Lok Sabha Question No. 671 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Coal Blocks
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Supriya Sadanand Sule, A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 671

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## Coal Blocks

## 671. SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. ANMOL RAMSING KOLHE: SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of coal blocks under the possession of various State Governments as on date;
- (b) whether any State Government has denied possession of coal blocks even after they paid the necessary amounts for coal blocks and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the States experience a lot of difficulties in obtaining a No Objection Certificate from the Union Government after the allotment to coal blocks;
- (d) if so, whether the Government has formulated any action plan to streamline the procedure;
- (e) whether the Union Government has received any proposal from various State Governments including Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu for allocation of coal blocks;
- (f) if  so,  the  details  of  proposals  received  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT-wise; and
- (g) the  details  of  the  proposals  cleared  and  pending  out  of  them  and  the  reasons  for  their pendency along  with  the  time  by  which  the  pending  proposals  are  likely  to  be  cleared, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Details of coal blocks which have been allocated under Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015  [CM  (SP)  Act,  2015]  to various State  Government  Public  Sector Undertaking is at Annexure-A.  No coal block allocated under Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 is in possession of State Government.
- (b)                    No Sir.
- (c) & (d)          No Sir.
- (e) to (g)          Under the CM (SP) Act, 2015, the allotment of coal mines to State Government companies  is  on  the  basis  of  the  process  of  inviting  application.   When  Notice  Inviting Application is issued, State Government companies can make application, if they are interested in allocation  of  the  coal  blocks. The  details  of  Notice  Inviting  Applications  for  allotment  of  coal blocks to State/Central Public Sector Undertakings during the last three years and the current year is attached as Annexure-B.

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## ANNEXURE-A

| S.No   | State          | Name of the Coal Mine                      | Allottee                                             |
|--------|----------------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Chhattisgarh   | Gare Palma sector- I                       | Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd.           |
| 2      | Chhattisgarh   | Gare Palma sector- II                      | Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd.          |
| 3      | Chhattisgarh   | Gare Palma sector- III                     | Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co. Ltd.         |
| 4&5    | Chhattisgarh   | Gidhmuri &Paturia                          | Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co. Ltd.         |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh   | Parsa                                      | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd.            |
| 7&8    | Chhattisgarh   | Parsa East &Kanta Basan                    | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd.            |
| 9      | Chhattisgarh   | Madanpur South                             | Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.  |
| 10     | Jharkhand      | Banhardih                                  | PatratuVidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd                      |
| 11     | Jharkhand      | Pachwara Central                           | Punjab State Power Company Ltd.                      |
| 12     | Jharkhand      | Pachwara North                             | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd.       |
| 13     | Jharkhand      | RajbarD&E                                  | Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd.                           |
| 14     | Jharkhand      | SaharpurJamarpani                          | Uttar Pradesh RajyaVidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd.         |
| 15     | Jharkhand      | Patal East                                 | Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. |
| 16     | Madhya Pradesh | Suliyari                                   | Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.  |
| 17-22  | Maharashtra    | Baranj-I, II, III, IV, Kiloni &Manora Deep | Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd.                     |
| 23-24  | Odisha         | Manoharpur &Dipside Manoharpur             | Odisha Coal &Power Ltd.                              |
| 25     | Odisha         | Naini                                      | Singareni Collieries Company Ltd.                    |
| 26     | Odisha         | Baitarni West                              | Odisha Mining Corporation Ltd.                       |
| 27     | Odisha         | New Patrapara                              | Singareni Collieries Company Ltd.                    |
| 28     | Telengana      | Tadicherla-I                               | Telengana State Power Generation Corp. Ltd.          |
| 29     | Telengana      | Pengadappa                                 | Singareni Collieries Company Ltd.                    |
| 30     | West Bengal    | Barjore                                    | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd.       |
| 31     | West Bengal    | Barjora North                              | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd.       |
| 32-33  | West Bengal    | Gangaramchak & Gangaramchak Bhadulia       | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd.       |
| 34     | West Bengal    | Kasta East                                 | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd.       |
| 35-36  | West Bengal    | Tara East &West                            | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd.       |
| 37     | West Bengal    | Trans Damodar                              | Durgapur Projects Ltd.                               |
| 38     | West Bengal    | Gaurangdih ABC                             | West Bengal Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.     |

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## ANNEXURE-B

| NIT issued on   | Block offered for Allotment                 | End Use      | Application received from                               | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 11.06.2018      | Ashok Karkata Central                       | Power        | No application received                                 | Central Government issued directions regarding changes required to be incorporated in the draft Standard Allotment Agreement pertaining to calculation of Performance Security, Utilization of coal, flexibility in Production and Efficiency parameters. However, since the changes required to be made were not informed to the prospective applicants before the receipt of last date of application, hence it was decided |
| 11.06.2018      | Latehar                                     | Power        | No application received                                 | Central Government issued directions regarding changes required to be incorporated in the draft Standard Allotment Agreement pertaining to calculation of Performance Security, Utilization of coal, flexibility in Production and Efficiency parameters. However, since the changes required to be made were not informed to the prospective applicants before the receipt of last date of application, hence it was decided |
| 11.06.2018      | Barjora South                               | Power        | No application received                                 | Central Government issued directions regarding changes required to be incorporated in the draft Standard Allotment Agreement pertaining to calculation of Performance Security, Utilization of coal, flexibility in Production and Efficiency parameters. However, since the changes required to be made were not informed to the prospective applicants before the receipt of last date of application, hence it was decided |
| 11.06.2018      | Utkal C                                     | Power        | Goa Industrial Development Corporation                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11.06.2018      | Utkal C                                     | Power        | Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd.              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11.06.2018      | Utkal C                                     | Power        | Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd.                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11.06.2018      | Utkal C                                     | Power        | National Aluminium Company Ltd.                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11.06.2018      | Utkal C                                     | Power        | National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd.                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11.06.2018      | Utkal C                                     | Power        | Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11.06.2018      | Mandakini                                   | Power        | Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd.              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11.06.2018      | Mandakini                                   | Power        | Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd.                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11.06.2018      | Mandakini                                   | Power        | National Aluminium Company Ltd.                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11.06.2018      | Mandakini                                   | Power        | National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd.                 | by the Government to annul the process of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 11.06.2018      | Mandakini                                   | Power        | Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. | allotment.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 11.06.2018      | Durgapur-II/ Taraimar & Durgapur- II/Sariya | Power        | Goa Industrial Development Corporation                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11.06.2018      | Durgapur-II/ Taraimar & Durgapur- II/Sariya | Power        | Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd.                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11.06.2018      | New Patrapara                               | Sale of Coal | Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. (SCCL)                | Allotment Order issued in favour of SCCL on 30.10.2019.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 11.06.2018      | New Patrapara                               | Sale of Coal | Goa Industrial Development Corporation                  | Allotment Order issued in favour of SCCL on 30.10.2019.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 11.06.2018      | Dongri Tal-II                               | Sale of Coal | Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC)           | Allotment Order issued in favour of GIDC on 30.10.2019                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 06.08.2019      | Durgapur-II/ Taraimar & Durgapur-II/ Sariya | Power        | Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC)           | The applications of State/ Centre Government Public Sector Undertakings are under consideration of Technical Committee in Ministry of Coal.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 06.08.2019      | Durgapur-II/ Taraimar & Durgapur-II/ Sariya | Power        | Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd.                        | The applications of State/ Centre Government Public Sector Undertakings are under consideration of Technical Committee in Ministry of Coal.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 06.08.2019      | Utkal C                                     | Power        | Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC)           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 06.08.2019      | Utkal C                                     | Power        | Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd.              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 06.08.2019      | Utkal C                                     | Power        | Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd.                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 06.08.2019      | Utkal C                                     | Power        | Tamil Nadu Generation and                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

| NIT issued on   | Block offered for Allotment   | End Use      | Application received from                               | Status   |
|-----------------|-------------------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------|
|                 | Mandakini                     | Power        | Distribution Corporation Ltd. Andhra Pradesh Power      |          |
|                 | Mandakini                     | Power        | Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd.              |          |
|                 | Mandakini                     | Power        | Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd.                        |          |
|                 | Mandakini                     | Power        | Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. |          |
|                 | Mandakini                     | Power        | Telengana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd.       |          |
|                 | Tokisud North                 | Sale of Coal | NMDC Ltd.                                               |          |
|                 | Tokisud North                 | Sale of Coal | Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.    |          |
|                 | Tokisud North                 | Sale of Coal | Madhya Pradesh State Mining Corporation Ltd.            |          |
|                 | Sugia Closed Mine             | Sale of coal | Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.    |          |

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