Lok Sabha Question No. 1840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Private Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1840

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2022

## Private Coal Mines

## 1840.   SHRI T.R. BAALU:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  coal  mines  in  the  private  sector  and  the  quantum  of  production  of  coal  from them during each of the last five years;
- (b)  the  capital  investments  and  equity  amounts  held  by  foreign  companies/institutions  in  the private coal mining companies in India;
- (c) the extent to which private coal mining contributes to the Country's coal requirements;
- (d) the details of money received from private coal companies by Central and State Governments by way of royalty and other payments in terms of license/ concession agreement for coal mining, apart from taxes;
- (e)  whether  the  price  of  coal  supplied  from  private  mines  is  cheaper  than  Government organizations like Coal India Limited; and
- (f)    if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   The details of coal mines in the private sector may be found in the Annexure enclosed. The quantum of production of coal from them during last five years is as follows:

| Financial Year   |   Production inMT |
|------------------|-------------------|
| 2017-18          |             25.87 |
| 2018-19          |             26.44 |
| 2019-20          |             26.44 |
| 2020-21          |             24.28 |
| 2021-22          |             26.03 |

- (b)  Information is being collected.

(c)  Coal  production  by  private  coal  companies  would  help  the  country  to  reduce  its  reliance  on imports. The coal sector has been opened up for commercial coal mining in 2020 and first ever successful auction of commercial mining was launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 18.06.2020. Till date 46 coal blocks have been successfully auctioned under commercial mining and Vesting order have been executed for 27 of these blocks. Of these 27 blocks, 2(two) coal blocks have already started coal production.

(d) Information is being collected.

(e) and (f)  Information is being collected

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Details of coal mines allocated to private sector :

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|   S.No. | Name of Coal Mine                | State        | Successful Bidder / Allottee      |
|---------|----------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------|
|       1 | Chotia                           | Chhattisgarh | Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd      |
|       2 | Gare Palma IV/4                  | Chhattisgarh | Hindalco Industries Ltd           |
|       3 | Gare Palma IV/5                  | Chhattisgarh | Hindalco Industries Ltd           |
|       4 | Gare Palma Sector IV/8           | Chhattisgarh | Ambuja Cements Ltd                |
|       5 | Bhaskarpara                      | Chhattisgarh | Prakash Industries Limited        |
|       6 | Gare Palma IV/7                  | Chhattisgarh | Sarda Energy and Minerals Limited |
|       7 | Gare Palma IV/1                  | Chhattisgarh | Jindal Power Limited              |
|       8 | Jhigador                         | Chhattisgarh | CG Natural Resources Private Ltd  |
|       9 | Khargaon                         | Chhattisgarh | CG Natural Resources Private Ltd  |
|      10 | Dumri                            | Jharkhand    | Hindalco Industries Ltd           |
|      11 | Ganeshpur*                       | Jharkhand    | GMRChhattisgarh Energy Limited    |
|      12 | Kathautia                        | Jharkhand    | Hindalco Industries Ltd           |
|      13 | Lohari                           | Jharkhand    | Araanya Mines Private Limited     |
|      14 | Meral                            | Jharkhand    | Trimula Industries Limited        |
|      15 | Moitra                           | Jharkhand    | JSW Steel Limited                 |
|      16 | Rajhara North (Central &Eastern) | Jharkhand    | Fairmine Carbons Private Limited  |

## Annexure

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| S.No.   | Name of Coal Mine         | State          | Successful Bidder / Allottee                         |
|---------|---------------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 17      | Gondulpara                | Jharkhand      | Adani Enterprises Limited                            |
| 18      | UrmaPaharitola            | Jharkhand      | Aurobindo Reality And Infrastructure Private Limited |
| 19      | Chakla                    | Jharkhand      | Hindalco Industries Ltd                              |
| 20      | Jogeshwar &Khas Jogeswar  | Jharkhand      | South West Pinnacle Exploration Limited              |
| 21      | Rauta Closed              | Jharkhand      | Shreesatya Mine Private Limited                      |
| 22      | Amelia North              | Madhya Pradesh | Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited                    |
| 23      | Bicharpur                 | Madhya Pradesh | UltraTech Cement Limited                             |
| 24      | Sial Ghoghri              | Madhya Pradesh | Reliance Cement Company Private Limited              |
| 25      | Bikram                    | Madhya Pradesh | Birla Corp. Ltd                                      |
| 26      | Brahampuri                | Madhya Pradesh | Birla Corp. Ltd                                      |
| 27      | Urtan North               | Madhya Pradesh | JMS Mining Private Limited                           |
| 28      | Sahapur West              | Madhya Pradesh | Sarda Energy And Minerals Limited                    |
| 29      | Sahapur East              | Madhya Pradesh | Chowgule And Company Private Limited                 |
| 30-31'  | Gotitoria (East) & (West) | Madhya Pradesh | Boulder Stone Mart Pvt Ltd                           |
| 32      | Urtan                     | Madhya Pradesh | JMS Mining Private Limited                           |

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|   S.No. | Name of Coal Mine                                       | State          | Successful Bidder / Allottee                         |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|      33 | Dhirauli                                                | Madhya Pradesh | Stratatech Mineral Resources Private Limited         |
|      34 | Bandha                                                  | Madhya Pradesh | EMIL Mines And Mineral Resources Limited             |
|      35 | Belgaon                                                 | Maharashtra    | Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Limited               |
|      36 | Marki Mangli III                                        | Maharashtra    | B.S. Ispat Limited                                   |
|      37 | Marki Mangli-I                                          | Maharashtra    | Topworth Urja and Metals Ltd                         |
|      38 | Nerad Malegaon                                          | Maharashtra    | Indrajit Power Private Ltd                           |
|      39 | Marki Mangli-II                                         | Maharashtra    | Yazdani International Private Limited                |
|      40 | Gondkhari                                               | Maharashtra    | Adani Power Maharashtra Ltd                          |
|      41 | Takli-Jena-Bellora (North) &Takli- Jena-Bellora (South) | Maharashtra    | Aurobindo Reality And Infrastructure Private Limited |
|      42 | Bhivkund                                                | Maharashtra    | Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Limited               |
|      43 | Talabira-I*                                             | Odisha         | GMRChhattisgarh Energy Limited                       |
|      44 | Jamkhani                                                | Odisha         | Vedanta Ltd                                          |
|      45 | Radhikapur East                                         | Odisha         | EMIL Mines and Mineral Resources ltd                 |
|      46 | Radhikapur West                                         | Odisha         | Vedanta Ltd                                          |
|      47 | Kuraloi (A) North                                       | Odisha         | Vedanta Ltd                                          |

| S.No.   | Name of Coal Mine    | State          | Successful Bidder / Allottee   |
|---------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------------------|
| 48      | Ardhagram*           | West Bengal    | OCL Iron and Steel LTD*        |
| 49      | Sarisatolli          | West Bengal    | CESC Limited                   |
| 50      | Jaganathpur B        | West Bengal    | Powerplus Traders Pvt. Ltd     |
| 51-52   | Moher &Moher Almohri | Madhya Pradesh | Sasan Power Ltd                |