Lok Sabha Question No. 51 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Coal Production by States
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 51 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2022

## Coal Production by States

## 51. SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

## Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the names of coal producing states along with the quantum of coal they are producing annually;
- (b)  whether  any  survey  for  accessing  annual  consumption  of  coal  has  been conducted by the Government;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether any action plan has been chalked out by the Government to meet the shortfall and to increase production of coal and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a): State-wise raw coal production in the country during 2020-21 and 2021-22(till December) is given below:

## PRODUCTION DATA

(Figure in Million tonnes)

| STATE/Year      |   2020-21 |   2021-22 Upto Dec-21 (Provisional) |
|-----------------|-----------|-------------------------------------|
| ASSAM           |     0.036 |                               0     |
| CHHATTISGARH    |   158.409 |                              98.558 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR |     0.012 |                               0.009 |
| JHARKHAND       |   119.296 |                              79.957 |
| MADHYA PRADESH  |   132.531 |                              98.236 |
| MAHARASTRA      |    47.435 |                              32.971 |
| ODISHA          |   154.15  |                             127.928 |
| TELANGANA       |    52.603 |                              48.171 |
| UTTAR PRADESH   |    17.016 |                              12.8   |
| WEST BENGAL     |    34.596 |                              23.715 |
| All India       |   716.084 |                             522.345 |

Source: CCO Provisional Coal Statistics 2021-21

- (b) & (c): As per initial study report of NITI Aayog, the estimated coal demand of various  sectors  viz..  Power  generation,  Iron  &  Steel,  Cement,  Aluminium,  and Captive Power Production, is about 1192-1325 Million Tonnes (MT) in 2030.

(d): The  following  action  has  been  taken  by  Government  to  further  enhance  the production of the coal in the country:

- i. Commercial  Auction  of  coal  on  revenue  share  mechanism: Auction  of commercial  mining  on  Revenue  Sharing  Mechanism  was  launched  on 18.06.2020  by  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister.  Under  this  scheme,  total  of  2 tranches have been successfully completed and third Tranche is currently under process. From these two tranches total of 28 coal mines have been successfully  auctioned  for  which  Vesting  order  have  in  signed  for  27  coal mines.
- ii. Allow 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 their captive needs.
- iii. Rolling auction : In order to expedite the process for conducting auction and to  carryout  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:
- a.  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)
5. b .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.

- iv. Single  Window  Clearance : The  Union  government  has  already  launched Single Window Clearance portal on 11.01.2021 for the coal sector to speed up  the  operationalisation  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 approval or clearances.
- v. Coal  India  Ltd.  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:
1. 15 Projects identified with a Capacity of about 160 MTPA (Million Tonnes per Annum) to be operated by Mine Developer cum Operator mode.
2. Capacity  addition  through  special  dispensation  in  Environment  Clearance under clause 7(ii) of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) 2006
3. CIL  has  taken  steps  to  upgrade  the  mechanized  coal  transportation  and loading system under 'First Mile Connectivity' projects.

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