Lok Sabha Question No. 4105 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Payment of Penalty for Illegal Extraction of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

**GOVERNMENT OF**

**MINISTRY OF COAL**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4105**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015**

**Payment of Penalty for Illegal Extraction of Coal**

**4105.    PROF. SAUGATA ROY:**

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has started legal proceedings against some Public sector coal mining companies for payment of penalty for illegal extraction of coal;

(b)  if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the approximate amount to be imposed as penalty on illegal extraction of coal, company-wise?

**ANSWER**

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

**(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)**

(a) : Hon’ble Supreme Court in W.P. (Criminal) No.120/2012 has passed judgement dated 25.08.2014 and 24.09.2014 cancelling 204 out of 218 coal blocks allocated through Screening Committee and Government Dispensation route and had directed the erstwhile allottees to pay as an additional levy, an amount of Rs.295/- per tonne on coal extracted since commencement of production.  As per Section 3(1)(n) of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015, the companies in whose names mining leases have been executed are deemed to the prior allottees who have to pay additional levy.  Some Public sector coal mining companies which had formed joint venture companies with some other companies and mining leases had been executed in the names of those joint venture companies, have defaulted in the payment of additional levy.  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 failed to pay the additional levy to the Government within the prescribed time period.  The contemnors include some Joint Venture Companies formed by Public sector coal mining companies.

(b) & (c) :	The details of defaulter public sector coal mining companies and the approximate amount to be imposed on them as additional levy is given at the annex.

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**Annex** referred to reply given at parts (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No.4105 for answer on 13.08.2015.

| **Approximate amount of additional levy to be deposited by the prior allocatees of Schedule -II coal mines**   |                                                         |                                      |                                                 |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| **Sl. No. of Coal Block**                                                                                      | **Name of Prior Allocatees**                            | **Name of coal block(s)**            | **Amount of additional levy imposed  (In Rs.)** |
| 1                                                                                                              | Punjab State Electricity Board /  Panem Coal Mines Ltd. | Pachwara Central                     | 15541357188.30                                  |
| 2-7                                                                                                            | KPCL/ Karnataka Emta Coal Mines Ltd.                    | Baranj I-IV, Kiloni & Manora Deep    | 4481996457.35                                   |
| 8-9                                                                                                            | WBPDCL//WBSEB/ BECML [M/s. Bengal Emta Coal Mines Ltd.] | Tara (East) & Tara (West)            | 15881908952.50                                  |
| 10-11                                                                                                          | WBPDCL/BECML                                            | Gangaramchak & Gangaramchak Bhadulia | 114112613.90                                    |
| 12                                                                                                             | WBPDCL/BECML                                            | Barjore                              | 324137914.05                                    |
| 13                                                                                                             | WBPDCL/BECML                                            | Pachwara (North)                     | 1207987419.95                                   |
| 14                                                                                                             | DVC / DVC Emta Coal Mines Ltd.                          | Barjora (North)                      | 1635108568.45                                   |
| 15                                                                                                             | APMDTCL                                                 | Namchik Namphuk                      | 316535000.00                                    |