Lok Sabha Question No. 204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Coal Production
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 204 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## Coal Production

## 204.   SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI :

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the target fixed for Northern Coalfields Limited and Bharat Coking Coal Limited including their ancillary companies and the total production of coal carried out by these during each of the last three years and the current year, company-wise;
- (b) whether the quantum of coal produced by the said ancillary coal companies has been less than the target fixed;
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  alleged  inefficiency  of  the  management  is  one  of  the  reasons  for  the  said shortage;
- (e) if so, the remedial measures be taken in this regard; and
- (f) the steps taken to increase coal production from the said coal fields?

## ANSWER

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

- ( a): The details of target fixed for Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) and Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and the production of coal carried out by these companies during the last three years and the current year is given below:

(in MT)

| Company                  | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19 upto June, 2018   | 2018-19 upto June, 2018   |
|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|                          | Target    | Actual    | Target    | Actual    | Target    | Actual    | Target                    | Actual                    |
| Northern Coalfields Ltd. | 78.10     | 80.22     | 82.00     | 84.10     | 89.00     | 93.02     | 24.38                     | 24.60                     |
| Bharat Coking Coal Ltd.  | 35.85     | 35.86     | 37.00     | 37.04     | 40.50     | 32.61     | 8.90                      | 7.67                      |

- (b): While  NCL  has  achieved  the  targets  of  coal  production  during  all  the previous three years and the current year, BCCL was unable to achieve the target in 2017-18 and is also lagging behind in the current year.
- (c): Major impediments faced by BCCL during 2017-18 & 2018-19 upto June'18 in achieving the production target are mentioned below:
- (i) Physical possession of land already acquired under Land Acquisition (L.A.) Act could not be secured at many areas like Barora, Block II, Sijua, Lodna & E.J.
- (ii) Slow  progress  in  rehabilitation  of  encroachers  in  Barora,  Block  II,  Katras,  Sijua, Kusunda, Bastacola & Lodna as required under Master Plan for dealing with fire  and subsidence  in  Jharia  Coal  Field  (JCF)  being  implemented  by  Jharia  Rehabilitation Development Authority  (J.R.D.A.), an agency under State Govt., Jharkhand,

- (iii) Sporadic law & order problems in the form of Bandh / Dharna (without prior notice), hooliganism, extortion etc.
- (iv) Fire problems at Katras, Sijua, Kusunda, Lodna & C.V.
- (v) Excessive rain in the month of June'18 during 1 st  quarter of 2018-19.

(d): No, Madam.

(e): Question does not arisein view of reply to part (d) above.

(f): NCL has taken all necessary steps to achieve Coal Production target during the current year.BCCL has also taken following steps to achieve coal production target during the current year:

1. Matters  are  regularly  pursued  with  the  State  Authorities  and  Local  villagers  & people's representative for getting physical possession of land acquired under L.A. Act  and  for  purchase  of  other  lands,  and  also  for  smoothening  law  and  other situation.
2. J.R.D.A., a State Agency is regularly approached for constructing required number of  houses  to  rehabilitate  encroachers  under  Master  Plan  for  dealing  with  fire  and Subsidence in JCF. For this purpose 952.94 Acre of land has been given to J.R.D.A. for construction of houses and to facilitate faster rehabilitation.
3. 7639  houses  have  been  constructed  for  shifting  BCCL  employees  from  unstable areas  of  BCCL  under  Jharia  Action  Plan,  which  shall  facilitate  increasing  the working area.
4. Tendering  of  10  hired  OC  patches  have  been  completed  which  will  contribute  to increase the production of BCCL by 4 MT and 10 more proposals for HEMM patches are in pipeline, which will further contribute 0.78 M.T. per year to BCCL.

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