Lok Sabha Question No. 4444 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Production Target Fixed by Coal India Limited
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4444

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## Production Target Fixed by Coal India Limited

4444. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of targets fixed by Coal India Limited for production of coal during the current year;
- (b) whether the Government has made any assessment regarding production of coal for fulfilling the requirement of power sector;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to augment coal reserves in view  of  coal  shortage  being  reported  in  coal  run  power  plants  across  the country?

## Answer

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

(a): The  details  of  target  of  coal  production  fixed  by  Coal  India  Limited (CIL) during the current year i.e. 2021-22 is given below:-

| Production target of CIL 2021-22   | Production target of CIL 2021-22   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Subsidiary                         | Target                             |
| Eastern Coalfields Ltd.            | 52.00                              |
| Bharat Coking Coal Ltd.            | 30.00                              |
| Central Coalfields Ltd.            | 74.00                              |
| Northern Coalfields Ltd.           | 119.00                             |
| Western Coalfields Ltd.            | 60.00                              |
| South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.      | 172.00                             |
| Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd.           | 163.00                             |
| North Eastern Coalfields           | ---                                |
| Total CIL                          | 670.00                             |

(b)&(c): During the year 2021-22, the assessment of coal requirement to power  sector  was  723.2  MT  consisting  of  about  678  MT  for  the  plants designed on domestic coal and about 45.2 MY for the plants designed on imported coal.

In  2021-22  (upto  28 th   Feb.2022),  Coal  India  Limited  (CIL)  has  dispatched 487.88MT to power sector,  with  a  22.6%  growth  over  last  year.  Similarly, SCCL and captive coal blocks have dispatched 48.91MT and 74.65 MT coal to power sector (upto 28 th  Feb.2022) which is 36% and 40.8% more than the same period of last year.

(d): In order to increase coal production, the focus of the Government is on accelerating domestic production of coal through allocation of more coal blocks, pursuing with State Government for assistance in land acquisition and coordinated efforts with Railways for movement of coal.

In addition, the following measures have been taken by the Government to meet the coal requirement in the country:

1. Commercial Auction of coal on revenue share mechanism: Auction of commercial mining on Revenue Sharing Mechanism was launched on  18.06.2020.  Under  this  scheme,  total  of  2  tranches  have  been successfully  completed.  From  these  two  tranches  total  of  28  coal mines have been successfully auctioned for which Vesting order have been signed for 27 coal mines.
2. Allowed  sale  of  excess  coal  production :  The  Ministry  of  Coal  has amended Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 with a view to allowing sale of coal or lignite, on payment of additional amount, by the lessee of a captive mine up to 50 percent of the total coal or lignite produced in a financial  year,  after  meeting  the  requirement  of  the  end  use  plant linked  with  the  mine.  Earlier  this  year,  the  Mines  and  Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act had been amended to this effect. This is applicable for both the private and public sector captive mines. With this amendment, the Government has paved the way for releasing of additional coal in the market by greater utilization of mining capacities  of  captive  coal  and  lignite  blocks,  which  were  being  only partly  utilized  owing  to  limited  production  of  coal  for  meeting  only their captive needs.
3. Rolling  auction: In  order  to  expedite  the  process  for  conducting auction  and  to  carry  out  more  rounds  of  auction  in  a  year,  a mechanism of rolling auctions of coal mines has been planned. Under this mechanism, upon completion of the electronic auction process of a tranche, the next tranche of auction would be launched for following mines:
- i. Mines  where  no  bid  or  only  single  bid  was  received  in  the previous  tranche  of  auction  (except  for  those  mines  where Ministry of Coal decides to go for second attempt of auction)
- ii. New mines, if any, identified by Ministry of Coal. In the current III tranche of commercial auction, total of 48 coal mines have been rolled over from the II tranche of mines.
4. Single  Window  Clearance :  The  Union  government  has  launched Single Window Clearance portal on 11.01.2021 for the coal sector to speed up the operationalization of coal mines. It is an unified platform that facilitates grant of clearances and approvals required for starting a  coal  mine  in  India.  Now,  the  complete  process  shall  be  facilitated through Single Window Clearance Portal, which will map not only the relevant  application  formats,  but  also  process  flow  for grant  of approvals or clearances.

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5. Coal India Limited (CIL) has envisaged a coal production programme of one Billion Tonne from CIL mines. CIL has taken the following steps to achieve the target of augmentation of coal production capacity.
- i. 15  Projects  identified  with  a  Capacity  of  about  160  MTPA (Million  Tonnes per  Annum) to be operated by Mine Developer cum Operator mode.
- ii. Capacity addition through special dispensation in Environment Clearance under clause 7(ii) of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) 2006
- iii. CIL has taken steps to upgrade the mechanized coal transportation and loading system under 'First Mile Connectivity' projects.

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