(a) whether the Government are aware that CBI has found less stock of coal than the stock reported in the certain coal mines of Coal India Limited (CIL)’s three auxiliary companies i.e. BCCL, ECL and CCL during its investigation;
(b) if so, the details thereof and
(c) the action taken in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL(IC) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL
AND MINISTER OF STATE(IC) IN THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND
PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION (SHRI SRIPRAKSH JAISWAL)
(a) to (c): As reported by Coal India Limited (CIL), the
details are as under.
EASTERN COALFIELDS LTD. (ECL):
Dhanbad Brach of the Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI) has conducted a physical coal stock measurement at
Rajpura OCP and Barmuri OCP of Mugma Area of ECL on
18.12.2009 and submitted a report wherein the difference in
the physical stock and the book stock was within the
permissible limit of 5%.
Kolkata Brach of CBI has conducted a physical coal
stock measurement at Chora 7/9 Pit and Chora 10 Pit of Kenda
Area of ECL on 22.1.2010. However, no report has been
received from them so far.
On the basis of an investigation conducted by ECL
Vigilance Department, Dhanbad Branch of CBI registered a
case (RC-14(A)/09(D)) relating to coal stock shortage and
misappropriation in Rajmahal group of mines & during the
period from April, 2006 to March, 07. No report from CBI
has been received in the matter.
BHARAT COKING COAL LTD. (BCCL):
The CBI conducted coal stock measurement at various
units of the company in the months of January-February,
2010. But the company is yet to receive reports from CBI on
the measurements conducted during January-February,2010.
In new Akash Kinari Colleiry of BCCL, CBI has detected
shortage of 40,188.98 MT of coal i.e. 32.2% shortage against
book stock of coal during measurement on 21/22.04.09.
Action has been initiated against officials responsible for
the same.
CENTRAL COALFIELDS LTD. (CCL):
The CBI has measured the coal stock of Urimari OCP of
Barka Sayal Area and Jharkhand OCP of Hazaribag Area of CCL
during February, 2010. The report from CBI is yet to be
received. Appropriate action would be taken after receiving
the investigation report from CBI.