(a) the quantity of coal extracted from the functional coal mines, State-wise, including Tamil Nadu, during the last six years and the details of revenue earned by the Government from these mines;
(b) whether the Government proposes to revive the non-functional mines and if so, the details thereof; and
(c) whether the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) banned the process of vertical extraction of coal across the country and if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES
(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)
(a): State-wise coal production from functional coal mines during last six years (2013-14 to 2018-19) are given below.
(Figure in million tonnes)
STATE 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Assam 0.664 0.779 0.487 0.600 0.781 0.784
Chhattisgarh 127.095 134.764 130.605 138.525 142.546 161.893
Jammu & Kashmir 0.019 0.013 0.013 0.010 0.014 0.013
Jharkhand 113.091 124.143 121.067 126.435 123.297 134.666
Madhya Pradesh 75.590 87.609 107.714 105.013 112.127 118.661
Maharashtra 37.223 38.257 38.351 40.559 42.219 49.818
Meghalaya 5.732 2.524 3.712 2.308 1.529 0.000
Odisha 112.917 123.627 138.461 139.359 143.328 144.312
Telangana 50.469 52.536 60.380 61.336 62.010 65.160
Uttar Pradesh 14.721 14.957 12.689 16.056 18.309 20.275
West Bengal 28.244 29.970 25.751 27.667 29.240 33.136
Total 565.765 609.179 639.230 657.868 675.400 728.718
There is no coal mine in Tamil Nadu but there are lignite mines. Year-wise production of lignite in Tamil Nadu is as follows:
(Figure in million tonnes)
STATE 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Tamil Nadu 25.05 25.19 24.22 26.20 23.56 23.04
Total revenue paid by Coal India Limited (CIL) and NLCIL to the Government is as under:
(Figure in Rs. Crore)
Year CIL for Coal NLCIL for lignite
2013-14 19713.52 397.37
2014-15 21482.21 503.20
2015-16 29084.11 777.23
2016-17 44068.28 1362.24
2017-18 44046.57 878.56
2018-19 44826.43 503.02
(b): 03 non-functional mines (namely Kustore, Hurriladih & Burrahgarh of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) in the state of Jharkhand are proposed to be revived.
(c): There is no ban on the process of vertical extraction of coal across the country by the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS). However, provisions of the Coal Mines Regulation, 2017 have to be followed while extracting coal.
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