Lok Sabha Question No. 369 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: Stockpiles held by Coal India Limited
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Shri Balwant Baswant Wankhade, Shri Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *369 ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026

## STOCKPILES HELD BY COAL INDIA LIMITED

## *369    SHRI RAMASAHAYAM RAGHURAM REDDY: SHRI BALWANT BASWANT WANKHADE:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

(a) the total volume of domestic coal production and country-wise imports, disaggregated by grade during the last ten years, year-wise along with data on pithead stockpiles held by Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiaries till date;

(b) the average cost incurred by CIL and other public sector coal companies on transporting coal  to  thermal  power  plants  during  this  period  along  with  the  estimated  losses  or  under utilisation due to unsold pithead coal;

(c) the details of power plants that rely on imported coal in the country along with the reasons therefor;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  impact  of  logistical  bottlenecks  including inadequate railway rakes and high freight charges on the coal supply chain and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether any independent review has been conducted to assess the financial viability and operational efficiency of Coal India Limited amid growing competition from private miners and increasing structural challenges and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (e): A STATEMENT IS LAID ON THE TABLE OF THE HOUSE.

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *369 for  answer  on  18.03.2026  asked  by  Shri  Ramasahayam  Raghuram  Reddy  and  Shri Balwant Baswant Wankhade regarding Stockpiles held by Coal India Limited.

(a): The year-wise, grade-wise details of the quantity of Coking coal and Non-Coking coal produced  in  the  country  during  the  last  ten  years  is  at Annexure-A and Annexure-B respectively.

The  year-wise,  country-wise  coal  imports  in  the  country  during  the  last  ten  years  is  at Annexure-C .

The details of the closing coal stock as on 12.03.2026 (provisional) at subsidiaries of Coal India Limited (CIL) is at Annexure-D .

(b): CIL supplies  coal  on  FOR  (Free  on  Rail/Road)  basis,  wherein  CIL's  responsibility  is limited  up  to  the  stage  of  loading  and  weighment  of  coal  at  the  designated  rail  and  road weighbridges  located  within  the  mine/siding  premises.  Thereafter,  the  ownership,  and transportation responsibility shifts to the consumer and the cost of transportation upto power plants.

(c): 17 number of power plants having total installed capacity of 18,713 MW designed on imported  coal,  rely  on  the  imported  coal.  Further,  some  of  the  power  plants  designed  on domestic coal also import coal in view of its cost-economics.

(d): The Ministry of Coal launched the Coal Logistics Plan in February, 2024 in coordination with concerned Ministries and stakeholders to assess and address issues in the coal logistics chain, including constraints related to availability of railway rakes and transportation. The plan covers the entire coal supply chain from mines to end-use plants and identifies measures to improve coal evacuation efficiency.

Under the plan, 33 critical railway infrastructure projects have been identified to address gaps in  rail  connectivity  and  strength  coal  evacuation  from  major coalfields  by  FY 2030. These projects  aim  to  augment  rail  capacity,  improve  last-mile  connectivity,  and  facilitate  faster movement  of  coal  from  mines  to  consumption  centers.  Accordingly,  measures  such  as expansion of rail infrastructure, taken up by Ministry of Railways for future coal evacuation.

(e): Reflecting sustained operational  growth, CIL's dispatches have increased  year-on-year over the past five years, reaching 781.1 MT in 2024-25, up from 596.2 MT in 2020-21 and the profit after tax (PAT) has also grown during this period. With the adoption of transparent eauctions  and  various  other  initiatives  such  as  implementation  of  ERP,  use  of  Artificial Intelligence and digital process etc., CIL is committed to innovate and compete by enhancing operational efficiency and global competitiveness.

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## Annexure-A

## [Figures in Million Tonnes (MT)]

| Year    | Grade of Coking Coal   | Grade of Coking Coal   | Grade of Coking Coal   | Grade of Coking Coal   | Grade of Coking Coal   | Grade of Coking Coal   | Grade of Coking Coal   | Grade of Coking Coal   | Grade of Coking Coal   | Grade of Coking Coal   |
|---------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Year    | SG -I                  | SG -II                 | SC - I                 | W-II                   | W-II                   | W-III                  | W-IV                   | W-V                    | W-VI                   | Total Coking           |
| 2015-16 | 0.037                  | 1.051                  | 0.135                  | 0.415                  | 2.493                  | 12.968                 | 43.788                 | -                      | -                      | 60.887                 |
| 2016-17 | 0.023                  | 1.004                  | 0.110                  | 0.315                  | 3.420                  | 10.796                 | 45.993                 | -                      | -                      | 61.661                 |
| 2017-18 | 0.155                  | 0.051                  | 0.182                  | 0.176                  | 4.552                  | 3.991                  | 31.041                 | -                      | -                      | 40.148                 |
| 2018-19 | 0.035                  | 0.000                  | 0.247                  | 0.058                  | 4.339                  | 6.577                  | 29.874                 | -                      | -                      | 41.132                 |
| 2019-20 | 0.018                  | 0.132                  | 0.250                  | 0.136                  | 2.303                  | 7.361                  | 33.094                 | 9.635                  | 0.007                  | 52.936                 |
| 2020-21 | 0.001                  | 0.008                  | 0.219                  | 0.202                  | 2.365                  | 1.820                  | 26.943                 | 12.798                 | 0.431                  | 44.787                 |
| 2021-22 | 0.225                  | 0.000                  | 0.000                  | 0.234                  | 2.501                  | 1.539                  | 25.740                 | 20.171                 | 1.292                  | 51.702                 |
| 2022-23 | 0.000                  | 0.062                  | 0.247                  | 0.171                  | 3.782                  | 2.638                  | 31.212                 | 22.482                 | 0.165                  | 60.759                 |
| 2023-24 | 0.000                  | 0.098                  | 0.216                  | 1.227                  | 3.437                  | 4.600                  | 35.552                 | 21.213                 | 0.478                  | 66.821                 |
| 2024-25 | 0.000                  | 0.153                  | 0.223                  | 1.600                  | 5.082                  | 5.181                  | 34.312                 | 19.808                 | 0.111                  | 66.470                 |

| Nomenclature                       |
|------------------------------------|
| SG - I means Steel Grade - I       |
| SG -II means Steel Grade -II       |
| SC - I means semi coking Grade - I |
| W-I means Washery Grade -I         |
| W-II means Washery Grade -II       |
| W-III means Washery Grade -III     |
| W-IV means Washery Grade -IV       |
| W-V means Washery Grade - V        |
| W- VI means Washery Grade -VI      |

## Annexure-B

## [Figures in Million Tonnes (MT)]

| Year    | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   | Grade of Non-Coking Coal   |
|---------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Year    | G1                         | G2                         | G3                         | G4                         | G5                         | G6                         | G7                         | G8                         | G9                         | G10                        | G11                        | G12                        | G13                        | G14                        | G15                        | G16                        | G17                        | Ungra ded                  | Total Non- Coking          |
| 2015-16 | 3.831                      | 0.341                      | 5.189                      | 17.665                     | 16.302                     | 13.114                     | 39.038                     | 33.150                     | 44.579                     | 82.855                     | 147.460                    | 90.578                     | 77.619                     | 1.439                      | 4.073                      | 0.418                      | 0.666                      | 0.026                      | 578.343                    |
| 2016-17 | 2.418                      | 0.309                      | 5.279                      | 17.319                     | 13.600                     | 14.140                     | 35.574                     | 29.574                     | 38.924                     | 98.175                     | 143.233                    | 91.786                     | 90.937                     | 6.419                      | 3.263                      | 4.505                      | 0.459                      | 0.293                      | 596.207                    |
| 2017-18 | 1.710                      | 0.264                      | 3.513                      | 14.535                     | 14.730                     | 10.868                     | 36.817                     | 40.980                     | 27.547                     | 91.478                     | 179.975                    | 53.418                     | 101.743                    | 44.637                     | 7.894                      | 3.544                      | 1.467                      | 0.132                      | 635.252                    |
| 2018-19 | 0.087                      | 0.480                      | 3.313                      | 15.545                     | 12.453                     | 7.900                      | 41.348                     | 54.420                     | 35.595                     | 84.227                     | 199.705                    | 66.297                     | 111.210                    | 41.037                     | 6.885                      | 3.847                      | 3.109                      | 0.128                      | 687.586                    |
| 2019-20 | 0.021                      | 0.288                      | 3.231                      | 14.472                     | 14.633                     | 4.605                      | 40.891                     | 45.546                     | 37.869                     | 78.135                     | 193.872                    | 71.628                     | 86.864                     | 58.795                     | 17.598                     | 4.033                      | 5.282                      | 0.175                      | 677.938                    |
| 2020-21 | 0.003                      | 0.027                      | 2.681                      | 14.221                     | 9.707                      | 4.252                      | 37.446                     | 47.702                     | 36.723                     | 69.883                     | 194.693                    | 73.346                     | 80.935                     | 66.297                     | 26.201                     | 6.790                      | 0.236                      | 0.153                      | 671.296                    |
| 2021-22 | 0.000                      | 0.009                      | 2.012                      | 13.049                     | 8.657                      | 5.492                      | 40.742                     | 46.402                     | 43.597                     | 62.426                     | 223.091                    | 77.626                     | 100.358                    | 81.184                     | 14.047                     | 7.442                      | 0.375                      | -                          | 726.509                    |
| 2022-23 | 0.015                      | 0.083                      | 1.702                      | 16.101                     | 9.901                      | 6.554                      | 46.406                     | 53.661                     | 53.129                     | 73.232                     | 247.641                    | 103.559                    | 100.120                    | 92.593                     | 17.934                     | 4.277                      | 5.434                      | 0.090                      | 832.432                    |
| 2023-24 | 0.053                      | 0.094                      | 2.593                      | 18.008                     | 9.128                      | 7.448                      | 55.514                     | 57.809                     | 78.408                     | 69.527                     | 271.956                    | 121.226                    | 115.271                    | 93.149                     | 24.587                     | 4.323                      | 1.911                      | -                          | 931.005                    |
| 2024-25 | 0.077                      | 0.257                      | 1.951                      | 19.600                     | 8.809                      | 9.610                      | 53.766                     | 71.253                     | 63.615                     | 87.665                     | 260.146                    | 134.116                    | 115.552                    | 128.420                    | 15.999                     | 1.406                      | 8.499                      | 0.310                      | 981.053                    |

## Annexure-C

## [Figures in Million Tonnes (MT)]

| Country wise import of coal to India   |
|----------------------------------------|

| Iceland            | -       | 0.039   | -        | -           | -      | -     | -       | -     | -     | 0.080   | -     | -      | -            | -     | -     | -           | - -           | -     | -       |
|--------------------|---------|---------|----------|-------------|--------|-------|---------|-------|-------|---------|-------|--------|--------------|-------|-------|-------------|---------------|-------|---------|
| Indonesia          | 0.149   | 97.364  | - 91.012 | 1.086       | 94.728 | 1.167 | 111.714 |       | 1.423 | 115.240 | 1.398 | 91.137 | 1.104 71.427 |       | 2.234 | 107.594     | 2.101 113.610 | 2.069 | 102.583 |
| Iran               | -       | - 0.001 | 0.026    | -           | -      | *0.02 | *0.1    |       | -     | 0.024   | -     | -      | -            | -     | -     | -           | - -           | -     | -       |
| Iraq               | - 0.012 |         | - -      | -           | -      | -     | -       |       | -     | -       | -     | - -    | -            | -     |       | - -         | -             | -     | -       |
| Japan -            |         | -       | -        | *0.008 -    | -      | -     |         | -     | -     | -       | -     | -      | -            | -     | -     | - -         | -             | -     | -       |
| Kazakhstan         | -       | -       | -        | -           | - -    | -     |         | *0.05 | -     | -       | -     | 0.163  | -            | 0.489 | -     | - -         | 0.077         | -     | 0.165   |
| Korea RP           | -       | -       | -        | -           | - -    |       | -       | 0.077 | -     | -       | -     | -      | -            | -     | -     | -           | - -           | -     | -       |
| Latvia             | -       | 0.002   | -        | -           | -      | 0.164 | -       | 0.401 | -     | 0.129   | -     | 0.030  | -            | -     | 0.072 | 0.206       | - -           | -     | -       |
| Macoa              | -       | -       | -        | 0.004 -     | -      | -     |         | -     | -     | -       | -     | -      | -            | -     | -     | -           | - -           | -     | -       |
| Malaysia           | -       | -       | -        | 0.035 -     | -      |       | -       | 0.108 | -     | *0.02   | -     | -      | 0.037        | -     | -     | -           | - -           | -     | -       |
| Malta -            |         | -       | -        | -           | - -    |       | -       | 0.076 | -     | -       | -     | -      | -            | -     | -     | - -         | -             | -     | -       |
| Mexico             | -       | -       | -        | -           | - -    | -     |         | -     | -     | 0.107   | -     | -      | -            | -     | -     | -           | - -           | -     | -       |
| Morocco            | -       | -       | -        | - -         |        | -     | -       | 0.020 | -     | -       | -     | -      | -            | -     | -     | -           | - -           | 0.017 | -       |
| Moldova            | -       | 0.070   | -        | -           | - -    |       | -       | -     | -     | -       | -     | -      | -            | -     | -     | -           | - -           | -     | -       |
| Mozambiqu e 1.890  | 0.889   |         | 0.857    | 2.850 2.382 | 3.532  | 2.239 | 4.853   |       | 1.778 | 3.699   | 1.669 | 1.901  | 1.771        | 4.801 | 2.081 | 7.092       | 2.240 7.490   | 3.429 | 4.934   |
| Netherland -       |         | -       | -        | *0.102      | -      | -     | -       | 0.010 | 0.413 | 0.382   | -     | 0.061  | -            | 0.072 | -     | *0.02       | 0.085 0.079   | -     | 0.072   |
| Netherlanda ntil - |         | -       | -        | -           | -      | -     | -       | -     | -     | -       | -     | -      | -            | -     | -     | - 0.030     | 0.048         | -     | -       |
| New Zealand 0.620  | 0.061   |         | 0.475    | -           | 0.602  | -     | 0.447   | 0.052 | -     | -       | 0.225 | 0.002  | 0.099        | -     | 0.294 | 0.024 0.221 | *0.0000 01    | 0.264 | -       |
| Nigeria            | - -     |         | -        | -           | -      | -     | -       | -     | -     | *0.06   | -     | -      | -            | -     | -     | -           | - -           | -     | -       |
| Oman               | -       | 0.110   | -        | -           | -      | -     | -       | -     | -     | -       | -     | -      | -            | -     | -     | -           | - 0.001       | -     | 0.001   |
| Peru               | -       | -       | -        | -           | - -    |       | -       | -     | -     | -       | -     | -      | -            | -     | -     | 0.052 -     | 0.027         | -     | -       |
| Philippines        | -       | -       | -        | 0.190       | -      | 0.094 | -       | 0.075 | -     | 0.035   | -     | 0.050  | -            | -     | -     | -           | 0.076         | -     | -       |
| Poland             | -       |         |          |             | -      |       | -       |       | -     |         |       |        |              |       |       | 0.074       | -             |       |         |
|                    |         | -       | -        | -           | -      |       |         | -     |       | -       | -     | -      | -            | -     | -     | -           | 0.011         | -     | -       |

| Romania            | -           | -       | -       | -     | -      | -     | - 0.029   | -     | -      | -           | -      | -           | -       | -           | -           | - -          | -     | -          |
|--------------------|-------------|---------|---------|-------|--------|-------|-----------|-------|--------|-------------|--------|-------------|---------|-------------|-------------|--------------|-------|------------|
| Russia             | 0.004 3.818 | 0.287   | 3.913   | 0.389 | 3.909  | 0.545 | 4.376     | 1.104 | 7.123  | 1.328       | 5.421  | 1.506 6.742 | 4.481   |             | 16.861      | 5.497 17.624 | 8.209 | 15.443     |
| Saudi Arab         | - 0.008     | -       | 0.048   | -     | -      | -     | 0.035     | -     | *0.12  | -           | 0.074  | -           | -       | -           | -           | - -          | -     | 0.019      |
| Singapore          | - -         | -       | -       | -     | -      | 1.507 | 4.149     | 2.006 | 3.722  | 1.860 2.626 | 4.302  | 1.841       | 5.399   | 4.675       | 5.389       | 4.702        | 5.698 | 5.271      |
| South Africa 0.264 | 36.637      | 0.044   | 34.241  | 0.004 | 38.489 | -     | 31.153    | -     | 42.481 | -           | 31.093 | -           | 25.765  | - 17.445    | -           | 28.718       | -     | 31.133     |
| Spain 0.109        | -           | -       | -       | -     | -      | -     | 0.001     | 0.288 | -      | -           | 0.190  | -           | - -     |             | - -         | 0.233        | -     | *0.00000 5 |
| Switzerland -      | -           | -       | -       | -     | -      | 0.042 | 1.783     | -     | 1.041  | 0.460       | 1.508  | 0.572       | 1.446   | 0.420       | 1.207 0.824 | 2.209        | 0.849 | 1.245      |
| Taiwan -           | -           | -       | -       | -     | -      | -     | -         | -     | 0.167  | -           | -      | -           | -       | -           | 0.312 -     | 0.030        | -     | -          |
| Tanzania Rep       | - -         | -       | -       | -     | -      | -     | -         | -     | -      | -           | -      | -           | 0.091 - | 0.031       | -           | 0.222        | -     | 0.502      |
| Thailand           | - -         | -       | -       | -     | 0.005  | -     | -         | -     | -      | -           | -      | -           | -       | -           | - -         | -            | -     | -          |
| Turkey -           | -           | -       | -       | -     | -      | -     | -         | -     | -      | -           | -      | -           | - -     |             | 0.006 -     | 0.007        | -     | 0.003      |
| U Arab Emts 0.012  | -           | -       | *0.002  | -     | -      | 0.438 | 1.027     | 0.219 | 0.656  | 0.388       | 0.437  | 0.231       | 0.132   | 0.660       | 1.848       | 0.626 1.609  | 2.032 | 1.181      |
| U K 0.002          | 0.006       | 0.002   | 0.001   | 0.002 | 0.001  | 0.001 | 0.002     | 0.001 | 0.284  | 0.001       | 0.011  | 0.014       | 0.006   | 0.103 0.025 | 0.054       | 0.089        | 0.120 | *0.1503    |
| U S A 1.161        | 4.654       | 1.148   | 3.949   | 3.285 | 8.746  | 4.134 | 10.842    | 3.775 | 8.384  | 3.895       | 8.309  | 3.850       | 10.524  | 7.274       | 6.418 8.482 | 13.819       | 8.477 | 11.664     |
| Ukraine -          | 0.054       | -       | 0.054   | -     | -      | -     | -         | -     | -      | -           | -      | -           | -       | -           | - 0.079     | -            | -     | -          |
| Uzbekistan -       | -           | -       | -       | -     | -      | -     | -         | -     | -      | -           | -      | -           | -       | -           | - -         | *0.0000 07   | -     | -          |
| Venezuela          | - -         | -       | -       | -     | -      | -     | 0.103     | -     | -      | -           | -      | -           | -       | -           | - -         | -            | -     | -          |
| Vietnam Soc Rep    | -           | 0.034 - | 0.054   | -     | 0.210  | -     | 0.011     | -     | 0.070  | -           | 0.029  | -           | 0.051   | -           | 0.011 -     | *0.248       | -     | *0.294     |
| Virgin Is US       | - -         |         | 0.020 - | -     | -      | -     | -         | 0.043 | -      | -           | -      | -           | -       | -           | -           | - -          | -     | -          |
| Unspecified        | -           | 4.238   | 0.006 - | 0.004 | 0.060  |       | - -       | -     | -      | -           | -      | -           | -       | -           | -           | - -          | -     | -          |

*Figures in Thousand Tonnes

Annexure-D [Figures in Million Tonnes (MT)]

| Company                                 |   Closing coal stock as on 12.03.2026 (provisional) |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL)        |                                               11    |
| Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL)       |                                                8.12 |
| Central Coalfields Limited (CCL)        |                                               16.38 |
| Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL)       |                                                9.05 |
| Western Coalfields Limited (WCL)        |                                               10.56 |
| South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) |                                               23.41 |
| Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL)       |                                               43.9  |
| North Eastern Coalfields (NEC)          |                                                0.04 |
| Total Coal India Limited (CIL)          |                                              122.46 |

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