Lok Sabha Question No. 2541 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Allocation of Coal Blocks
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Shri Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2541 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2024

## Allocation of Coal Blocks

## 2541 Shri Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of coal blocks under the possession of various States;
- (b) the details of proposals received by the Government from Andhra Pradesh during the last three years for the allotment of coal blocks;
- (c) the details of the proposals that have been cleared; and

(d) whether any proposals are pending, if so, the reasons for their pendency along with the time by which the pending proposals are likely to be cleared?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  Details of coal blocks/mines, under the possession of various States/State agencies, is given at Annexure.

(b) to (d):   Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh had requested to allot Baitarani (West) coal block  in  lieu  of  Madanpur  South  Coal  Block.  In  response,  it  was  informed  that  as  per  the  extant provisions, a State Government Company may participate along with private companies in the auction process conducted by the Ministry of Coal for allocation of coal mines. These auctions are conducted regularly.

Annexure List  of  coal  blocks  allocated  by  Nominated  Authority  whose  allocation  order  are  in  force presently -

| S. No   | Name of Coal Mine                                              | State        | CMSP/MMDR   | Successful Bidder / Allottee                         |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Gare Palma Sector II                                           | Chhattisgarh | CMSP        | Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd            |
| 2       | Gare Palma Sector III                                          | Chhattisgarh | CMSP        | Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co Ltd           |
| 3       | Parsa                                                          | Chhattisgarh | CMSP        | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd             |
| 4-5     | Parsa East &Kanta Basan                                        | Chhattisgarh | CMSP        | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd             |
| 6-7     | Durgapur- II/Taraimar& Durgapur-II/Saria                       | Chhattisgarh | CMSP        | KPCL                                                 |
| 8       | Banhardih                                                      | Jharkhand    | CMSP        | PVUNL                                                |
| 9       | Pachhwara Central                                              | Jharkhand    | CMSP        | Punjab State Power Corp Ltd                          |
| 10      | Pachhwara North                                                | Jharkhand    | CMSP        | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited    |
| 11      | RajbarD&E                                                      | Jharkhand    | CMSP        | Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd                            |
| 12      | Saharpur Jamarpani                                             | Jharkhand    | CMSP        | UP Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd                    |
| 13      | Tubed                                                          | Jharkhand    | CMSP        | Damodar Valley Corporation                           |
| 14      | Sugia Closed Mine                                              | Jharkhand    | CMSP        | Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation      |
| 15      | Brahmdiha                                                      | Jharkhand    | CMSP        | APMDCL                                               |
| 16      | Binja                                                          | Jharkhand    | MMDR        | Assam Mineral Development Corporation Limited        |
| 17      | Suliyari                                                       | Madhya       | CMSP        | APMDCL                                               |
| 18-23   | Baranj I, Baranj II, Baranj III, Baranj IV,Manora Deep& Kiloni | Maharashtra  | CMSP        | Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd                      |
| 24-25   | Manoharpur& Dipside Manoharpur                                 | Odisha       | CMSP        | Odisha Coal &Power Limited                           |
| 26      | Naini                                                          | Odisha       | CMSP        | SCCL                                                 |
| 27      | Mandakini                                                      | Odisha       | CMSP        | KPCL                                                 |
| 28      | Baitarni West                                                  | Odisha       | CMSP        | Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd          |
| 29      | Burapahar                                                      | Odisha       | MMDR        | Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd          |
| 30      | Tadicherla-I                                                   | Telangana    | CMSP        | Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited |
| 31      | Barjora                                                        | West Bengal  | CMSP        | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited    |

| S. No   | Name of Coal Mine                   | State       | CMSP/MMDR   | Successful Bidder / Allottee                       |
|---------|-------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 32      | Barjora (North)                     | West Bengal | CMSP        | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited  |
| 33-34   | Gangaramchak, Gangaramchak Bhadulia | West Bengal | CMSP        | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited  |
| 35-36   | Tara East &West                     | West Bengal | CMSP        | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited  |
| 37      | Trans Damodar                       | West Bengal | CMSP        | The Durgapur Projects Limited                      |
| 38      | GourangdhihABC                      | West Bengal | CMSP        | West Bengal Minrel Development Corporation Limited |
| 39      | Koilajan                            | Assam       | MMDR        | Assam Mineral Development Corporation Limited      |
| 40      | Garampani                           | Assam       | MMDR        | Assam Mineral Development Corporation Limited      |

## Details of additional 05 MMDR Coal blocks:

|   Sr. No | Name of the Coal Block   | Location of the Coal Block   | Name of the Allocatee company(ies)                       |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|       01 | Kente Extension          | Chhattisgarh                 | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd                 |
|       02 | Chandrabila              | Odisha                       | Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Coorporation Ltd. |
|       03 | Kalyanpur- Badalpara     | Jharkhand                    | Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd                 |
|       04 | Deocha-Pachami           | West Bengal                  | The West Bengal Power Development Coorporation Limited.  |
|       05 | Kerwa                    | Chhattisgarh                 | Kerwa Coal Limited                                       |

## List of SCCL mines -In state of Telangana

|   Sr. No | NAME OF THE MINE          |
|----------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Padmavathikhani-5 Incline |
|        2 | Kistaram OC               |
|        3 | JVR OC-II                 |
|        4 | Koyagudem OC-II           |
|        5 | Jawaharkhani 5 OC         |
|        6 | Kondapuram                |
|        7 | Manuguru OCP              |
|        8 | PK-OC                     |
|        9 | Khairagura OC             |
|       10 | Kalyanikhani-5 Incline    |
|       11 | Kasipet -1                |

|   12 | Kasipet -2                     |
|------|--------------------------------|
|   13 | Shanthikhani UG                |
|   14 | Ramkrishnapur OC               |
|   15 | Kalyankhani OC                 |
|   16 | Ravindrakhani-5 Incline        |
|   17 | Ravindrakhani-6 Incline        |
|   18 | Ravindrakhani-7 Incline        |
|   19 | Ravindrakhani-NT               |
|   20 | Sreerampur-1 Incline           |
|   21 | Indaramkhani-1A Incline        |
|   22 | Sreerampur-3 &3A Incline       |
|   23 | IK OC                          |
|   24 | Srirampur OC II                |
|   25 | Godavarikhani-2&2A             |
|   26 | Godavarikhani-11 Incline       |
|   27 | Godavarikhani-1&3              |
|   28 | Godavarikhani-5 OC             |
|   29 | Vakilpalli                     |
|   30 | RG OC - III Extn.              |
|   31 | Adriyala Shaft Project(ALP)    |
|   32 | Ramagundam OC-II Extn.         |
|   33 | Ramagundam OC-I Exp. Ph-II     |
|   34 | Kakatiyakhani-1 &1A Incline    |
|   35 | Kakatiyakhani-5 &5A Incline    |
|   36 | Kakatiyakhani-6 &6A Incline    |
|   37 | Kakatiya Longwall Project(KLP) |
|   38 | KTK OC - III                   |
|   39 | KTK OC - II                    |

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