Lok Sabha Question No. 1457 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Accidents in Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Dr. K Sudhakar

## 1457. Dr. K Sudhakar:

Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to stop the usage of coal mining in the country, and if
- so, details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has data regarding the total number of laborers employed in coal and other mining sectors in India, if so, the details thereof, State and sector-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has data regarding the total number of active mines both under Central and State Governments, in Karnataka and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has observed frequent accidents in mining trenches of Karnataka and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of compensation paid to mine workers in the case of landslides /accidents in mines of Karnataka. during the FY 2023-24, and 2024-25?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF COAL AND MINES (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a):   No Sir. The country has envisaged growing demand of coal in coming years primarily to meet power demand and energy security of the country. It has been projected that total coal demand by 2029-30 will be 1570.26 MT. Government has planned to increase production of coal to meet the demand.
- (b):   Details of manpower employed by Coal India Limited, as on 01.07.2024, is at AnnexureI. Total number of employees in Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) (in State of Telangana), as on 30.06.2024, is 41,685. The details of manpower employed by NLC India Limited (NLCIL), as on 01.07.2024, is as under:

| Sl. No.   | Mine                                | Details of laborers as on 01.07.2024   | Details of laborers as on 01.07.2024   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Mine                                | Departmental                           | Contractual                            |
| 1         | Lignite Mine-I (Tamil Nadu)         | 1,453                                  | 2,256                                  |
| 2         | Lignite Mine-IA (Tamil Nadu)        | 495                                    | 2,372                                  |
| 3         | Lignite Mine-II (Tamil Nadu)        | 1,462                                  | 4,519                                  |
| 4         | Barsingsar Lignite Mine (Rajasthan) | 21                                     | 146                                    |
| 5         | Talabira II&III Coal OCP (Odisha)   | 5                                      | 842                                    |
|           | Total NLCIL Mines                   | 3,436                                  | 10,135                                 |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1457

## ANSWERED ON 31.07.2024

## Accidents in Coal Mines

Further, the projected/estimated employment generation from 107 successfully auctioned coal mines under commercial mining is as under:

| State             |   Number of Mines | Total Employment (Direct + Indirect)   |   Sum of PRC (MTPA) |
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|
| Arunachal Pradesh |                 1 | 270                                    |                0.2  |
| Assam             |                 2 | 20                                     |                0.02 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                16 | 61,935                                 |               45.81 |
| Jharkhand         |                28 | 58,677                                 |               43.4  |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                26 | 32,489                                 |               24.03 |
| Maharashtra       |                 9 | 7,057                                  |                5.22 |
| Odisha            |                21 | 1,73,908                               |              128.63 |
| Telangana         |                 1 | 5,408                                  |                4    |
| West Bengal       |                 3 | 6,611                                  |                4.89 |
| Grand Total       |               107 | 3,46,375                               |              256.2  |

- (c):    No coal mine is located in the State of Karnataka. Further, DGMS has informed that there are 14 active mines in Karnataka, out of which 12 mines are owned by the State Government of Karnataka and 2 mines are owned by the Central Government.
- (d):    DGMS has informed that details of the accidents occurred in mines of Karnataka during the calendar years 2021 to 2023 are as under:
- (e):    State  Government  of  Karnataka  has  informed  that  no  accidents  of  landslides  were reported. However, in one case i.e. P. Balasubbasetty (ML No. 2502) situated at Sandur Taluk, Ballari District, the dump was slided into the adjacent forest area for which necessary action has been initiated against the lessee. In this regard, Department of Mines Safety has also taken action.  No  casualties was  reported  in  the  said  case.  Since,  no  incidents  of  landslides  were reported, payment of compensation does not arise.

|   YearFatal |   Accident |   Fatality |   Seriously Injured in Fatal Accident |   Serious Accident |   Seriously Injured |
|-------------|------------|------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|        2021 |          2 |          3 |                                     0 |                  7 |                   7 |
|        2022 |          6 |         10 |                                     5 |                  7 |                   7 |
|        2023 |          3 |          3 |                                     1 |                  5 |                   5 |

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## ANNEXURE-I

## State Wise Departmental (Non-Executives) and Contractor's workers of Coal India Limited as on 01 st  July 2024

| Subsidiary   | West Be ngal   | West Be ngal   | Jharkha nd    | Jharkha nd   | Uttar Pra desh   | Uttar Pra desh   | Madhya Pr adesh   | Madhya Pr adesh   | Chhatisg arh   | Chhatisg arh   | Mahrash tra   | Mahrash tra   | Odisha   | Odisha   | Assam   | Assam           | Meghala ya   | Meghala ya   | Delhi   | Delhi   | TOTALMAN POWER   | TOTALMAN POWER   |
|--------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|---------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|---------|---------|------------------|------------------|
| Subsidiary   | Dep tt.        | Con tr.        | Dep tt.       | Con tr.      | Dep tt.          | Cont r.          | Dept t.           | Cont r.           | Dep tt.        | Con tr.        | Dep tt.       | Con tr.       | Dep tt.  | Con tr.  | Dep tt. | Con tr. Dep tt. | Con tr.      | Dep tt.      | Con tr. | Deptt.  |                  | Contr.           |
| ECL          | 391 67         | 535 4          | 671 0 194 6   | 0            |                  | 0                | 0                 | 0                 | 0              | 0              | 0             | 0             | 0        | 0        | 0       | 0               | 0 0          | 0            | 0       | 45877   | 7300             |                  |
| BCCL         | 106 4          | 78             | 304 26        | 559 0        | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                 | 0              | 0              | 0             | 0             | 0        | 0        | 0 0     | 0               | 0            | 0            | 0       | 31490   |                  | 5668             |
| CCL          | 0              | 0              | 317 70 744 0  | 0            | 0                | 0                |                   | 0                 | 0              | 0              | 0             | 0             | 0        | 0        | 0 0     | 0               | 0            | 0            | 0       | 31770   | 7440             |                  |
| NCL          | 0              | 0              | 0             | 0            | 5563             | 9962             | 6421              | 13120             | 0              | 0              | 0             | 0             | 0        | 0        | 0       | 0               | 0 0          | 0            | 0       | 11984   |                  | 23082            |
| SECL         | 98             | 187            | 0             | 0            | 0                | 0                | 1057 2            | 3925              | 257 25         | 164 26         | 0             | 0             | 0        | 0        | 0       | 0 0             | 0            | 0            | 0       | 36395   |                  | 20538            |
| WCL 0        |                | 0              | 0             | 0            | 0                | 0                | 6920              | 1408              | 0              | 0              | 236 06        | 137 66        | 0        | 0        | 0       | 0 0             | 0            | 0            | 0       | 30526   | 15174            |                  |
| MCL 0        |                | 0              | 0             | 0            | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                 | 0              | 0              | 0             | 0             | 194 31   | 245 25   | 0       | 0 0             | 0            | 0            | 0       | 19431   |                  | 24525            |
| CMPDIL 240   | 140            |                | 763           | 270          | 0                | 0                | 153               | 100               | 408            | 276            | 225           | 224           | 162      | 116      | 0       | 0               | 0 0          | 0            | 0       | 1951    |                  | 1126             |
| NEC 3        | 4              |                | 0 0           | 0            |                  | 0                | 0                 | 0                 | 0              | 0              | 0             | 0             | 0        | 0        | 498     | 429             | 8 0          | 0            | 0       | 509     | 433              |                  |
| CILHQ 228    | 333            |                | 1 0           | 0            |                  | 0                | 0                 | 0                 | 0              | 0              | 2             | 0             | 0        | 0        | 0       | 0 0             | 0            | 35           | 0       | 266     |                  | 333              |
| GRAND T OTAL | 408 00         | 609 6          | 696 70 152 46 | 5563         | 9962             |                  | 2406 6            | 18553             | 261 33         | 167 02         | 238 33        | 139 90        | 195 93   | 246 41   | 498 429 | 8               | 0            | 35           | 0       | 210199  |                  | 105619           |