Question : COAL MINES OF CIL



(a) the number of coal mines of Coal India Limite(CIL) in the country.State-wise;

(b) the quantity of coal extracted [rom these mines during the last three years and the current year; and

(c) the activities proposed to be taken for the welfare oflabourers working in these mines?

Answer given by the minister


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

(a) The number of working coal mines (as on 01.04.2008) of CIL, in the country, state-wise,are given as below:


SN State COAL INDIA LIMITED(CIL)

UG OC MIX Total

1 West Bengal 77 14 7 98

2 Jharkhand 82 56 22 160

3 Madhya Pradesh 50 18 5 73

4 Uttar Pradesh 0 5 0 5

5 Chattisgarh 39 12 1 52

6 Maharashtra 21 31 0 52

7 Orissa 9 17 0 26

8 Assam 5 2 0 7

9 Total 283 155 35 473

(h) Production or coal ror the last three years and the current year (till Sept.`O8) are given below :

COMPANY 2008-09(upto 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 Sept`2008)

Eastern Coalfields Limited(ECL) 11.437 24.059 30.466 31.114

Bharat Coking Coal Limited(BCCL) 10.192 25.215 24.205 23.311

Central Coalfields Limited(CCL) 14.048 44. 146 41.319 40.513

Northern Coalfields Limited(NCL) 28.004 59.623 52.158 51.518

Western Coalfields Limited(WeL) 20.347 43.512 43.212 43.204

South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.(SECL) 46.375 93.791 88.502 83.024

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited(MCL) 37.135 88.012 80.001 69.604

North Eastern Coalfields Ltd.(NIT) 0.280 1.101 1.050 1.101

Total 167.818 379.459 360.913 343.389

(c) The existing activities le)r the welfare of labourers in coal mines include housing,water supply,educational institutions,medical facilities,canteen,co-operatives and bank branches/extension counters.These activities would be continued for the welfare of employees of coal mines.