(a) Whether the Government has prepared a draft on the Public
Private Partnership (PPP) in the form of mining, development
and operations agreement for exploration of coal mines by the
private entities in close association with the Coal India Limited
(CIL) to push up coal production and induct new technology through
private sector participation in the Twelfth plan;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(c) whether the draft has been finalised;
(d) if so, the details thereof and the views of the States in
the regard; and
(e) whether the monopoly of CIL in the coal industry is likely
to come to an end as a result thereof and if so, the facts in this regard ?