Lok Sabha Question No. 3377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Coal Mines Protection under Fifth Schedule of the Constitution
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3377

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## Coal Mines Protection under Fifth Schedule of the Constitution

## 3377.  MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of coal mines which are situated in areas that are granted protection under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution auctioned off or to be auctioned off;
- (b) the list of coal mines that fall under the areas notified under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution along with the list of companies that operate them;
- (c) whether there has been any dilution regarding the provision which insists upon the consent of the Gram Sabha for forest diversion under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 in the tribal areas; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) List of coal mines allocated under Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 in the states which have areas that are granted protection under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution and list of districts in these states having Fifth Schedule areas is enclosed as Annexure.

- (c) There is no dilution of the provisions of the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
- (d) Does not arise in view of reply above.

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## ANNEXURE

## COAL MINES AUCTIONED IN AREAS THAT ARE GRANTED PROTECTION UNDER FIFTH SCHEDULE OF THE CONSTITUTION

| S. No.   | Name of Coal Mine                         | State        | District             | CMSP/ MMDR   | Successful Bidder / Allottee                |
|----------|-------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Chotia                                    | Chhattisgarh | Korba                | CMSP         | Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd                |
| 2        | Gare Palma IV/4                           | Chhattisgarh | Raigarh              | CMSP         | Hindalco Industries Ltd                     |
| 3        | Gare Palma IV/5                           | Chhattisgarh | Raigarh              | CMSP         | Hindalco Industries Ltd                     |
| 4        | Gare Palma Sector II                      | Chhattisgarh | Raigarh              | CMSP         | Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd  |
| 5        | Gare Palma Sector III                     | Chhattisgarh | Raigarh              | CMSP         | Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co. Ltd |
| 6        | Gare Palma Sector IV/8                    | Chhattisgarh | Raigarh              | CMSP         | Ambuja Cements Ltd                          |
| 7        | Parsa                                     | Chhattisgarh | Sarguja and Surajpur | CMSP         | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd    |
| 8-9      | Parsa East& Kanta Basan                   | Chhattisgarh | Sarguja and Surajpur | CMSP         | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd    |
| 10       | Talaipalli                                | Chhattisgarh | Raigarh              | CMSP         | NTPC                                        |
| 11       | Madanpur South                            | Chhattisgarh | Korba                | CMSP         | APMDCL                                      |
| 12-13    | Durgapur-II/ Taraimar& Durgapur-II/ Saria | Chhattisgarh | Raigarh              | CMSP         | KPCL                                        |
| 14       | Bhaskarpara                               | Chhattisgarh | Surajpur             | CMSP         | Prakash Industries Limited                  |
| 15       | Gare Palma IV/7                           | Chhattisgarh | Raigarh              | CMSP         | Sarda Energy and Minerals Limited           |
| 16       | Gare Palma IV/1                           | Chhattisgarh | Raigarh              | CMSP         | Jindal Power Limited                        |
| 17       | Jhigador                                  | Chhattisgarh | Surguja              | MMDR         | CG Natural Resources Private Ltd            |
| 18       | Khargaon                                  | Chhattisgarh | Surguja              | MMDR         | CG Natural Resources Private Ltd            |
| 19       | Gare Palma IV/6                           | Chhattisgarh | Raigarh              | CMSP         | Jindal Steel and Power Limited              |
| 20       | Barra                                     | Chhattisgarh | Raigarh              | MMDR         | Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd                |
| 21-22    | Gare Palma IV/2 and Gare Palma IV/3       | Chhattisgarh | Raigarh              | CMSP         | Jindal Power Limited                        |
| 23       | Datima                                    | Chhattisgarh | Surajpur             | CMSP         | Shree Cement Limited                        |
| 24       | Gare Palma Sector-I                       | Chhattisgarh | Raigarh              | CMSP         | Jindal Power Limited                        |
| 25       | Purunga                                   | Chhattisgarh | Raigarh              | MMDR         | CG Natural Resources Private Limited        |
| 26       | Sherband                                  | Chhattisgarh | Raigarh              | MMDR         | Nilkanth Coal Mining Private Limited        |
| 27&2 8   | Banai& Bhalumunda                         | Chhattisgarh | Raigarh              | MMDR         | JSW Steel Ltd.                              |
| 29       | Kente Extension                           | Chhattisgarh | Surguja              | MMDR         | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd.   |
| 30       | Kerwa                                     | Chhattisgarh | Korba                | MMDR         | Kerwa Coal Ltd.                             |
| 31       | Badam                                     | Jharkhand    | Hazaribagh           | CMSP         | NTPC                                        |
| 32       | Banhardih                                 | Jharkhand    | Latehar              | CMSP         | PVUNL                                       |
| 33-34    | Chatti Bariatu, Chatti Bariatu South      | Jharkhand    | Hazaribagh           | CMSP         | NTPC                                        |

| 35    | Dumri                            | Jharkhand   | Hazaribagh             | CMSP   | Hindalco Industries Ltd                              |
|-------|----------------------------------|-------------|------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 36    | Ganeshpur                        | Jharkhand   | Latehar                | CMSP   | GMRChhattisgarh Energy Limited                       |
| 37    | Kathautia                        | Jharkhand   | Palamu                 | CMSP   | Hindalco Industries Ltd                              |
| 38    | Kerandari                        | Jharkhand   | Hazaribagh             | CMSP   | NTPC                                                 |
| 39    | Lohari                           | Jharkhand   | Palamu                 | CMSP   | Araanya Mines Private Limited                        |
| 40    | Meral                            | Jharkhand   | Palamu                 | CMSP   | Trimula Industries Limited                           |
| 41    | Moitra                           | Jharkhand   | Hazaribagh             | CMSP   | JSW Steel Limited                                    |
| 42    | Pachhwara Central                | Jharkhand   | Pakur                  | CMSP   | Punjab State Power Corp. Ltd.                        |
| 43    | Pachhwara North                  | Jharkhand   | Pakur                  | CMSP   | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited    |
| 44    | RajbarD&E                        | Jharkhand   | Latehar                | CMSP   | Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd                            |
| 45    | Saharpur Jamarpani               | Jharkhand   | Dumka                  | CMSP   | UP Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd                    |
| 46    | Tubed                            | Jharkhand   | Latehar                | CMSP   | Damodar Valley Corporation                           |
| 47-48 | Kotre Basantpur& Pachmo          | Jharkhand   | Hazaribagh& Giridih    | CMSP   | Coal India Ltd.                                      |
| 49    | Amarkonda Murgadangal            | Jharkhand   | Dumka                  | CMSP   | Coal India Ltd.                                      |
| 50    | Brahmini                         | Jharkhand   | Dumka                  | CMSP   | Coal India Ltd.                                      |
| 51    | Chichro Patsimal                 | Jharkhand   | Dumka                  | CMSP   | Coal India Ltd.                                      |
| 52    | Sugia Closed Mine                | Jharkhand   | Ramgarh                | CMSP   | Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation      |
| 53    | Tokisud North                    | Jharkhand   | Hazaribagh             | CMSP   | NMDC                                                 |
| 54    | Rajhara North (Central& Eastern) | Jharkhand   | Palamu                 | CMSP   | Fairmine Carbons Private Limited                     |
| 55    | Gondulpara                       | Jharkhand   | Hazaribagh             | CMSP   | Adani Enterprises Limited                            |
| 56    | Urma Paharitola                  | Jharkhand   | Dumka and Pakur        | CMSP   | Aurobindo Reality And Infrastructure Private Limited |
| 57    | Brahmdiha                        | Jharkhand   | Giridih                | CMSP   | APMDCL                                               |
| 58    | Chakla                           | Jharkhand   | Latehar                | CMSP   | Hindalco Industries Ltd                              |
| 59    | Jogeshwar &Khas Jogeswar         | Jharkhand   | Ramgarh                | CMSP   | South West Pinnacle Exploration Limited              |
| 60    | Rohne                            | Jharkhand   | Hazaribagh             | CMSP   | NMDC                                                 |
| 61-62 | Brinda &Sasai                    | Jharkhand   | Chatra& Hazaribagh     | CMSP   | Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited                       |
| 63    | Rauta Closed                     | Jharkhand   | Ramgarh                | CMSP   | Shreesatya Mine Private Limited                      |
| 64    | Basantpur                        | Jharkhand   | Hazaribagh             | MMDR   | Gangaramchak Mining Pvt Ltd                          |
| 65    | Jitpur                           | Jharkhand   | Pakur                  | CMSP   | Terra Mining Private Ltd                             |
| 66    | Tokisud Block-II                 | Jharkhand   | Ramgarh                | MMDR   | Twenty First Century Mining Private Limited          |
| 67    | Sitanala                         | Jharkhand   | Dhanbad                | CMSP   | JSW Steel Limited                                    |
| 68    | Choritand Tiliaya                | Jharkhand   | Bokaro                 | CMSP   | Rungta Metals Private Limited                        |
| 69    | Binja                            | Jharkhand   | Ramgarh                | MMDR   | Assam Mineral Development Corporation Limited        |
| 70    | Burakhap Small Patch             | Jharkhand   | Ramgarh                | CMSP   | Shreesatya Mines Private Limited                     |
| 71    | Parbatpur Central                | Jharkhand   | Bokaro                 | CMSP   | JSW Steel Limited                                    |
| 72    | Patal East (Eastern Part)        | Jharkhand   | Ramgarh and Hazaribagh | CMSP   | RCR Steel Works Private Limited                      |
| 73    | North Dhadu (Eastern Part)       | Jharkhand   | Latehar                | CMSP   | NLC India Limited                                    |

| 74    | North Dhadu (Western Part)   | Jharkhand      | Latehar          | CMSP   | NTPC Mining Limited                          |
|-------|------------------------------|----------------|------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------|
| 75    | Lalgarh (North)              | Jharkhand      | Hazaribagh       | CMSP   | Adhunik Power &Natural Resources Ltd.        |
| 76    | Ashok Karkatta Central       | Jharkhand      | Latehar          | CMSP   | Moonpie Metaliks Pvt Ltd.                    |
| 77    | Rabodih                      | Jharkhand      | Hazaribagh       | CMSP   | Twenty First Century Mining Pvt Ltd.         |
| 78    | Kalyanpur Badalpur           | Jharkhand      | Dumka            | MMDR   | Haryana Power Generation Corp. Ltd.          |
| 79    | Pachwara South               | Jharkhand      | Dumka            | MMDR   | NUPPL                                        |
| 80    | Amelia North                 | Madhya Pradesh | Sidhi            | CMSP   | Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited            |
| 81    | Bicharpur                    | Madhya Pradesh | Shahdol          | CMSP   | UltraTech Cement Limited                     |
| 82    | Sial Ghoghri                 | Madhya Pradesh | Chindwara        | CMSP   | Reliance Cement Company Private Limited      |
| 83    | Suliyari                     | Madhya Pradesh | Singrauli        | CMSP   | APMDCL                                       |
| 84    | Amelia                       | Madhya Pradesh | Singrauli        | CMSP   | THDC                                         |
| 85    | Bikram                       | Madhya Pradesh | Shahdol          | CMSP   | Birla Corp. Ltd                              |
| 86    | Brahampuri                   | Madhya Pradesh | Chindwara        | CMSP   | Birla Corp. Ltd                              |
| 87    | Urtan North                  | Madhya Pradesh | Anuppur/ Shahdol | CMSP   | JMS Mining Private Limited                   |
| 88    | Sahapur West                 | Madhya Pradesh | Umaria& Shahdol  | CMSP   | Sarda Energy And Minerals Limited            |
| 89    | Sahapur East                 | Madhya Pradesh | Umaria& Shahdol  | CMSP   | Chowgule and Company Private Limited         |
| 90-91 | Gotitoria (East)& (West)     | Madhya Pradesh | Narsinghpur      | CMSP   | Boulder Stone Mart Pvt Ltd                   |
| 82    | Urtan                        | Madhya Pradesh | Shahdol          | MMDR   | JMS Mining Private Limited                   |
| 93    | Dhirauli                     | Madhya Pradesh | Singrauli        | MMDR   | Stratatech Mineral Resources Private Limited |
| 94    | Bandha                       | Madhya Pradesh | Sidhi            | MMDR   | EMIL Mines And Mineral Resources Limited     |
| 95    | Gonbahera Ujheni East        | Madhya Pradesh | Singrauli        | MMDR   | MP Natural Resources Private Limited         |
| 96    | Beheraband North Ext.        | Madhya Pradesh | Anuppur          | MMDR   | Auro Coal Private Limited                    |
| 97    | Maiki North                  | Madhya Pradesh | Shahdol          | MMDR   | Maiki South Mining Pvt. Ltd.                 |
| 98    | Bandha North                 | Madhya Pradesh | Singrauli        | MMDR   | Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited            |
| 99    | Marki Barka                  | Madhya Pradesh | Singrauli        | CMSP   | Birla Corp. Ltd                              |
| 100   | Arjuni East                  | Madhya Pradesh | Umaria           | MMDR   | Ultratech Cement Limited                     |
| 101   | Arjuni West                  | Madhya Pradesh | Umaria           | MMDR   | Ganga Khanij Private Limited                 |

| 102      | Gondbahera Ujheni                                              | Madhya Pradesh   | Singrauli             | MMDR   | MP Natural Resources Private Limited                 |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 103      | Mandla North                                                   | Madhya Pradesh   | Chhindwara            | CMSP   | Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited                       |
| 104      | Marwatola - VI                                                 | Madhya Pradesh   | Shahdol               | MMDR   | JSW Cement Limited                                   |
| 105      | Marwatola - VII                                                | Madhya Pradesh   | Shahdol               | MMDR   | Rama Cement Industries Private Limited               |
| 106      | Pathora East                                                   | Madhya Pradesh   | Umaria                | MMDR   | Shri Bajrang Power and Ispat Limited                 |
| 107      | Pathora West                                                   | Madhya Pradesh   | Umaria                | MMDR   | Shri Bajrang Power and Ispat Limited                 |
| 108      | Dongri Tal-II                                                  | Madhya Pradesh   | Singrauli             | CMSP   | Mahavir Coal Resources Pvt. Ltd.                     |
| 109- 114 | Baranj I, Baranj II, Baranj III, Baranj IV, Manoradeep& Kiloni | Maharashtra      | Chandrapur            | CMSP   | Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd                      |
| 115      | Belgaon                                                        | Maharashtra      | Nagpur                | CMSP   | Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Limited               |
| 116      | Marki Mangli III                                               | Maharashtra      | Yavatmal              | CMSP   | B.S. Ispat Limited                                   |
| 117      | Marki Mangli-I                                                 | Maharashtra      | Yavatmal              | CMSP   | Topworth Urja and Metals Ltd                         |
| 118      | Nerad Malegaon                                                 | Maharashtra      | Yavatmal              | CMSP   | Indrajit Power Private Ltd                           |
| 119      | Marki Mangli-II                                                | Maharashtra      | Yavatmal              | CMSP   | Yazdani International Private Limited                |
| 120      | Gondkhari                                                      | Maharashtra      | Nagpur                | CMSP   | Adani Power Maharashtra Ltd                          |
| 121      | Takli-Jena-Bellora (North) &Takli- Jena-Bellora (South)        | Maharashtra      | Chandrapur            | CMSP   | Aurobindo Reality And Infrastructure Private Limited |
| 122      | Bhivkund                                                       | Maharashtra      | Chandrapur            | MMDR   | Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Limited               |
| 123      | Marki Mangli-IV                                                | Maharashtra      | Yavatmal              | CMSP   | Sobhagya Mercantile Limited                          |
| 124      | Dahegaon-Gowari                                                | Maharashtra      | Nagpur                | MMDR   | Ambuja Cements Limited                               |
| 125      | Kalambi Kalmeshwar (Western Part)                              | Maharashtra      | Nagpur                | MMDR   | Samlok Industries Private Limited                    |
| 126      | North West of Madheri                                          | Maharashtra      | Chandrapur            | MMDR   | MHNatural Resources Private Limited                  |
| 127      | Dulanga                                                        | Odisha           | Sundergarh            | CMSP   | NTPC                                                 |
| 128      | Utkal-A                                                        | Odisha           | Angul                 | CMSP   | MCL Ltd                                              |
| 129- 130 | Manoharpur& Manoharpur                                         | Odisha           | Sundergarh            | CMSP   | Odisha Coal &Power Limited                           |
| 131      | Naini                                                          | Odisha           | Angul                 | CMSP   | SCCL                                                 |
| 132      | Talabira-I                                                     | Odisha           | Jharsuguda            | CMSP   | GMRChhattisgarh Energy Limited                       |
| 123-     | Utkal-E, Utkal-D                                               | Odisha           | Angul                 | CMSP   | NALCO                                                |
| 134 135  | Talabira-II &III                                               | Odisha           | Sambalpur& Jharsuguda | CMSP   | NLC                                                  |
| 136      | Mandakini                                                      | Odisha           | Angul                 | CMSP   | KPCL                                                 |
| 137      | Jamkhani                                                       | Odisha           | Sundergarh            | CMSP   | Vedanta Ltd.                                         |

| 138      | Radhikapur East                | Odisha   | Angul      | CMSP   | EMIL Mines and Mineral Resources Ltd.        |
|----------|--------------------------------|----------|------------|--------|----------------------------------------------|
| 139      | Radhikapur West                | Odisha   | Angul      | CMSP   | Vedanta Ltd.                                 |
| 140      | Kuraloi (A) North              | Odisha   | Jharsuguda | MMDR   | Vedanta Ltd.                                 |
| 141      | Utkal-C                        | Odisha   | Angul      | CMSP   | Jindal Steel and Power Limited               |
| 142- 143 | Utkal B1&B2                    | Odisha   | Angul      | CMSP   | Jindal Steel and Power Limited               |
| 144      | Bijahan                        | Odisha   | Sundergarh | CMSP   | Mahanadi Mines &Minerals Pvt. Ltd.           |
| 145      | Bankhui                        | Odisha   | Angul      | MMDR   | Yazdani Steel and Power Limited              |
| 146      | Alaknanda                      | Odisha   | Angul      | MMDR   | Rungta Sons Pvt. Ltd.                        |
| 147      | Baitarni West                  | Odisha   | Angul      | CMSP   | Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. |
| 148      | Burapahar                      | Odisha   | Sundargarh | MMDR   | Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. |
| 149      | Chendipada (Revised)           | Odisha   | Angul      | CMSP   | Rungta Sons Private Limited                  |
| 150      | Sakhigopal - B Kankili         | Odisha   | Angul      | MMDR   | Rungta Sons Private Limited                  |
| 151      | Meenakshi West                 | Odisha   | Sundergarh | MMDR   | Hindalco Industries Limited                  |
| 152      | Meenakshi                      | Odisha   | Sundargarh | MMDR   | Hindalco Industries Limited                  |
| 153- 154 | Rampia &Dipside of Rampia      | Odisha   | Sundargarh | CMSP   | Jhar Mineral Resources Pvt. Ltd.             |
| 155- 156 | Ghogarpalli &its dip Extension | Odisha   | Sundargarh | MMDR   | Vedanta Ltd.                                 |
| 157      | Chandrabhila                   | Odisha   | Angul      | MMDR   | TANGEDCO                                     |

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## STATE-WISE DETAILS OF NOTIFIED FIFTH SCHEDULE AREAS

| S. NO.   | STATES       | DISTRICTS                                                                                                 | DISTRICTS                                             |
|----------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|          |              | Fully Covered                                                                                             | Partially Covered                                     |
| 1        | Chhattisgarh | Surguja Korea Bastar Dantewada Korba Jashpur Kanker Balrampur Surajpur Narayanpur Bijapur Sukma Kondagaon | Balod Dhamtari Raigarh Rajnandgaon Gariaband Bilaspur |
| 2        | Jharkhand    | Ranchi Khunti                                                                                             | Palamu Garhwa                                         |

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|    |                | Lohardagga Gumla Simdega Latehar West Singhbhum East Singhbhum Saraikela Kharsawan Dumka Jamtara   | Godda                                                                                                                                            |
|----|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3 | Odisha         | Malkangiri Nowarangpur Rayagada Mayurbhanj Sundargarh Koraput                                      | Sambalpur Keonjhar Khandhamal Kalahandi Balasore Gajapati Ganjam                                                                                 |
|  4 | Madhya Pradesh | Jhabua Mandla Dindori Barwani Alirajpur                                                            | Dhar Khargone (West Nimar) Khandwa (East Nimar) Ratlam Betul Seoni Balaghat Hoshangbad Shahdol Umaria Sheopur Chindwara Sidhi Anooppur Burhanpur |
|  5 | Maharashtra    |                                                                                                    | Thane Pune Nashik Dhule Nadurbar Jalgaon Ahmednagar Nanded Amravati Yavatmal Gadchiroli Chandrapur                                               |