Lok Sabha Question No. 272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: Extraction of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No.272 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.02.2016

## Extraction of Coal

## 272.    SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the  state-wise  quantum  of  coal  extracted  from  the  coal  mines  in  the  country including  Madhya  Pradesh  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current year;
- (b) the  quantum  of  coal  allocated  to  the  different  sectors  of  economy  and  States during the said period, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any time bound scheme to achieve the target  fixed  with  regard  to  meet  the  demand  of  coal  in  the  country  through  the indigenously produced coal;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps being 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): State-wise  production  of  coal  in  the  country  including  Madhya  Pradesh  during each of the last three years and the current year is given below:-

| Coal Production (Mte)                                    | Coal Production (Mte)                                    | Coal Production (Mte)                                    | Coal Production (Mte)                                    | Coal Production (Mte)                  |
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| State                                                    | 2012-13                                                  | 2013-14                                                  | 2014-15                                                  | 2015-16                                |
| State                                                    | Actual                                                   | Actual                                                   | Actual                                                   | April-Dec. 2015 (Prov)                 |
| West Bengal                                              | 26.47                                                    | 28.24                                                    | 30.01                                                    | 17.84                                  |
| Jharkhand                                                | 111.27                                                   | 113.09                                                   | 124.15                                                   | 82.33                                  |
| Uttar Pradesh                                            | 16.09                                                    | 14.72                                                    | 14.96                                                    | 8.84                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh                                           | 75.95                                                    | 75.59                                                    | 87.61                                                    | 76.46                                  |
| Maharashtra                                              | 39.13                                                    | 37.22                                                    | 38.26                                                    | 25.68                                  |
| Chattisgarh                                              | 117.83                                                   | 127.10                                                   | 134.76                                                   | 91.52                                  |
| Odisha                                                   | 110.13                                                   | 112.92                                                   | 123.63                                                   | 97.67                                  |
| Assam                                                    | 0.61                                                     | 0.66                                                     | 0.78                                                     | 0.17                                   |
| Telangana                                                | 53.19                                                    | 50.47                                                    | 52.54                                                    | 43.24                                  |
| Others*                                                  | 5.73                                                     | 5.76                                                     | 5.74                                                     | 3.77                                   |
| All India total                                          | 556.40                                                   | 565.77                                                   | 612.44                                                   | 447.52                                 |
| *Meghalaya and other low quantity coal producing states. | *Meghalaya and other low quantity coal producing states. | *Meghalaya and other low quantity coal producing states. | *Meghalaya and other low quantity coal producing states. | Source: Coal Controller's Organisation |

(b): Consumption  /  actual  supply  of  coal  (including  import)  increased  from  713.39 million tonnes in 2012-13 to 820.32 million tonnes in 2014-15.  Demand for coal for 2015-16 was estimated at 910 million tonnes against which, actual supply of coal in 2015-16 (Apr-Dec 2015) was 574.57 Mte.  State-wise coal is not allocated. However, the sector wise breakup of actual supply of coal vis-à-vis the demand as estimated at the beginning of 2015-16 is given in the table.

| S.No.          | Sector                                                      | 2012-13 Actual                          | 2013-14 Actual                          | 2014-15 Actual (P)                      | 2015-16 Est Demand                      | 2015-16 Actual (Apr-Dec 15)             |
|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| I              | Coking Coal                                                 |                                         |                                         |                                         |                                         |                                         |
| 1              | Steel / Coke Oven &Cokeries (Indigenous)                    | 16.90                                   | 15.49                                   | 22.28                                   | --                                      | 10.68                                   |
| 2              | Steel (Import)                                              | 35.56                                   | 36.87                                   | 43.72                                   | --                                      | 26.79                                   |
|                | Sub Total                                                   | 52.46                                   | 52.36                                   | 66.00                                   | 77.00                                   | 37.47                                   |
| II.            | Non Coking Coal                                             |                                         |                                         |                                         |                                         |                                         |
| 3              | Power (Utilities)                                           | 457.43                                  | 438.83                                  | 418.50                                  | 604.00                                  | 347.71                                  |
| 4              | Power (Captive)                                             | 55.05                                   | 54.42                                   | 51.23                                   | 69.00                                   | 9.04                                    |
| 5              | Cement                                                      | 22.39                                   | 11.94                                   | 11.36                                   | 38.00                                   | 6.16                                    |
| 6              | Sponge Iron/ CDI                                            | 20.90                                   | 18.49                                   | 14.68                                   | 34.00                                   | 0.19                                    |
| 7              | BRK & Others .including Fertilizer and colliery consumption | 107.95                                  | 163.31                                  | 258.55                                  | 88.00                                   | 174.00                                  |
|                | Sub Total                                                   | 662.94                                  | 686.99                                  | 754.32                                  | 833.00                                  | 537.10                                  |
|                | Total Raw Coal                                              | 713.39                                  | 739.35                                  | 820.32                                  | 910.00                                  | 574.57                                  |
| P- Provisional | P- Provisional                                              | Source : Coal Controller's Organisation | Source : Coal Controller's Organisation | Source : Coal Controller's Organisation | Source : Coal Controller's Organisation | Source : Coal Controller's Organisation |

(c)&(d): A  roadmap  has  been  prepared  by  Coal  India  Limited  (CIL)  to  enhance production  of  coal  to  1  Billion  Tonnes  of  Coal  by  2019-20.  This  includes  capacity addition from new projects, use of mass production technologies and identification of existing on-going projects with growth potential.

(e): The focus of the Government is to increase the domestic production of Coal which include  efforts  to  expedite  clearances,  pursuing  with  State  Government  for  help  in expediting land acquisition and coordinated effort with Railways for movement of coal. Steps have also been taken by Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiaries to improve the production of coal by adopting latest available technologies such as Continuous Miners, Selective Mining, Surface Miners and clean Coal Technologies, Coal sizing and sampling technologies.

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