Lok Sabha Question No. 1020 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Auction of Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1020

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2023

## Auction of Coal Mines

## 1020.  DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

## SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has auctioned 106 coal mines under 7th Round of Coal Mine Auctions recently;
- (b) if so, the details of mines that have undergone auction, State-wise along with the final outcome of the above auction;
- (c) whether there are any coal mines auctioned or put for auction from Telangana; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) The Ministry of Coal had launched 7 th round and Second Attempt of 6 th round of commercial auctions on March 29, 2023. A total of 106 coal / lignite mines were offered, 101 coal mines under 7 th round and 5 coal mines under 2 nd Attempt of 6 th round.  Subsequently, 3 lignite mines from the state of Tamil Nadu were withdrawn from the auction process.  Details of mines that have undergone auctions, state-wise alongwith number of bids received may be found in Annexure enclosed.

Technical Evaluation is in progress for 24 bids received for 7 mines (more than 1 bid has been received in 7 th round of auction) and for 1 bid received for 1 mine (where single bid has been received in 2 nd attempt of 6 th round of auctions).  Tender process has been annulled for all other mines.

- (c) & (d) Yes,  Sir.  3  coal  mines  were  offered  from  Telangana  under  7 th round  of commercial coal mine auctions. The details of the coal mines is as below :-

|   S.No | Name of Mine         | District             |
|--------|----------------------|----------------------|
|      1 | Penagadapa           | Bhadradri Kothagudem |
|      2 | Sravanapalli         | Manchiryal           |
|      3 | Sattupalli Block-III | Khammam              |

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## ANNEXURE

Detail of 103 mines that have undergone auction, state wise alongwith number of bids received:-

| Andhra Pradesh   | Andhra Pradesh                  | Andhra Pradesh   |
|------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|
| S. No.           | Name of Mine                    | No. of Bids      |
| 1.               | Chintalpudi Sector A1 (NW Part) | -                |
| 2.               | Chintalpudi Sector A1 (SE Part) | -                |
| 3.               | Somavaram East                  | -                |
| 4.               | Somawaram West (Northern Part)  | -                |
| 5.               | Somawaram West (Southern Part)  | -                |
| Bihar            | Bihar                           | Bihar            |
| 1.               | Lakshmipur North                | -                |
| 2.               | Mirzagaon North                 | -                |
| 3.               | Mirzagaon South                 | -                |
| Chhattisgarh     | Chhattisgarh                    | Chhattisgarh     |
| 1.               | Barpali-Karmitikra (Revised)    | -                |
| 2.               | Batati Kolga East               | -                |
| 3.               | Batati Kolga North East         | -                |
| 4.               | Gorhi - Mahaloi Devgaon         | -                |
| 5.               | Gorhi - Mahaloi Kasdol          | -                |
| 6.               | Gorhi-Mahaloi Amlidhonda        | -                |
| 7.               | Gorhi-Mahaloi Bijna             | -                |
| 8.               | Jilga-Barpali (Revised)         | -                |
| 9.               | Jobro East                      | -                |
| 10.              | Jobro West                      | -                |
| 11.              | Karkoma                         | -                |
| 12.              | Karmagarh                       | -                |
| 13.              | Koilar                          | -                |
| 14.              | Meghuli                         | -                |
| 15.              | Phatehpur South                 | 1                |
| 16.              | Reonti East                     | -                |
| 17.              | Reonti West                     | -                |
| 18.              | Sendur                          | -                |
| 19.              | Sherband                        | 7                |
| 20.              | Sondhia                         | -                |
| 21.              | Tara                            | 3                |
| 22.              | Tendumuri                       | -                |
| 23.              | West of Baisi (Revised)         | 1                |
| 24.              | Panchbahani                     | -                |
| Jharkhand        | Jharkhand                       | Jharkhand        |
| 1.               | Aturia                          | -                |
| 2.               | Gawa (Eastern Part)             | -                |
| 3.               | North Dhadu (Eastern Part)      | 2                |
| 4.               | North Dhadu (Western Part)      | 2                |
| 5.               | Pokharia Paharpur               | -                |
| 6.               | Gawa (Western Part)             | -                |

| Madhya Pradesh   | Madhya Pradesh                        | Madhya Pradesh   |
|------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------|
| 1.               | Bamhanwara                            | -                |
| 2.               | Bicharpur East (Revised)              | -                |
| 3.               | Chainpa                               | -                |
| 4.               | Dhorakuhi                             | -                |
| 5.               | Jhara North                           | -                |
| 6.               | Jhara South                           | -                |
| 7.               | Kahua Khireti Sector - A              | -                |
| 8.               | Mahan                                 | 1                |
| 9.               | Mandla South                          | -                |
| 10.              | Mara II Mahan                         | 1                |
| 11.              | PathaKhuri - Pipariya (Northern Part) | -                |
| 12.              | PathaKhuri - Pipariya (Southern Part) | -                |
| 13.              | Pathora East                          | 5                |
| 14.              | Pathora West                          | 2                |
| 15.              | Rawanwara North (Eastern Part)        | -                |
| 16.              | Rawanwara North (Western Part)        | -                |
| 17.              | Sagoniya                              | -                |
| 18.              | Sarai East (Northern Part)            | -                |
| 19.              | Sarai East (Southern Part)            | -                |
| 20.              | Sarai West                            | -                |
| 21.              | Tandsi-III &Tandsi III (Extn.)        | 1                |
| 22.              | Thesgora-B/ Rudrapuri                 | 1                |
| 23.              | West of Shahdol                       | -                |
| Maharashtra      | Maharashtra                           | Maharashtra      |
| 1.               | Dahegaon-Jhunki                       | -                |
| 2.               | Dahegaon-Saptadhara                   | -                |
| 3.               | Hingna Bazargaon (Central Part)       | -                |
| 4.               | Hingna Bazargaon (Northern Part)      | -                |
| 5.               | Hingna Bazargaon (Southern Part)      | -                |
| 6.               | Khapri                                | -                |
| 7.               | Kosar Dongergaon                      | -                |
| 8.               | North West of Belgaon                 | -                |
| 9.               | Sukli                                 | -                |
| 10.              | West of Kiloni                        | -                |
| 11.              | Kalambi Kalmeshwar (Eastern Part)     | -                |
| Odisha           | Odisha                                | Odisha           |
| 1.               | Badibahal                             | 1                |
| 2.               | Brahmani                              | -                |
| 3.               | Chendipada II (Revised)               | -                |
| 4.               | Kantaikoliya                          | -                |
| 5.               | Kendudihi                             | -                |
| 6.               | Kosala West (Eastern Part)            | -                |
| 7.               | Kosala West (Western Part)            | -                |
| 8.               | Kudanali-Lubri                        | 1                |
| 9.               | Machhakata (Revised)                  | 1                |
| 10.              | Mahanadi (Revised)                    | -                |
| 11.              | Meenakshi West                        | 3                |

| 12.         | New Patrapara                            | -           |
|-------------|------------------------------------------|-------------|
| 13.         | North of Arkhapal Srirampur (Revised)    | -           |
| 14.         | Ramchandi Promotion Block (Eastern Part) | -           |
| 15.         | Sakhigopal - B Kakurhi                   | 1           |
| 16.         | Saradhapur North                         | -           |
| 17.         | Sarapal - Nuapara                        | -           |
| Rajasthan   | Rajasthan                                | Rajasthan   |
| 1.          | Bapeu                                    | -           |
| 2.          | Bigga Abhaysinghpura                     | -           |
| 3.          | Nagurda                                  | -           |
| 4.          | Nagurda East                             | -           |
| 5.          | Nagurda West                             | -           |
| 6.          | Punam Singh Ki Dhani                     | -           |
| 7.          | Riri                                     | -           |
| Telangana   | Telangana                                | Telangana   |
| 1.          | Penagadapa                               | -           |
| 2.          | Sravanapalli                             | -           |
| 3.          | Sattupalli Block-III                     | 1*          |
| West Bengal | West Bengal                              | West Bengal |
| 1.          | Jaganathpur A                            | -           |
| 2.          | Kabitirtha                               | -           |
| 3.          | Kapasdanga - Bharkata (Northern Part)    | -           |
| 4.          | Kapasdanga - Bharkata (Southern Part)    | -           |

(*) - Bid received in 2 nd attempt of 6 th round of auctions.

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