Lok Sabha Question No. 3096 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Progress under Mission Coking Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Shri Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3096 ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## PROGRESS UNDER MISSION COKING COAL

## 3096 SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  progress  achieved  under  Mission  Coking  Coal  since  its  approval  with  regards  to India's domestic production capacity;
- (b) the status of modernization and renovation of existing aging washeries of Bharat Coking Coal  Limited  (BCCL)  and  Central  Coalfields  Limited  (CCL)  which  had  surpassed designed lifespan for its optimal utilization;
- (c)  whether  there  has  been  progress  towards  enhanced  domestic  coal  blending  for  steel production with respect to the target number of 30 percent; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL AND MINES (SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY)

- (a) : Coking coal production in India since the launch of Mission Coking Coal i.e., August 2021 are as follows:
- (b) : The status of modernization and renovation of old washeries of BCCL and CCL is tabulated below:

| Year    |   Coking Coal Production (in millions tonnes) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 2020-21 |                                        44.787 |
| 2021-22 |                                        51.702 |
| 2022-23 |                                        60.759 |
| 2023-24 |                                        66.821 |
| 2024-25 |                                        66.47  |

|   Sl No | Sub   | Washery (Capacity- MTY)   | Present Status                                       |
|---------|-------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | CCL   | Rajrappa Washery          | Renovation works completed                           |
|       2 | BCCL  | Moonidih Coal Washery     | Physical Progress: 91.00% Financial Progress: 89.60% |
|       3 | BCCL  | Madhuban Washery          | Estimate for renovation is under preparation         |
|       4 | CCL   | Kedla Washery             | Proposal for renovation is under approval at CCL     |

(c) and (d) : At present, approximately 90% of India's coking coal requirement for steel making is met through imports, with the remaining demand is fulfilled from domestic sources.

To promote the use of domestic coking coal in steel production, Coal India Limited (CIL) grants coking coal linkages to the steel sector under the Non-Regulated Sector (NRS) Linkage Auction  (Steel-Coking  sub-sector).  In  addition,  coal  is  supplied  through  Fuel  Supply Agreements (FSAs) and offered via Single Window Mode-Agnostic (SWMA) auctions to meet buyers' requirements.

Stamp  charging  technology  allows  coke  ovens  to  accommodate  coal  with  higher  ash content compared to top-charged batteries, thereby enabling a higher blending proportion of domestic coking coal. Steel companies have planned phased installation of stamp-charged coke oven batteries, to enable higher utilization of indigenous coking coal through blending upto 30% by FY2030.

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