(a) whether there is a proposal to delink the Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL) from the Coal India Limited (CIL);
(b) if so, the extent to which it would be advantageous to
the CIL;
(c) whether Sankar Committee has submitted its report to the Government;
(d) if so, the salient features thereof;
(e) whether the CIL without CMPDIL could survive the future competition from MNCs which are trying to enter the Coal Sector, and
(f) if so, the details thereof ?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL
(DR. DASARI NARAYANA RAO)
(a) No such proposal is under consideration of
Government at present. .
(b) Does not arise in view of answer given to part (a)
of the question.
(c)&(d) The Sankar Committee has submitted Part-I of its
report. The report does not contain any
recommendation in regard to restructuring of
CMPDIL. This report deals essentially with issues
pertaining to short and medium term management of
coal demand and supply, captive coal mining, the
strategy to reduce demand-supply gap in the short
to medium term, coal pricing and trade etc.
(e) & (f) Do not arise in view of answer given to part (a) of the question.