Lok Sabha Question No. 4098 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Demand of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM, P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4098 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2017

## Demand of coal

## 4098. SHRI SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM: SHRI P.KUMAR:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the  demand  of  coal  in  the  country  during  the  last  five  years  and  the demands met by domestic production and import of coal during the period;
- (b) whether coal blocks have been allotted for the private investors to optimize the  domestic  coal  production  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the steps taken by the Government to improve the domestic coal production; and
- (c) whether the Government has chalked out any plan for the production and distribution of coal keeping in view its scarcity in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): As  per  Annual  Plan  2016-17  of  Ministry  of  Coal,  the  all  India    demand  of coal, domestic coal production, domestic coal supply and import of coal during last five years is given below:-
- (b): Under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act. 2015, 30 coal mines  have  been  allocated  till  date  by  way  of  auction  to  the  private  sector companies for specified end uses. The focus of the Government is to increase coal production to the extent possible by facilitating Environment & Forest clearances expeditiously,  pursuing  with  State  Government  for  assistance  in  land  acquisition and coordinated efforts with Railways for movement of coal.
- (c): On account of enhanced production by CIL, the country has moved from a regime of coal scarcity to a coal surplus situation. The vendible stock of CIL has increased from 53.62 Mt. as on 01.04.2015 to 61.92 Mt. as on 01.04.2017. The offtake  /  dispatch  of  coal  of  CIL  has  also  increased  from  488.86  Mt  in  2014-15  to 542.82 Mt. in 2016-17. The vendible stock of CIL even on 01.07.2017 was 49.90 Mt.  Production  is  likely  to  further  increase  due  to  planned  enhancement  in productivity and deployment of Heavy Earth Moving Machineries.

| Year                                                                                        | 2012-13                                                                                     | 2013-14                                                                                     | 2014-15                                                                                     | 2015-16                                                                                     | 2016-17                                                                                     |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Total demand (Mte) $                                                                        | 772.84                                                                                      | 769.69                                                                                      | 787.03                                                                                      | 822.36 *                                                                                    | 884.87                                                                                      |
| Total domestic Production (Mte)                                                             | 556.40                                                                                      | 565.77                                                                                      | 609.18                                                                                      | 639.23                                                                                      | 659.27@                                                                                     |
| Total domestic Supply (Mte)                                                                 | 567.60                                                                                      | 572.48                                                                                      | 604.35                                                                                      | 632.77                                                                                      | 647.73@                                                                                     |
| Total Import (Mte)                                                                          | 145.79                                                                                      | 166.86                                                                                      | 217.78                                                                                      | 203.95                                                                                      | 190.95@                                                                                     |
| $ Estimated in the beginning of the year *Revised estimates as per NitiAayog. @ Provisional | $ Estimated in the beginning of the year *Revised estimates as per NitiAayog. @ Provisional | $ Estimated in the beginning of the year *Revised estimates as per NitiAayog. @ Provisional | $ Estimated in the beginning of the year *Revised estimates as per NitiAayog. @ Provisional | $ Estimated in the beginning of the year *Revised estimates as per NitiAayog. @ Provisional | $ Estimated in the beginning of the year *Revised estimates as per NitiAayog. @ Provisional |

Further, an exercise has been carried out by CIL to prepare a roadmap for achieving a coal production level of 1 Billion Tonnes by the year 2019-20. CIL has identified mines with a production capacity of 908 million tonnes so far. Increased domestic availability of coal has translated into reduction in imports, which has come down from a level of 217.78 Mt. in 2014-15 to 190.95 Mt. (P) in 2016-17.  As  the  country  does  not  produce  sufficient  quantity  of  coking  coal,  it continues to be imported. Further, coal is imported by import based thermal power plants set up in the country.

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