Lok Sabha Question No. 524 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Demand/Production of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, M. UDHAYAKUMAR, SUDHEER GUPTA, SHARAD TRIPATHI, JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL, INNOCENT, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COAL

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.524

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015

**Demand /Production of Coal**

524.   SHRIMATI  RAKSHATAI  KHADSE:                                     	DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI ASHOK  SHANKARRAO  CHAVAN:			ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:					SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE: 					SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:				SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

SHRI INNOCENT:					SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR :

Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

1. the demand, production and supply of coal in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, Company and State-wise and the reasons for huge gap in demand  and supply of coal in the country;
2. the percentage share of coal in total power generation from all sources in the country;
3. whether the production of coal has been increased after allowing the private sector in this field and if so, the details thereof; and
4. the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to increase the production of coal in the country?

ANSWER

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

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

**(a):** As per Annual Plan 2015-16 of Ministry of Coal , the all India  demand, production and  supply of coal during last three years and current year is given below:-

(in million tonnes)

| Year                   |   2012-13 |    |   2013-14 |   2014-15    |   2015-16 (BE) |
|------------------------|-----------|----|-----------|--------------|----------------|
| Total demand (Mte)     |    772.84 |    |    769.69 |       787.03 |         910.00 |
| Total Production (Mte) |    556.40 |    |    565.77 |       610.84 |         700.00 |
| Supply(domestic) (Mte) |    567.60 |    |    572.49 |       607.85 |         700.00 |

Company-wise and State-wise production of coal in the country during the last three years and current year is given below:-

|               | **Coal Production (Mte)**   |             |             |             |                        |
|---------------|-----------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------|
| **Company**   | **State**                   | **2012-13** | **2013-14** | **2014-15** | **2015-16**            |
|               |                             | Actual      | Actual      | Actual      | April-June 2015 (Prov) |
|               | West Bengal                 | 17.59       | 18.88       | 20.61       | 4.673                  |
|               | Jharkhand                   | 16.32       | 17.17       | 19.40       | 4.442                  |
| **ECL**       |                             | **33.91**   | **36.05**   | **40.01**   | **9.115**              |
|               | West Bengal                 | 0.07        | 1.55        | 1.05        | 0.655                  |
|               | Jharkhand                   | 31.14       | 31.07       | 33.46       | 8.155                  |
| **BCCL**      |                             | **31.21**   | **32.61**   | **34.51**   | **8.810**              |
|               | Jharkhand                   | 48.06       | 50.02       | 55.65       | 12.590                 |
| **CCL**       |                             | **48.06**   | **50.02**   | **55.65**   | **12.590**             |
|               | Uttar Pradesh               | 16.09       | 14.72       | 14.96       | 3.145                  |
|               | Madhya Pradesh              | 53.93       | 53.92       | 57.53       | 15.111                 |
| *Contd….*     |                             |             |             |             |                        |
| ***NCL***     |                             | **70.02**   | **68.64**   | **72.48**   | **18.256**             |
|               | Madhya Pradesh              | 6.31        | 5.55        | 5.79        | 1.547                  |
|               | Maharashtra                 | 35.98       | 34.18       | 35.36       | 8.714                  |
| **WCL**       |                             | **42.29**   | **39.73**   | **41.15**   | **10.261**             |
|               | Madhya Pradesh              | 15.18       | 14.12       | 13.08       | 3.299                  |
|               | Chattisgarh                 | 103.04      | 110.14      | 115.19      | 27.857                 |
| **SECL**      |                             | **118.22**  | **124.26**  | **128.28**  | **31.156**             |
| **MCL**       | Odisha                      | **107.89**  | **110.44**  | **121.38**  | **31.069**             |
| **NEC**       | Assam                       | 0.60        | 0.66        | 0.78        | 0.070                  |
| **Total CIL** |                             | **452.21**  | **462.42**  | **494.24**  | **121.327**            |
| **SCCL**      | Andhra Pradesh              | **53.19**   | **50.47**   | **52.54**   | **13.650**             |
| **Others**    | **-**                       | **51.00**   | **52.88**   | **64.06**   | **9.57**               |
| **Total**     |                             | **556.40**  | **565.77**  | **610.84**  | **144.54**             |

Accordingly, the gap between total consumption and domestic supply is met through import of coal. Specifically about coking coal, its production in India in 2014-15 was 58.52 MT against the demand of 60.05 MT in that year. Hence some import of Coking coal was inevitable.

**(b):** **As per CEA report “Growth of Electricity Sector in India from 1947-2015”, in 2014-15, the share of coal in gross Electricity Generation (Power) was around 76%.**

**(c):** The production from the Private sector was 9.168 Mte comprising 3.05% of the total production in 1997-98 which has increased to 64.07 Mte comprising 10.5% of the production in 2014-15.

**(d):** The focus of the Government is to improve domestic coal production to the maximum extent possible by facilitating Environment & Forest clearances expeditiously, pursuing with State Government for assistance in land acquisition and coordinating efforts with Railways for movement of coal.

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