(a) the cost of production and production of Coal in Bharat Coking Coal Limited during the last five years, year-wise;
(b) the price of coal during the said period; and
(c) the profit and loss of the company during this period?
(a) the cost of production and production of Coal in Bharat Coking Coal Limited during the last five years, year-wise;
(b) the price of coal during the said period; and
(c) the profit and loss of the company during this period?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL (SHRI N.T.SHANMUGAM)
(a): The cost of production and production of coal in Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) for the last five years, year-wise is as below:-
Year Cost of production Annual production tonne (Rs. per tonne) of coal (in million tonnes)(b): The base prices fixed for the last five years in respect of various grades of raw coal produced in the mines of BCCL are given in the Annexure.
1995-96 662.60 27.81 1996-97 728.54 27.13 1997-98 683.88 30.92 1998-99 783.63 27.17 1999-2000 818.34 (provisional) 28.01 (provisional)
The annual accounts of BCCL for 1999-2000 are yet to be audited.
(Rs. in crores)Annexure
Year (+) Profit/(-)Loss
1999-2000 -574.86 (provisional) 1998-99 -442.34 1997-98 -140.91 1996-97 -322.81 1995-96 +102.26
(Rs. per tonne)
01.01.95 29.12.95 31.02.96 13.10.96 31.03.97 30.09.97 21.08.98 31.05.99 11.04.2000 20.04.2000 Long flame coal
A 667 732 831 924 924 924 970 970 1019 1019 B 511 646 752 836 836 836 876 878 922 922 C 538 573 650 698 698 698 733 733 770 770 D 431 466 466 466 584 584 625 625 666 666
Non-long flame coal
A 642 642 771 854 854 864 907 907 952 952 B 556 586 692 776 776 776 815 815 856 856 C 513 513 590 638 638 638 670 670 704 704 D 406 406 406 406 524 524 561 561 589 589 E 322 322 322 322 416 416 445 445 467 467 F 257 257 257 257 332 332 355 355 373 373 G 183 183 183 183 237 237 254 254 267 267
Coking coal
Steel Grade I BCCL prices for these coking coal grades for certain collieries of the company were introduced 1657 1657 1740 1740 from 21.8.98
Steel Grade II 1384 1384 1453 1453 Washery Grade I 1199 1199 1259 1259 Washery Grade II 993 993 1043 1043 Washery Grade III 734 734 771 771 Washery Grade IV 683 683 717 717 Semi Coking Grade I 1156 1156 1214 1214 Semi Coking Grade II 967 967 1005 1005
Steel Grade I 1048 1048 1310 1468 1468 1541 1541 1541 1541 1541 Steel Grade II 875 875 1094 1226 1226 1287 1287 1287 1287 1287
Washery Grade I 758 758 948 1062 1062 1115 1115 1115 1115 1115
Washery Grade II 628 628 785 880 880 924 924 924 924 924
Washery Grade III 483 483 580 650 650 683 683 683 683 683
Washery Grade IV 450 450 540 605 605 635 635 635 635 635
Semi Coking Grade I 758 758 948 1024 1024 1075 1075 1075 1075 1075
Semi Coking Grade II 628 628 785 848 848 890 890 890 890 890
Direct feed coal 1300 1456 1456 1529 1644 1644 1726 1726