Lok Sabha Question No. 548 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Coal Reserves
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY, BHARAT SINGH, R. VANAROJA, P. KARUNAKARAN, VISHNU DAYAL RAM

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COAL

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 548

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015

**Coal Reserves**

548.    SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

SHRI P.KARUNAKARAN:

SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

1. the production of coal in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, company and State-wise;
2. the place of India in terms of coal reserves along with the assessment of coal reserves in various States and coal extracted from there, State-wise;
3. whether the majority of coal deposits are found in Eastern States and there are substantial coal deposits in Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh and the Ranigunj coal belt of West Bengal containing some of the prized coals of the country;
4. if so, the details thereof; and
5. the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to extract the maximum quantity of coal in order to bridge the gap between demand and supply of coal and to increase the production of coal in the country?

ANSWER

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

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

**(a):** The overall coal production in the country during the year 2012-13, 2013-14 & 2014-15 was 556.4 Mte, 565.8 Mte & 610.8 Mte respectively. During the current year coal production for the period April-June, 2015 has been 144.54 Mte. Company-wise and State-wise production of coal in the country during the last three years and current year is given below:-

|               | **Coal Production (Mte)**   |             |             |             |                         |
|---------------|-----------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------------|
| **Company**   | **State**                   | **2012-13** | **2013-14** | **2014-15** | **2015-16**             |
|               |                             | Actual      | Actual      | Actual      | April- June 2015 (Prov) |
|               | West Bengal                 | 17.59       | 18.88       | 20.61       | 4.673                   |
|               | Jharkhand                   | 16.32       | 17.17       | 19.40       | 4.442                   |
| **ECL**       |                             | **33.91**   | **36.05**   | **40.01**   | **9.115**               |
|               | West Bengal                 | 0.07        | 1.55        | 1.05        | 0.655                   |
|               | Jharkhand                   | 31.14       | 31.07       | 33.46       | 8.155                   |
| **BCCL**      |                             | **31.21**   | **32.61**   | **34.51**   | **8.810**               |
|               | Jharkhand                   | 48.06       | 50.02       | 55.65       | 12.590                  |
| **CCL**       |                             | **48.06**   | **50.02**   | **55.65**   | **12.590**              |
|               | Uttar Pradesh               | 16.09       | 14.72       | 14.96       | 3.145                   |
|               | Madhya Pradesh              | 53.93       | 53.92       | 57.53       | 15.111                  |
| **NCL**       |                             | **70.02**   | **68.64**   | **72.48**   | **18.256**              |
|               | Madhya Pradesh              | 6.31        | 5.55        | 5.79        | 1.547                   |
|               | Maharashtra                 | 35.98       | 34.18       | 35.36       | 8.714                   |
| **WCL**       |                             | **42.29**   | **39.73**   | **41.15**   | **10.261**              |
|               | Madhya Pradesh              | 15.18       | 14.12       | 13.08       | 3.299                   |
|               | Chattisgarh                 | 103.04      | 110.14      | 115.19      | 27.857                  |
| **SECL**      |                             | **118.22**  | **124.26**  | **128.28**  | **31.156**              |
| **MCL**       | Odisha                      | **107.89**  | **110.44**  | **121.38**  | **31.069**              |
| **NEC**       | Assam                       | 0.60        | 0.66        | 0.78        | 0.070                   |
| **Total CIL** |                             | **452.21**  | **462.42**  | **494.24**  | **121.327**             |
| **SCCL**      | Andhra Pradesh              | **53.19**   | **50.47**   | **52.54**   | **13.650**              |
| **Others**    | **-**                       | **51.00**   | **52.88**   | **64.06**   | **9.57**                |

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**(b)to(d): As on** 01.04.2015 , a total of 306596 Mte. of Geological Resources of coal upto the maximum depth of 1200 Metre, have so far been estimated in India by Geological Survey of India. State-wise Coal Resources, percentage share and raw coal production during the year 2014-15 is given below:-

(In million tonnes)

| **State**                               | **Coal Reserves**                       | **%**                                   | **Production**                          |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Jharkhand                               | 81049                                   | 26.43                                   | 108.51                                  |
| Odisha                                  | 75799                                   | 24.72                                   | 121.38                                  |
| Chhattisgarh                            | 54912                                   | 17.91                                   | 115.19                                  |
| West Bengal                             | 31435                                   | 10.25                                   | 21.66                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh                          | 26536                                   | 8.66                                    | 76.40                                   |
| Telangana                               | 21211                                   | 6.91                                    | -                                       |
| Maharashtra                             | 11253                                   | 3.67                                    | 35.36                                   |
| Andhra Pradesh                          | 1581                                    | 0.52                                    | 52.54                                   |
| Uttar Pradesh                           | 1062                                    | 0.35                                    | 14.96                                   |
| Meghalaya                               | 576                                     | 0.19                                    | @                                       |
| Assam                                   | 515                                     | 0.17                                    | 0.78                                    |
| Nagaland                                | 315                                     | 0.10                                    | @                                       |
| Bihar                                   | 160                                     | 0.05                                    | @                                       |
| Sikkim                                  | 101                                     | 0.03                                    | @                                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh                       | 90                                      | 0.03                                    | @                                       |
| Others                                  | -                                       | -                                       | 64.07                                   |
| Total                                   | 306596                                  | -                                       | 610.84                                  |
| @ Respective figures included in others | @ Respective figures included in others | @ Respective figures included in others | @ Respective figures included in others |

**(e):** In order to increase domestic production, the focus of the Government is on facilitating Environment & Forest clearances expeditiously, pursuing with State Government for assistance in land acquisition and coordinating efforts with Railways for movement of coal. Coal India Limited (CIL) envisages enhancing its coal production from the current level of 494 Mte. to 1000 Mte. by 2019-20 for which a detailed action plan has been drawn. This includes capacity addition from new projects, use of mass production technologies and identification of existing ongoing projects with growth potential. In order to bridge demand supply gap, the import of coal has been kept on Open General License (OGL). Consumers are free to import coal from the source of their choice as per their contractual prices on payment of applicable duty.

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