(a) whether there are still a large number of coal mines in the country where coal mining work is not being done;
(b) if so, the details and location of such coal mines, State-wise;
(c) whether the Government have made any assessment in regard to the coal deposits in these coal mines and if so, the quantum of coal deposits therein;
(d) the number of underground and open cast mines out of the said mines; and
(e) the steps taken to start work in those mines?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINES & MINERALS (SMT. RITA VERMA)
(a) to (e): As per information received from Coal India Limited (CIL), there are 141 coal mines in the country where coal mining is not being done at present. The distribution of such coal mines, state-wise and type-wise is given below:-
State Number of CIL mines where Number of Underground Number of mining is not being done mines Opencast mines at present
West Bengal 59 46 13 Bihar 31 21 10 Madhya Pradesh 38 31 7 Maharashtra 13 6 7 Total 141 104 37