Lok Sabha Question No. 4015 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Penalty Imposed on Coal Mining
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: ABHISHEK BANERJEE

**GOVERNMENT OF**

**MINISTRY OF COAL**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4015**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015**

**Penalty Imposed on Coal Mining**

**4015.     SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:**

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

(a) the amount of penalty, if any, imposed in lieu of the coal mined from the cancelled coal blocks till date, State/UT-wise;

(b) the amount of penalty collected so far, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government has initiated any action against the defaulters; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY**

**(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)**

(a) & (b): The state-wise details of amount of additional levy imposed in lieu of the coal mined from the cancelled coal blocks till 31.03.2015 and the amount of additional levy collected so far are given at annexure.

(c) & (d): The Government has filed a Contempt Petition No.2 of 2015 in Writ Petition (Criminal) No.120 of 2012 in the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India against the defaulter companies which have failed to pay the additional levy to the Government with the prescribed time period.

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Annexure referred to reply given at parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No.4015 for answer on 13.08.2015.

| **State-wise details of  Additional Levy imposed and actually deposited to Government Account**   |                                                        |                                      |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                          |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **SL.No. of Coal Blocks**                                                                         | **Name of Prior Allocatee Company**                    | **Name of Coal Block(s)**            | **Amount of additional levy imposed for coal extraction from starting of production till 31.03.2015 (in Rs.)** | **Actual amount of additional levy deposited for coal extraction from starting of production till 31.03.2015 ( in Rs.)** |
| **Arunachal Pradesh**                                                                             |                                                        |                                      |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                 | APMDTCL                                                | Namchik Namphuk                      | **316535000.00**                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                        |
| **Chattishgarh**                                                                                  |                                                        |                                      |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                          |
| 2-3                                                                                               | RRVUN                                                  | Parsa(East) Kanta Basan              | 1454912506.00                                                                                                  | 1454912506.00                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                 | Prakash Industries Ltd.                                | Chotia                               | 2490603875.00                                                                                                  | 2490603875.00                                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                                 | JSPL                                                   | Gare Palma IV/1                      | 20822327495.00                                                                                                 | 20822327495.00                                                                                                           |
| 6-7                                                                                               | Jindal Power Ltd.                                      | Gare Palma IV/2 & IV/3               | 11852033280.00                                                                                                 | 11852033280.00                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                 | Sarda Energy Energy & Minerals Ltd.                    | Gare Palma IV/7                      | 1426299040.00                                                                                                  | 1426299314.00                                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                 | Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd.                             | Gare Palma IV/5                      | 2529066058.19                                                                                                  | 2380908235.00                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                | Jayaswal Neco Industries Ltd.                          | Gare Palma IV/4                      | 1123505140.00                                                                                                  | 1123505479.00                                                                                                            |
| **Total Chhatishgarh**                                                                            |                                                        |                                      | **41698747394.19**                                                                                             | **41550590184.00**                                                                                                       |
| **Jharkhand**                                                                                     |                                                        |                                      |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                | Electrosteel Castings Ltd.                             | Parbatpur                            | 354535849.80                                                                                                   | 354535849.70                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                | Usha Martin Ltd.                                       | Kathutia                             | 837288481.80                                                                                                   | 837288482.00                                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                | Punjab State Electricity Board / Panem Coal Mines Ltd. | Pachwara Central                     | 15541357188.30                                                                                                 | 3914636324.00                                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                                | GVK Power Govindwal Sahib) Ltd.                        | Tokisud North                        | 295000.00                                                                                                      | 295000.00                                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                | WBPDCL/BECML                                           | Pachwara (North)                     | 1207987419.95                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                        |
| **Total Jharkhand**                                                                               |                                                        |                                      | **17941463939.85**                                                                                             | **5106755655.70**                                                                                                        |
| **Maharashtra**                                                                                   |                                                        |                                      |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                | Sunflag Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.                          | Belgaon                              | 312398229.75                                                                                                   | 312398230.00                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                | BS Ispat Ltd.                                          | Marki Mangli-I                       | 56511970.00                                                                                                    | 56419726.00                                                                                                              |
| 18-23                                                                                             | KPCL/ Karnataka Emta Coal Mines Ltd.                   | Baranj I-IV, Kiloni& Manora Deep     | 4481996457.35                                                                                                  | 1104324170.91                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                | Topworth Urja & Metals Ltd.                            | Marki Mangli-II                      | 45305353.06                                                                                                    | 45305358.00                                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                | Topworth Urja & Metals Ltd.                            | Marki Mangli- III                    | 226610593.98                                                                                                   | 226610605.00                                                                                                             |
| **Total Maharashtra**                                                                             |                                                        |                                      | **5122822604.14**                                                                                              | **1745058089.91**                                                                                                        |
| **Madhya Pradesh**                                                                                |                                                        |                                      |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh State Mining Corp Ltd.                  | Amelia North                         | 443807145.00                                                                                                   | 443807145.00                                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                                | Prism Cement Ltd.                                      | Sial Ghogri                          | 867827.40                                                                                                      | 867828.00                                                                                                                |
| 28                                                                                                | Jaiprakash Associates                                  | Mandla North                         | 0.00                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                | MPSMCL                                                 | Bicharpur                            | 0.00                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 30-31                                                                                             | BLA Industries                                         | Gotitoria (East & West)              | 872016784.50                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                        |
| **Total Madhya Pradesh**                                                                          |                                                        |                                      | **1316691756.90**                                                                                              | **444674973.00**                                                                                                         |
| **Odisha**                                                                                        |                                                        |                                      |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                          |
| 32                                                                                                | Hindalco Industries Ltd.                               | Talabira-I                           | **6000564910.00**                                                                                              | **6000564910.00**                                                                                                        |
| **West Bengal**                                                                                   |                                                        |                                      |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                          |
| 33                                                                                                | CESC Ltd.                                              | Sarshatoli                           | 10448735095.00                                                                                                 | 10448735095.00                                                                                                           |
| 34                                                                                                | Sova Ispat Ltd., Jai Balaji Sponge Ltd.                | Ardhagram                            | 225650444.20                                                                                                   | 216357945.00                                                                                                             |
| 35                                                                                                | West Bengal Mineral Dev. Trading Corp Ltd.             | Trans Damodar                        | 625210846.00                                                                                                   | 625210846.00                                                                                                             |
| 36                                                                                                | DVC                                                    | Kagra Joydev                         | 0.00                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 37-38                                                                                             | WBPDCL//WBSEB/BECML                                    | Tara (East) & Tara (West)            | 15881908952.50                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 39-40                                                                                             | WBPDCL/BECML                                           | Gangaramchak & Gangaramchak Bhadulia | 114112613.90                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 41                                                                                                | WBPDCL/BECML                                           | Barjore                              | 324137914.05                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 42                                                                                                | DVC/DVC Emta                                           | Barjora (North)                      | 1635108568.45                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                        |
| **Total West Bengal**                                                                             |                                                        |                                      | **29254864434.10**                                                                                             | **11290303886.00**                                                                                                       |
| **Grand Total**                                                                                   |                                                        |                                      | **101651690039.18**                                                                                            | **66137947698.61**                                                                                                       |