(a) whether the Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation (MMTC) undertook import of various goods/items on behalf of the State Governments during the last three years;
(b) if so, the details and value thereof, goods/item-wise and year-wise; and
(c) the total quantity and value of coal imported by the MMTC for Tamil Nadu Electricity Board from different countries during the above period, country- wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA)
(a) and (b) : Yes. MMTC has imported pulses, edible oil & steam coal for state governments and power utilities for State Governments during the last three years. The year wise import of items are as under:
Pulses & Edible Oil Year Value (Rs. in crores) PULSES EDIBLE OIL
2007-08 NIL NIL 2008-09 10.78 476 2009-10 100.62 443
Steam coal for the state power utilities
YEAR Power Utilities State Quantity Value (Lakh MT) (Rs. In crores)
2007-08 GSECL GUJARAT 5.45 119.23 HPGCL HARYANA 2.15 80.08 TNEB TAMILNADU 18.32 524.70 TOTAL 25.92 724.01 2008-09 GSECL GUJARAT 8.11 345.33 HPGCL HARYANA 5.42 237.02 TNEB TAMILNADU 22.20 1090.35 KPCL KARNATAKA 3.00 195.39 TOTAL 38.73 1868.09 2009-10 GSECL GUJARAT 9.31 410.47 HPGCL HARYANA 4.88 223.34 TNEB TAMILNADU 13.48 687.67 UPRVUNL UTTAR PRADESH 3.52 162.00 TOTAL 31.19 1483.48
YEAR Quantity Value Name of the country (lakh MT) (Rs. in crores) from where coal imported
2007-08 18.32 524.70 Indonesia 2008-09 22.20 1090.35 Indonesia 2009-10 13.48 687.67 Indonesia