(a) whether the Government are aware that some colliery and
official materials are being purchased through the
contractor for Jhanjara Project of ECL at the cost of more
than 6 to 10 times than the market price; and
(b) if so, the steps taken so far by the Government in this
regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINES & MINERALS
SMT. RITA VERMA
(a): No complaints have been received by the Government.
It has been reported by Coal India that procurement of
equipment is done strictly as per existing rules. For
critical items/spare parts are purchased from original
equipment manufacturer(in some cases imported) and their
cost cannot be compared with local market price.
(b): Attempts are also made to find out indigenous spares
made of proper material, specification and quality.
Recently the import duties of imported spares have been
reduced by the Government which has resulted in reduction
of overall cost.