Question : ROYALTY PAID BY SUBSIDIARIES OF CIL



(a) the amount of royalty paid by the each subsidiary of Coal India Limited to the different State Governments during each of the last three years alongwith the total balance of royalty payments outstanding against them;

(b) the balance amount of royalty of Jharkhand pending with the Coal India Limited; (c ) whether the Coal India Limited is willing to pay this outstanding amount; and

(d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be paid?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF COAL ( SHRI KARIYA MUNDA )

(a) : The amount of royalty paid by each subsidiary of Coal India Limited for the last three years from 1999-00 to 2001-02 to the concerned State Governments and the royalty outstandings payable to these State Governments as on 31.12.2002 are shown in Annexure- I.

(b) to (d) : The royalty outstanding of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) as on 31.12.2002, payable to the Government of Jharkhand, was Rs. 40.62 crores. This has arisen mainly due to acute financial crisis faced by BCCL. The same shall be paid by BCCL in due course.

Annexure-I
Annexure referred to in part (a) of the Lok Sabha Question No.93
Statewise & Coal Company wise Royalty paid during the years
(Rs. in Crores)
Year Name of West Bihar Jharkh Orissa Madhya Chattis Maharash Uttar Assam Total Coal Bengal and Pradesh garh tra Pradesh Compani es ECL 9.59 64.85 74.44 BCCL 0.30 266.99 267.29
CCL 259.8 259.61 1 1999-00 WCL 48.23 183.13 231.36 SECL 423.39 423.39 MCL 226.58 226.58
NCL 216.48 108.30 324.78 NEC 13.27 13.27 Total 9.89 591.6 0.00 226.5 688.10 0.00 183.30 108.30 13.27 1820.9 5 8 2 ECL 9.67 42.46 26.94 79.07 BCCL 0.40 206.6 54.62 261.69 7 CCL 143.6 112.68 256.34 6 2000-01 WCL 48.91 220.79 269.70 SECL 296.25 139.07 435.32 MCL 253.9 253.95 5 NCL 229.79 131.48 361.27 NEC 7.80 7.80 Total 10.07 392.7 194.24 253.9 574.95 139.07 220.79 131.48 7.80 1925.1 9 5 4 ECL 10.16 63.19 73.35 BCCL 0.29 250.33 250.62 CCL 257.67 257.67 2001-02 WCL 49.98 229.45 279.43 SECL 116.90 348.34 465.24 MCL 267.0 267.00 0 NCL 224.00 135.59 359.59 NEC 7.48 7.48 Total 10.45 571.19 267.0 390.88 348.34 229.45 135.59 7.48 1960.3 0 8
Year Name of West Bihar Jharkh Oriss Madhya Chattis Maharash Uttar Assam Total Coal Bengal and a Prades garh tra Prades Compani h h es ECL 7.66 43.55 51.21 BCCL 0.19 143.73 142.92 2002-03 CCL 2286.3 226.37

( till 7 Decembe r, 02)

( Prov.) WCL 35.89 183.13 219.02 SECL 89.08 291.76 380.84 MCL 208.7 208.72 2 NCL 152.23 91.77 244.00 NEC 5.41 5.41 Total 7.85 213.65 208.7 277.20 291.76 183.13 91.77 5.41 1479.4 2 9

Statewise & Coal Company wise Royalty outstanding

(Rupees in crore) As on 31.12.2002 Name of West Bihar Jharkh Oriss Madhya Chattis Maharash Uttar Assam Total Coal Bengal and a Prades garh tra Prades Compani h h es -0.09 ECL 0.00 -0.09 BCCL 0.02 40.62 40.64 CCL WCL 2.76 -0.74 2.02 Total 0.02 40.53 2.76 -0.74 42.57