a. whether it is true that the private players are allocated coal blocks in the country;
b. if so, the details thereof;
c. the details of total number of coal blocks that are allocated to private players during the last three years; year-wise and coal block-wise;
d. whether the Government has achieved the target for revenue generation from allocation of coal blocks; and
e. if so, the response of the Government in this regard ?
MINISTER OF COAL, MINES & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)
a. Yes, Sir.
b. Total of 42 coal blocks have been allocated to private sector under Coal Mine (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and Mine and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 till date through a transparent & competitive bidding mechanism.
c. During the last 3 years, 20 coal blocks have been allocated to Private Sector companies under Coal Mine (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and Mine and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. List of those mines may be found in the Annexure enclosed.
d. & e. Ministry of Coal allocates coal blocks with production target to the allocattees. Revenue generated from these mines is dependent on coal production and earned by the respective State Governments where mines are located.
Central Government only gets tax and cess portion on such revenue such as Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST), GST compensation cess and National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET). As such there is no revenue target fixed by the Central Government from allocation of coal mines.
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Annexure
COAL MINES ALLOCATED TO PRIVATE SECTOR
S.No. Coal Mine Allocate State Date of Allocation Allocated under CMSP/MMDR Act
1 Gare-Palma-IV/1 Jindal Power Limited Chhatisgarh 08.03.2021 CMSP Act 2015
2 Gare-Palma-IV/7 SARDA ENERGY AND MINERALS LIMITED Chhatisgarh 08.03.2021 CMSP Act 2015
3 Chakla Hindalco Industries Limited Jharkhand 03.03.2021 CMSP Act 2015
4 Rajhara North (Central & Eastern) Fairmine Carbons Private Limited Jharkhand 03.03.2021 CMSP Act 2015
5 Urma Paharitola Aurobindo Reality And Infrastructure Private Limited Jharkhand 03.03.2021 CMSP Act 2015
6 Gondulpara Adani Enterprises Limited Jharkhand 08.03.2021 CMSP Act 2015
7 Bikram Birla Corp. Ltd Madhya Pradesh 10.02.2020 CMSP Act 2015
8 Brahampuri Birla Corp. Ltd Madhya Pradesh 10.02.2020 CMSP Act 2015
9 Sahapur West Sarda Energy And Minerals Limited Madhya Pradesh 03.03.2021 CMSP Act 2015
10 Urtan North JMS Mining Private Limited Madhya Pradesh 03.03.2021 CMSP Act 2015
11 Sahapur East Chowgule And Company Private Limited Madhya Pradesh 03.03.2021 CMSP Act 2015
12 Dhirauli Stratatech Mineral Resources Private Limited Madhya Pradesh 03.03.2021 MMDR Act 1957
13 Urtan JMS Mining Private Limited Madhya Pradesh 03.03.2021 MMDR Act 1957
14 Bandha EMIL Mines And Mineral Resources Limited Madhya Pradesh 03.03.2021 MMDR Act 1957
15 Marki Mangli-II Yazdani International Private Limited Maharashtra 03.03.2021 CMSP Act 2015
16 Takli-Jena-Bellora (North) & Takli-Jena-Bellora (South) Aurobindo Reality And Infrastructure Private Limited Maharashtra 03.03.2021 CMSP Act 2015
17 Jamkhani Vedanta Ltd Odisha 10.02.2020 CMSP Act 2015
18 Radhikapur (West) Vedanta Limited Odisha 03.03.2021 CMSP Act 2015
19 Radhikapur (East) EMIL Mines And Mineral Resources Limited Odisha 03.03.2021 CMSP Act 2015
20 Jaganathpur B Powerplus Traders Pvt. Ltd West Bengal 13.02.2020 CMSP Act 2015