Lok Sabha Question No. 1815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Reallocation of Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Ravindra Kushawaha, Nayab Singh, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, John Barla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1815 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.09.2020

## Reallocation of Coal Mines

## 1815.   SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI NAYAB SINGH:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI JOHN BARLA:

Will the MINISTER OF COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Coal India has taken any steps for reallocation of coal mines/compensation for the losses;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of families living in unsafe areas along the coal mines till date;
- (d)  the  details  of  expenditure  incurred  on  rehabilitation  of  such  families  during  the last three years; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  the  process  of rehabilitation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a) : Reallocation of Coal Mines is not under the jurisdiction of Coal India Limited.
- (b): Not applicable in view of (a).
- (c) As per approved Master Plan, there are 33196  Non-ECL families are living in Raniganj coalfields. Further,  in Jharia there were 79159 families were out of which 6241 have been shifted.
- (d)  Details  of  expenditure  incurred  on  rehabilitation  during  the  last  three  years  by ECL are as under:-

| Year                              |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|-----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Expenditure for R&R in Rs. Crores |     51.57 |     54.55 |     38.55 |

Details of expenditure incurred on rehabilitation during the last three years by BCCL are as under:-

| Year                              |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|-----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Expenditure for R&R in Rs. Crores |    115.11 |    108.46 |    126.33 |

(e)  In order to rehabilitate the persons residing in unsafe area, a Master Plan was approved  by  Govt.  of  India  in  Aug,  2009  for  dealing  with  fire,  subsidence  and rehabilitation  in  the  lease  hold  of  BCCL  and  ECL.  The  Master  Plan  envisages  its implementation  over  a  period  of  12  years  for  BCCL  and  10  years  for  ECL. Rehabilitation  /  resettlement  work  of  BCCL  houses  shall  be  the  responsibility  of BCCL whereas for non-BCCL houses including encroachers shall be the responsibility  of  Jharia  Rehabilitation  and  Development  Authority  (JRDA),  Govt.  of Jharkhand. Asansol Durgapur Development Authority (ADDA) has been identified as the implementing agency on behalf of Govt. of West Bengal for rehabilitation of NonECL houses.

To review the activity of implementation of both the Master Plans, a High Powered Central  Committee  (HPCC)  has  been  constituted  under  the  Chairmanship  of Secretary  (Coal),  MoC.  Accordingly,  21  HPCC  meetings  were  held  to  review  the activities of implementation of both the Master Plans up to July 2020.

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