Lok Sabha Question No. 2617 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Functional Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2617 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## Functional Coal Mines

## 2617. SHRI P. RAVEENDRANATH KUMAR:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantity of coal extracted from the functional coal mines, Statewise, including Tamil Nadu, during the last six years and the details of revenue earned by the Government from these mines;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to revive the non-functional mines and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) banned the process of vertical extraction of coal across the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): State-wise coal production from functional coal mines during last six years (2013-14 to 2018-19) are given below.

( Figure in million tonnes )

| STATE           |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Assam           |     0.664 |     0.779 |     0.487 |     0.6   |     0.781 |     0.784 |
| Chhattisgarh    |   127.095 |   134.764 |   130.605 |   138.525 |   142.546 |   161.893 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |     0.019 |     0.013 |     0.013 |     0.01  |     0.014 |     0.013 |
| Jharkhand       |   113.091 |   124.143 |   121.067 |   126.435 |   123.297 |   134.666 |
| Madhya Pradesh  |    75.59  |    87.609 |   107.714 |   105.013 |   112.127 |   118.661 |
| Maharashtra     |    37.223 |    38.257 |    38.351 |    40.559 |    42.219 |    49.818 |
| Meghalaya       |     5.732 |     2.524 |     3.712 |     2.308 |     1.529 |     0     |
| Odisha          |   112.917 |   123.627 |   138.461 |   139.359 |   143.328 |   144.312 |
| Telangana       |    50.469 |    52.536 |    60.38  |    61.336 |    62.01  |    65.16  |
| Uttar Pradesh   |    14.721 |    14.957 |    12.689 |    16.056 |    18.309 |    20.275 |
| West Bengal     |    28.244 |    29.97  |    25.751 |    27.667 |    29.24  |    33.136 |
| Total           |   565.765 |   609.179 |   639.23  |   657.868 |   675.4   |   728.718 |

There is no coal mine in Tamil Nadu but there are lignite mines.  Yearwise  production of lignite in Tamil Nadu is as follows:

( Figure in million tonnes )

| STATE      |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Tamil Nadu |     25.05 |     25.19 |     24.22 |      26.2 |     23.56 |     23.04 |

Total  revenue  paid  by  Coal  India  Limited  (CIL)  and  NLCIL  to  the Government is as under:

## ( Figure in Rs. Crore )

| Year    |   CIL for Coal |   NLCIL for lignite |
|---------|----------------|---------------------|
| 2013-14 |        19713.5 |              397.37 |
| 2014-15 |        21482.2 |              503.2  |
| 2015-16 |        29084.1 |              777.23 |
| 2016-17 |        44068.3 |             1362.24 |
| 2017-18 |        44046.6 |              878.56 |
| 2018-19 |        44826.4 |              503.02 |

- (b): 03 non-functional mines (namely Kustore, Hurriladih & Burrahgarh of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) in the state of Jharkhand are proposed to be revived.
- (c): There is no ban on the process of vertical extraction of coal across the country  by  the  Directorate  General  of  Mines  Safety  (DGMS).    However, provisions  of  the  Coal  Mines  Regulation,  2017  have  to  be  followed  while extracting coal.

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