Lok Sabha Question No. 1356 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Development Programmes near Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Navneet Ravi Rana, Sunil Kumar Pintu, Dileshwar Kamait, Ram Kripal Yadav, Locket Chatterjee, Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Ajay Kumar Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1356 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14/12/2022

## Development Programmes near Coal Mines

1356.   Shrimati Navneet Ravi Rana:

Shri Sunil Kumar Pintu:

Shri Dileshwar Kamait:

Shri Ram Kripal Yadav:

Ms. Locket Chatterjee:

Shri Ramesh Chander Kaushik:

Shri Ajay Kumar Mandal:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of the development programmes started near the coal mines across the country including in Amravati, Maharashtra; and
- (b) the impact of such development programmes on the socio-economic condition of the people residing near the coal mines?

## Answer

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

- (a) Development programmes in the peripheral areas of coal mines are undertaken through the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds. As per CSR policy of Coal PSU, CIL, at least 80% of the CSR funds every year have to be spent within a radius of 25 kms. of mines/project sites/establishments by subsidiaries of CIL. The key areas covered are Healthcare & Nutrition, Sanitation  &  Water  supply,  Education  &  Livelihood,  Rural  Development,  Environmental Sustainability and Disaster Management. Other themes covered are Women Empowerment and Welfare of the differently-abled.

During the last five financial years, a total of Rs. 2,625.26 cr. have been spent under CSR by CIL and its subsidiaries across the country including in Amravati, Maharashtra.

|   S. No. | Theme                             |   CSR Exp. FY 17-18 (Rs. Cr.) |   CSR Exp. FY 18-19 (Rs. Cr.) |   CSR Exp. FY 19-20 (Rs. Cr.) |   CSR Exp. FY 20-21 (Rs. Cr.) |   CSR Exp. FY 21-22 (Rs. Cr.) | Total (Rs. Cr.)   |
|----------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Healthcare, Sanitation& Nutrition |                         93.36 |                        179.14 |                        290.6  |                        314.85 |                        393.89 | 1,271.84          |
|        2 | Education& Livelihood             |                        256.96 |                        121.44 |                        155.25 |                         83.32 |                         91.58 | 708.55            |

| 3   | Rural Development            |   51.71 |   73.18 |   42.26 |   77.19 |   56.86 | 301.20   |
|-----|------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
| 4   | Environmental Sustainability |   66.07 |   20.7  |   17.69 |   16.95 |   14.68 | 136.09   |
| 5   | Promotion of Sports          |   10.79 |   14.12 |   23.61 |   11.24 |   10.09 | 69.85    |
| 6   | Disaster Management          |    0    |    0    |   51.05 |   23.23 |    9.82 | 84.10    |
| 7   | Other themes                 |    4.89 |    7.89 |    7.38 |   27.07 |    6.4  | 53.63    |
|     | TOTAL                        |  483.78 |  416.47 |  587.84 |  553.85 |  583.32 | 2,625.26 |

## (b)  The  impact  of  development  programmes  on  the  socio-economic  condition  of  people residing near the coal mines can be described as under:

|   S. No. | Project theme                    | Types of Interventions                                                                                                                                                                      | Impact                                                                          |
|----------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Healthcare Nutrition             | & Construction of hospitals, Health camps, Mobile Medical Units, Treatment support, Supporting anganwadis etc. and treatment                                                                | Improved healthcare facilities access to healthcare &                           |
|        2 | Sanitation &Water Supply         | Construction of toilets, installation of handpumps, piped water supply projects etc.                                                                                                        | Improved sanitation and supply of potable drinking water.                       |
|        3 | Education Livelihood             | & Construction of schools, classrooms and hostels, Installation of smart classes, Vocational trainings and livelihood enhancement programmes etc. Improved access to &vocational trainings, | education                                                                       |
|        4 | Welfare of the differently abled | Providing aids and assistive devices, Supporting special education etc.                                                                                                                     | Improved the facilities for special education of differently-abled students.    |
|        5 | Women Empowerment                | Vocational trainings in trades such as Beautician, Nursing, Food processing, Handicrafts, Poultry etc., Maternal health improvement, Menstrual hygiene programmes etc. Improved avenues for | employability and self-employment                                               |
|        6 | Rural Development                | Construction of roads, community halls and other public utilities, Installation of solar lights etc.                                                                                        | Improved mobility of villagers including accessibility to nearby local markets. |