Lok Sabha Question No. 1309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Safety and Security of Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Pratima Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1309 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2022

## Safety and Security of Coal Mines

## 1309. SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL:

Will the Minister of be pleased to state:

(a) whether there are guidelines for safety and security of coal mines in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether these guidelines are reviewed from time to time and if so, the details thereof; and (c) whether certain accidents took place in coal mines during the past five years and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a):    The provisions for occupational safety & health for persons employed in the mines have been made in the Mines Act 1952 and rules & regulations framed there under. The applicable legislation to the coal mines are: (i) The Mines Act 1952, (ii) The Mines Rules, 1955, (iii) The Coal Mines Regulations, 2017 (iv) The Mines Rescue rules, 1985, (v) The Mines Vocational Training Rules 1966, (vi) The Mines Creche Rules, 1985, etc. Besides, Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) issues Circulars from time to time based on the accidents and the technological advancements in the mining method and the machinery.

(b):     The Act / Rules are reviewed and amended from time to time to incorporate the changes in  Occupational  Safety  and  health  of  mine  workers  in  line  with  the technological advancements  in  mining  industry.  The  Coal  Mines  Regulation  (CMR)  1957  has  been amended as  Coal  Mines  Regulations  2017  and  Oil  Mines  Regulation, 1984 has been amended as the, Oil Mines Regulations 2017. Further, the Mines Act 1952 has been subsumed into "The Occupational Safety Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020" which has been notified on 29th September, 2020. It will come into force on the date as notified by the Central Government.

(c):       The number of accidents in coal mines and number of persons injured during 2017 to 2021 and the current year is given below :

## Statewise accident details in Coal Mines from 2017-2022

| State         | No. of Fatal accident   | Killed   | No. of Serious accident   | Injured   |
|---------------|-------------------------|----------|---------------------------|-----------|
| 2017          | 2017                    | 2017     | 2017                      | 2017      |
| Chhattisgarh  | 7                       | 7        | 7                         | 7         |
| Jharkhand     | 11                      | 12       | 14                        | 14        |
| Madhya        |                         |          |                           |           |
| Pradesh       | 6                       | 8        | 11                        | 11        |
| Maharashtra   | 3                       | 4        | 7                         | 7         |
| Odisha        | 5                       | 5        | 2                         | 2         |
| Rajasthan     | 1                       | 1        | 0                         | 0         |
| Telangana     | 12                      | 13       | 219                       | 225       |
| Tamil Nadu    | 1                       | 1        | 0                         | 0         |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1                       | 1        | 1                         | 1         |
| West Bengal   | 9                       | 9        | 5                         | 5         |
| Total         | 56                      | 61       | 266                       | 272       |
| 2018          | 2018                    | 2018     | 2018                      | 2018      |
| Chhattisgarh  | 11                      | 14       | 6                         | 8         |
| Gujarat       | 1                       | 2        | 1                         | 1         |
| Jharkhand     | 9                       | 14       | 14                        | 22        |
| Madhya        |                         |          |                           |           |
| Pradesh       | 7                       | 10       | 17                        | 17        |
| Maharashtra   | 2                       | 2        | 11                        | 11        |
| Odisha        | 8                       | 8        | 2                         | 4         |
| Telangana     | 8                       | 8        | 207                       | 208       |
| Tamil Nadu    | 1                       | 1        | 0                         | 0         |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1                       | 1        | 0                         | 0         |
| West Bengal   | 1                       | 2        | 8                         | 9         |
| Total         | 49                      | 62       | 266                       | 280       |
| 2019          | 2019                    | 2019     | 2019                      | 2019      |
| Chhattisgarh  | 7                       | 8        | 10                        | 10        |
| Jharkhand     | 11                      | 11       | 7                         | 12        |
| Madhya        |                         |          |                           |           |
| Pradesh       | 3                       | 3        | 8                         | 8         |
| Maharashtra   | 3                       | 4        | 12                        | 13        |
| Odisha        | 7                       | 10       | 2                         | 2         |
| Rajasthan     | 1                       | 1        | 0                         | 0         |
| Telangana     | 8                       | 8        | 143                       | 143       |
| Tamil Nadu    | 1                       | 1        | 0                         | 0         |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2                       | 2        | 0                         | 1         |
| West Bengal   | 8                       | 8        | 11                        | 15        |
| Total         | 51                      | 56       | 193                       | 204       |
| 2020          | 2020                    | 2020     | 2020                      | 2020      |
| Chhattisgarh  | 12                      | 12       | 5                         | 5         |

| Gujarat                    | 0                          | 0                          | 1                          | 1                          |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Jharkhand                  | 8                          | 9                          | 11                         | 16                         |
| Madhya Pradesh             | 4                          | 5                          | 5                          | 7                          |
| Maharashtra                | 4                          | 4                          | 4                          | 4                          |
| Odisha                     | 5                          | 5                          | 2                          | 2                          |
| Telangana                  | 9                          | 12                         | 80                         | 87                         |
| Uttar Pradesh              | 0                          | 0                          | 2                          | 3                          |
| West Bengal                | 6                          | 6                          | 8                          | 14                         |
| Total                      | 48                         | 53                         | 118                        | 139                        |
| 2021                       | 2021                       | 2021                       | 2021                       | 2021                       |
| Chhattisgarh               | 5                          | 5                          | 10                         | 10                         |
| Jharkhand                  | 7                          | 8                          | 15                         | 17                         |
| Madhya Pradesh             | 7                          | 7                          | 16                         | 16                         |
| Maharashtra                | 4                          | 4                          | 5                          | 6                          |
| Odisha                     | 2                          | 2                          | 3                          | 3                          |
| Telangana                  | 7                          | 13                         | 127                        | 129                        |
| Tamil Nadu                 | 0                          | 0                          | 1                          | 1                          |
| Uttar Pradesh              | 1                          | 1                          | 1                          | 1                          |
| West Bengal                | 10                         | 11                         | 10                         | 12                         |
| Total                      | 43                         | 51                         | 188                        | 195                        |
| 2022 [upto November, 2022] | 2022 [upto November, 2022] | 2022 [upto November, 2022] | 2022 [upto November, 2022] | 2022 [upto November, 2022] |
| Andhra Pradesh             | 0                          | 0                          | 1                          | 1                          |
| Chhattisgarh               | 4                          | 4                          | 17                         | 18                         |
| Jharkhand                  | 6                          | 7                          | 15                         | 18                         |
| Madhya Pradesh             | 6                          | 7                          | 16                         | 16                         |
| Maharashtra                | 0                          | 0                          | 9                          | 11                         |
| Odisha                     | 0                          | 0                          | 4                          | 4                          |
| Telangana                  | 5                          | 7                          | 74                         | 76                         |
| Tamil Nadu                 | 0                          | 0                          | 1                          | 1                          |
| Uttar Pradesh              | 0                          | 0                          | 1                          | 1                          |
| West Bengal                | 2                          | 2                          | 9                          | 10                         |
| Total                      | 23                         | 27                         | 147                        | 156                        |

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