Lok Sabha Question No. 3425 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-23
Subject: Auction of Coal Blocks
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3425 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2022

## Auction of Coal Blocks

## 3425.  SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether private players have won coal blocks auctioned recently in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of companies and coal blocks won during last seven years by private players;
- (c) whether the private players have started production from the coal blocks and if so, the details of the production and use of coal by private players; and
- (d) whether the private players can sale coal in open market and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Sir. After of launch of Commercial Auction by Ministry of Coal in June, 2020, till date total of 42 coal blocks have been successfully auctioned which includes 39 coal blocks to private  companies.    List  of  these  39  coal  blocks  may  be  found  in  the Annexure (Table-A) enclosed.
- (b) In addition to aforementioned 39 coal blocks successfully auctioned to private players, 25 more  coal  blocks  have  been  successfully  auctioned  to  private  companies  before  launch  of commercial auction scheme.  List of these 25 coal blocks may be found in the Annexure (TableB).  Hence, a total of 64 coal blocks have been successfully auctioned to private companies till date.
- (c) Out of 64 coal blocks auctioned to private companies till date, 15 coal blocks have started production. Of these 15 blocks, 14 coal blocks have been allocated for captive use and one block is for sale of coal. Production from these 15 coal blocks till date (till February, 2022) is 49.141 Million Tonne.
- (d) As per the agreement signed with the successful bidders of coal mines for commercial mining, there shall be no restriction to carry on mining operations for own consumption, sale or for any other purpose including but not limited to captive consumption, Coal Gasification, Coal Liquefaction and export of coal.  Further, Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act has been amended inter  alia allowing 50% sale of coal on merchant basis annually from coal produced from captive mines.

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Table A :   List of 39 coal blocks auctioned under Commercial Auction scheme till date

|   S. No. | Mine                                                      | State          | Successful Bidder                                   | Vesting Order Issued (Yes/ No)   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | Chakla                                                    | Jharkhand      | Hindalco Industries Limited                         | Yes                              |
|        2 | Dhirauli                                                  | Madhya Pradesh | Stratatech Mineral Resources Private Limited        | Yes                              |
|        3 | Gare-Palma-IV/1                                           | Chhattisgarh   | Jindal Power Limited                                | Yes                              |
|        4 | Marki Mangli-II                                           | Maharashtra    | Yazdani International Private Limited               | Yes                              |
|        5 | Radhikapur (West)                                         | Odisha         | Vedanta Limited                                     | Yes                              |
|        6 | Sahapur West                                              | Madhya Pradesh | Sarda Energy And Minerals Limited                   | Yes                              |
|        7 | Takli-Jena- Bellora (North) & Takli-Jena- Bellora (South) | Maharashtra    | Aurobindo Realty And Infrastructure Private Limited | Yes                              |
|        8 | Urtan                                                     | Madhya Pradesh | JMS Mining Private Limited                          | Yes                              |
|        9 | Urtan North                                               | Madhya Pradesh | JMS Mining Private Limited                          | Yes                              |
|       10 | Gotitoria (East) & Gotitoria (West)                       | Madhya Pradesh | Boulder Stone Mart Private Limited                  | Yes                              |
|       12 | Bandha                                                    | Madhya Pradesh | EMIL Mines And Mineral Resources Limited            | Yes                              |
|       13 | Rajhara North (Central & Eastern)                         | Jharkhand      | Fairmine Carbons Private Limited                    | Yes                              |
|       14 | Sahapur East                                              | Madhya Pradesh | Chowgule And Company Private Limited                | Yes                              |
|       15 | Radhikapur (East)                                         | Odisha         | EMIL Mines And Mineral Resources Limited            | Yes                              |
|       16 | Urma Paharitola                                           | Jharkhand      | Aurobindo Realty And Infrastructure Private Limited | Yes                              |
|       17 | Gondulpara                                                | Jharkhand      | Adani Enterprises Limited                           | Yes                              |
|       18 | Gare-Palma-IV/7                                           | Chhattisgarh   | Sarda Energy And Minerals Limited                   | Yes                              |
|       19 | Kuraloi (A) North                                         | Odisha         | Vedanta Limited                                     | Yes                              |
|       20 | Gondkhari                                                 | Maharashtra    | Adani Power Maharashtra Ltd                         | Yes                              |
|       21 | Jogeshwar & Khas Jogeshwar                                | Jharkhand      | South West Pinnacle Exploration Limited             | Yes                              |
|       22 | Jhigador                                                  | Chhattisgarh   | CG Natural Resources Pvt Ltd                        | Yes                              |

| 23    | Bhivkund               | Maharashtra       | Sunflag Iron &Steel Company Limited         | Yes   |
|-------|------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------|
| 24    | Rauta Closed Mine      | Jharkhand         | Shreesatya Mines Private Limited            | Yes   |
| 25    | Khargaon               | Chhattisgarh      | CG Natural Resources Private Limited        | Yes   |
| 26    | Burakhap Small Patch   | Jharkhand         | Shreesatya Mines Private Limited            | No    |
| 27    | Bhaskarpara            | Chhattisgarh      | Prakash Industries Limited                  | Yes   |
| 28    | Lalgarh (North)        | Jharkhand         | Adhunik Power and Natural Resources Ltd     | No    |
| 29    | Beheraband North Extn  | Madhya Pradesh    | AURO COAL PRIVATE LIMITED                   | No    |
| 30    | Gondbahera Ujheni East | Madhya Pradesh    | MP Natural Resources Private Limited        | No    |
| 31    | Tokisud Block II       | Jharkhand         | Twenty First Century Mining Private Limited | No    |
| 32    | Bankhui                | Odisha            | YAZDANI STEEL AND POWER LIMITED             | No    |
| 33    | Bijahan                | Odisha            | Mahanadi Mines and Minerals Private Limited | No    |
| 34-35 | Brinda &Sasai          | Jharkhand         | Dalmia Cement Bharat Limited                | No    |
| 36    | Meenakshi              | Odisha            | Hindalco Industries Limited                 | No    |
| 37    | Majra                  | Maharashtra       | BS Ispat Limited                            | No    |
| 38    | Namchik Namphuk        | Arunachal Pradesh | PLATINUM ALLOYS PRIVATE LIMITED             | No    |
| 39    | Utkal C                | Odisha            | Jindal Steel And Power Limited              | No    |

Table-B : List of 25 additional coal blocks auctioned till date to private companies before launch of commercial auction scheme :-

|   S. No. | Mine                    | State          | Successful Bidder                 |
|----------|-------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|
|        1 | Chotia                  | Chhattisgarh   | Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd.     |
|        2 | Gare Palma IV-4         | Chhattisgarh   | Hindalco Industries Limited       |
|        3 | Gare Palma IV-5         | Chhattisgarh   | Hindalco Industries Limited       |
|        4 | Gare-Palma Sector- IV/8 | Chhattisgarh   | Ambuja Cements Limited            |
|        5 | Dumri                   | Jharkhand      | Hindalco Industries Limited       |
|        6 | Ganeshpur               | Jharkhand      | GMRChhattisgarh Energy Limited    |
|        7 | Jitpur                  | Jharkhand      | Adani Power Limited               |
|        8 | Kathautia               | Jharkhand      | Hindalco Industries Limited       |
|        9 | Lohari                  | Jharkhand      | Araanya Mines Private Limited     |
|       10 | Meral                   | Jharkhand      | Trimula Industries Limited        |
|       11 | Moitra                  | Jharkhand      | JSW Steel Limited                 |
|       12 | Amelia North            | Madhya Pradesh | Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited |
|       13 | Bicharpur               | Madhya Pradesh | UltraTech Cement Limited          |

|   14 | Sial Ghoghri     | Madhya Pradesh   | Reliance Cement Company Private Limited   |
|------|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|   15 | Bikram           | Madhya Pradesh   | Birla Corp. Ltd                           |
|   16 | Brahampuri       | Madhya Pradesh   | Birla Corp. Ltd                           |
|   17 | Belgaon          | Maharashtra      | Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Limited    |
|   18 | Marki Mangli III | Maharashtra      | B.S. Ispat Limited                        |
|   19 | Marki Mangli-I   | Maharashtra      | Topworth Urja and Metals Ltd              |
|   20 | Nerad Malegaon   | Maharashtra      | Indrajit Power Private Limited            |
|   21 | Talabira-I       | Odisha           | GMRChhattisgarh Energy Limited            |
|   22 | Jamkhani         | Odisha           | Vedanta Ltd                               |
|   23 | Ardhagram        | West Bengal      | OCL Iron and Steel Ltd.                   |
|   24 | Sarisatolli      | West Bengal      | CESC Limited                              |
|   25 | Jaganathpur B    | West Bengal      | Powerplus Traders Pvt. Ltd                |

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