Lok Sabha Question No. 662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Auction of Coking Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Rajbahadur Singh, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Mahendra Singh Solanky, Sandhya Ray, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.662 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2021

## AUCTION OF COKING COAL MINES

662      SHRI RAJBAHADUR SINGH, SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA, SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY, SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY, DR. KRISHAN PAL SINGH YADAV SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government is proposing to launch an auction for the coking coal mines;
- (b) if so, the details of the actions and steps taken in this regard;
- (c) the details of blocks auctioned during the last five years, State-wise; and
- (d) the  target  set  for  production  of  coking  coal  and  the  details  of  coking  coal  generated through the auctioned coking coal mines?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Coking and non-coking coal mines are auctioned together.  Presently, Ministry is not proposing to launch auction exclusively for coking coal mines.
- (c) The details of coking coal blocks auctioned during the last five years, State-Wise is as under :-
- (d) Total 5 coking coal mines have been auctioned with an aggregate peak rated capacity of 2.4 Million tonnes per annum, however, production from auctioned coking coal blocks is yet to start.  Details of the above-mentioned 5 coal mines are as under  :-

|   S. No. |   Auction Tranche | State     | Name of the Coal Mine        | PRC (MTPA)                                                        |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 |                11 | Jharkhand | Brahmadiha                   | 0.15                                                              |
|        2 |                11 | Madhya    | Urtan                        | 0.65                                                              |
|        3 |                11 | Pradesh   | Urtan North                  | 0.60                                                              |
|        4 |                12 | Jharkhand | Jogeshwar and Khas Jogeshwar | NA (PRC not available since it is a partially explored coal mine) |

|   S. No. | State     | Name of the Coal Mine   |   PRC (MTPA) | Target Month of Production   |
|----------|-----------|-------------------------|--------------|------------------------------|
|        1 | Jharkhand | Moitra                  |            1 | December-2018                |

|   S. No. | State     | Name of the Coal Mine        | PRC (MTPA)   | Target Month of Production   |
|----------|-----------|------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------|
|        2 | Jharkhand | Brahmadiha                   | 0.15         | May-2025                     |
|        3 | Madhya    | Urtan                        | 0.65         | August-2026                  |
|        4 | Pradesh   | Urtan North                  | 0.60         | May-2025                     |
|        5 | Jharkhand | Jogeshwar and Khas Jogeshwar | NA           | March-2027                   |

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