Lok Sabha Question No. 571 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Active Coal Blocks
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 571 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2023

## Active Coal Blocks

## 571. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details including the number of Coal blocks presently active in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the quantum of revenue/amount earned from Coal blocks across the country during the last five years; and
- (c) the details of revenue along with the process of auction, block and year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  The number of functional mines in the country as on 01.04.2023, state-wise, are as under:
- (b):  The quantum/amount of Royalty, DMF and NMET Paid by Coal Companies from 2018-19 to 2022-23 (Prov.), State-wise is as below:

| State/ Union Territory (UT)   | Functional Coal Mines   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
| WB                            | 71                      |
| Jharkhand                     | 119                     |
| MP                            | 59                      |
| UP                            | 5                       |
| Chhattisgarh                  | 51                      |
| Maharashtra                   | 56                      |
| Odisha                        | 24                      |
| Assam                         | 1                       |
| Jammu and Kashmir             | 2                       |
| Telangana                     | 41                      |
| TOTAL                         | 426*                    |

| Table-1 (from 2018-20 to 2020-21) (Value in crores rupees)   | Table-1 (from 2018-20 to 2020-21) (Value in crores rupees)   | Table-1 (from 2018-20 to 2020-21) (Value in crores rupees)   | Table-1 (from 2018-20 to 2020-21) (Value in crores rupees)   | Table-1 (from 2018-20 to 2020-21) (Value in crores rupees)   | Table-1 (from 2018-20 to 2020-21) (Value in crores rupees)   | Table-1 (from 2018-20 to 2020-21) (Value in crores rupees)   | Table-1 (from 2018-20 to 2020-21) (Value in crores rupees)   | Table-1 (from 2018-20 to 2020-21) (Value in crores rupees)   | Table-1 (from 2018-20 to 2020-21) (Value in crores rupees)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of State                                                | 2018-19                                                      | 2018-19                                                      | 2018-19                                                      | 2019-20                                                      | 2019-20                                                      | 2019-20                                                      | 2020-21                                                      | 2020-21                                                      | 2020-21                                                      |
| Name of State                                                | Royalty                                                      | DMF                                                          | NMET                                                         | Royalty                                                      | DMF                                                          | NMET                                                         | Royalty                                                      | DMF                                                          | NMET                                                         |
| Chhattisgarh                                                 | 2632.19                                                      | 526.69                                                       | 53.08                                                        | 2350.21                                                      | 648.38                                                       | 46.64                                                        | 2292.88                                                      | 681.68                                                       | 45.99                                                        |
| Jharkhand                                                    | 3778.78                                                      | 876.68                                                       | 75.86                                                        | 3211.03                                                      | 965.31                                                       | 71.76                                                        | 2879.95                                                      | 849.42                                                       | 68.28                                                        |
| Odisha                                                       | 2024.15                                                      | 449.90                                                       | 40.22                                                        | 2139.45                                                      | 560.25                                                       | 37.88                                                        | 1519.31                                                      | 499.98                                                       | 34.11                                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh                                               | 2237.85                                                      | 498.88                                                       | 44.04                                                        | 2069.38                                                      | 630.83                                                       | 44.93                                                        | 3199.42                                                      | 988.50                                                       | 69.88                                                        |

| Maharashtra    |   1183.33 |   352.14 |   23.68 |   1198.8 |   357.54 |   23.97 |   1153.85 |   345.21 |   23.05 |
|----------------|-----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|---------|-----------|----------|---------|
| Andhra Pradesh |      0    |     0    |    0    |     0    |     0    |    0    |      0    |     0    |    0    |
| Telangana      |   2400    |   611.04 |  103.15 |  1537.36 |   119.1  |   12.86 |   1429.74 |   364.51 |    0.18 |
| West Bengal    |     18.76 |     0.49 |    0.38 |    18.96 |     5.49 |    0.38 |     12.64 |     4.78 |    3.22 |
| Assam          |     44.82 |     9.46 |    0.9  |    31.34 |     8.93 |    0.63 |      5.89 |    -0.36 |   -0.21 |
| UP             |    426.23 |    16.24 |    9.04 |   406.39 |   131.41 |    8.78 |    638.23 |   213.75 |   14.09 |
| Grand Total    |  14746.1  |  3341.52 |  350.35 | 12962.9  |  3427.24 |  247.83 |  13131.9  |  3947.47 |  258.59 |

| Table-2 [from 2021-22 to 2022-23(prov.)]   | Table-2 [from 2021-22 to 2022-23(prov.)]   | Table-2 [from 2021-22 to 2022-23(prov.)]   | Table-2 [from 2021-22 to 2022-23(prov.)]   | Table-2 [from 2021-22 to 2022-23(prov.)]   | Table-2 [from 2021-22 to 2022-23(prov.)]   | Table-2 [from 2021-22 to 2022-23(prov.)]   |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Name of State                              | 2021-22                                    | 2021-22                                    | 2021-22                                    | 2022-23(Prov.)                             | 2022-23(Prov.)                             | 2022-23(Prov.)                             |
| Name of State                              | Royalty                                    | DMF                                        | NMET                                       | Royalty                                    | DMF                                        | NMET                                       |
| Chhattisgarh                               | 2386.29                                    | 669.75                                     | 51.62                                      | 3342.21                                    | 847.09                                     | 62.09                                      |
| Jharkhand                                  | 3623.49                                    | 1085.16                                    | 74.72                                      | 4707.1444                                  | 1384.319                                   | 97.327488                                  |
| Odisha                                     | 2700.21                                    | 756.22                                     | 52.30                                      | 4137.88                                    | 1163.29                                    | 80.55                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh                             | 2709.77                                    | 796.19                                     | 53.24                                      | 2914.72                                    | 857.89                                     | 59.47                                      |
| Maharashtra                                | 1753.34                                    | 507.94                                     | 35.59                                      | 1890.71                                    | 558.47                                     | 37.781                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh                             | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| Telangana                                  | 250                                        | 140                                        | 0                                          | 4845.66                                    | 230.48                                     | 2.37                                       |
| West Bengal                                | 15.96                                      | 4.58                                       | 0.32                                       | 17.50                                      | 5.20                                       | 0.34                                       |
| Assam                                      | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 25.39                                      | 7.38                                       | 0.51                                       |
| UP                                         | 475.25                                     | 157.80                                     | 10.52                                      | 583.87                                     | 177.42                                     | 11.62                                      |
| Grand Total                                | 13914.31                                   | 4117.64                                    | 278.31                                     | 22465.09                                   | 5231.54                                    | 352.05                                     |

* Data from TSGENCO has not been included.

(c):  Ministry  of  Coal  has  been  conducting  commercial  auction  of  coal  blocks  since  launch  of Commercial  Auction  scheme  by  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  in  June,  2020.   Till  8th  round  of auctions,  91 coal mines have been successfully auctioned under commercial coal mine auctions. The state wise details of revenue generated in the form of upfront amount and monthly premium excluding royalty, taxes, cess etc. (in Rs crores) during the last five years is:

| Statement showing revenue generation of upfront amount and monthlypremium (in Rs. Crores)   | Statement showing revenue generation of upfront amount and monthlypremium (in Rs. Crores)   | Statement showing revenue generation of upfront amount and monthlypremium (in Rs. Crores)   | Statement showing revenue generation of upfront amount and monthlypremium (in Rs. Crores)   | Statement showing revenue generation of upfront amount and monthlypremium (in Rs. Crores)   | Statement showing revenue generation of upfront amount and monthlypremium (in Rs. Crores)   | Statement showing revenue generation of upfront amount and monthlypremium (in Rs. Crores)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                                       | 2018-19                                                                                     | 2019-20                                                                                     | 2020-21                                                                                     | 2021-22                                                                                     | 2022-23                                                                                     | 2023-2024 (till Oct'23)                                                                     |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                | 860.44                                                                                      | 843.41                                                                                      | 348.2                                                                                       | 629.62                                                                                      | 1581.17                                                                                     | 1201.39                                                                                     |
| Jharkhand                                                                                   | 207.39                                                                                      | 99.33                                                                                       | 105.17                                                                                      | 238.47                                                                                      | 229.67                                                                                      | 312.58                                                                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                              | 195.32                                                                                      | 210.04                                                                                      | 357.47                                                                                      | 237.31                                                                                      | 552.43                                                                                      | 665.78                                                                                      |
| Maharashtra                                                                                 | 63.72                                                                                       | 64.16                                                                                       | 49.74                                                                                       | 97.09                                                                                       | 119.7                                                                                       | 66.82                                                                                       |
| Odisha                                                                                      | 32.54                                                                                       | 145.92                                                                                      | 219.23                                                                                      | 368.5                                                                                       | 379.25                                                                                      | 621.65                                                                                      |
| Telengana                                                                                   | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 1.18                                                                                        |
| West Bengal                                                                                 | 122.03                                                                                      | 202.52                                                                                      | 123.57                                                                                      | 108.46                                                                                      | 154.58                                                                                      | 98.7                                                                                        |
| Assam                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0.18                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 6.86                                                                                        |

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