Lok Sabha Question No. 1741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-13
Subject: Auctioning of Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1741 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2019

## Auctioning of Coal Mines

## 1741. SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA :

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- a. whether the Government has auctioned coal mines: and
- b. if so, the details and the present status thereof along with other auctions made and the revenue earned so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COAL, FINANCE & CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)to(b) Under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions)Act,2015  and  Rules  made  thereunder,  so  far  31  coal  mines have  been  auctioned  to  Private / Government  companies ( 30  to  Private companies and 1 to a Government company ). Of these 31 mines, 6 coal mines have been cancelled. List of these mines is attached as Annexure-I.

Total  Revenue  earned  in  the  allocation  of  Mines  under  Coal  Mines (Special    Provisions) Act, 2015(till January 2019) is Rs. 6438.94 Crore. Out  of  this  revenue,  Revenue  earned  with  auctioning  of  coal   mines  is 3999.54  crore.   The  list  of  mine  wise  revenue  earned  is  attached  as Annexure-II.

## Annexure-I

## List of 25 coal mines Auctioned under Coal Mine (Special Provisions) Act 2015.

| Sl. No.   | Name of Coal Block   | Host State     |   No. of Block | Successful Bidder                 |
|-----------|----------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1         | Chotia               | Chhattisgarh   |              1 | Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd.     |
| 2         | Gare Palma IV-5      | Chhattisgarh   |              1 | Hindalco Industries Ltd.          |
| 3         | Gare Palma IV-4      | Chhattisgarh   |              1 | Hindalco Industries Ltd.          |
| 4         | Gare Palma IV-8      | Chhattisgarh   |              1 | Ambuja Cements Ltd.               |
| 5         | Tokisud North        | Jharkhand      |              1 | Essar Power MP Ltd.               |
| 6         | Jitpur               | Jharkhand      |              1 | Adani Power Ltd.                  |
| 7         | Ganeshpur            | Jharkhand      |              1 | GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Ltd.      |
| 8         | Kathautia            | Jharkhand      |              1 | Hindalco Industries Ltd.          |
| 9-10      | Brinda and Sasai     | Jharkhand      |              2 | Usha Martin Ltd.                  |
| 11        | Moitra               | Jharkhand      |              1 | JSW Steel Ltd.                    |
| 12        | Meral                | Jharkhand      |              1 | Trimula Industries Ltd.           |
| 13        | Dumri                | Jharkhand      |              1 | Hindalco Industries Ltd.          |
| 14        | Lohari               | Jharkhand      |              1 | Araanya Mines Private Ltd.        |
| 15        | Amelia North         | Madhya Pradesh |              1 | Jaiprakasha Power Ventures Ltd.   |
| 16        | Sial Ghoghri         | Madhya Pradesh |              1 | Reliance Cement Company Pvt. Ltd. |
| 17        | Bicharpur            | Madhya Pradesh |              1 | UltraTech Cement Ltd.             |
| 18        | Belgaon              | Maharashtra    |              1 | Sunflag Iron & Steel Ltd.         |
| 19        | Marki Mangli-III     | Maharashtra    |              1 | B.S. Ispat Ltd.                   |
| 20        | Nerad Malegaon       | Maharashtra    |              1 | Indrajit Power Pvt. Ltd.          |
| 21        | Marki Mangli-I       | Maharashtra    |              1 | Topworth Urja & Metels Ltd.       |
| 22        | Talabira-I           | Odisha         |              1 | GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Ltd.      |
| 23        | Sarisatolli          | West Bengal    |              1 | CESC Ltd.                         |
| 24        | Trans Damodar        | West Bengal    |              1 | The Durgapur Projects Ltd.        |
| 25        | Ardhagram            | West Bengal    |              1 | OCL Iron & Steel Ltd.             |

## List of 6 coal mines cancelled.

|   Sl. No. | Name of Coal Block   | Host State     |   No. of Block | Successful Bidder                     |
|-----------|----------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------------|
|         1 | Gare Palma IV-7      | Chhattisgarh   |              1 | Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd.            |
|         2 | Mandla-North         | Madhya Pradesh |              1 | JaiPrakash Associates Ltd.            |
|         3 | Mandla-South         | Madhya Pradesh |              1 | Jaypee Cement Corporation Ltd.        |
|         4 | Majra                | Maharashtra    |              1 | Jaypee Cement Corporation Ltd.        |
|         5 | Mandakini            | Odisha         |              1 | Mandakini Exploration and Mining Ltd. |
|         6 | Utkal-C              | Odisha         |              1 | Monnet Power Company Ltd.             |

Annexure- II

## Revenue generated  from auctioned coal mines up to January 2019

| Name of Coal Block     | S c h . No. of blocks   | Successful Bidder             |   Revenue generated till January 2019( In Rupees) |
|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Chotia                 | I I 1                   | BHARAT ALUMINIUM COMPANY LTD  |                                        1728640912 |
| Gare Palma IV-5        | I I 1                   | HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED   |                                        7605026615 |
| Gare Palma IV-4        | I 1                     | HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED   |                                        8557436631 |
| Gare Palma IV-7        | I I I 1                 | MONNET ISPAT & ENERGY LTD.    |                                         253281451 |
| Gare-Palma Sector-IV/8 | I I 1                   | AMBUJA CEMENTS LIMITED        |                                         230892450 |
| Tokisud North          | I 1                     | ESSAR POWER MP LIMITED        |                                         722378067 |
| Jitpur                 | I I 1                   | ADANI POWER Ltd               |                                         136041205 |
| Ganeshpur              | I I I 1                 | GMR CHHATISGARH ENERGY LTD    |                                         438888105 |
| Kathautia              | I I 1                   | HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED   |                                        4382044850 |
| Brinda and Sasai       | I I 2                   | USHA MARTIN LIMITED           |                                          38617805 |
| Moitra                 | I I I 1                 | JSW STEEL LIMITED             |                                         165629945 |
| Meral                  | I I 1                   | TRIMULA INDUSTRIES Ltd        |                                          23896509 |
| Dumri                  | I I 1                   | HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED   |                                          61498499 |
| Lohari                 | I I I 1                 | ARAANYA MINES PRIVATE LIMITED |                                          14370824 |
| Amelia North           | I I 1                   | JAIPRAKASH POWER VENTURES LtD |                                        8094521113 |

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| Sial Ghoghri     | I I 1   | RELIANCE CEMENT COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED   | 267289843      |
|------------------|---------|-------------------------------------------|----------------|
| Mandla North     | I I 1   | JAIPRAKASH ASSOCIATES LTD                 | 206756680      |
| Bicharpur        | I 1     | ULTRATECH CEMENT LTD                      | 91768786       |
| Mandla-South     | I I 1   | JAYPEE CEMENT CORPORATION LTD             | 32211009       |
| Belgaon          | I I I 1 | SUNFLAG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY LTD        | 1473168517     |
| Marki Mangli III | I 1     | B.S. ISPAT LTD                            | 27860324       |
| Nerad Malegaon   | I I 1   | INDRAJIT POWER PRIVATE LIMITED            | 32889363       |
| Marki Mangli-I   | I I 1   | TOPWORTH URJA AND METELS LTD              | 140090894      |
| Majra            | I I I 1 | JAYPEE CEMENT CORPORATION LTD             | 24131719       |
| Talabira-I       | I I 1   | GMR CHHATTISGARH ENERGY LTD.              | 515697181      |
| Mandakini        | I I 1   | MANDAKINI EXPLORATION AND MINING LIMITED  | 0              |
| Utkal - C        | I 1     | MONNET POWER COMPANY Ltd                  | 0              |
| Sarisatolli      | I I 1   | CESC LTD                                  | 4400546621     |
| Trans Damodar    | I I I 1 | THE DURGAPUR PROJECTS LIMITED             | 148334904      |
| Ardhagram        | I 1     | OCL IRON AND STEEL LTD                    | 181463700      |
| Total            | I 31    |                                           | 39995374522    |
|                  |         |                                           | 3999.54 crores |