Lok Sabha Question No. 1096 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Present Coal Production in the Country
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1096 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2023

## Present Coal Production in the Country

## 1096. SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

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

- (a) the details of the present quantum of coal production and annual consumption of coal in the country;
- (b) the action taken by the Government to increase the production of coal to meet the demand in the country; and
- (c)  the details thereof?

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

- (a): The details of the present quantum of coal production and annual consumption of coal in the country  :
- (b) & (c): The all India coal production in the year 2021-2022 was 778.19 Million Tonne (MT) in comparison to 716.08 MT in the year 2020-2021. Further, in the current financial year upto January, 2023, the country has produced about 698.24 MT of coal as compared to about 602.49 MT during the same period of last year with a growth of about 16 %. The following measures taken by the Government to enhance the production of coal in the country:
- i. Regular reviews by Ministry of Coal to expedite the development of coal blocks.
- ii. Enactment of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2021 for enabling captive mines owners (other than atomic minerals) to sell up to 50% of their annual mineral (including coal) production in the open market after meeting the requirement  of  the  end  use  plant  linked  with  the  mine  in  such  manner  as  may  be prescribed by the Central Government on payment of such additional amount.
- iii. Single Window Clearance portal for the coal sector to speed up the operationalization of coal mines.
- iv. Project Monitoring Unit for handholding of coal block allottees for obtaining various approvals / clearances for early operationalization of coal mines.
- v. Commercial auction of coal blocks on revenue sharing basis. Under commercial mining scheme,  rebate  of  50  %  on  final  offer  would  be  allowed  for  the  quantity  of  coal produced  earlier than scheduled  date of production. Also, incentives on coal gasification or liquefaction (rebate of 50 % on final offer) have been granted.
- vi. Coal India Limited is adopting Mass  Production Technologies (MPT)  in its Underground (UG) mines, mainly Continuous Miners (CMs), wherever feasible. Coal India Limited has also envisaged working large numbers of Highwalls (HW) mines in view of the availability of Abandoned / Discontinued mines. Coal India Limited is also planning large capacity UG mines wherever feasible.
- vii. In its Opencast (OC) mines, Coal India Limited already has State-of-the-Art technology in its high capacity Excavators, Dumpers and Surface Miners. Digitization is being tried on pilot scale in 7 of its mega mines and shall be replicated further.
- viii. SCCL is expediting the activities to ground new 8 mines (7 mines in Telangana & one in Odisha).

| Figure in Million Tonnes (MT)               | Figure in Million Tonnes (MT)               | Figure in Million Tonnes (MT)               | Figure in Million Tonnes (MT)               | Figure in Million Tonnes (MT)                                |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Years                                       | All India Actual Coal Production            | All India Actual Coal Dispatch              | Total Import                                | Total Actual Demand/ Consumption of Coal (Import + Dispatch) |
| 2021-22                                     | 778.19                                      | 818.99                                      | 208.93                                      | 1027.93                                                      |
| 2022-23 (Provisional)                       | 698.24*                                     | 719.86*                                     | 168.00 **                                   | -                                                            |
| * Upto January, 2023 ** Upto November, 2022 | * Upto January, 2023 ** Upto November, 2022 | * Upto January, 2023 ** Upto November, 2022 | * Upto January, 2023 ** Upto November, 2022 | * Upto January, 2023 ** Upto November, 2022                  |

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