Question : PURCHASE OF COAL

(a) Whether the Ministry of Defence is purchasing coal from the Dankuni Coal Complex, subsidiary of the South East Coal Fields Limited (SECL);

(b) if so, the terms and conditions thereof; and

(c) the quantity of coal likely to purchase from the said company during the current year?

MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE)

(a) to (c): The Ministry of Defence is not purchasing coal from Dankuni Coal Complex, subsidiary of the South East Coal Fields Limited (SECL).