Lok Sabha Question No. 656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Auction of Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Kalyan Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 656 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022

## Auction of Coal Mines

## 656.   SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has planned for auction/allocation of coal blocks till 2030;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  overall  auction/allocation  schedule  along  with  the envisaged timeline of its operation;
- (c) the details of the progress made by Coal India Ltd to achieve its one billion tonne production target by 2023-24; and
- (d) the details of auctioned coal blocks in the country since 2014?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) : Auction of coal blocks is a continuous process. As per the prescribed procedure, companies may apply as and when Notice Inviting Application/Notice Inviting Tender is published by the Nominated Authority/Ministry  of  Coal.   Applications,  if  any,  are  considered  as  per  the norms specified.
- (c) : To achieve 1 BT coal production by FY 2024-25, the progress made so far by Coal India Ltd. (CIL) since April' 2020 to June' 2022 is as follows:
1. 53 project reports including greenfield and expansion projects have been approved  by  CIL  &  its  subsidiaries  to  create  additional  capacity  of  coal production.  These  projects  will  add  additional  capacity  of  about  278  Mty (million ton/ year) and projected to contribute additional production of about 102 Mt by FY 24-25.
2. Environmental Clearance granted for 60 proposals with an incremental capacity of 104.86 Mty.
3. Stage-I Forest Clearance granted for 09 proposals involving 934.96 Ha of forest land.
4. Stage-II Forest Clearance granted for 14 proposals involving 2580.68 Ha of forest land.
5. 6966.87 Ha of land have been possessed.
6. 06 First Mile Connectivity Projects of CHP/SILO have been commissioned with aggregate capacity of 82 Mty.

7. 04 Rail Connectivity projects have been commissioned and 1 Rail Siding have been commissioned.
8. Rail Projects - Kharsia- Dharamjaigarh rail line of 87 Kms (CERL Ph-I) in Chhattisgarh has been commissioned, Lingaraj SILO to Deulbeda rail connectivity  of  4.4  Km  has  been  commissioned,  Work  of  tripling  of  ToriShivpur rail link in Jharkhand started and Doubling of Jharsuguda- BarpaliSardega rail link in Odisha started.
9. Work awarded for 06 MDO Projects with aggregate capacity of 96.74 Mty.
4. (d) : Details of coal mines Auctioned by Nominated Authority whose allocation is in force presently is given below:-

|   S. No. | Name of Coal Mine      | State                | Successful Bidder / Allottee         | End Use   | Vesting order/ Allotment order date   |
|----------|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------|---------------------------------------|
|        1 | Chotia                 | Chhattisgarh         | Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd.        | NRS       | 23-03-2015                            |
|        2 | Gare Palma IV/4        | Chhattisgarh         | Hindalco Industries Ltd.             | NRS       | 23-03-2015                            |
|        3 | Gare Palma IV/5        | Chhattisgarh         | Hindalco Industries Ltd.             | NRS       | 23-03-2015                            |
|        4 | Kathautia              | Jharkhand            | Hindalco Industries Ltd.             | NRS       | 23-03-2015                            |
|        5 | Amelia North           | Madhya Pradesh(M.P.) | Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd.       | Power     | 23-03-2015                            |
|        6 | Bicharpur              | M.P.                 | UltraTech Cement Ltd.                | NRS       | 23-03-2015                            |
|        7 | Sial Ghoghri           | M.P.                 | Reliance Cement Company Private Ltd. | NRS       | 23-03-2015                            |
|        8 | Belgaon                | Maharashtra          | Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Ltd.  | NRS       | 23-03-2015                            |
|        9 | Talabira - I*          | Odisha               | GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Ltd.         | Power     | 23-03-2015                            |
|       10 | Sarisatolli            | West Bengal          | CESC Ltd.                            | Power     | 23-03-2015                            |
|       11 | Trans Damodar          | West Bengal          | The Durgapur Projects Ltd.           | Power     | 23-03-2015                            |
|       12 | Marki Mangli III       | Maharashtra          | B.S. Ispat Ltd.                      | NRS       | 17-04-2015                            |
|       13 | Gare Palma Sector IV/8 | Chhattisgarh         | Ambuja Cements Ltd.                  | NRS       | 22-04-2015                            |
|       14 | Dumri                  | Jharkhand            | Hindalco Industries Ltd.             | NRS       | 22-04-2015                            |
|       15 | Ganeshpur*             | Jharkhand            | GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Ltd.         | Power     | 22-04-2015                            |
|       16 | Lohari                 | Jharkhand            | Araanya Mines Private Ltd.           | NRS       | 22-04-2015                            |
|       17 | Meral                  | Jharkhand            | Trimula Industries Ltd.              | NRS       | 22-04-2015                            |

|   18 | Moitra                                                   | Jharkhand   | JSW Steel Ltd.                                    | NRS          | 22-04-2015   |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
|   19 | Nerad Malegaon                                           | Maharashtra | Indrajit Power Private Ltd                        | NRS          | 22-04-2015   |
|   20 | Marki Mangli-I                                           | Maharashtra | Topworth Urja and Metals Ltd.                     | NRS          | 30-09-2015   |
|   21 | Ardhagram*                                               | West Bengal | OCL Iron and Steel Ltd.*                          | NRS          | 14-07-2016   |
|   22 | Bikram                                                   | M.P.        | Birla Corp. Ltd.                                  | NRS          | 10-02-2020   |
|   23 | Brahampuri                                               | M.P.        | Birla Corp. Ltd.                                  | NRS          | 10-02-2020   |
|   24 | Jamkhani                                                 | Odisha      | Vedanta Ltd.                                      | NRS          | 10-02-2020   |
|   25 | Jaganathpur B                                            | West Bengal | Powerplus Traders Pvt. Ltd.                       | NRS          | 13-02-2020   |
|   26 | Brahmdiha                                                | Jharkhand   | APMDCL                                            | Sale of Coal | 02-03-2021   |
|   27 | Rajhara North (Central & Eastern)                        | Jharkhand   | Fairmine Carbons Private Ltd.                     | -do-         | 03-03-2021   |
|   28 | UrmaPaharitola                                           | Jharkhand   | Aurobindo Reality And Infrastructure Private Ltd. | -do-         | 03-03-2021   |
|   29 | Chakla                                                   | Jharkhand   | Hindalco Industries Ltd.                          | -do-         | 03-03-2021   |
|   30 | Urtan North                                              | M.P.        | JMS Mining Private Ltd.                           | -do-         | 03-03-2021   |
|   31 | Sahapur West                                             | M.P.        | Sarda Energy And Minerals Ltd.                    | -do-         | 03-03-2021   |
|   32 | Sahapur East                                             | M.P.        | Chowgule And Company Private Ltd.                 | -do-         | 03-03-2021   |
|   33 | Urtan                                                    | M.P.        | JMS Mining Private Ltd.                           | -do-         | 03-03-2021   |
|   34 | Dhirauli                                                 | M.P.        | Stratatech Mineral Resources Private Ltd.         | -do-         | 03-03-2021   |
|   35 | Bandha                                                   | M.P.        | EMIL Mines And Mineral Resources Ltd.             | -do-         | 03-03-2021   |
|   36 | Marki Mangli-II                                          | Maharashtra | Yazdani International Private Ltd.                | -do-         | 03-03-2021   |
|   37 | Takli-Jena-Bellora (North) & Takli- Jena-Bellora (South) | Maharashtra | Aurobindo Reality And Infrastructure Private Ltd. | -do-         | 03-03-2021   |
|   38 | Radhikapur East                                          | Odisha      | EMIL Mines and Mineral Resources Ltd.             | -do-         | 03-03-2021   |

| 39     | Radhikapur West           | Odisha       | Vedanta Ltd.                         | -do-   | 03-03-2021   |
|--------|---------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|--------|--------------|
| 40     | Gare Palma IV/7           | Chhattisgarh | Sarda Energy and Minerals Ltd.       | -do-   | 08-03-2021   |
| 41     | Gare Palma IV/1           | Chhattisgarh | Jindal Power Ltd.                    | -do-   | 08-03-2021   |
| 42     | Gondulpara                | Jharkhand    | Adani Enterprises Ltd.               | -do-   | 08-03-2021   |
| 43     | Kuraloi (A) North         | Odisha       | Vedanta Ltd.                         | -do-   | 03-09-2021   |
| 44     | Bhaskarpara               | Chhattisgarh | Prakash Industries Ltd.              | -do-   | 18-11-2021   |
| 45     | Jhigador                  | Chhattisgarh | CG Natural Resources Private Ltd.    | -do-   | 18-11-2021   |
| 46     | Khargaon                  | Chhattisgarh | CG Natural Resources Private Ltd.    | -do-   | 18-11-2021   |
| 47     | Jogeshwar & Khas Jogeswar | Jharkhand    | South West Pinnacle Exploration Ltd. | -do-   | 18-11-2021   |
| 48     | Rauta Closed              | Jharkhand    | Shreesatya Mine Private Ltd.         | -do-   | 18-11-2021   |
| 49- 50 | Gotitoria (East) & (West) | M.P.         | Boulder Stone Mart Pvt. Ltd.         | -do-   | 18-11-2021   |
| 51     | Gondkhari                 | Maharashtra  | Adani Power Maharashtra Ltd.         | -do-   | 18-11-2021   |
| 52     | Bhivkund                  | Maharashtra  | Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Ltd.  | -do-   | 18-11-2021   |

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