Lok Sabha Question No. 4697 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Coal Production
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Jual Oram, Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4697 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## Coal Production

4697.SHRI JUAL ORAM: SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the total demand of coal of various grades in the country;
- (b) the  total  annual  production  of  the  different  gradesof  coal  in  different  coal mines under different coal companies in the last three years, grade-wise;
- (c) the target set in those years and actual achievements therein;
- (d) whether  coal  is  imported  and  if  so,  the  quantity  of  coal  of  various  grades imported during the last three years, the value thereof and the countries from where they are imported, year-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken to increase the production of coal in the country?

## Answer

## MINISTER OF  PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES

## (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a):Separate grade wise demand for coal is not estimated in the country. However, the total actual demand / supply of coal for 2019-20 was 955.26 Million Tonnes (Provisional).
- (b):Grade-wiseannual  production  of  coalin  different  coal  companies  during  the last three years is given at Annexure.
- (c):    All  India  raw  coal  production  target  set  and  achievement  during last three years is given below:

|                      | Production (in Million Tonnes)   | Production (in Million Tonnes)   | Production (in Million Tonnes)   | Production (in Million Tonnes)   | Production (in Million Tonnes)   | Production (in Million Tonnes)   |
|----------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Year                 | 2017-18                          | 2017-18                          | 2018-19                          | 2018-19                          | 2019-20 (Prov)                   | 2019-20 (Prov)                   |
|                      | Target                           | Actual                           | Target                           | Actual                           | Target                           | Actual                           |
| All India Production | 730.10                           | 675.41                           | 730.00                           | 728.72                           | 810.00                           | 730.87                           |

- (d): Details of Country-wise coal import during last three years is given below:-

|              | (Quantity in Million Tonnes& Value in Million Rs.)   | (Quantity in Million Tonnes& Value in Million Rs.)   | (Quantity in Million Tonnes& Value in Million Rs.)   | (Quantity in Million Tonnes& Value in Million Rs.)   | (Quantity in Million Tonnes& Value in Million Rs.)   | (Quantity in Million Tonnes& Value in Million Rs.)   |
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Country      | 2017-18                                              | 2017-18                                              | 2018-19                                              | 2018-19                                              | 2019-20                                              | 2019-20                                              |
|              | Quantity                                             | Value                                                | Quantity                                             | Value                                                | Quantity                                             | Value                                                |
| Australia    | 46.12                                                | 538244                                               | 48.17                                                | 615425                                               | 46.72                                                | 510170                                               |
| Canada       | 3.56                                                 | 42691                                                | 4.46                                                 | 64211                                                | 4.69                                                 | 57584                                                |
| China PRP    | 0.23                                                 | 3934                                                 | 0.05                                                 | 1705                                                 | 0.21                                                 | 3832                                                 |
| Indonesia    | 95.81                                                | 400992                                               | 112.88                                               | 504328                                               | 116.66                                               | 460849                                               |
| Mozambique   | 5.91                                                 | 48685                                                | 7.09                                                 | 60010                                                | 5.48                                                 | 40273                                                |
| New Zealand  | 0.60                                                 | 7543                                                 | 0.50                                                 | 5889                                                 | 0.41                                                 | 4377                                                 |
| Russia       | 4.30                                                 | 33991                                                | 4.92                                                 | 47382                                                | 8.23                                                 | 60492                                                |
| South Africa | 38.49                                                | 197042                                               | 31.15                                                | 189505                                               | 42.48                                                | 212693                                               |
| U S A        | 12.03                                                | 103550                                               | 14.98                                                | 137460                                               | 12.16                                                | 97484                                                |
| Others       | 1.18                                                 | 8097                                                 | 11.15                                                | 83290                                                | 11.50                                                | 79568                                                |
| Grand Total  | 208.25                                               | 1384770                                              | 235.35                                               | 1709205                                              | 248.54                                               | 1527321                                              |

Information on grade-wise import of coal is not available.

(e): The focus of the Government is on increasing domestic production of coal through allocation  of  more  coal  blocks,  pursuing  with  State  Government  for  assistance  in land acquisition and coordinated efforts with Railways for movement of coal.

In order to enhance domestic production, 25% of coal production has been allowed for sale of coal for newly allocated captive coal blocks.

Commercial mining, with a provision for 100% foreign direct investment, has been allowed by the Government.

In order to enhance coal production, Coal India Limited (CIL) has taken the following steps:

-  Implementing  on-going  projects  in  time  bound  manner  to  achieve  targeted production as per schedule.
-  15 Greenfield Projects identified with a Capacity of about 160 Mty to be operated by Mine Developer cum Operator mode.
-  Manual loading method eliminated in all underground mines of CIL (except one mine  of  CCL)  by  introducing  Side  Discharge  Loader  (SDL)/  Load  Haul  Dump (LHD) loading in conjunction with belt conveyors.
-  Introduction of Surface Miners  in opencast  mines  to improve  operational efficiency and cater to environmental needs.
-  Introduction of Mass Production Technology in underground coal mines.

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## Annexure of LSUQ no. 4697 for 24.3.2021

| Annual production of the different grades of coal during the last three years (Fig in Million Tonne)   |                    |                    |                    |                               |                               |                               |         |         |         |           |           |                       |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|
|                                                                                                        | Coal India Limited | Coal India Limited | Coal India Limited | Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd. | Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd. | Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd. | Others  | Others  | Others  | All India | All India | All India             |
| Grade                                                                                                  | 2017-18            | 2018-19            | 2019-20            | 2017-18                       | 2018-19                       | 2019-20                       | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019- 20(Provisional) |
| Steel-I                                                                                                | 0.16               | 0.04               | 0.02               |                               |                               |                               | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.16      | 0.04      | 0.02                  |
| Steel-II                                                                                               | 0.05               | 0.00               | 0.13               |                               |                               |                               | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.05      | 0.00      | 0.13                  |
| SC                                                                                                     | 0.18               | 0.25               | 0.25               |                               |                               |                               | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.18      | 0.25      | 0.25                  |
| Wash-I                                                                                                 | 0.18               | 0.06               | 0.03               |                               |                               |                               | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.10    | 0.18      | 0.06      | 0.14                  |
| Wash-II                                                                                                | 4.36               | 3.89               | 1.86               |                               |                               |                               | 0.19    | 0.45    | 0.44    | 4.55      | 4.34      | 2.30                  |
| Wash-III                                                                                               | 3.50               | 5.77               | 6.40               |                               |                               |                               | 0.49    | 0.81    | 0.96    | 3.99      | 6.58      | 7.36                  |
| Wash-IV                                                                                                | 24.85              | 24.14              | 26.70              |                               |                               |                               | 6.19    | 5.74    | 5.01    | 31.04     | 29.87     | 31.70                 |
| Wash-V                                                                                                 |                    |                    | 10.99              |                               |                               |                               | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 10.99                 |
| Wash-VI                                                                                                |                    |                    | 0.05               |                               |                               |                               | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.05                  |
| SLVI                                                                                                   | 0.00               | 0.00               | 0.00               |                               |                               |                               | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00                  |
| Total Coking                                                                                           | 33.28              | 34.14              | 46.43              | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 6.87    | 6.99    | 6.51    | 40.15     | 41.13     | 52.94                 |
| G1                                                                                                     | 0.18               | 0.09               | 0.02               |                               |                               |                               | 1.53    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 1.71      | 0.09      | 0.02                  |
| G2                                                                                                     | 0.26               | 0.48               | 0.29               |                               |                               |                               | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.26      | 0.48      | 0.29                  |
| G3                                                                                                     | 3.51               | 3.31               | 3.23               |                               |                               |                               | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 3.51      | 3.31      | 3.23                  |
| G4                                                                                                     | 14.34              | 15.39              | 14.47              |                               |                               |                               | 0.20    | 0.15    | 0.00    | 14.54     | 15.55     | 14.47                 |
| G5                                                                                                     | 13.64              | 11.72              | 13.83              | 1.09                          | 0.74                          | 0.68                          | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.12    | 14.73     | 12.45     | 14.63                 |
| G6                                                                                                     | 10.69              | 6.96               | 4.51               | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.04                          | 0.18    | 0.94    | 0.00    | 10.87     | 7.90      | 4.55                  |
| G7                                                                                                     | 32.25              | 38.21              | 35.54              | 3.23                          | 2.50                          | 3.56                          | 1.34    | 0.64    | 1.84    | 36.82     | 41.35     | 40.95                 |
| G8                                                                                                     | 35.42              | 46.28              | 37.53              | 5.23                          | 6.48                          | 4.92                          | 0.33    | 1.66    | 3.10    | 40.98     | 54.42     | 45.55                 |
| G9                                                                                                     | 16.65              | 20.83              | 22.24              | 8.22                          | 7.73                          | 6.21                          | 2.68    | 7.03    | 9.42    | 27.55     | 35.60     | 37.87                 |
| G10                                                                                                    | 73.40              | 68.75              | 61.93              | 8.99                          | 6.69                          | 6.51                          | 9.10    | 8.79    | 9.84    | 91.48     | 84.23     | 78.29                 |
| G11                                                                                                    | 142.03             | 157.47             | 157.62             | 15.48                         | 14.35                         | 11.73                         | 22.47   | 27.88   | 24.46   | 179.98    | 199.71    | 193.81                |
| G12                                                                                                    | 51.98              | 63.14              | 66.93              | 0.39                          | 2.16                          | 3.58                          | 1.05    | 1.00    | 1.14    | 53.42     | 66.30     | 71.65                 |
| G13                                                                                                    | 89.79              | 95.34              | 67.62              | 11.95                         | 15.37                         | 16.72                         | 0.00    | 0.50    | 2.24    | 101.74    | 111.21    | 86.58                 |
| G14                                                                                                    | 41.52              | 37.49              | 54.63              | 2.85                          | 3.55                          | 3.17                          | 0.27    | 0.00    | 1.17    | 44.64     | 41.04     | 58.96                 |
| G15                                                                                                    | 4.60               | 3.07               | 12.54              | 3.30                          | 3.81                          | 5.06                          | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 7.89      | 6.89      | 17.60                 |
| G16                                                                                                    | 2.65               | 3.15               | 2.02               | 0.89                          | 0.70                          | 1.55                          | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.46    | 3.54      | 3.85      | 4.03                  |
| G17                                                                                                    | 1.18               | 1.06               | 0.75               | 0.27                          | 0.21                          | 0.13                          | 0.01    | 1.84    | 4.39    | 1.47      | 3.11      | 5.27                  |
| UNG                                                                                                    | 0.00               | 0.00               | 0.00               | 0.13                          | 0.13                          | 0.18                          | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.01    | 0.13      | 0.13      | 0.19                  |
| Total N Coking                                                                                         | 534.09             | 572.74             | 555.70             | 62.01                         | 64.40                         | 64.04                         | 39.15   | 50.44   | 58.19   | 635.25    | 687.59    | 677.94                |
| Total                                                                                                  | 567.37             | 606.89             | 602.13             | 62.01                         | 64.40                         | 64.04                         | 46.02   | 57.43   | 64.70   | 675.40    | 728.72    | 730.87                |