Lok Sabha Question No. 5500 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Land Acquired for Coal Mining
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Anurag Sharma, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Pratap Chandra Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5500 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5.4.2023

## Land Acquired for Coal Mining

5500.   SHRI   SANGAM LAL GUPTA: SHRI ANURAG SHARMA: SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH: DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI: SHRI PRATAPCHANDRA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state :

- (a)       the details of the number of farmers from whom land has been acquired for coal mining in the country during the last five years along with the total area of land acquired, state-wise including the States of Uttar Pradesh and Odisha;
- (b)        the details of the types of compensation for the land acquired under the mining projects by the Central Government;
- (c )       the details of the total number of operational coal mines in Uttar Pradesh;
- (d)       whether any future mining projects for Coal are to be initiated in Pratapgarh, Jhanshi, Gonda - Baharaich, Deoria of Uttar Pradesh and Balasore of Odisha; and
- (e)        if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a):      The details of the number of farmers from whom land has been acquired for coal mining by Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiaries during the last five years, state-wise including the States of Uttar Pradesh and Odisha are as under:-

## BCCL

In BCCL, quantum of land acquired for coal mining during last 5 years (up to 2021-22) are as follows:-

Under RFCTLARR, Act, 2013          - NIL

CBA (A&D) Act, 1957                      - NIL

Direct purchase                                   - 166.76 Acres. (Jharkhand & West Bengal)

## Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL)

| Year    | Land Acquired by ECL (Ha)   | Land Acquired by ECL (Ha)   |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|         | Jharkhand                   | West Bengal                 |
| 2017-18 | 19.12                       | 107.61                      |

| 2018-19   |   12.96 |   134.34 |
|-----------|---------|----------|
| 2019-20   |  124.28 |    55.47 |
| 2020-21   |    6    |   130.68 |
| 2021-22   |  627.11 |   176.1  |

During acquisition of land, ownership of the land is not established in majority of the cases. It is established during payment of compensation and/or providing Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) benefits to the affected families from whom possession of land is received.

## Central Coalfields Limited (CCL)

In  CCL,  land  is  acquired/being  acquired  by  acquisition  under  CBA(A&D)  Act  1957 and  Land  Acquisition Act 1894.  Total area of land acquired by CCL in Jharkhand is aprox. 73967 Ha. Total number of farmers not established.

## Northern Coalfield Limited (NCL)

For the last 05 years (i.e. FY 2017-18 to 2022-23 up to Feb, 2023), the details of land acquired are as under-

| Project   | State          | Date acquisition land u/s-9 of CBA(A&D) Act, 2013.   | of of Total Land Acquired   | Area Tenancy out of acquired land   | of land total No of Farmers whom land has been acquired.   |
|-----------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Block-B   | Madhya Pradesh | 18-03-2021                                           | 395.96 Ha                   | 63.50 Ha                            | 660                                                        |
| Nigahi    | Madhya Pradesh | 24-11-2021                                           | 564.232 Ha                  | 188.00 Ha                           | Not established                                            |

## Western Coalfields Limited (WCL)

| State       | Year    |   No. of farmers from whom land has been acquired during the last 5 years (Nos. approx..) Total area of land acquired (Ha) |   No. of farmers from whom land has been acquired during the last 5 years (Nos. approx..) Total area of land acquired (Ha) |
|-------------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Maharashtra | 2017-18 |                                                                                                                        118 |                                                                                                                     115.09 |
| Maharashtra | 2018-19 |                                                                                                                         15 |                                                                                                                      17.05 |
| Maharashtra | 2019-20 |                                                                                                                         74 |                                                                                                                      69.15 |
| Maharashtra | 2020-21 |                                                                                                                       1010 |                                                                                                                    1011.61 |
| Maharashtra | 2021-22 |                                                                                                                        614 |                                                                                                                     482.7  |

| State          | Year    | No. of farmers from whom land has been acquired during the last 5 years (Nos. approx.) Total area of land acquired (Ha)   | No. of farmers from whom land has been acquired during the last 5 years (Nos. approx.) Total area of land acquired (Ha)   |
|----------------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Madhya Pradesh | 2017-18 | Nil                                                                                                                       | Nil                                                                                                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2018-19 | Nil                                                                                                                       | Nil                                                                                                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2019-20 | 1                                                                                                                         | 2.419                                                                                                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2020-21 | Nil                                                                                                                       | Nil                                                                                                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2021-22 | 259                                                                                                                       | 208.824                                                                                                                   |

## South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL)

The number of farmers from whom land has been acquired for coal mining by SECL during the last 5 years (from 2017-18 to 2021-22), along with the total area of land acquired State-wise is given below:

| State          | No. of Farmers   |   Total Land Acquired (TL/GL/FL) in Ha |
|----------------|------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Chhattisgarh   | 8835 (Approx.)   |                               2990.85  |
| Madhya Pradesh | 939 (Approx.)    |                                707.424 |

## Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL)

During  last  05  years,  MCL  has  acquired  land  only  in  Angul  district  of  Odisha  as described below:

| State   | Project   | No. of Farmers        | Total Land Acquired (TL/GL/FL) in Ha   |
|---------|-----------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Angul   | Kaniha    | 84                    | 2.5 Ha                                 |
| Angul   | Subhadra  | Survey under progress | 126.58                                 |

The details of land acquired by Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) for the last 5 years are as below :

| State     | Land acquired in Acs. - gts. Number of farmers from whom land was acquired.   |   Land acquired in Acs. - gts. Number of farmers from whom land was acquired. |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Telangana | 4120-14                                                                       |                                                                          3378 |

(b):          Subsidiaries  of  CIL  acquire  land  mostly  under  CBA  (A&D)  Act,  1957  and compensation was paid as per the prevalent CIL R&R Policy/ State  norms, except MCL which follows Odisha R&R Policy, 2006.

Landowners  are  entitled  to  get  land  compensation  as  per  the  provisions  of  the concerned  Acquisition  Act  and  R&R  Policy  of  CIL,  2012  read  with  RFCTLARR (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2015.

Provisions of R&R: Subsidiaries of CIL have been providing R&R benefits as per prevailing  CIL  R&R  Policy  and  State  Norms.    Apropos,  RFCTLARR  (Removal  of Difficulties) Order 2015, subsidiaries of CIL are providing R&R benefits as per Second Schedule  and  Third  Schedule  of  RFCTLARR  Act  2013  for  land  acquired  under CBA(A&D)Act 1957 or as prevailing State norms.

Further, Subsidiary Companies' Boards have been authorized to approve necessary modifications in the R&R Policy with reference to unique conditions prevailing at the concerned subsidiaries as the CIL R&R policy 2012 is not exhaustive.

The  Singareni  Collieries  Company  Limited  paid  compensation  for  acquired  lands under   the provisions of RFCTLARR Act, 2013.

(c):       The details of operational mines of CIL and its subsidiaries in Uttar Pradesh is provided below:-

Kakri Project & Krishnashila Project are operational in Uttar Pradesh. Bina Project, Khadia Project & Dudhichua Project are operational on land spread partially over bothUttar Pardesh& Madhya Pradesh.

(d) & (e):    No future mining projects of CIL for coal are to be initiated in Pratapgarh, Jhashi, Gonda-Bahraich, Deoria of Uttar Pradesh and Balasore of Odisha.

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