Lok Sabha Question No. 4113 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Production of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, LAXMAN GILUWA, CHANDU LAL SAHU

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COAL

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4113

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015

**Production of coal**

4113.  SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU:

Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

1. whether the production of coal has declined in the private sector in the country;
2. if so, the production of coal in each of the coal mine in private sector in the country during each           of the last three years and the current year; and
3. the percentage of coal produced by private sector in the country?

ANSWER

**MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL, POWER AND NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY**

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)&(b):  As per information provided by CCO, production of coal by private sector increased from            34.725 Mt in 2012-13 to 44.045 Mt in 2014-15. All India coal production including coal production company-wise in private sector during the last three years and current year is given below.

| Compay        | Name of Block                    |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15  (Provisional) | 2015-16  (Apr-July 2015)   |
|---------------|----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
| Tisco         |                                  |     7.295 |     6.972 |                    6.101 | 1.929                      |
| Meghalaya     |                                  |     5.640 |     5.732 |                    5.732 | 1.891                      |
| ICML/CESC     | Sharsatoli                       |     3.129 |     2.708 |                    3.492 | 1.020                      |
| JSPL          | Gare PalmaIV/1                   |     5.999 |     5.999 |                    5.989 | N/A                        |
| HIL           | Talabira-I                       |     2.237 |     2.478 |                    2.263 | N/A                        |
| MIEL          | Gare Palma-IV/5                  |     0.795 |     0.919 |                    1.000 | N/A                        |
| BLA           | Gotitoria (E&W)                  |     0.300 |     0.300 |                    0.300 | N/A                        |
| PIL           | Chotia                           |     1.000 |     1.000 |                    1.000 | N/A                        |
| JNL           | Gare Palma-IV/4                  |     0.480 |     0.446 |                    0.703 | N/A                        |
| JPL           | Gare Palma-IV/2&3                |     5.250 |     6.226 |                    6.248 | N/A                        |
| SIL           | Belgaon                          |     0.248 |     0.148 |                    0.196 | 0.031                      |
| ESCL          | Cetral Parbatpur                 |     0.099 |     0.461 |                    0.436 | N/A                        |
| UML           | Kathutia                         |     0.560 |     0.762 |                    0.790 | N/A                        |
| SEML          | Gare Palma-IV/7                  |     0.976 |     1.165 |                    1.189 | N/A                        |
| BSIL          | Marki Magli 1                    |     0.062 |     0.081 |                    0.031 | N/A                        |
| TUML          | Marki Magli II & III             |     0.341 |     0.317 |                    0.197 | N/A                        |
| SPL           | Moher & Moher  Amlori  Extn. |     0.225 |     1.695 |                    7.978 | 5.236                      |
| SOVA          | Ardhagram                        |     0.089 |     0.276 |                    0.400 | N/A                        |
| Total Private |                                  |    34.725 |    37.685 |                   44.045 | 10.107                     |
| All India     |                                  |   556.402 |   565.765 |                  610.950 | 186.857                    |

NA- Not Available

(c):  Coal produced by private sector was 7.21% of the total coal production in 2014-15.

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