Lok Sabha Question No. 1634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Operational Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Roat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1634

ANSWERED ON- 10/12/2025

## OPERATIONAL COAL MINES

## †1634.SHRI RAJKUMAR ROAT:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

(a) the number of coal mines allocated and the number of mines currently operational so far in the country along with the area of mines, State and company-wise;

(b) the type and area of land allotted or unacquired for these mines, State and mine-wise;

(c) the number of people who have been displaced due to coal mine allocation so far and the amount of compensation given to them particularly tribal displaced persons, State and minewise;

(d)  whether the  consent  of  the  Gram  Sabha  has  been  obtained  under  the  Provisions  of  the Panchayat Extension to the Scheduled Area (PESA) Act before the allotment of land under the Fifth  and  Sixth  Schedule  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  particularly  Hasdeo  Aranya  of Chhattisgarh; and

(e)  the  number  of  coal  mines  currently  in  the  Government  and  Private  sector  ownership along with the details of production and income from these mines, mine-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b) A total of 213 captive and commercial coal blocks have been allocated by the Ministry of Coal of which 77 coal blocks are operational. List of operational mines along with their total area, State and Allocattee is attached at Annexure I .

Acquisition  of  land  is  undertaken  in  accordance  with  the  Right  to  Fair  Compensation  and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act, 2013), Coal Bearing Areas (CBA) Act, 1957 and other applicable laws of respective State Governments. Forest land is transferred after obtaining statutory Forest Clearance, including settlement of rights under the FRA Act, 2006 wherever applicable. The area of land acquired or under acquisition is dynamic and progresses in phases, aligned with the mine plan, statutory approvals and State-specific implementation schedules.

(c) The extent of displacement and compensation is project-specific and determined at the State and district level through joint measurement and verification. To safeguard the interest of tribal persons,  the  Panchayats  (Extension  to  the  Scheduled  Areas)  Act  (PESA  Act)  mandated

obtaining  the  consent  NoC  from  the  Gram  Sabha  as  a  mandatory  prerequisite  for  land acquisition in Scheduled Areas.

(d) Yes, the consent of Gram Sabha is being obtained as a pre-requisite for carrying out land acquisition  in  the  scheduled  areas under  the  Provisions  of  the  Panchayat  Extension  to  the Scheduled Area (PESA) Act. The required FRA process is being followed under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 for diversion of Forest Land for coal mining. In cases pertaining to Scheduled Areas, including those  in  Hasdeo  Aranya  in  Chhattisgarh,  Gram  Sabha  resolutions  and  associated  statutory compliances are integrated into the land acquisition proceedings conducted at the State level and the forest clearance process.

(e) Out of 213 Captive and Commercial coal blocks allocated by Ministry of Coal, 137 coal blocks have been allocated to private sector and remaining 76 blocks to Govt. sector.  64 Coal mines have started coal production as of now. Mine-wise production and revenue generated from these 64 coal mines during FY 2024-25 is attached at Annexure II .

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## Annexure I

## List of Operational coal mines allocated by Ministry of Coal

| S.No   | Name of Coal Mine                    | State        | Name of Allottee                                        | Govt/PrivateTotal   |   Area (Ha) |
|--------|--------------------------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------|
| 1      | Chotia                               | Chhattisgarh | Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. (BALCO)                   | Govt                |        1180 |
| 2      | Gare Palma IV/4                      | Chhattisgarh | Hindalco Industries Ltd.                                | Private             |         683 |
| 3      | Gare Palma Sector II                 |              | ChhattisgarhMAHAGENCO                                   | Govt                |        2583 |
| 4      | Gare Palma Sector III                | Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co Ltd. (CSPGCL)    | Govt                |         708 |
| 5      | Gare Palma IV/8                      | Chhattisgarh | Ambuja Cements Ltd.                                     | Private             |         184 |
| 6      | Parsa                                | Chhattisgarh | Rajasthan RajyaVidyutUtpadan Nigam Ltd (RRVUNL)         | Govt                |        1252 |
| 7-8    | Parsa East, Kanta Basan              | Chhattisgarh | Rajasthan RajyaVidyutUtpadan Nigam Ltd (RRVUNL)         | Govt                |        2683 |
| 9      | Talaipalli                           | Chhattisgarh | NTPC Mining Ltd. (NML)                                  | Govt                |        2468 |
| 10     | Gare Palma IV/1                      | Chhattisgarh | Jindal Power Limited                                    | Private             |         835 |
| 11     | Gare Palma IV/7                      | Chhattisgarh | Sarda Energy And Minerals Ltd.                          | Private             |         482 |
| 12     | Bhaskarpara                          | Chhattisgarh | Prakash Industries Ltd.                                 | Private             |         932 |
| 13     | Gare Palma IV/6                      | Chhattisgarh | Jindal Steel And Power Limited                          | Private             |         381 |
| 14-15  | Gare Palma IV/2 and Gare Palma IV/3  | Chhattisgarh | Jindal Steel And Power Limited                          | Private             |         965 |
| 16-17  | Chatti Bariatu, Chatti Bariatu South | Jharkhand    | NTPC Mining Ltd. (NML)                                  | Govt                |         719 |
| 18     | Kathautia                            | Jharkhand    | Hindalco Industries Ltd.                                | Private             |         688 |
| 19     | Kerandari                            | Jharkhand    | NTPC Mining Ltd. (NML)                                  | Govt                |        1010 |
| 20     | Pachhwara Central                    | Jharkhand    | Punjab State Power Corp Ltd. (PSPCL)                    | Govt                |        1019 |
| 21     | Pachhwara North                      | Jharkhand    | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd. (WBPDCL) | Govt                |        1218 |
| 22     | Tubed                                | Jharkhand    | Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)                        | Govt                |         460 |
| 23-24  | Kotre Basantpur&Pachmo               | Jharkhand    | Central Coalfields Ltd                                  | Govt                |        1012 |
| 25     | Pachwara South                       | Jharkhand    | NLC India Ltd. (NLCIL)                                  | Govt                |         714 |

| S.No   | Name of Coal Mine                                               | State          | Name of Allottee                                             | Govt/PrivateTotal   |   Area (Ha) |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------|
| 26     | Brahmdiha                                                       | Jharkhand      | Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (APMDCL) | Govt                |         136 |
| 27     | Rajhara North (Eastern &Central)                                | Jharkhand      | Fairmine Carbons Private Ltd.                                | Private             |         109 |
| 28     | PakriBarwadih                                                   | Jharkhand      | NTPC Mining Ltd. (NML)                                       | Govt                |        4348 |
| 29     | Tasra                                                           | Jharkhand      | Steel Authority of India (SAIL)                              | Govt                |         860 |
| 30     | Amelia North                                                    | Madhya Pradesh | Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd.                               | Private             |         500 |
| 31-32  | Moher and Moher Amlohri                                         | Madhya Pradesh | Sasan Power Ltd                                              | Private             |        2037 |
| 33     | Bicharpur                                                       | Madhya Pradesh | UltraTech Cement Ltd.                                        | Private             |         500 |
| 34     | Sial Ghoghri                                                    | Madhya Pradesh | Reliance Cement Company Private Limited (RCCPL)              | Private             |         429 |
| 35     | Suliyari                                                        | Madhya Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (APMDCL) | Govt                |        1298 |
| 36     | Amelia                                                          | Madhya Pradesh | THDC                                                         | Govt                |        1173 |
| 37     | Dhirauli                                                        | Madhya Pradesh | Mahan Enregen Limited                                        | Private             |        2671 |
| 38     | Sahapur West                                                    | Madhya Pradesh | Sarda Energy And Minerals Ltd.                               | Private             |         619 |
| 39     | Urtan                                                           | Madhya Pradesh | JMS Mining Pvt. Ltd.                                         | Private             |         379 |
| 40     | Urtan North                                                     | Madhya Pradesh | JMS Mining Pvt. Ltd.                                         | Private             |         475 |
| 41-42  | Gotitoria (East) &Gotitoria (West)                              | Madhya Pradesh | Boulder Stone Mart Private Ltd.                              | Private             |         112 |
| 43     | Bandha                                                          | Madhya Pradesh | EMIL Mines And Mineral Resources Ltd.                        | Private             |        1871 |
| 44     | Mandla North                                                    | Madhya Pradesh | Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited                               | Private             |        1041 |
| 45-50  | Baranj I, Baranj II, Baranj III, Baranj IV, Manora Deep &Kiloni | Maharashtra    | Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL)                   | Govt                |        1457 |
| 51     | Belgaon                                                         | Maharashtra    | Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Ltd.                          | Private             |         372 |

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| S.No   | Name of Coal Mine                                       | State                | Name of Allottee                                           | Govt/PrivateTotal   |   Area (Ha) |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------|
| 52     | Marki Mangli III                                        | Maharashtra          | B.S. Ispat Ltd.                                            | Private             |          85 |
| 53     | Marki Mangli I                                          | Maharashtra          | TopworthUrja and Metals Ltd.                               | Private             |         694 |
| 54     | Takli-Jena-Bellora (North) &Takli-Jena- Bellora (South) | Maharashtra          | Aurobindo Reality And Infrastructure Private Ltd.          | Private             |         936 |
| 55     | Gondkhari                                               | Maharashtra          | Adani Power Maharashtra Ltd.                               | Private             |         862 |
| 56     | Dulanga                                                 | Odisha               | NTPC Mining Ltd. (NML)                                     | Govt                |         829 |
| 57-58  | Manoharpur& Manoharpur Dipside                          | Odisha               | Odisha Coal &Power Ltd. (OCPL)                             | Govt                |         780 |
| 59     | Naini                                                   | Odisha               | The Singareni Collieries Co Ltd. (SCCL)                    | Govt                |         913 |
| 60     | Talabira I                                              | Odisha               | GMRChhattisgarh Energy Ltd.                                | Private             |         930 |
|        | 61&62UtkalD&E                                           | Odisha               | National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO)                 | Govt                |         524 |
| 63     | Talabira II& III                                        | Odisha               | NLC India Ltd. (NLCIL)                                     | Govt                |        1943 |
| 64     | Jamkhani                                                | Odisha               | Vedanta Ltd.                                               | Private             |        1000 |
| 65     | Utkal A                                                 | Odisha               | Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL)                              | Govt                |        1112 |
| 66     | Utkal B1                                                | Odisha               | Jindal Steel And Power Limited                             | Private             |         270 |
| 67     | Utkal C                                                 | Odisha               | Jindal Steel And Power Limited                             | Private             |         753 |
| 68     | Tadicherla-I                                            | Telangana            | Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd. (TSPGCL) | Govt                |         930 |
| 69     | Barjora                                                 | West Bengal          | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd. (WBPDCL)    | Govt                |          85 |
| 70     | Barjora (North)                                         | West Bengal          | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd. (WBPDCL)    | Govt                |         928 |
| 71-72  | Gangaramchak, Gangaramchak Bhadulia                     | West Bengal          | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd. (WBPDCL)    | Govt                |         187 |
| 73     | Sarisatolli                                             | West BengalCESC Ltd. | West BengalCESC Ltd.                                       | Private             |         660 |

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| S.No   | Name of Coal Mine   | State             | Name of Allottee                                        | Govt/PrivateTotal   |   Area (Ha) |
|--------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------|
| 74-75  | Tara East &West     | West Bengal       | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd. (WBPDCL) | Govt                |         937 |
| 76     | Trans Damodar       | West Bengal       | Durgapur Projects Limited (DPL)                         | Govt                |         379 |
| 77     | NamchikNamphuk      | Arunachal Pradesh | Coal Pulz Private Ltd.                                  | Private             |         134 |

## Annexure II

## COAL PRODUCTION AND REVENUE GENERATED FROM COAL PRODUCING MINES IN FY 2024-25

| S. No   | Coal Mine                           | State          | Allocattee   |   Coal Pr oduction (Million Ton) |   RevenueG enerated f rom mont hly payme nt (Rs Cro res) |
|---------|-------------------------------------|----------------|--------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Chotia                              | Chhattisgarh   | Private      |                             0.41 |                                                   206.07 |
| 2       | Gare Palma IV/4                     | Chhattisgarh   | Private      |                             0.31 |                                                   133.78 |
| 3&4     | Parsa East &Kanta Basin             | Chhattisgarh   | Government   |                            16.03 |                                                   216.59 |
| 5       | Amelia North                        | Madhya Pradesh | Private      |                             3.92 |                                                   376.42 |
| 6       | SialGhogri                          | Madhya Pradesh | Private      |                             0.3  |                                                    61.77 |
| 7       | Belgaon                             | Maharashtra    | Private      |                             0.12 |                                                    29.8  |
| 8       | MarkiMangi I                        | Maharashtra    | Private      |                             0    |                                                     0    |
| 9       | Talabira I                          | Odisha         | Private      |                             0    |                                                     0    |
| 10      | Sarisatolli                         | West Bengal    | Private      |                             1.39 |                                                    63.83 |
| 11      | Kathautia                           | Jharkhand      | Private      |                             0    |                                                     0    |
| 12      | Barjora                             | West Bengal    | Government   |                             0    |                                                     3.32 |
| 13      | Tadicherla-I                        | Telengana      | Government   |                             2.5  |                                                     0    |
| 14      | Gare Palma IV/8                     | Chhattisgarh   | Private      |                             0.55 |                                                   174.52 |
| 15      | Dulanga                             | Odisha         | Government   |                             7    |                                                   116.3  |
| 16      | Barjora North                       | West Bengal    | Governemnt   |                             0.76 |                                                    17.48 |
| 17      | Talaipalli                          | Chhattisgarh   | Government   |                            10.98 |                                                   152.96 |
| 18&19   | ChhattiBariatu&Ch hatiBariatu South | Jharkhand      | Government   |                             4.56 |                                                    71.42 |
| 20      | Gare Palma Sector III               | Chhattisgarh   | Government   |                             4    |                                                    52.87 |
| 21      | Talabira-II &III                    | Odisha         | Governemnt   |                            17.2  |                                                   233.52 |
| 22      | Bicharpur                           | Madhya Pradesh | Private      |                             0.12 |                                                    74.88 |
| 23      | Pachwara North                      | Jharkhand      | Government   |                            14.8  |                                                   222.76 |
| 24&25   | Manoharpur &Dip side Manpharpur     | Odisha         | Government   |                            12.06 |                                                   178.63 |
| 26      | Trans Damodar                       | West Bengal    | Government   |                             0.51 |                                                     6.12 |
| 27&28   | Gangaramchak&B hadulia              | West Bengal    | Government   |                             1.6  |                                                    30.71 |
| 29      | MarkiMangi III                      | Maharashtra    | Private      |                             0    |                                                     0    |
| 30-35   | Baranj I to IV, Kilo ni&Manoradeep  | Maharashtra    | Government   |                             3.5  |                                                    47.5  |
| 36      | Suliyari                            | Madhya Pradesh | Government   |                             5.81 |                                                   197.99 |
| 37      | Gare Palma IV/7                     | Chhattisgarh   | Private      |                             1.72 |                                                   133.74 |

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| S. No   | Coal Mine                         | State          | Allocattee   |   Coal Pr oduction (Million Ton) |   RevenueG enerated f rom mont hly payme nt (Rs Cro res) |
|---------|-----------------------------------|----------------|--------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 38      | Gare Palma IV/1                   | Chhattisgarh   | Private      |                             7.2  |                                                   202.03 |
| 39      | Pachwara Central                  | Jharkhand      | Government   |                             7.06 |                                                    89.3  |
| 40      | Amelia                            | Madhya Pradesh | Government   |                             3.78 |                                                    44.81 |
| 41      | Jamkhani                          | Odisha         | Private      |                             2.08 |                                                   447.44 |
| 42&43   | Gotitoria East&W est              | Madhya Pradesh | Private      |                             0.25 |                                                    25.15 |
| 44      | Gare Palma IV/6                   | Chhattisgarh   | Private      |                             4    |                                                   240.88 |
| 45      | Utkal C                           | Odisha         | Private      |                             3.36 |                                                    82.72 |
| 46&47   | Gare Palma IV/2 an d IV/3         | Chhattisgarh   | Private      |                             6.24 |                                                   113.02 |
| 48      | Takli Jena Bellora                | Maharashtra    | Private      |                             0.73 |                                                    14.12 |
| 49      | Tubed                             | Jharkhand      | Government   |                             4.13 |                                                    53.08 |
| 50&51   | Utkal D&E                         | Odisha         | Government   |                             2.84 |                                                    28.17 |
| 52      | Kerandari                         | Jharkhand      | Government   |                             2.04 |                                                    32    |
| 53&54   | Tara East &West                   | West Bengal    | Government   |                             0.8  |                                                     8.33 |
| 55      | Parsa                             | Chhatisgarh    | Government   |                             0.29 |                                                     0    |
| 56      | Bhaskarpara                       | Chhatisgarh    | Private      |                             0.08 |                                                    18    |
| 57      | Rajhara North (Eas tern &Central) | Jharkhand      | Private      |                             0.01 |                                                     0    |
| 58&59   | Moher and Moher Amlohri           | Madhya Pradesh | Private      |                            18.12 |                                                     0    |
| 60      | Tasra                             | Jharkhand      | Government   |                             0.43 |                                                     0    |
| 61      | Pakri Barwadih                    | Jharkhand      | Government   |                            17.38 |                                                     0    |
| 62      | Naini                             | Odisha         | Government   |                             0    |                                                     0    |
| 63&64   | Kotre Basantpur & Pachmo          | Jharkhand      | Government   |                             0    |                                                     0    |