Lok Sabha Question No. 4058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Payment of Levies by Companies
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: E. AHAMED

**GOVERNMENT OF**

**MINISTRY OF COAL**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4058**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015**

**Payment of Levies by Companies**

**4058.     SHRI E. AHAMED:**

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

(a) whether the companies have paid their respective levies after being levied by the Supreme Court on erstwhile coal block allottees including State Government companies, after cancelling their coal blocks; and

(b) if so, the details thereof  and if not, the reasons therefor?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY**

**(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)**

(a) & (b): The details of additional levy paid by the prior allocatees of coal blocks as imposed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court and the reasons for not paying are given at annexure.

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**Annexure** referred to reply given at parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No.4058 for answer on 13.08.2015.

| **Status of Additional Levy deposited  by the Prior allocatees for their respective  captive block as per Supreme Court Order**   |                                                        |                                      |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **Sl.No. of coal block**                                                                                                          | **Name of Prior Allocatees**                           | **Name of coal block(s)**            | **Total amount of levy  deposited @ Rs. 295/Te of production from starting of production to 31.03.2015 (in Rs.)** | **Remarks/Reasons for not depositing the additional levy (part or full)**                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                                 | CESC Ltd.                                              | Sarshatoli                           | **10448735095.00**                                                                                                | Entire amount deposited                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                                 | Sunflag Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.                          | Belgaon                              | **312398230.00**                                                                                                  | Entire amount deposited                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                                 | Hindalco Industries Ltd.                               | Talabira-I                           | **6000564910.00**                                                                                                 | Entire amount deposited                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4-5                                                                                                                               | RRVUN                                                  | Parsa(East) & Kante Basan            | **1454912506.00**                                                                                                 | Entire amount deposited                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                                 | Prakash Industries Ltd.                                | Chotia                               | **2490603875.00**                                                                                                 | Entire amount deposited                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                                 | JSPL                                                   | Gare Palma IV/1                      | **20822327495.00**                                                                                                | Entire amount deposited                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 8-9                                                                                                                               | Jindal Power Ltd.                                      | Gare Palma IV/2 & IV/3               | **11852033280.00**                                                                                                | Entire amount deposited                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                                                | Sova Ispat Ltd., Jai Balaji Sponge Ltd.                | Ardhagram                            | **216357945.00**                                                                                                  | Sova Ispat paid on 232391.30 MT of coal from 25.09.14 to 31.03.15. However Jai Balaji Sponge Ltd has not deposited its share from 25.09.14 to 31.03.15                                     |
| 11                                                                                                                                | Sarda Energy Energy & Minerals Ltd.                    | Gare Palma IV/7                      | **1426299314.00**                                                                                                 | Entire amount deposited                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                                                | BS Ispat Ltd.                                          | Marki Mangli-I                       | **56419726.00**                                                                                                   | Entire amount deposited                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh State Mining Corp Ltd.                  | Amelia North                         | **443807145.00**                                                                                                  | Entire amount deposited                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                                                | Electrosteel Castings Ltd.                             | Parbatpur                            | **354535849.70**                                                                                                  | Entire amount deposited                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                                                | Usha Martin Ltd.                                       | Kathutia                             | **837288482.00**                                                                                                  | Entire amount deposited                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                                                                | Punjab State Electricity Board / Panem Coal Mines Ltd. | Pachwara Central                     | **3914636324.00**                                                                                                 | Partial payment made by PSEB for its share of amount (26%) for coal extracted from starting of production  to 24.09.2014. No payment has been made for the period 25.09.2014 to 31.03.2015 |
| 17-22                                                                                                                             | KPCL/ Karnataka Emta Coal Mines Ltd.                   | Baranj I-IV, Kiloni & Manoradeep     | **1104324170.91**                                                                                                 | Partial payment made by KPCL for its share of amount (26%) for coal extracted from starting of production  to 24.09.2014. No payment has been made for the period 25.09.2014 to 31.03.2015 |
| 23                                                                                                                                | Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd.                             | Gare Palma IV/5                      | **2380908235.00**                                                                                                 | MIEL has requested to adjust Rs. 148144869.20 towards additional levy from compensation for the period 25.09.2014 to 31.03.2015                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                                                | Topworth Urja & Metals Ltd.                            | Marki Mangli-II                      | **45305358.00**                                                                                                   | Entire amount deposited                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                                                | Topworth Urja & Metals Ltd.                            | Marki Mangli- III                    | **226610605.00**                                                                                                  | Entire amount deposited                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                                                                | Jayaswal Neco Industries Ltd.                          | Gare Palma IV/4                      | **1123505479.00**                                                                                                 | Entire amount deposited                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                                                                | Prism Cement Ltd.                                      | Sial Ghogri                          | **867828.00**                                                                                                     | Production data from 25.09.2014 to 31.03.2015 not submitted by the company.                                                                                                                |
| 28                                                                                                                                | GVK Power Govindwal Sahib) Ltd.                        | Tokisud North                        | **295000.00**                                                                                                     | Entire amount deposited                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                                                                | Jaiprakash Associates                                  | Mandla North                         | **0.00**                                                                                                          | No production from the mine                                                                                                                                                                |
| 30                                                                                                                                | DVC                                                    | Kagra Joydev                         | **0.00**                                                                                                          | No production from the mine                                                                                                                                                                |
| 31                                                                                                                                | MPSMCL                                                 | Bicharpur                            | **0.00**                                                                                                          | No production from the mine                                                                                                                                                                |
| 32                                                                                                                                | West Bengal Mineral Dev. Trading Corp Ltd.             | Trans Damodar                        | **625210846.00**                                                                                                  | Entire amount deposited                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 33-34                                                                                                                             | WBPDCL//WBSEB/BECML                                    | Tara (East) & Tara (West)            | Nil                                                                                                               | No reason assigned                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 35-36                                                                                                                             | WBPDCL/BECML                                           | Gangaramchak & Gangaramchak Bhadulia | Nil                                                                                                               | No reason assigned                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 37                                                                                                                                | WBPDCL/BECML                                           | Barjore                              | Nil                                                                                                               | No reason assigned                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 38                                                                                                                                | WBPDCL/BECML                                           | Pachwara (North)                     | Nil                                                                                                               | No reason assigned                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 39                                                                                                                                | DVC/DVC Emta                                           | Barjora (North)                      | Nil                                                                                                               | No reason assigned                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 40                                                                                                                                | APMDTCL                                                | Namchik Namphuk                      | Nil                                                                                                               | Production suspended from 09.05.2012                                                                                                                                                       |
| 41-42                                                                                                                             | BLA Industries                                         | Gotitoria (East & West)              | Nil                                                                                                               | Matter subjudice                                                                                                                                                                           |