Lok Sabha Question No. 742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Irregularities in Allotment of Coal Blocks/Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 742

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## Irregularities in Allotment of Coal Blocks/Mines

## 742.     COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of COALbe pleased to state:

- (a) the details of coal blocks/mines allotted to public and private sector companies during 2009 to 2014, separately;
- (b) whether any irregularities have been reported in allotment of above-said blocks/mines;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has cancelled some of allotments out of above allotments made; and
- (e) if so, the present status of each allotted coal block/mine of the said period?

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

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): Details of coal blocks/mines allotted to public and private sector companies during 2009 to 2014, are given below:-
- (b) & (c):  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered 3 Preliminary Enquiry (PE) cases regarding alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks - relating to allocation of coal blocks to private companies during  the period 2006-09, relating  to allocation of coal blocks to private  companies  during  the  period  1993-2004  and  relating  to  allocation  of  coal  blocks  to Government companies. In view of the various observations of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India

| Year         | No. of coal blocks allocated to public sector companies   | No. of coal blocks allocated to private sector companies   |
|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009         | 02                                                        | 14                                                         |
| 2010         | NIL                                                       | 01                                                         |
| 2011         | 01                                                        | 01                                                         |
| 2012 to 2014 | NIL                                                       | NIL                                                        |

in W.P. (Criminal) No.120 of 2012, it would not be possible for the Ministry of Coal to obtain any details from CBI in this regard.

(d)&  (e):  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  of  India  in  its  judgment  dated  25.08.2014  and  order  dated 24.09.2014 passed in W.P.(Criminal) No.120 of 2012 and other connected  matters declared all allocations  of  the  coal  blocks  made  through  Screening  Committee  and  through  Government Dispensation  route  since  1993  illegal  and  arbitrary  and  cancelled  the  allocation  of  204  coal blocks out of 218 coal blocks (i.e. except, Tasra coal block allocated to Steel Authority of India Ltd.  and  Pakri  Barwadih coal block  allocated  to National  Thermal Power Corporation and 12 coal  blocks  allocated  for  Ultra  Mega  Power  Projects).  In  case  of  42  coal  blocks  (37  producing and 05 likely to come under production), cancellation had taken effect from 31.03.2015.

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