MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL)
(a): The target fixed and actual production of raw coal of Coal India Limited
(CIL) and its subsidiary companies during the Eleventh Five year Plan,
company-wise & year-wise is given annexed.
(b): During the first three years of XIth Plan, Coal India Ltd. (CIL) has
achieved almost 99% of target, However, during the year 2010-11, CIL has
achieved about 94% of target.
(c): The main reasons for shortfall in achieving growth rate include delay
in land acquisition, imposition of restriction of mining in areas having
Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) above 70 coupled with
delay in environment & forestry clearance of major projects, R&R issues,
inadequate availability of railway wagons in different coalfields, law
and order problems particularly in Jharkhand & Orissa and excessive
rainfall during the current year in major coalfields.
(d) & (e): As per the draft Report of the Working Group on coal and
Lignite for formulation of XIIth Five Year Plan (2012-17), all India coal
production for the year 2016-17 has been projected at 715 million tonnes.
Out of which 556.40 million tonnes shall be contributed by CIL, 57 million
tonnes by SCCL, 79.60 million tonnes by captive mining and 22 million
tonnes by others.
With a view to meet the targets in the 12th Five Year Plan, Govt.
shall inter-alia ensure time bound fast track implementation of coal
projects, increased production from captive coal blocks, removal of
logistic bottlenecks, expeditious Environment & Forestry Clearance,
approaching state Govts. for necessary assistance in land acquisition &
in problems relating to law & orders etc.
