Lok Sabha Question No. 2824 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Coal Mining Project
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

Reply (a):

| Details of the coal mines pending for approvals for production in Jahrkhand .   | Details of the coal mines pending for approvals for production in Jahrkhand .   | Details of the coal mines pending for approvals for production in Jahrkhand .   | Details of the coal mines pending for approvals for production in Jahrkhand .   | Details of the coal mines pending for approvals for production in Jahrkhand .   |
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| S.no                                                                            | Name of the Coal Mine                                                           | Successful Bidder/Allottee                                                      | End Use                                                                         | No of Coal Mines                                                                |
| 1                                                                               | Jitpur                                                                          | Adani Power Limited                                                             | Power                                                                           | 1                                                                               |
| 2-3                                                                             | Brinda and Sasai                                                                | Usha Martin Limited                                                             | Non Regulated Sector (NRS)                                                      | 2                                                                               |
| 4                                                                               | Moitra                                                                          | JSW Steel Limited                                                               | NRS                                                                             | 1                                                                               |
| 5                                                                               | Meral                                                                           | Trimula Industries Limited                                                      | NRS                                                                             | 1                                                                               |
| 6                                                                               | Dumri                                                                           | Hindalco Industries Limited                                                     | NRS                                                                             | 1                                                                               |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.-2824 ANSWERED ON-11.03.2020

## Coal Mining Project

## 2824.      SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

Will the MINISTER OF COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there are coal mining projects pending for approval for production in Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the amount of coal production in different mines in Jharkhand in the past five years, district-wise; and
- (c) the details of the amount of metallurgical coal used for steel production produced in different mines in Jharkhand in the past three years?

## ANSWER

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

| 7      | Lohari                     | Araanya Mines Private Limited                           | NRS        |   1 |
|--------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----|
| 8      | Pachhwara Central          | Punjab State Power Corp Ltd                             | Power      |   1 |
| 9      | Banhardih                  | Jharkhand Urja Utpadan Nigam Ltd                        | Power      |   1 |
| 10     | Rajbar E&D                 | Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd                               | Power      |   1 |
| 11     | Badam                      | NTPC Ltd                                                | Power      |   1 |
| 12     | Saharpur Jamarpani         | UP Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd                       | Power      |   1 |
| 13     | Tubed                      | Damodar Valley Corporation                              | Power      |   1 |
| 14     | Patal East                 | Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Limited | Commercial |   1 |
| 15'-16 | Kotre Basantpur and Pachmo | Central Coalfields Limited                              | Commercial |   2 |
| 17     | Amarkonda Murga Dangal     | ECL                                                     | Commercial |   1 |
| 17'-18 | Brahmini &Chichro Patsimal | ECL                                                     | Commercial |   2 |
|        |                            | Total                                                   |            |  19 |

(b): District-wise raw coal production in different mines of Coal India Limited in Jharkhand in the past five years is given below:

(Figures in Million Tonne)

| District        |   2018-19 |   2017-18 |   2016-17 |   2015-16 |   2014-15 |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Godda           |     17    |     14.86 |     14.43 |     15.55 |     15.91 |
| Deoghar         |      2.03 |      1.56 |      1.18 |      1.64 |      1.74 |
| Dhanbad         |     31.58 |     32.78 |     36.18 |     35.13 |     35.09 |
| Ramgarh         |     11.58 |     10.71 |      8.21 |      8.18 |      7.8  |
| Hazaribagh      |      1.75 |      2.14 |      4.82 |      3.85 |      3.68 |
| Bokaro          |     15.33 |     13.22 |     15.83 |     16.14 |     16.57 |
| Giridih         |      0.38 |      0.7  |      0.37 |      0.56 |      0.85 |
| Ranchi          |      4.09 |      4.46 |      4.66 |      4.62 |      4.05 |
| Chatra/ Latehar |     35.6  |     32.17 |     33.21 |     28    |     22.83 |
| Total           |    119.34 |    112.59 |    118.88 |    113.68 |    108.52 |

- (c): The  total  dispatch  of  coking  coal  (direct  feed  and  washed  coal)  to  the  Steel  sector  from Jharkhand sources of CIL, during the last three years and the current year (till February 2020) is as under:

| Years               |   Qty. dispatched to Steel sector (in Million Tonne) |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17             |                                                3.291 |
| 2017-18             |                                                2.695 |
| 2018-19             |                                                1.77  |
| 2019-20 (till Feb.) |                                                1.927 |

In  this  regard,  it  may  please  be  noted  that  in  line  with  the  linkage  auction  policy  for  nonregulated sector (NRS), CIL has offered a quantity of 12.43 MTPA to Steel (coking) sub-sector, till Tranche-V, against which booking of 2.17 MTPA was received.

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