Lok Sabha Question No. 2843 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Coal Production
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2843 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## Coal Production

2843.  DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

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

- (a) whether the coal production has increased by about 32.5 per cent in June,2022;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the country is not producing coal to its full potential and is promoting imports;
- (d)  if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  the total coal production capacity of the country and the quantum of coal being produced;
- (f)  the reasons for not producing coal at full capacity; and
- (g)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to make  the  country self-sufficient  in  the production of coal and reduce its imports?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES

## (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a) & (b): In 2022-2023 (April-June'22), the country has produced 204.876 Million Tonnes (MT) of coal as compared to 156.11 MT during the same period of last year with a growth of about 31%.

(c)  to  (f): Coal  India  Limited,  the  largest  producer  of  coal  in  the  country, has produced 159.75 MT in the first quarter of the current fiscal achieving a growth of 28.9% over the same period of last year. Similarly,  Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has produced 16.92 MT of coal in the first quarter of the current fiscal achieving a growth of 8.6% over the same period of last year. Coal production of CIL and SCCL against the coal production target for 2022-23 is as under:-

## (Figure in Million Tonnes)

| Company   |   Annual Production Target |   1 st Quarter Production Target |   1 st Quarter Production (Provisional) |
|-----------|----------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| CIL       |                        700 |                           165.94 |                                  159.75 |
| SCCL      |                         70 |                            17.08 |                                   16.92 |

(g): The steps taken by the Government to make the country self-sufficient in the production of coal and reduce its imports:

- i.   Enactment  of  Mines  and  Minerals  (Development  and  Regulation)  Amendment Act, 2021: The Act provides that captive mines owners (other than atomic minerals) may sell up to 50% of their annual mineral (including coal) production in the open market after meeting the requirement of the end use plant linked with the mine in such manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government and on payment of such  additional  amount.  This  step  is  an  attempt  to  stimulate  the  coal  block allocattees to enhance coal production.
- ii. Commercial auction of coal blocks on revenue sharing basis.
- iii.   Regular  Monitoring:  A  Monitoring Committee has been constituted under the Chairmanship  of  Secretary  (Coal)  with  Chief  Secretaries  from  respective  Host States, Secretary (MoEF & CC), Coal Controller Organization (CCO) & CMPDIL as members  of  the  Committee  to  conduct  regular  reviews  and  to  expedite  the

development of blocks. iv. Single Window Clearance: The Union government has launched Single Window Clearance portal on 11.01.2021 for the coal sector to speed up the operationalisation of coal mines. v.  Coal  India  Limited  (CIL)  contributing  more  than  80%  of  the  indigenous production/supply  has  envisaged  a  plan  to  enhance  its  production  to  reach  the level of one Billion Tonne (BT) coal by the year 2024-25 from its current production level  of  about  600  MT  in  order  to  meet  the  demand  of  coal  indigenously  and  to eliminate non-essential import of coal in the country. CIL has already identified all resources required and its related issues/enablers like requirement of EC/FC, land

- acquisition, evacuation constraints etc. to achieve one BT production plan with.

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