Question : CASES OF CORRUPTION IN COAL INDIA LIMITED



(a) the number of cases of corruption in Coal India Ltd. (CIL) and its subsidiary companies reported during the last three years alongwith the details thereof, company-wise; and

(b) the action taken in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL (DR. DASARI NARAYANA RAO)

(a) to (b): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT AS MENTIONED IN STARRED QUESTION NO. 230 FOR ANSWER ON 29.08.2007 ASKED BY SHRI V K THUMMAR AND SHRI MOHAN RAWALE REGARDING CASES OF CORRUPTION IN COAL INDIA LIMITED.

(a): The number of cases of alleged corruption in Coal India Limited and its subsidiary companies where appropriate action was initiated during the last three years (2004-05 to 2006-07), year wise and company-wise are as under:

Name of the coal	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	Total
Company	No.of	No.of	No.of	cases	cases	cases
Eastern Coalfields 08 18 26 52 Limited (ECL) Bharat Coking 32 35 16 83 Coal ltd. (BCCL) Central Coalfields 37 31 31 99 Ltd., (CCL) Northern Coalfields 03 06 06 15 Ltd. (NCL) Western Coalfields 25 28 32 85 Ltd. (WCL) South Eastern 09 35 07 51 Coalfields Ltd. (SECL) Mahanadi Coalfields 13 21 08 42 Ltd, (MCL) Central Mine Planning 00 00 00 00 and Design Institute Ltd. (CMPDIL) Coal India Ltd. 03 06 01 10 (CIL)
Total 130 180 127 437

(b): In pursuance of action taken against the personnel of coal companies by initiating criminal proceedings/departmental proceedings by CBI/Disciplinary authorities respectively, the number of employees penalized were as follows:
20004-05	2005-06	2006-07	Major	Minor	Major	Minor	Major	Minor	penalty	Penalty	Penalty	Penalty	Penalty	Penalty
Employees 61 134 70 119 92 159 penalized In Depart- mental action
Employees Nil 01 02 convicted in CBI cases

Major penalty includes reduction to a lower grade or post or stage in the time scale of pay; or Compulsory retirement; or removal from service; or dismissal.

Minor penalty includes censure; or withholding of promotions; or recovery from pay of the whole of or part of any pecuniary loss caused to the company by negligence or breach of orders or trust; or withholding of increments of pay with or without cumulative effect.