MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL(SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL)
(a): Details of coal imports and exports in the country,
Country-wise, quantity-wise and year-wise during 2008-09, 2009-10
and 2010-11 (upto Dec,2011) are given in Annexure-I & II.
(b): As per the Annual Plan 2011-12, the total indigenous coal
supply is planned at 559 mts. as against the estimated demand of
696.03 mts. The gap between demand and supply is likely to be met
through imports. The international price of coal fluctuates frequently
& as such it is not possible to anticipate outgo of funds due to coal
imports.
(c): The Ministry of Coal has taken steps to expedite Environment
& Forestry clearances, pursue with Ministry of Railways for enhancing
availability of rail rakes and approach State Government for necessary
assistance in land acquisition and in problems relating to law and order.
In addition, a series of steps have been taken by Coal India Ltd. and its
subsidiaries for augmenting coal production which include (i) increasing
the efficiency of the equipments, regular monitoring, mechanization as
programmed and strict supervision of the existing mines and ongoing
projects.(ii) Capacity addition from new and future projects (iii) Consistent
efforts for resolving issues of environmental & forestry clearances,
land acquisition and law and order problems.