Lok Sabha Question No. 3567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Re-auctioning of Coal Blocks
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: D. M. Kathir Anand

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3567 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## Re-auctioning of Coal Blocks

## 3567.   SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)         whether it is a fact that the Government has re-auctioned the coal blocks in the country;
- (b)        if so the details of the coal blocks auctioned, allotment made and income generated through the re- auctioning of coal blocks; and
- (c)         whether the Government has signed any agreement  to  reduce  the  exploitation  of coal mines in the country as a measure to reduce carbon footprints and if so, the details thereof including the position of the Government in this regard?

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

- (a) Yes, Sir.

(b) The Supreme Court, vide judgement dated  25 th August, 2014 read with its order dated 24th September,  2014  had  cancelled  the  allocation  of  204  coal  blocks.  These  blocks  are  being  reallocated under Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 (CMSP Act).  Details of coal mines reallocated along with income generated may be found in the Annexure enclosed.

- (c) No Sir.

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## Coal mines re-allocated under CMSP Act, 2015

| S. No.   | Name of Coal Mine                          | State        | Successful Bidder / Allottee               | Auction/ Allotment   | Vesting order/ Allotment order date   |   Income Generated till Feb, 2023 (excluding Royalty, Cess, Tax, etc.) (Cr) |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Chotia                                     | Chhattisgarh | Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd               | Auction              | 23-03-2015                            |                                                                      892.63 |
| 2        | Gare Palma IV/4                            | Chhattisgarh | Hindalco Industries Ltd                    | Auction              | 23-03-2015                            |                                                                     1630    |
| 3        | Gare Palma IV/5                            | Chhattisgarh | Hindalco Industries Ltd                    | Auction              | 23-03-2015                            |                                                                      869.08 |
| 4        | Gare Palma Sector II                       | Chhattisgarh | Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd  | Allotment            | 31-08-2015                            |                                                                       75.98 |
| 5        | Gare Palma Sector III                      | Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co Ltd | Allotment            | 14-09-2015                            |                                                                      120.32 |
| 6        | Gare Palma Sector IV/8                     | Chhattisgarh | Ambuja Cements Ltd                         | Auction              | 22-04-2015                            |                                                                      720.77 |
| 7        | Parsa                                      | Chhattisgarh | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd   | Allotment            | 08-09-2015                            |                                                                       33.79 |
| 8-9      | Parsa East& Kanta Basan                    | Chhattisgarh | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd   | Allotment            | 31-03-2015                            |                                                                     1045.43 |
| 10       | Talaipalli                                 | Chhattisgarh | NTPC                                       | Allotment            | 08-09-2015                            |                                                                      166.17 |
| 11       | Madanpur South                             | Chhattisgarh | APMDCL                                     | Allotment            | 29-09-2016                            |                                                                       20.55 |
| 12-13    | Durgapur-II/ Taraimar& Durgapur-II/ Sariya | Chhattisgarh | KPCL                                       | Allotment            | 02-03-2020                            |                                                                       21.48 |
| 14       | Bhaskarpara                                | Chhattisgarh | Prakash Industries Limited                 | Auction              | 18-11-2021                            |                                                                        7.72 |
| 15       | Gare Palma IV/7                            | Chhattisgarh | Sarda Energy and Minerals Limited          | Auction              | 08-03-2021                            |                                                                      294.76 |
| 16       | Gare Palma IV/1                            | Chhattisgarh | Jindal Power Limited                       | Auction              | 08-03-2021                            |                                                                      171.4  |
| 17       | Gare Palma IV/6                            | Chhattisgarh | Jindal Steel and Power Limited             | Auction              | 10-10-2022                            |                                                                       25    |
| 18       | Badam                                      | Jharkhand    | NTPC                                       | Allotment            | 31-08-2015                            |                                                                       13.38 |
| 19       | Banhardih                                  | Jharkhand    | PVUNL                                      | Allotment            | 30-06-2015                            |                                                                       25    |

## Annexure

| 20-21   | Chatti Bariatu, Chatti Bariatu South   | Jharkhand   | NTPC                                              | Allotment   | 08-09-2015   | 61.31   |
|---------|----------------------------------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------|--------------|---------|
| 22      | Dumri                                  | Jharkhand   | Hindalco Industries Ltd                           | Auction     | 22-04-2015   | 6.15    |
| 23      | Ganeshpur                              | Jharkhand   | GMRChhattisgarh Energy Limited                    | Auction     | 22-04-2015   | 43.89   |
| 24      | Kathautia                              | Jharkhand   | Hindalco Industries Ltd                           | Auction     | 23-03-2015   | 765.72  |
| 25      | Kerandari                              | Jharkhand   | NTPC                                              | Allotment   | 08-09-2015   | 54.43   |
| 26      | Lohari                                 | Jharkhand   | Araanya Mines Private Limited                     | Auction     | 22-04-2015   | 1.44    |
| 27      | Meral                                  | Jharkhand   | Trimula Industries Limited                        | Auction     | 22-04-2015   | 2.39    |
| 28      | Moitra                                 | Jharkhand   | JSW Steel Limited                                 | Auction     | 22-04-2015   | 16.56   |
| 29      | Pachhwara Central                      | Jharkhand   | Punjab State Power Corp Ltd                       | Allotment   | 31-03-2015   | 70.60   |
| 30      | Pachhwara North                        | Jharkhand   | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited | Allotment   | 31-03-2015   | 363.40  |
| 31      | RajbarD&E                              | Jharkhand   | Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd                         | Allotment   | 30-06-2015   | 25.00   |
| 32      | Saharpur Jamarpani                     | Jharkhand   | UP Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd                 | Allotment   | 13-08-2015   | 25.00   |
| 33      | Tubed                                  | Jharkhand   | Damodar Valley Corporation                        | Allotment   | 07-10-2016   | 48.64   |
| 34-35   | Kotre Basantpur& Pachmo                | Jharkhand   | CIL                                               | Allotment   | 19-04-2018   | 30.98   |
| 36      | Amarkonda Murgadangal                  | Jharkhand   | CIL                                               | Allotment   | 24-01-2019   | 125.00  |
| 37      | Brahmini                               | Jharkhand   | CIL                                               | Allotment   | 24-01-2019   | 250.00  |
| 38      | Chichro Patsimal                       | Jharkhand   | CIL                                               | Allotment   | 24-01-2019   |         |
| 39      | Sugia Closed Mine                      | Jharkhand   | Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation   | Allotment   | 22-09-2020   | 0.77    |
| 40      | Tokisud North                          | Jharkhand   | NMDC                                              | Allotment   | 17-08-2020   | 88.54   |
| 41      | Rajhara North (Central& Eastern)       | Jharkhand   | Fairmine Carbons Private Limited                  | Auction     | 03-03-2021   | 3.15    |
| 42      | Gondulpara                             | Jharkhand   | Adani Enterprises Limited                         | Auction     | 08-03-2021   | 21.77   |

| 43    | Urma Paharitola                  | Jharkhand      | Aurobindo Reality And Infrastructure Private Limited   | Auction   | 03-03-2021   |    0.00 |
|-------|----------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------------|---------|
| 44    | Brahmdiha                        | Jharkhand      | APMDCL                                                 | Auction   | 02-03-2021   |    3.42 |
| 45    | Chakla                           | Jharkhand      | Hindalco Industries Ltd                                | Auction   | 03-03-2021   |    7.01 |
| 46    | Jogeshwar& Khas Jogeswar         | Jharkhand      | South West Pinnacle Exploration Limited                | Auction   | 18-11-2021   |    0    |
| 47    | Rohne                            | Jharkhand      | NMDC                                                   | Allotment | 18-06-2021   |   33.16 |
| 48-49 | Brinda &Sasai                    | Jharkhand      | Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited                         | Auction   | 10-10-2022   |   15.16 |
| 50    | Rauta Closed                     | Jharkhand      | Shreesatya Mine Private Limited                        | Auction   | 18-11-2021   |    0    |
| 51    | Jitpur                           | Jharkhand      | Terra Mining Private Ltd                               | Auction   | 17-01-2023   |   23.14 |
| 52    | Amelia North                     | Madhya Pradesh | Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited                      | Auction   | 23-03-2015   | 1559.73 |
| 53    | Bicharpur                        | Madhya Pradesh | UltraTech Cement Limited                               | Auction   | 23-03-2015   |  136.26 |
| 54    | Sial Ghoghri                     | Madhya Pradesh | Reliance Cement Company Private Limited                | Auction   | 23-03-2015   |  182.35 |
| 55    | Suliyari                         | Madhya Pradesh | APMDCL                                                 | Allotment | 29-09-2016   |   80.59 |
| 56    | Amelia                           | Madhya Pradesh | THDC                                                   | Allotment | 17-01-2017   |   33.1  |
| 57    | Bikram                           | Madhya Pradesh | Birla Corp. Ltd                                        | Auction   | 10-02-2020   |    2.53 |
| 58    | Brahampuri                       | Madhya Pradesh | Birla Corp. Ltd                                        | Auction   | 10-02-2020   |    1.88 |
| 59    | Urtan North                      | Madhya Pradesh | JMS Mining Private Limited                             | Auction   | 03-03-2021   |   13.51 |
| 60    | Sahapur West                     | Madhya Pradesh | Sarda Energy And Minerals Limited                      | Auction   | 03-03-2021   |    8.62 |
| 61    | Sahapur East                     | Madhya Pradesh | Chowgule And Company Private Limited                   | Auction   | 03-03-2021   |    9.84 |
| 62-63 | Gotitoria (East) &(West)         | Madhya Pradesh | Boulder Stone Mart Pvt Ltd                             | Auction   | 18-11-2021   |    4.63 |
| 64    | Marki Barka                      | Madhya Pradesh | Birla Corp. Ltd                                        | Auction   | 17-01-2023   |   13.89 |
| 65-70 | Baranj I, Baranj II, Baranj III, | Maharashtra    | Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd                        | Allotment | 31-03-2015   |   48.45 |

|       | Baranj IV,Manora Deep &Kiloni                            |             |                                                      |           |            |        |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------|------------|--------|
| 71    | Belgaon                                                  | Maharashtra | Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Limited               | Auction   | 23-03-2015 | 303.54 |
| 72    | Marki Mangli III                                         | Maharashtra | B.S. Ispat Limited                                   | Auction   | 17-04-2015 |  31.17 |
| 73    | Marki Mangli-I                                           | Maharashtra | Topworth Urja and Metals Ltd                         | Auction   | 30-09-2015 |  75.31 |
| 74    | Nerad Malegaon                                           | Maharashtra | Indrajit Power Private Ltd                           | Auction   | 22-04-2015 |   3.29 |
| 75    | Marki Mangli- II                                         | Maharashtra | Yazdani International Private Limited                | Auction   | 03-03-2021 |   3.55 |
| 76    | Gondkhari                                                | Maharashtra | Adani Power Maharashtra Ltd                          | Auction   | 18-11-2021 |  17.78 |
| 77    | Takli-Jena- Bellora (North) &Takli-Jena- Bellora (South) | Maharashtra | Aurobindo Reality And Infrastructure Private Limited | Auction   | 03-03-2021 |  18.21 |
| 78    | Marki Mangli- IV                                         | Maharashtra | Sobhagya Mercantile Limited                          | Auction   | 17-01-2023 |   0.66 |
| 79    | Dulanga                                                  | Odisha      | NTPC                                                 | Allotment | 08-09-2015 | 217.59 |
| 80    | Utkal-A                                                  | Odisha      | MCL Ltd                                              | Allotment | 18-11-2021 |  82.49 |
| 81-82 | Manoharpur& Manoharpur Dipside                           | Odisha      | Odisha Coal& Power Limited                           | Allotment | 31-08-2015 | 212.71 |
| 83    | Naini                                                    | Odisha      | SCCL                                                 | Allotment | 13-08-2015 |  25    |
| 84    | Talabira-I                                               | Odisha      | GMRChhattisgarh Energy Limited                       | Auction   | 23-03-2015 |  51.57 |
| 85-86 | Utkal-E, Utkal- D                                        | Odisha      | NALCO                                                | Allotment | 02-05-2016 |  18.11 |
| 87    | Talabira-II &III                                         | Odisha      | NLC                                                  | Allotment | 02-05-2016 | 278.4  |
| 88    | Mandakini                                                | Odisha      | KPCL                                                 | Allotment | 02-03-2020 |  30.18 |
| 89    | Jamkhani                                                 | Odisha      | Vedanta Ltd                                          | Auction   | 10-02-2020 |  42.31 |
| 90    | Radhikapur East                                          | Odisha      | EMIL Mines and Mineral Resources ltd                 | Auction   | 03-03-2021 |  14    |
| 91    | Radhikapur West                                          | Odisha      | Vedanta Ltd                                          | Auction   | 03-03-2021 |  24.77 |
| 92    | Utkal-C                                                  | Odisha      | Jindal Steel and Power Limited                       | Auction   | 10-10-2022 |  19.86 |
| 93-94 | Utkal B1 &B2                                             | Odisha      | Jindal Steel and Power Limited                       | Auction   | 10-10-2022 |  53.82 |

| 95       | Bijahan                             | Odisha      | Mahanadi Mines& Minerals Pvt. Ltd.                   | Auction   | 10-10-2022   |   35.63 |
|----------|-------------------------------------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------------|---------|
| 96       | Tadicherla-I                        | Telangana   | Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited | Allotment | 31-08-2015   |   19.02 |
| 97       | Ardhagram                           | West Bengal | OCL Iron and Steel LTD                               | Auction   | 14-07-2016   |   61.88 |
| 98       | Barjora                             | West Bengal | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited    | Allotment | 31-03-2015   |   21.61 |
| 99       | Barjora (North)                     | West Bengal | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited    | Allotment | 31-03-2015   |   67.88 |
| 100- 101 | Gangaramchak, Gangaramchak Bhadulia | West Bengal | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited    | Allotment | 31-03-2015   |   45.64 |
| 102      | Sarisatolli                         | West Bengal | CESC Limited                                         | Auction   | 23-03-2015   |  811.49 |
| 103- 104 | Tara East& Tara West                | West Bengal | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited    | Allotment | 31-03-2015   |   10.88 |
| 105      | Trans Damodar                       | West Bengal | The Durgapur Projects Limited                        | Auction   | 23-03-2015   |   20.58 |
| 106      | Gourangdhih ABC                     | West Bengal | West Bengal Minrel Development Corporation Limited   | Allotment | 29-09-2016   |   11.14 |
| 107      | East of Damogoria                   | West Bengal | BCCL                                                 | Allotment | 21-11-2019   |   62.5  |
| 108      | Jaganathpur B                       | West Bengal | Powerplus Traders Pvt. Ltd                           | Auction   | 13-02-2020   |    5.42 |
| 109      | Kasta East                          | West Bengal | Jitusol Developers Pvt Ltd                           | Auction   | 12-12-2022   |   43.6  |

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