Lok Sabha Question No. 423 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: Commercial Coal Mining
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO, SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

## Government of India Ministry of Coal Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 423 To be answered on 12.12.2018

## Commercial Coal Mining

## 423. SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:

## SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has taken a decision to develop commercial coal mining  in  the  country  by  involving  the  States  and  the  private  mining companies; (b)  whether  any  State  Government  have  come  forward  to  commence  this commercial coal mining, if so, the details thereof; and (c) whether the Government has identified coal mines which are to be used

- for commercial mining, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a): The methodology for allotment of coal mines under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 [CM(SP) Act, 2015] to Central/State  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (PSUs)  for  sale  of  coal  was approved  by  the  Government  and  order  in  this  regard  was  issued  on 08.01.2016. The methodology for auction of coal mines/blocks for sale of coal  under  the  provisions  of  the  CM(SP)  Act,  2015  and  the  Mines  and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 [MM(DR) Act, 1957] has been approved by the Government and Order in this regard has been issued on 27.02.2018. (b)  & (c):  So far, 16 coal mines have been allotted under the provisions of the  CM(SP)  Act,  2015  and  2  coal  blocks  have  been  allocated  under  the provisions of the MM(DR) Act, 1957 to Central/State PSUs for sale of Coal.

- Details of these mines/blocks are at Annexure.

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## Annexure

## Coal mines allotted under the provisions of the CM(SP) Act, 2015

| S. No.   | Name of Coal Mine                 | State          | Successful Allottee                                           |
|----------|-----------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Patal East                        | Jharkhand      | Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Limited       |
| 2        | Baitarni West                     | Odisha         | Odisha Mining Corporation Limited                             |
| 3        | Penagaddppa                       | Telangana      | The Singareni Collieries Company Limited                      |
| 4        | Gourangdih ABC                    | West Bengal    | West Bengal Mineral Development & Trading Corporation Limited |
| 5        | Madanpur South                    | Chhattisgarh   | Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation                |
| 6        | Suliyari                          | Madhya Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation                |
| 7-8      | Kotre -Basantpur, Pachmo          | Jharkhand      | Coal India Ltd.                                               |
| 9        | Amarkonda Murgadangal             | Jharkhand      | Coal India Ltd.                                               |
| 10       | Brahmini                          | Jharkhand      | Coal India Ltd.                                               |
| 11       | Chichro Patsimal                  | Jharkhand      | Coal India Ltd.                                               |
| 12-13    | Rampia & Dip Side of Rampia       | Odisha         | Coal India Ltd.                                               |
| 14       | East Of Damagoria (Kalyaneshwari) | West Bengal    | Coal India Ltd.                                               |
| 15       | Utkal-A                           | Odisha         | Coal India Ltd.                                               |
| 16       | Bijahan                           | Odisha         | Coal India Ltd.                                               |

## Coal blocks allotted under the provisions of the MM(DR) Act, 1957

|   S. No. | Name of Coal Block   | State        | Allocatee                                                                                                      |
|----------|----------------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Brahmani             | Odisha       | Orissa Minerals Development Company                                                                            |
|        2 | Kerwa                | Chhattisgarh | Kerwa Coal Limited (JV of Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation and M.P. State Mining Corporation Ltd.) |