Lok Sabha Question No. 1666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Impact of Covid -19 on Revenue of Coal Industry
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1666 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## Impact of COVID-19 on Revenue of Coal Industry

## 1666. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

- a. the impact of COVID-19 on the revenue of Coal industry in India;
- b. whether the Government has taken any steps to revive the industry;
- c. if so, the detail thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- d. the State-wise classification of the number of coal workers who lost their lives due to COVID-19;
- e. whether the Government has planned to provide any compensation to the families of coal workers who lost their lives due to COVID-19; and
- f. if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a),(b)  &  (c)  Coal  production  was  impacted  due  to  COVID-19.  The  negative  impact of COVID  -19 on  the  revenue  of  Coal  India  Limited  is  Rs.  6054.33  Cr  and  of  Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is Rs. 5921 Cr.

To support the industry, measures like abolition of performance incentive from consumers, reduction in reserve price in case of sales under e-auction and fetching  of lower  e-auction premium were initiated.

Besides,  the  following  relaxation  was  granted  to  coal  blocks  allocated,  by  the  Nominated Authority, Ministry of Coal,  during COVID-19 Pandemic:

- (i)  For First Wave of COVID-19 in 2020 - For operational coal mines 3+1 (extra 1 month from Underground mine) relaxation granted and production schedule to be adjusted on prorata  basis  w.e.f.  01.04.2020.   For  non-operational  coal  mines,  3  months  relaxation  was granted  w.e.f.  01.04.2020.
- (ii)  For  Second  Wave  of  COVID-19  in  2021  -  3  months  relaxation  was  granted  to  both operational and non-operational coal mine w.e.f. 01.04.2021.
- (d)        State-wise  classification  of  the  number  of  coal  workers  in  Coal  Companies  under Ministry of Coal, who lost their lives due to COVID-19, is as under:
- (e) & (f) Yes.  Following compensation to the families of coal workers who lost their lives due to COVID-19 have been provided by the respective coal companies:
- (i) Coal India Limited (CIL) extended Ex-gratia amount of Rs. 15 lakh to the next of kin of employees of CIL and its subsidiaries including Contractors' workers dying due to COVID19 with effect from 24.03.2020 along with all statutory compensations to the dependents/nominees of the deceased.
- (ii) NLC India Limited (NLCIL) has  not  provided  any  compensation  on  account  of  death due    to    COVID-19.  However,  all  other  statutory  compensations  are  extended  to  the dependents/nominees  of  the  deceased.  Further,  a  scheme  for  providing  employment  to  the dependents of the deceased who died due to COVID-19 has been approved by the Board.
- (iii) Ex-gratia payment of Rs. 15 Lakhs has  been extended to the dependents/nominees of the deceased who died due to COVID-19 in Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL).

| Name of the company                  | Name of the State   |   Number of workers who lost their lives |
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Coal India Limited                   | Assam               |                                        6 |
| Coal India Limited                   | Chhattisgarh        |                                      133 |
| Coal India Limited                   | Delhi               |                                        2 |
| Coal India Limited                   | Jharkhand           |                                      177 |
| Coal India Limited                   | Madhya Pradesh      |                                      159 |
| Coal India Limited                   | Maharashtra         |                                      193 |
| Coal India Limited                   | Odisha              |                                       67 |
| Coal India Limited                   | Uttar Pradesh       |                                       13 |
| Coal India Limited                   | West Bengal         |                                       75 |
| Coal India Limited                   | Sub-total (CIL)     |                                      825 |
| Singareni Collieries Company Limited | Telangana           |                                       96 |
| NLC India Limited                    | Tamil Nadu          |                                       83 |
| NLC India Limited                    | Uttar Pradesh       |                                        1 |
| NLC India Limited                    | Sub-total (NLCIL)   |                                       84 |
| Grand total                          | Grand total         |                                     1005 |

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