Lok Sabha Question No. 2566 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Steel Grade Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2566 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

Steel Grade Coal

## 2566. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the year-wise details of steel grade coal produced and sold (separate figures) by Coal India Limited and all its subsidiaries (separately) from the year 2011 to 2019;
- (b) the  year-wise  revenue  generated  by  Coal  India  Limited  and  all  its subsidiaries (separately) from the year 2011 to 2019 from the sale of steel grade coal;
- (c) the quantity of steel grade coal sold to SAIL by Coal India Limited and all its subsidiaries (separately) from the year 2011 to 2019;
- (d) whether  the  ministry  is  aware  that  according  to  CAG  Report  11  of 2018, a loss of 95.09 crores was incurred between 2013-16 as BCCL mixed  steel  grade  coal  with  inferior  washery  grade  coal,  instead  of supplying steel grade coal directly to its customers; and
- (e) if  so,  the  action  taken  by  the  ministry  against  the  management  of BCCL?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The year-wise details of steel grade raw coal produced and dispatch by Coal  India  Limited  (CIL)  and  all  its  subsidiaries  from  the  year  2011-12  to 2018-19 is given below:

( Figure in Million Tonnes )

| Year    | Steel Grade Raw Coal Produced   | Steel Grade Raw Coal Produced   | Steel Grade Raw Coal Produced   | Steel Grade Raw Coal Dispatched   | Steel Grade Raw Coal Dispatched   | Steel Grade Raw Coal Dispatched   |
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Year    | BCCL                            | CCL                             | TOTAL                           | BCCL                              | CCL                               | TOTAL                             |
| 2010-11 | 1.82                            |                                 | 1.82                            | 1.46                              | 0.00                              | 1.46                              |
| 2011-12 | 1.22                            |                                 | 1.22                            | 1.38                              | 0.00                              | 1.38                              |
| 2012-13 | 1.44                            |                                 | 1.44                            | 1.76                              | 0.00                              | 1.76                              |
| 2013-14 | 0.67                            |                                 | 0.67                            | 0.76                              | 0.00                              | 0.76                              |
| 2014-15 | 0.51                            |                                 | 0.51                            | 0.27                              | 0.00                              | 0.27                              |
| 2015-16 | 1.07                            | 0.02                            | 1.09                            | 1.09                              | 0.00                              | 1.09                              |
| 2016-17 | 1.03                            |                                 | 1.03                            | 0.99                              | 0.02                              | 1.01                              |
| 2017-18 | 0.21                            |                                 | 0.21                            | 0.18                              | 0.00                              | 0.18                              |
| 2018-19 | 0.03                            |                                 | 0.03                            | 0.30                              | 0.00                              | 0.30                              |

∷ 2 ∷

(b): The year wise revenue from dispatch in steel grade coal (Steel grade I and Steel grade II) is as under:

(Rs in crores)

| Year    |    BCCL |   CCL |   TOTAL |
|---------|---------|-------|---------|
| 2010-11 |  823.42 |  0    |  823.42 |
| 2011-12 |  965.7  |  0    |  965.7  |
| 2012-13 | 1436.69 |  0    | 1436.69 |
| 2013-14 |  574.88 |  0    |  574.88 |
| 2014-15 |  214.35 |  0    |  214.35 |
| 2015-16 |  797.15 |  0    |  797.15 |
| 2016-17 |  664.05 |  9.88 |  673.93 |
| 2017-18 |  174.2  |  0    |  174.2  |
| 2018-19 |  246.6  |  0    |  246.6  |

(c): The  year  wise  dispatch  of  steel  grade  coal  (Steel  grade  I  and  Steel grade II) from BCCL to SAIL is as under:

( Figure in Million Tonnes )

| Year    |   Steel grade coal Despatch to SAIL |
|---------|-------------------------------------|
| 2010-11 |                                0.17 |
| 2011-12 |                                0.08 |
| 2012-13 |                                0.01 |
| 2013-14 |                                0.07 |
| 2014-15 |                                0.07 |
| 2015-16 |                                0.02 |
| 2016-17 |                                0    |
| 2017-18 |                                0    |
| 2018-19 |                                0.06 |

(d) and (e): Action can only be taken after the reply from BCCL/CIL is considered by the competent authority.

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