Lok Sabha Question No. 215 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Coal Production
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Soni, Vijay Baghel, Arun Sao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 215

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2022

## Coal Production

## 215. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI ARUN SAO:

## Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

- (a) the position of India in terms of coal production in the world;
- (b) the details of quantum of coal production and its uptake by Coal India Limited (CIL) during the last five years;
- (c)  the  details  of  quantum  of  coal  production  by  South  Eastern  Coalfields Limited(SECL) during the last five years;
- (d) whether the various mines of SECL are working at their full capacity; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if not,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the efforts  being made by the Government to increase the production?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The position of India in terms of coal production in the world was 2 nd  in the year 2020.
- (b): Total raw coal production and offtake of Coal India Limited during the last five years is given below:

(Figures in Million Tonnes)

| Year       |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Production |    554.14 |    567.37 |    606.89 |    602.14 |    596.22 |
| Offtake    |    543.22 |    580.29 |    608.14 |    581.92 |    574.48 |

- (c): The  details  of  coal  production  of  South  Eastern  Coalfields  Limited  (SECL) during the last five years is as under:

(Figures in Million Tonnes)

| Year       |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Production |   140.003 |   144.709 |   157.349 |   150.546 |   150.605 |

(d) & (e): In SECL, there are 69 Mines (46 Underground + 23 Opencast). The total assessed  capacity  for  FY  2020-21  of  these  mines  is  179.98  MT,  against  which 150.605  MT  has  been  produced,  which  is  about  84%  of  assessed  capacity.  All efforts  are  made  for  working  the  mines  at  their  full  capacity.  Out  of  the  23 Opencast Mines, 8 Mines viz. Gevra, Kusmunda,  Chhal, Ambika, Batura, Jagannathpur,  Saraipali  &  Amadand  are  under  different  stages  of  construction/ development like possession of land and forest clearance. Two Projects viz. Amera and Amgaon are at present stalled due to villagers' resistance.

Following action has been taken to improve the capacity utilization:

1. Close  liaising,  regular  meeting  and  co-ordination  with  state  government officials  and  Project  affected  Families  (PAF's)  to  obtain  the  possession  of land.
2. Preventive/scheduled maintenance of Heavy Earth Moving Machinery (HEMM) to ensure availability.
3. Production incentive scheme for motivation of work force.
4. Steps being taken for optimum utilization of HEMMs.

In  some underground mines there has been less utilization due to exhaustion of reserve,  adverse  geo-mining  conditions  like  encountering  thinning  of  coal  seams, presence  of  faults,  waterlogged  strata  and  involvement  of  long  and  arduous traveling  of  work  force  and  difficulties  faced  in  de-pillaring.  The  names  of  such mines are as under:

Kapildhara,  Bijuri,  Kumda  New,  Balrampur,Jamuna  9&10,  Navapara,  Gayatri, NCPH New, Rajnagar RO, Bhadra, Meera, Bartarai, Pipariya, Rajgamar, Surakachar 3&4, Surakachar Main, Bagdewa, Dhelwadih, Singhali, Rajendra etc.

Action  has  been  taken  for  deployment  of  Continuous  Miner  technologies  in  the Underground  mines  such  Behraband,  Kurja-Sheetaldhara  etc  and  Man-Riding system has also been installed to avoid arduous traveling by work force.

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