Lok Sabha Question No. 2263 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Auction of Coal Blocks/Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, DEVAJIBHAI GOVINDBHAI FATEPARA, KAMALBHAN SINGH MARABI, RAMESH BIDHURI

## Government of India Ministry of Coal

Lok Sabha

Unstarred Question No. 2263

To be answered on 10.03.2016

Auction of Coal Blocks/Mines

2263.

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

SHRI DEVAJIBHAI G. FATEPARA:

SHRI KAMALBHAN SINGH MARABI:

SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details  of  coal  blocks/mines  auctioned/re-allocated  and  the revenue shared with the concerned State Governments during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has allowed the States quota in bidding and allocation of coal blocks, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  cases  of  cartelisation/  irregularities/illegal  mining  have come to the notice of the Government in the auction of the said coal blocks in the country, if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) whether the Government has allotted/proposes to reserve some of the coal  blocks/mines  for  the  unregulated  sector,  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (I/C)  FOR  COAL,  POWER,  NEW  &  RENEWABLE ENERGY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): So far, the Government has auctioned/allocated 74 coal mines under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and the Rules made  thereunder.  The  estimated  revenue  which  would  accrue  to  the  coal bearing States concerned from the allotment of 43 coal mines and auction of 31 coal  mines  during  the  life  of  mine/lease  period  is  Rs.  1,96,698  Crores and  1,48,276  Crores  respectively. The  State  wise  details of the coal mines/blocks auctioned/allotted as well as the revenue already transferred to the coal bearing States concerned is at the Annexure .

In  addition,  10  coal  blocks  have  been  allocated  under  Rule  4  of  the 'Auction by Competitive Bidding Rules, 2012', the details of which is in the table below. Since production from these 10 coal blocks is yet to commence, no revenue has been generated as of now.

|   S. No. | Coal block / Host State           | Allottee Company(ies)                              |   Geological Reserves allotted in Million Tonnes (MT) |
|----------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Bhalumuda/ Chhattisgarh           | NTPC Ltd.                                          |                                                   550 |
|        2 | Banai/Chhattisgarh                | NTPC Ltd.                                          |                                                   629 |
|        3 | Kente Extn./Chhattisgarh          | Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd.                |                                                   200 |
|        4 | Gondbahera Ujheni/ Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co. Ltd.           |                                                   532 |
|        5 | Tentuloi/Odisha                   | Odisha Thermal Power Corp. Ltd.                    |                                                  1234 |
|        6 | Kudanali-Luburi/Odisha            | NTPC Ltd.                                          |                                                   266 |
|        6 | Kudanali-Luburi/Odisha            | J&K State Power Dev. Corp. Ltd.                    |                                                   130 |
|        7 | Chandrabila/Odisha                | Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation |                                                   550 |
|        8 | Mahajanwadi/Maharashtra           | Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd.        |                                                   340 |
|        9 | Sarapal-Nuapara/Odisha            | Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Ltd.   |                                                   701 |
|       10 | Kalyanpur-Badalpara/ Jharkhand    | Haryana Power Generation Corp. Ltd.                |                                                   102 |

(b): No  Sir.  There  was  no  provision  of  any  quota  for  the  States  in  the auction/allotment of coal mines conducted so far.

(c): A  few  complaints  were  received  regarding  cartelization  in  bidding. However, no complaint substantiating illegal mining in the coal mines/blocks  auctioned/allotted  has  been  received.  The  Government  has not approved the bids in case of 4 coal mines namely Gare Palma IV/2 & 3, Gare Palma IV/1 and Tara as final closing bid price was  not found to be reflecting fair value.

(d): For the purpose of auction, specified end-uses other than power viz. Iron & Steel, Cement and Captive Power Plants have been clubbed as 'NonRegulated  Sector'.    The  Government  has  so  far  successfully  auctioned  22 coal mines out of 31 to the non-regulated sector under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and the Rules made thereunder, the details of which is as under.

|   SL.No | State                | Name of Coal Mine          |   No. of Mines |
|---------|----------------------|----------------------------|----------------|
|       1 | Chhattisgarh         | Chotia                     |              1 |
|       1 | Chhattisgarh         | Gare Palma IV - 4          |              1 |
|       1 | Chhattisgarh         | Gare Palma IV - 5          |              1 |
|       1 | Chhattisgarh         | Gare Palma IV - 7          |              1 |
|       1 | Chhattisgarh         | Gare - Palma Sector - IV/8 |              1 |
|       1 | Chhattisgarh Total   | Chhattisgarh Total         |              5 |
|       2 | Jharkhand            | Brinda and Sasai           |              2 |
|       2 | Jharkhand            | Dumri                      |              1 |
|       2 | Jharkhand            | Kathautia                  |              1 |
|       2 | Jharkhand            | Lohari                     |              1 |
|       2 | Jharkhand            | Meral                      |              1 |
|       2 | Jharkhand            | Moitra                     |              1 |
|       2 | Jharkhand Total      | Jharkhand Total            |              7 |
|       3 | Madhya Pradesh       | Bicharpur                  |              1 |
|       3 | Madhya Pradesh       | Mandla North               |              1 |
|       3 | Madhya Pradesh       | Mandla - South             |              1 |
|       3 | Madhya Pradesh       | Sial Ghoghri               |              1 |
|       3 | Madhya Pradesh Total | Madhya Pradesh Total       |              4 |
|       4 | Maharashtra          | Belgaon                    |              1 |
|       4 | Maharashtra          | Majra                      |              1 |
|       4 | Maharashtra          | Marki Mangli III           |              1 |
|       4 | Maharashtra          | Marki Mangli-I             |              1 |
|       4 | Maharashtra          | Nerad Malegaon             |              1 |
|       4 | Maharashtra Total    | Maharashtra Total          |              5 |
|       5 | West Bengal          | Ardhagram                  |              1 |
|       5 | West Bengal Total    | West Bengal Total          |              1 |
|       5 | Grand Total          | Grand Total                |             22 |

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## Annexure

| SL. No.                                                                   | State          | Name of Coal Mine                                               | Successful Bidder / Allottee                                                                        | Revenue Transferred (in Rs) till January, 2016   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1 4 5 6 7 8 9-10 11 12-13 14 15 16 17-18 19-20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 |                | Chotia                                                          | BHARAT ALUMINIUM COMPANY LTD                                                                        | 4118857024.25                                    |
| 2                                                                         |                | Gare Palma IV - 4                                               | HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED                                                                         |                                                  |
| 3                                                                         |                | Gare Palma IV - 5                                               | HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED                                                                         |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                |                                                                 | Monnet Ispat & Energy Limited                                                                       |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Gare Palma IV - 7                                               |                                                                                                     |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Gare Palma Sector I                                             | Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited                                                       |                                                  |
|                                                                           | Chhattisgarh   | Gare Palma Sector II                                            | Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd                                                           |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Gare Palma Sector III Gare - Palma Sector - IV/8                | Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co Ltd AMBUJA CEMENTS LIMITED                                   |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Gidhmuri, Paturia                                               | Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co                                                              |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Parsa                                                           | Ltd Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd                                                        |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Parsa East, Kanta Basan                                         | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd                                                            |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Talaipalli                                                      |                                                                                                     |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                |                                                                 | NTPC Ltd                                                                                            |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Badam                                                           | Bihar State Power Generation Co Ltd                                                                 |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Banhardih                                                       | Jharkhand Urja Utpadan Nigam Ltd                                                                    |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Brinda and Sasai                                                | USHA MARTIN LIMITED                                                                                 |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Chatti Bariatu, South                                           | NTPC Ltd                                                                                            |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Chatti Bariatu Dumri                                            | HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED                                                                         |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Ganeshpur                                                       | GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Limited                                                                     |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Jitpur                                                          | Adani Power Limited                                                                                 |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Kathautia                                                       | HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED                                                                         |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Kerandari                                                       | NTPC Ltd                                                                                            |                                                  |
|                                                                           | Jharkhand      | Lohari                                                          | ARAANYA MINES PRIVATE LIMITED                                                                       | 4533190720.00                                    |
|                                                                           |                | Meral                                                           | Trimula Industries Limited                                                                          |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Moitra                                                          | JSW STEEL LIMITED                                                                                   |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Pachhwara Central                                               | Punjab State Power Corp Ltd                                                                         |                                                  |
| 30                                                                        |                | Pachhwara North                                                 | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited                                                   |                                                  |
| 31                                                                        |                | Parbatpur-Central**                                             | Steel Authority of India Ltd                                                                        |                                                  |
| 32                                                                        |                | Rajbar D & E                                                    | Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd                                                                           |                                                  |
| 33 34                                                                     |                | Saharpur Jamarpani                                              | UP Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd Steel Authority of India Ltd                                      |                                                  |
| 35                                                                        |                | Sitanala                                                        |                                                                                                     |                                                  |
| 36                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh | Tokisud North Amelia North                                      | ESSAR POWER MP LIMITED Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited                                            | 1586751062.00                                    |
| 37                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh | Bicharpur                                                       | UltraTech Cement Limited                                                                            | 1586751062.00                                    |
| 38                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh | Mandla North                                                    | Jaiprakash Associates Limited                                                                       | 1586751062.00                                    |
| 39                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh | Mandla - South                                                  | Jaypee Cement Corporation Limited                                                                   | 1586751062.00                                    |
| 40                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh | Sial Ghoghri                                                    | LIMITED                                                                                             | 1586751062.00                                    |
|                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh |                                                                 | RELIANCE CEMENT COMPANY PRIVATE                                                                     | 1586751062.00                                    |
| 41-46                                                                     | Maharashtra    | Baranj I, Baranj II, Baranj III, Baranj IV,Manora Deep & Kiloni | Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd                                                                     | 415211682.75                                     |
| 47                                                                        | Maharashtra    | Belgaon                                                         | Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Limited                                                              | 415211682.75                                     |
| 48                                                                        | Maharashtra    | Majra                                                           | Jaypee Cement Corporation Limited                                                                   | 415211682.75                                     |
| 49                                                                        | Maharashtra    | Marki Mangli III                                                | B.S. Ispat Limited                                                                                  | 415211682.75                                     |
| 50                                                                        | Maharashtra    | Marki Mangli-I                                                  | Topworth Urja and Metals Ltd                                                                        | 415211682.75                                     |
| 51                                                                        | Maharashtra    | Malegaon                                                        |                                                                                                     | 415211682.75                                     |
|                                                                           | Maharashtra    | Nerad                                                           | INDRAJIT POWER PRIVATE LIMITED                                                                      | 415211682.75                                     |
| 52 53                                                                     | Odisha         | Dulanga Mandakini**                                             | NTPC Ltd MANDAKINI EXPLORATION AND MINING LIMITED                                                   | 1051662629.50                                    |
| 54                                                                        | Odisha         | Mandakini B**                                                   | NTPC Ltd.                                                                                           | 1051662629.50                                    |
| 55-56                                                                     | Odisha         | Manoharpur & Manoharpur                                         | Odisha Coal & Power Limited                                                                         | 1051662629.50                                    |
|                                                                           | Odisha         | Dipside                                                         |                                                                                                     | 1051662629.50                                    |
| 57                                                                        | Odisha         | Naini                                                           | The Singareni Collieries Co Ltd                                                                     | 1051662629.50                                    |
| 58                                                                        | Odisha         | Talabira - I                                                    | GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Limited                                                                     | 1051662629.50                                    |
| 59                                                                        | Odisha         | Utkal - C**                                                     | Monnet Power Company Ltd                                                                            | 1051662629.50                                    |
| 60-61                                                                     | Odisha         |                                                                 | NALCO                                                                                               | 1051662629.50                                    |
| 62                                                                        | Odisha         | Utkal-E, Utkal-D** III**                                        | Neyvelli Lignite Corporation                                                                        | 1051662629.50                                    |
| 63                                                                        | Telangana      | Talabira II & Tadicherla-I                                      | Limited Telangana State Power Generation                                                            | 95085761.00                                      |
| 64                                                                        |                |                                                                 | Corporation Ltd.                                                                                    |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Ardhagram*                                                      | OCL IRON AND STEEL LTD                                                                              |                                                  |
| 65                                                                        |                | Barjora                                                         | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited                                                   |                                                  |
| 66                                                                        |                | Barjora (North)                                                 | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited                                                   |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Gangaramchak,                                                   |                                                                                                     |                                                  |
| 67-68 69                                                                  | West Bengal    | Gangaramchak Bhadulia Kasta East**                              | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited | 2156218166.75                                    |
| 70                                                                        |                | Khagra Joydev                                                   | Damodar Valley Corporation                                                                          |                                                  |
| 71 72-73                                                                  |                | Sarisatolli Tara East & West                                    | CESC Limited                                                                                        |                                                  |
|                                                                           |                | Trans Damodar                                                   | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited                                                   |                                                  |
| 74                                                                        |                |                                                                 | THE DURGAPUR PROJECTS LIMITED Total                                                                 | 13956977046.25                                   |