Lok Sabha Question No. 5246 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Setting Up of Medical Colleges by CIL
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5246

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## Setting Up of Medical Colleges by CIL

## 5246. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Coal India Limited and its ancillary companies are running medical college, hospital, dispensary and educational institutions in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, location and State/UT-wise?
- (c) whether the Government has acquired land for setting up of medical colleges by Coal India Limited and its ancillary companies;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the time by which these colleges are likely to be made functional along with the amount likely to be spent in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) : Coal India Limited and its subsidiaries are not running any medical college and educational  institutions.  However,  hospitals  and  dispensaries  are  being  run  by  Coal  India Limited  and  its  subsidiaries  to  meet  the  medical  requirements  of  its  employees  and  their families.  Subsidiaries  of  CIL  have  entered  into  an  agreement  with  institutions  viz.  Central School, DAV, Delhi Public School etc. for setting up of schools in their command areas and aids  are  provided  for  running  the  schools.  The  loacation  of  Hospitals,  Dispensaries  etc. State/UT wise are as under:

| Company                                 | State          | Hospital   |   Dispensaries | School of Nursing / Paramedical Technology   |
|-----------------------------------------|----------------|------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
| CIL Coal India Limited                  | West Bengal    | -          |             01 | -                                            |
| Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL)        | West Bengal    | 10         |             92 | 01                                           |
| Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL)        | Jharkhand      | 3          |             14 | -                                            |
| Central Coalfields Limited (CCL)        | Jharkhand      | 19         |             63 | -                                            |
| Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL)       | Odisha         | 07         |             13 | 02                                           |
| Western Coalfields Limited (WCL)        | Maharashtra    | 07         |             24 | -                                            |
| Western Coalfields Limited (WCL)        | Madhya Pradesh | 03         |             10 | -                                            |
| Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL)       | Jharkhand      | 11         |             64 | 02                                           |
| Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL)       | Uttar Pradesh  | 01         |             02 | -                                            |
| Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL)       | Madhya Pradesh | 02         |             08 | -                                            |
| South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) | Madhya Pradesh | 03         |             22 | -                                            |
| South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) | Chhattisgarh   | 08         |             33 | -                                            |

|                                                             | West Bengal   | -   |   01 | -   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-----|------|-----|
| North Eastern Coalfields (NEC)                              | Assam         | 01  |   04 | -   |
| Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL) | Jharkhand     | -   |   01 | -   |

(c) to (e): Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd. has acquired 8.50 ha (21 acres) land for construction of Mahanadi Institute of Medical Science and Research (MIMSR),  Talcher,  Angul  district,  Odisha  from  its  CSR  fund.  The  work  is  likely  to  be completed by the end of March 2020. The total project outlay is Rs. 492.62 crores.

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