Lok Sabha Question No. 5439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Land Acquired for Coal Mining Projects
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Smt. Jyotsna Charandas Mahant, Shri Karti P Chidambaram, Dr. Kirsan Namdeo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5439

ANSWERED ON 25/03/2026

## LAND ACQUIRED FOR COAL MINING PROJECTS

## 5439. Shri Karti P Chidambaram:

Dr. Kirsan Namdeo:

Smt. Jyotsna Charandas Mahant:

Will the Minster of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the total area of land acquired or allotted to Public Sector Undertakings and private sector for coal mining projects since 2024, State/UT and year-wise including Chhattisgarh, district-wise;
- (b) the number of coal blocks allotted to private sector entities since 2024 that have not commenced production due to pending land acquisition, year and State-wise;
- (c) the total amount of compensation paid and pending towards land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement during this period, State-wise including Chhattisgarh;
- (d) whether any cases of delay or disputes remain pending till date and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has a time-bound mechanism to resolve land-related litigation in the coal-bearing regions of Chhattisgarh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : Area of land acquired or allotted to Public Sector Undertakings for coal mining projects since 2024, State/UT and year-wise including Chhattisgarh, district-wise, are as under:

| Name of PSUs   | Name of Sate   | Year              | Year              | Year              |
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|                |                | Area in Ha (2024) | Area in Ha (2025) | Area in Ha (2026) |
| Subsidiaries   | of Maharashtra | 709.86            | 1516.9487         | 1187.49           |
| Coal India     | West Bengal    | 4.38              | 00                | 00                |
| Limited (CIL)  | Jharkhand      | 1657.84           | 592.3             | 00                |
| Limited (CIL)  | Odisha         | 2311.168          | 00                | 00                |
| Limited (CIL)  | Madhya Pradesh | 1485.66           | 00                | 202.113.00        |

|       |                    |   Raigarh00 | 41.992   |   00 |
|-------|--------------------|-------------|----------|------|
|       | Chhattisgarh Gevra |        0    | 861.701  |   00 |
|       | Korba              |        0    | 607.118  |   00 |
| PVUNL | Jharkhand          |      424.69 | 350.68   |   00 |
| NLC   | Jharkhand          |        0    | 714.54   |   00 |
| NMDC  | Jharkhand          |        0    | 1,382.49 |   00 |

In  addition  to  above,  NTPC has informed that for the Badam Coal Mining Project, located in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand, land acquisition of a total of 423.17 acres of private land has been initiated of which 284.92 acres (within the block boundary) are under provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (LA Act, 1894); and 29.71 acres (within block boundary) and 108.54 acres (outside block boundary) are under provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act, 2013).

The Government does not acquire land for private companies for coal mining projects.

(b) : Since 2024, a total of 44 captive/commercial coal blocks have been allocated to private sector entities. These blocks are at various stages of obtaining requisite statutory clearances as stipulated in Coal Mine/Block Development and Production Agreement (CMDPA/CBDPA) and are yet to commence operations. No coal block out of these 44 blocks is non-operational solely on account of land acquisition issues.

(c) : Details of the amount of compensation paid/ pending to be paid by subsidiaries of Coal India Limited towards land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement during this period, Statewise including Chhattisgarh, are as under:

|             |              | Compensation-Land& Asset                               | Compensation-Land& Asset                               | Compensation-Land& Asset                                     | Compensation-Land& Asset                                     | Rehabilitation benefits        | Rehabilitation benefits        | Rehabilitation benefits                                                         | Rehabilitation benefits                                                         | Rehabilitation benefits    | Rehabilitation benefits    | Rehabilitation benefits                                       | Rehabilitation benefits                                       |
|-------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Paramete rs | State        | Amount of land and asset compensation paid (in Rs. Cr) | Amount of land and asset compensation paid (in Rs. Cr) | Number of PAFs / PAPs yet to receive compensati on (in Nos.) | Number of PAFs / PAPs yet to receive compensati on (in Nos.) | Employme nt provided (in Nos.) | Employme nt provided (in Nos.) | Amount of one time Lumpsum compensati on in lieu of employment paid (in Rs. Cr) | Amount of one time Lumpsum compensati on in lieu of employment paid (in Rs. Cr) | Annuity provided (in Nos.) | Annuity provided (in Nos.) | Number of PAFs / PAPs yet to receive rehabilitatio n benefits | Number of PAFs / PAPs yet to receive rehabilitatio n benefits |
| Subsidiar y |              | 2024                                                   | 2025                                                   | 2024                                                         | 2025                                                         | 2024                           | 2025                           | 2024                                                                            | 2025                                                                            | 202 4                      | 202 5                      | 2024                                                          | 2025                                                          |
| BCCL        | WB           | 0                                                      | 1.09                                                   | 0                                                            | 0                                                            | 5                              | 2                              | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                          | 0                          | 0                                                             | 0                                                             |
|             | Jharkhand    | 28.865                                                 | 10.58                                                  | 0                                                            | 0                                                            | 1                              | 3                              | 0                                                                               | 3.18                                                                            | 1                          | 0                          | 0                                                             | 0                                                             |
| MCL         | Odisha       | 200.12                                                 | 130.95                                                 | 0                                                            | 0                                                            | 300                            | 282                            | 1.60                                                                            | 4.00                                                                            | 5                          | 2                          | 0                                                             | 0                                                             |
| WCL         | Maharasht ra | 38.32                                                  | 0                                                      | 0                                                            | 2501                                                         | 16                             | 0                              | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                          | 0                          | 35                                                            | 2501                                                          |
| SECL        | CG           | 129.32                                                 | 372.10 8                                               | 1221                                                         | 0                                                            | 278                            | 225                            | 5.84                                                                            | 2.26                                                                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                                                             | 0                                                             |

|       | MP          | 49.6     | 45.029   |   604 |    0 |   536 |   237 |   3.08 |   1.55 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |
|-------|-------------|----------|----------|-------|------|-------|-------|--------|--------|-----|-----|-----|------|
| NCL   | MP          | 82.26    | 136.32   |     0 |    0 |    28 |    42 |   2.1  |   1.55 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |
| ECL   | Jharkhand   | 45.74    | 57.995   |    25 |   37 |    57 |    35 |   0    |   0    |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |
| ECL   | West Bengal | 168.67   | 76.07    |     1 |    0 |   179 |   154 |   0.37 |   1.58 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |
| CCL   | Jharkhand   | 50.16    | 33.14    |     0 |    0 |   195 |   173 |   0    |   0.32 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |
| Total |             | 793.05 5 | 862.19 2 |  1851 | 2538 |  1533 |  1116 |  12.99 |  14.44 |   6 |   2 |  35 | 2501 |

NTPC Mining Limited has, in respect of the Badam Coal Mining Project (Hazaribagh, Jharkhand), paid Rs. 68.61 crore to the District Land Acquisition Officer (DLAO, Hazaribagh) towards land compensation for 284.92 acres.

Details of compensation paid/ pending in respect of NLC India Limited for land acquired for coal mines in Talabira are as under:

| Details                     | Total amount of compensation paid since 2024 (in Rs. Cr.)   |   Balance amount to be paid since 2024 (in Rs. Cr.) |
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Tenancy acquisition         | Land 84.90                                                  |                                                 7.5 |
| Rehabilitation Resettlement | & 68.00                                                     |                                                20   |

As per information available, status in respect of NMDC, GMDC, and PVUNL are as under:

- For Forest and Gair Mazrua (GM) land, all the amount demanded till date has been paid by NMDC to State Government of Jharkhand. No compensation has been disbursed for freehhold land.
- In Jharkhand, GMDC has paid total amount of Rs. 444.35 crore for acquisition of 128.87 Ha of private land and Rs. 60 crore for 69.42 Ha of Government land for Baitarni West Coal Block.
- PVUNL has  taken  physical  possession  of  9.63  acres  of  land  in  Jharkhand,  for  which compensation amounting to ₹3.56 crore has been paid.

## (d): Cases of delay or disputes involving subsidiaries of Coal India Limited are as under:

| Cases in Tribunals/ Courts/ authorities related to Compensation, Rehabilitation and Project related grievances   |   Cases in Tribunals/ Courts/ authorities related to Compensation, Rehabilitation and Project related grievances |   Cases in Tribunals/ Courts/ authorities related to Compensation, Rehabilitation and Project related grievances |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of Subsidiary                                                                                               |                                                                                                             2024 |                                                                                                             2025 |
| BCCL                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                0 |                                                                                                                0 |
| MCL                                                                                                              |                                                                                                               78 |                                                                                                              138 |
| WCL                                                                                                              |                                                                                                              212 |                                                                                                              142 |
| SECL                                                                                                             |                                                                                                               46 |                                                                                                               40 |

| NCL   |   3 |
|-------|-----|
| ECL   |   1 |
| CCL   |  71 |

In respect of NMDC, for Rohne Coal Block, 68.64 ha of freehold land is sub judice before the Ranchi High Court. Apart from this, 22 cases were filed for restoration of land sold to M/s RCCPL, of which 15 cases (covering 24 sale deeds and 45.63 ha) were allowed vide order dated 12.06.2023. Writ petitions filed by NMDC and M/s RCCPL against this order are also pending before the Ranchi High Court.

Few civil suits are sub judice in District Court/ High Court of Odisha wherein GMDC has been made a respondent.

In respect of NLCIL's  Talabira II & III OCP (open cast project), 14 cases are pending at High Court and District Court while 15 cases are pending at Tribunal.

(e) : Part  Time  Tribunal  (PTT)  under  section  14(2)  of  CBA  (A&D)  Act,  1957  has  been constituted at Bilashpur, Chhatisgarh that caters to the command area of South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) in the State of Chhatisgarh.

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