Lok Sabha Question No. 1132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Coal Blocks of SCCL
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1132 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2023

## Coal Blocks of SCCL

## 1132.  SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that coal blocks are allotted to private companies across the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  total  coal  blocks  allotted  so  far  across  the country, State/UT wise;
- (c) the details of the number of coal blocks of Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd. allotted to private companies so far; and
- (d) whether the Government of Telangana was consulted before allotting its coal blocks to private companies by the Union Government?

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

- (a) Yes  Sir,  coal  blocks  have  been  allocated  to  private  companies  across  the  country through auction route.
- (b) Details  of  coal  blocks  allocated  to  private  companies  State-wise  may  be  found  in Annexure.
- (c) No coal blocks of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd.  have been allocated to private companies.
- (d) As  per  provisions  of  the  Coal  Mines  (Special  Provisions)  Act,  2015,  only  Central Government is empowered to select the allocattee of coal mines in public interest. The Act does not provide for necessity of any consent or right to first refusal from the State where the block  is  located.  Also  under  the  provisions  of  the  Mines  &  Minerals  (Development  & Regulation) Act, it is not mandatory to consult with State Government before allocation of coal blocks.

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## ANNEXURE

## DETAILS OF COAL BLOCKS ALLOCATED TO PRIVATE COMPANIES

| S. No.   | Name of Coal Mine                | State        | CMSP/ MMDR   | Successful Bidder / Allottee                         | Vesting order date   | End Use      |
|----------|----------------------------------|--------------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------|
| 1        | Chotia                           | Chhattisgarh | CMSP         | Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd                         | 23-03-2015           | NRS          |
| 2        | Gare Palma IV/4                  | Chhattisgarh | CMSP         | Hindalco Industries Ltd                              | 23-03-2015           | NRS          |
| 3        | Gare Palma IV/5                  | Chhattisgarh | CMSP         | Hindalco Industries Ltd                              | 23-03-2015           | NRS          |
| 4        | Gare Palma Sector IV/8           | Chhattisgarh | CMSP         | Ambuja Cements Ltd                                   | 22-04-2015           | NRS          |
| 5        | Bhaskarpara                      | Chhattisgarh | CMSP         | Prakash Industries Limited                           | 18-11-2021           | Sale of Coal |
| 6        | Gare Palma IV/7                  | Chhattisgarh | CMSP         | Sarda Energy and Minerals Limited                    | 08-03-2021           | Sale of Coal |
| 7        | Gare Palma IV/1                  | Chhattisgarh | CMSP         | Jindal Power Limited                                 | 08-03-2021           | Sale of Coal |
| 8        | Jhigador                         | Chhattisgarh | MMDR         | CG Natural Resources Private Ltd                     | 18-11-2021           | Sale of Coal |
| 9        | Khargaon                         | Chhattisgarh | MMDR         | CG Natural Resources Private Ltd                     | 18-11-2021           | Sale of Coal |
| 10       | Gare Palma IV/6                  | Chhattisgarh | CMSP         | Jindal Steel and Power Limited                       | 10-10-2022           | Sale of Coal |
| 11       | Barra                            | Chhattisgarh | MMDR         | Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd                         | 12-12-2022           | Sale of Coal |
| 12       | Dumri                            | Jharkhand    | CMSP         | Hindalco Industries Ltd                              | 22-04-2015           | NRS          |
| 13*      | Ganeshpur                        | Jharkhand    | CMSP         | GMRChhattisgarh Energy Limited                       | 22-04-2015           | Power        |
| 14       | Kathautia                        | Jharkhand    | CMSP         | Hindalco Industries Ltd                              | 23-03-2015           | NRS          |
| 15       | Lohari                           | Jharkhand    | CMSP         | Araanya Mines Private Limited                        | 22-04-2015           | NRS          |
| 16       | Meral                            | Jharkhand    | CMSP         | Trimula Industries Limited                           | 22-04-2015           | NRS          |
| 17       | Moitra                           | Jharkhand    | CMSP         | JSW Steel Limited                                    | 22-04-2015           | NRS          |
| 18       | Rajhara North (Central& Eastern) | Jharkhand    | CMSP         | Fairmine Carbons Private Limited                     | 03-03-2021           | Sale of Coal |
| 19       | Gondulpara                       | Jharkhand    | CMSP         | Adani Enterprises Limited                            | 08-03-2021           | Sale of Coal |
| 20       | Urma Paharitola                  | Jharkhand    | CMSP         | Aurobindo Reality And Infrastructure Private Limited | 03-03-2021           | Sale of Coal |
| 21       | Chakla                           | Jharkhand    | CMSP         | Hindalco Industries Ltd                              | 03-03-2021           | Sale of Coal |
| 22       | Jogeshwar& Khas Jogeswar         | Jharkhand    | CMSP         | South West Pinnacle Exploration Limited              | 18-11-2021           | Sale of Coal |

| 23-24   | Brinda &Sasai            | Jharkhand      | CMSP   | Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited               | 10-10-2022   | Sale of Coal   |
|---------|--------------------------|----------------|--------|----------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------|
| 25      | Rauta Closed             | Jharkhand      | CMSP   | Shreesatya Mine Private Limited              | 18-11-2021   | Sale of Coal   |
| 26      | Basantpur                | Jharkhand      | MMDR   | Gangaramchak Mining Pvt Ltd                  | 12-12-2022   | Sale of Coal   |
| 27      | Jitpur                   | Jharkhand      | CMSP   | Terri Mining Private Ltd                     | 17-01-2023   | Sale of Coal   |
| 28      | Amelia North             | Madhya Pradesh | CMSP   | Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited            | 23-03-2015   | Power          |
| 29      | Bicharpur                | Madhya Pradesh | CMSP   | UltraTech Cement Limited                     | 23-03-2015   | NRS            |
| 30      | Sial Ghoghri             | Madhya Pradesh | CMSP   | Reliance Cement Company Private Limited      | 23-03-2015   | NRS            |
| 31      | Bikram                   | Madhya Pradesh | CMSP   | Birla Corp. Ltd                              | 10-02-2020   | NRS            |
| 32      | Brahampuri               | Madhya Pradesh | CMSP   | Birla Corp. Ltd                              | 10-02-2020   | NRS            |
| 33      | Urtan North              | Madhya Pradesh | CMSP   | JMS Mining Private Limited                   | 03-03-2021   | Sale of Coal   |
| 34      | Sahapur West             | Madhya Pradesh | CMSP   | Sarda Energy And Minerals Limited            | 03-03-2021   | Sale of Coal   |
| 35      | Sahapur East             | Madhya Pradesh | CMSP   | Chowgule And Company Private Limited         | 03-03-2021   | Sale of Coal   |
| 36-37   | Gotitoria (East) &(West) | Madhya Pradesh | CMSP   | Boulder Stone Mart Pvt. Ltd.                 | 18-11-2021   | Sale of Coal   |
| 38      | Urtan                    | Madhya Pradesh | MMDR   | JMS Mining Private Limited                   | 03-03-2021   | Sale of Coal   |
| 39      | Dhirauli                 | Madhya Pradesh | MMDR   | Stratatech Mineral Resources Private Limited | 03-03-2021   | Sale of Coal   |
| 40      | Bandha                   | Madhya Pradesh | MMDR   | EMIL Mines And Mineral Resources Limited     | 03-03-2021   | Sale of Coal   |
| 41      | Gondbahera Ujheni East   | Madhya Pradesh | MMDR   | MP Natural Resources Private Limited         | 10-10-2022   | Sale of Coal   |
| 42      | Beheraband North Ext.    | Madhya Pradesh | MMDR   | Auro Coal Private Limited                    | 10-10-2022   | Sale of Coal   |
| 43      | Maiki North              | Madhya Pradesh | MMDR   | Maiki South Mining Pvt. Ltd.                 | 12-12-2022   | Sale of Coal   |
| 44      | Bandha North             | Madhya Pradesh | MMDR   | Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited            | 12-12-2022   | Sale of Coal   |
| 45      | Marki Barka              | Madhya Pradesh | CMSP   | Birla Corp. Ltd                              | 17-01-2023   | Sale of Coal   |
| 46      | Belgaon                  | Maharashtra    | CMSP   | Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Limited       | 23-03-2015   | NRS            |
| 47      | Marki Mangli III         | Maharashtra    | CMSP   | B.S. Ispat Limited                           | 17-04-2015   | NRS            |

| 48    | Marki Mangli-I                                           | Maharashtra   | CMSP   | Topworth Urja and Metals Ltd                         | 30-09-2015   | NRS          |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
| 49    | Nerad Malegaon                                           | Maharashtra   | CMSP   | Indrajit Power Private Ltd                           | 22-04-2015   | NRS          |
| 50    | Marki Mangli-II                                          | Maharashtra   | CMSP   | Yazdani International Private Limited                | 03-03-2021   | Sale of Coal |
| 51    | Gondkhari                                                | Maharashtra   | CMSP   | Adani Power Maharashtra Ltd                          | 18-11-2021   | Sale of Coal |
| 52    | Takli-Jena- Bellora (North) &Takli-Jena- Bellora (South) | Maharashtra   | CMSP   | Aurobindo Reality And Infrastructure Private Limited | 03-03-2021   | Sale of Coal |
| 53    | Bhivkund                                                 | Maharashtra   | MMDR   | Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Limited               | 18-11-2021   | Sale of Coal |
| 54    | Marki Mangli- IV                                         | Maharashtra   | CMSP   | Sobhagya Mercantile Limited                          | 17-01-2023   | Sale of Coal |
| 55*   | Talabira-I                                               | Odisha        | CMSP   | GMRChhattisgarh Energy Limited                       | 23-03-2015   | Power        |
| 56    | Jamkhani                                                 | Odisha        | CMSP   | Vedanta Ltd.                                         | 10-02-2020   | NRS          |
| 57    | Radhikapur East                                          | Odisha        | CMSP   | EMIL Mines and Mineral Resources Ltd.                | 03-03-2021   | Sale of Coal |
| 58    | Radhikapur West                                          | Odisha        | CMSP   | Vedanta Ltd.                                         | 03-03-2021   | Sale of Coal |
| 59    | Kuraloi (A) North                                        | Odisha        | MMDR   | Vedanta Ltd.                                         | 03-09-2021   | Sale of Coal |
| 60    | Utkal-C                                                  | Odisha        | CMSP   | Jindal Steel and Power Limited                       | 10-10-2022   | Sale of Coal |
| 61-62 | Utkal B1 &B2                                             | Odisha        | CMSP   | Jindal Steel and Power Limited                       | 10-10-2022   | Sale of Coal |
| 63    | Bijahan                                                  | Odisha        | CMSP   | Mahanadi Mines & Minerals Pvt. Ltd.                  | 10-10-2022   | Sale of Coal |
| 64    | Bankhui                                                  | Odisha        | MMDR   | Yazdani Steel and Power Limited                      | 10-10-2022   | Sale of Coal |
| 65    | Alaknanda                                                | Odisha        | MMDR   | Rungta Sons Pvt Ltd.                                 | 12-12-2022   | Sale of Coal |
| 66*   | Ardhagram                                                | West Bengal   | CMSP   | OCL Iron and Steel Ltd.*                             | 14-07-2016   | NRS          |
| 67    | Sarisatolli                                              | West Bengal   | CMSP   | CESC Limited                                         | 23-03-2015   | Power        |
| 68    | Jaganathpur B                                            | West Bengal   | CMSP   | Powerplus Traders Pvt. Ltd.                          | 13-02-2020   | NRS          |
| 69    | Kasta East                                               | West Bengal   | CMSP   | Jitusol Developers Pvt. Ltd.                         | 12-12-2022   | Sale of Coal |

*Termination Order issued but matter Sub-judice.

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