Lok Sabha Question No. 1859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Coal Reserves
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1859 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## Coal Reserves

## 1859.   SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

Will the MINISTER OF COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has made an assessment of the coal reserves in the country and if so, the quality-wise and State-wise details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has allocated coal blocks during the last one year and current; and
- (c) if  so,  the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the number of coal blocks yet to be allocated?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes sir . The type-wise and quality-wise break-up details are given below:

(Resource in million tonne)

| Coal Type           |    Proved |   Indicated |   Inferred |     Total | %share   |
|---------------------|-----------|-------------|------------|-----------|----------|
| Prime Coking        |   4648.87 |      664.19 |       0    |   5313.06 | 1.67     |
| Medium Coking       |  13913.6  |    11708.8  |    1879.47 |  27501.9  | 8.62     |
| Semi Coking         |    519.44 |      994.87 |     193.21 |   1707.52 | 0.54     |
| Sub-Total of Coking |  19082    |    13367.8  |    2072.68 |  34522.5  | 10.82    |
| Non-Coking          | 129112    |   125697    |   28101.5  | 282910    | 88.68    |
| Tertiary Coal       |    593.81 |       99.34 |     894.53 |   1587.68 | 0.50     |
| Grand Total         | 148787    |   139164    |   31068.8  | 319020    | 100.00   |
| %share              |     46.64 |       43.62 |       9.74 |    100    |          |

## State-wise Geological Resources of Coal in India As On 01.04.2018

|                   | Category-wise Coal Resources (in Million Tonnes)   | Category-wise Coal Resources (in Million Tonnes)   | Category-wise Coal Resources (in Million Tonnes)   | Category-wise Coal Resources (in Million Tonnes)   | Category-wise Coal Resources (in Million Tonnes)   |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| STATE             | Measured (Proved)                                  | Indicated                                          | Inferred (Exploration)                             | Inferred (Mapping)                                 | Total                                              |
| West Bengal       | 14155.57                                           | 12868.81                                           | 4642.86                                            | 0.00                                               | 31667.24                                           |
| Bihar             | 161.11                                             | 813.49                                             | 392.15                                             | 0.00                                               | 1366.75                                            |
| Jharkhand         | 45563.36                                           | 31438.52                                           | 6149.80                                            | 0.00                                               | 83151.68                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 11958.28                                           | 12153.95                                           | 3874.67                                            | 0.00                                               | 27986.90                                           |
| Chhattisgarh      | 20427.71                                           | 34576.26                                           | 2201.90                                            | 0.00                                               | 57205.87                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 884.04                                             | 177.76                                             | 0.00                                               | 0.00                                               | 1061.80                                            |
| Maharashtra       | 7177.55                                            | 3073.55                                            | 2048.14                                            | 0.00                                               | 12299.24                                           |
| Orissa            | 37391.10                                           | 34164.54                                           | 7739.16                                            | 0.00                                               | 79294.80                                           |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 0                                                  | 1149.05                                            | 431.65                                             | 0.00                                               | 1580.70                                            |
| Telangana         | 10474.9                                            | 8576.13                                            | 2650.92                                            | 0.00                                               | 21701.95                                           |
| Sikkim            | 0.00                                               | 58.25                                              | 42.98                                              | 0                                                  | 101.23                                             |
| Assam             | 464.78                                             | 57.21                                              | 0.50                                               | 2.52                                               | 525.01                                             |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 31.23                                              | 40.11                                              | 12.89                                              | 6.00                                               | 90.23                                              |
| Meghalya          | 89.04                                              | 16.51                                              | 27.58                                              | 443.35                                             | 576.48                                             |
| Nagaland          | 8.76                                               | 0.00                                               | 103.64                                             | 298.05                                             | 410.45                                             |
| Grand Total       | 148787.43                                          | 139164.14                                          | 30318.84                                           | 749.92                                             | 319020.33                                          |

(b & c): No coal block has been allocated under Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act (CMSP), 2015, and MMDR Act 1957 during the last one year and current.

Further, under CMSP Act, 2015, total 120 mines are yet to be allocated.

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