(a) Whether the Coal Sector has witnessed a significant increase in the coal production after allowing the participation of private mining companies:
(b) If so, the details thereof including the ratio of production of Coal in Coal India Limited and the private sector companies; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL, POWER AND NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a)to(c): The total production of coal in 1997-98 was 300 Mte. In that year, production from Coal India limited (CIL) was 260.5 Mte. and that from the Private sector was 9.168 Mte. Thus the CIL accounted for 86.8 % and the Private sector 3.05% of the total production in 1997-98. The overall production of coal in 2014-15 was 612.6 Mte, of which, production from, CIL was 494.2 Mte. and the Private sector 65.9 Mte. which constitute 81% and 10.7% respectively of the total coal production.