Question : Coal Vision

(a) whether CIL has come out with a study called Coal Vision, 2030;

(b) if so, the details of the Coal Vision,2030;

(c) the details of special vision that the Ministry has on the newly discovered coal fields in Andhra Pradesh after its bifurcation;

(d) the details of coal mine productivity in other major coal producing countries of the world, country-wise and the manner in which this could be compared with India; and

(e) the reasons for India’s low coal productivity when compared to other countries?

MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES
(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a): M/s KPMG Advisory Services, which was appointed for this purpose by Coal India Limited (CIL), has prepared a document on ‘Vision 2030 for Coal Sector’ in the country.

(b): CIL had commissioned this study to ascertain the long term prospects of the coal sector, evaluate future strategies and provide a long term vision up to 2030.

Key highlights of the Vision document are as follows:

i. Demand and Supply scenario of coal.
ii. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis of coal sector.
iii. Technology for the coal & Lignite sector.
iv. Advancement in coal and Lignite mining.
v. Action Plan and Recommendations.

(c): No new coal block has been discovered in Andhra Pradesh.

(d): Information on coal productivity in countries producing coal is not available.

(e): Information on coal productivity at all India level is not available. However, coal productivity (Output per Manshift (OMS)) of Coal India Limited has continuously increased during last ten years from 4.48 in 2009-10 to 8.51 in 2018-19.
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