated  for  land  acquisition,  forest  clearance,  utility shifting etc.
- (c) Total Project Cost (TPC) as estimated by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which is implementing this project is Rs. 2747.50 Cr. Since it is a Build Operate & Transfer (BOT) project, the cost of construction is being borne by the Concessionaire.
- (d) Likely date of completion is 31-05-2017.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2444

ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2017

## SIX LANING OF PANIPAT TO JALANDHAR

## 2444.  PROF. PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to construct six lane road from Panipat to Jalandhar;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated for this purpose;
- (c ) the present construction cost of the project and also its escalation as compared to original cost; and
- (d) the time by which it is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)
Lok Sabha Question No. 2441 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Employment Opportunities in Textile Sector
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN

## EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN TEXTILE SECTOR

## 2441.  SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the employment opportunities generated in Textile industry is far less than the target set in this regard for the last five years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the extent to which employment generation remained less in Textile industry during the last two years; and
- (c) the details of action plan of the Government to achieve the set target?

## उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र मंरी ( श्री अज )

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

- (a) to (c): Employment in Textiles & Apparel  is mainly in the informal sector while data availability  is  confined  to  the  formal  sector  only.    As  per  a  quick  quarterly  assessment  on employment carried out by the Labour Bureau for the formal sector, employment generation in T&A in the last two years as may be seen  from the table below:-

Figures in lakhs

| Sector                                    |   June 2014 to June 2015 |   June 2015 to Dec. 2015 ( 2 Quarters only) |
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Textiles including Handloom and Powerloom |                     1.18 |                                        0.62 |

To  enhance  employment  opportunities  in  the  textile  sector,  Government  has  recently launched a special package for the apparel and made-ups sector, both of which sectors  have a high  employment generation potential.  Additionally, the Government implements the Skill development    programme  which    aims  at  enhancing  the  employment  potential  of  textile workers through skilling, other infrastructure  related programmes like  SITP, Processing etc., capital subsidy programme  like ATUFS  and development programmes focusing  on  silk , wool,  jute  and  Powerloom  ,  handloom  and  handicraft  sector    with  the  aim  of  enhancing production  and employment generation under textiles .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2440 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Enchancing Capacity of Power Generation
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAMA DEVI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2440

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## ENCHANCING CAPACITY OF POWER GENERATION

†2440.  SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  not  achieved  the  targets  for  enhancing capacity of power plants in the current Five Year Plan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the strategy adopted by the Government to ensure that the target for next five years may not be hampered by these reasons; and
- (d) the details of work undertaken under the above strategy?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

- (a) & (b) : No,    Madam.  During  the  12 th   Plan  period  (2012-17),  a  capacity addition  of  about  94689.47  MW  as  against  the  target  of  88,537  MW  from  the conventional sources have been achieved, till 28 th  February, 2017.
- (c) & (d) : Several  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  for  monitoring and  facilitating  implementation  of  power  projects  in  a  timely  manner.  These, inter-alia, include:-
-  Central Electricity Authority (CEA) monitors the progress of under construction  power  projects  through  frequent  site  visits  and  interaction with the developers, equipment suppliers and other stakeholders to identify issues critical for commissioning of projects and help in resolving them.
-  Regular reviews are also undertaken by Ministry of Power (MoP), Ministry of Heavy Industries and Cabinet Secretariat to identify the constraint areas and  facilitate  quick  resolution  of  inter-ministerial  and  other  outstanding issues.
-  A Power Project Monitoring Panel (PPMP) has been set up by the MoP for monitoring of on-going Thermal and Hydro Generation projects targeted for commissioning  during  the  12 th   Plan  period  and  beyond  along  with  the associated transmission system.
-  Issues  are  also  raised  through  PRAGATI  portal  by  power  utilities,  for proactive monitoring and timely implementation, as and when required.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Power Generation in Assam
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAMEN DEKA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2437 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## POWER GENERATION IN ASSAM

2437. SHRI RAMEN DEKA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of power generating capacity in Assam by both central and State Government PSUs;
- (b) whether  Assam  is  self-sufficient  in  power  production,  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a)  : The  power  generating  capacity  in  Assam    from  central  and State sector is 1160 MW and 483.45 MW respectively.

(b) & (c) : The installed capacity of state sector in Assam is 483.45 MW against the peak demand of 1673 MW. The balance  demand is met through  the  share  of  state  in  Central  Sector  Generating  Stations.  The power supply position of Assam is given at Annex.

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ANNEX ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2437  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 16.03.2017.

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Power Supply Position of Assam (April'2016-February'2017)

| Energy              | Energy          | Energy              | Energy              | Peak        | Peak     | Peak           | Peak           |
|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
| Energy Requiremen t | Energy Supplied | Energy not Supplied | Energy not Supplied | Peak Demand | Peak Met | Demand not Met | Demand not Met |
| (MU)                | (MU)            | (MU)                | %                   | (MW)        | (MW)     | (MW)           | %              |
| 8,387               | 8,088           | -299                | -3.6                | 1,673       | 1,633    | -40            | - 2.4          |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2435 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Auction of Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: NINONG ERING, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## Government of India Ministry of Coal Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2435

## To be answered on 16.03.2017

## Auction of Coal Mines

## 2435. SHRI NINONG ERING:

## SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  decided  to  auction  several  coal  mines during  2017-18  and  also  decided  to  reserve  some  of  the  coal  mines  for commercial mining;
- (b) if  so, the details in this regard along with the locations of the mines and the rules for the said auctions; and
- (c) the number of coal mines auctioned during the last two years and the benefits accrued to the Union Government as a result thereof?

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

- (a) & (b):  Allocation of coal mines / blocks, including allocations during 2017 - 18, is an ongoing process under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and the Rules made thereunder. Decision to reserve coal mines for commercial mines has not been taken.
- (c): So far, 82 coal mines have been allocated by way of auction / allotment under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and the Rules made thereunder. Out of the 82 coal mines, 31 coal mines have been allocated through eauction. The revenue from the auction of coal mines under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 comprises of Upfront Amount as prescribed in the tender document, Auction proceeds and Royalty on per tonne of coal production, which shall be devolving entirely to the coal bearing State Government. The revenue generated till January, 2017 from the auction of 31 coal mines is Rs. 17,47,72,47,706 /-.

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