Question : SURVEY CONDUCTED FOR COAL



(a) whether the Government has conducted any survey for coal mining during the last three years;

(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith quantity of coal reserves found, Location-wise;

(c) whether some malpractices were noticed in the allotment of coal from these places due to which coal companies have suffered losses; and

(d) the location-wise amount of the loss suffered and profit earned by the Union Government in the mining of coal from such locations?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI SANTOSH BAGRODIA)

(a) & (b): As per Geological Survey of India, the details of coal resources, State-wise, during the last three years i.e. as on 01-01-2005, 01-01-2006 and 01-01-2007 are given in Annexure-I.

(c) & (d): Coal issued by coal companies is as per linkage and actual dispatches are done after realizing full coal value. As such, no loss has been reported by CIL.