Lok Sabha Question No. 350 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-18
Subject: Coal Reserves
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MNISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 350

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2020

## Coal Reserves

## *350.   SHRI JAYANT SINHA :

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of total coal production in the country since 2014, year-wise and state-wise;
- (b) the details of the Proved, Indicated and Inferred coal reserves in the country, state-wise; and
- (c) India's current global standing in the total coal reserves?

## Answer

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES

(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a)to(c): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 350 FOR ANSWER ON 18.03.2020 BY SHRI JAYANT SINHA, M.P. REGARDING 'COAL RESERVES'.

- (a): Details of coal production in the country year-wise and State-wise since    2014-15are given below.

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Figure in million tonnes )

| STATE          |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 (upto Jan-20) |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
| Assam          |     0.779 |     0.487 |     0.6   |     0.781 |     0.784 |                   0.294 |
| Chhattisgarh   |   134.764 |   130.605 |   138.525 |   142.546 |   161.893 |                 116.056 |
| Jammu &Kashmir |     0.013 |     0.013 |     0.01  |     0.014 |     0.013 |                   0.01  |
| Jharkhand      |   124.143 |   121.067 |   126.435 |   123.297 |   134.666 |                  98.485 |
| Madhya Pradesh |    87.609 |   107.714 |   105.013 |   112.127 |   118.661 |                 103.402 |
| Maharashtra    |    38.257 |    38.351 |    40.559 |    42.219 |    49.818 |                  37.512 |
| Meghalaya      |     2.524 |     3.712 |     2.308 |     1.529 |     0     |                   0.127 |
| Odisha         |   123.627 |   138.461 |   139.359 |   143.328 |   144.312 |                 105.216 |
| Telangana      |    52.536 |    60.38  |    61.336 |    62.01  |    65.16  |                  53.784 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |    14.957 |    12.689 |    16.056 |    18.309 |    20.275 |                  14.798 |
| West Bengal    |    29.97  |    25.751 |    27.667 |    29.24  |    33.136 |                  25.549 |
| Total          |   609.179 |   639.23  |   657.868 |   675.4   |   728.718 |                 555.233 |

- (b): As  per  Geological  Survey  of  India  (GSI),  as  on  01/04/2019,  the  details  of  state-wise  coal reserves is given below:-
- (c): In  terms  of  world  proved  coal  and  lignite  reserve  at  the  end  of  2017,  India  stands  fifth  after USA, Russia, Australia & China as per the Statistics published by International Energy Agency.

|                   | Measured      | Indicated   | Inferred         | Inferred     |            |
|-------------------|---------------|-------------|------------------|--------------|------------|
| State             | (Proved) (MT) | (MT)        | Exploration (MT) | Mapping (MT) | Total (MT) |
| West Bengal       | 14219.25      | 12846.87    | 4624.03          |              | 31690.15   |
| Jharkhand         | 48031.93      | 30400.13    | 6073.90          |              | 84505.96   |
| Bihar             | 309.53        | 1513.01     | 11.30            |              | 1833.84    |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 12182.45      | 12735.98    | 3874.67          |              | 28793.10   |
| Chattishgarh      | 21446.29      | 36259.57    | 2201.90          |              | 59907.76   |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 884.04        | 177.76      | 0.00             |              | 1061.80    |
| Maharastra        | 7573.20       | 3257.37     | 1846.59          |              | 12677.16   |
| Odisha            | 39654.47      | 33472.75    | 7713.12          |              | 80840.34   |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 97.12         | 1078.44     | 431.65           |              | 1607.21    |
| Telangana         | 10622.32      | 8564.74     | 2651.88          |              | 21838.94   |
| Assam             | 464.78        | 57.21       | 0.50             | 2.52         | 525.01     |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 31.23         | 40.11       | 12.89            | 6.00         | 90.23      |
| Meghalaya         | 89.04         | 16.51       | 27.58            | 443.35       | 576.48     |
| Nagaland          | 8.76          | 21.83       | 117.78           | 298.05       | 446.42     |
| Sikkim            | 0.00          | 58.25       | 42.98            |              | 101.23     |
| Grand Total       | 155614.41     | 140500.53   | 29630.77         | 749.92       | 326495.63  |

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