MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL (DR. DASARI NARYANA RAO)
(a) to (f): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (f) of Lok
Sabha Starred Question No. 124 for reply on 7-3-2007.
(a) & (b) : The details of accidents that occurred during
the last three years (2004, 2005 & 2006) in the mines of
subsidiary companies of Coal India Limited (CIL) and Singareni
Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), and the number of persons
died/ injured in these accidents are given as under:
Company/ No. of No. of No. of No. of
Location Fatal Fatalities Serious persons Accidents Accidents seriously Injured
2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006
ECL (W.Bengal 16 15 8 17 16 13 183 114 92 187 114 94
& Jharkhand)
BCCL(Jharkhand) 11 12 11 12 17 60 70 61 45 71 66 47
CCL(Jharkhand) 10 8 4 10 22 4 20 16 14 24 16 14
NCL (M.P.& U.P.) 3 3 4 4 3 5 9 17 15 10 18 15
WCL (Maharastra 13 11 13 13 11 13 63 44 56 66 45 59
& M.P.)
SECL(Chatisgarh 7 14 7 8 15 7 97 87 66 99 90 69
& M.P.)
MCL(Orissa) 4 9 2 4 9 2 17 13 10 17 13 17
NEC(Assam) 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 1
(Sub 66 73 49 70 94 104 459 354 299 474 364 316
total)
CIL
SCCL(Andhra Pr.)11 12 16 14 12 19 161 787 618 163 789 622
Others 10 14 13 12 14 14 11 8 7 12 8 7
Including
Lignite
Total 87 99 78 96 120 137 631 1149 924 649 1161 945
ECL = Eastern Coalfields Limited
BCCL = Bharat Coking Coal Limited
CCL = Central Coalfields Limited
NCL = Northern Coalfields Limited
WCL = Western Coalfields Limited
SECL = South Eastern Coalfields Limited
MCL = Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
NEC = North Eastern Coalfields
(c) : The funds allocated for undertaking safety
measures during the last three years in the mines of
subsidiary companies of Coal India Limited (CIL) and
Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) are given as
under :
Figures in lakh rupees
Company 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
ECL 12578.00 12974.00 12588.00
BCCL 17118.05 14283.87 16017.43
CCL 1715.64 2252.21 2483.91
NCL 864.00 4960.00 4998.00
WCL 7413.18 6950.00 7474.80
SECL 9988.26 10025.75 10799.45
MCL 4516.00 5054.48 5293.00
NEC 500.00 274.00 404.00
CIL 54693.13 56774.31 60058.59
SCCL 20080.00 23760.00 27936.00
(d) & (e) : Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS)
under the Ministry of Labour & Employment, the statutory
authority for enforcing the statutes governing safety in
mines as per Mines Act-1952, conducts detailed enquiry
into causes and circumstances of accidents in coal mines
and fix the responsibility for such accidents, if any,
including persons from management cadre. DGMS is
empowered to take appropriate actions against the persons
held responsible in enquiry, as per statute or may advise
management to take appropriate action depending on the
gravity of lapses/ negligence. Apart from the above,
departmental enquiry is conducted in each case of
accident and action is taken against the persons held
responsible.
(f) : The details of the compensation and other
relief provided by coal companies to the families of the
deceased in mine accident in each case, are as under:
1. Immediate payment for funeral expenses and transport
etc. is paid to the family of the deceased.
2. Ex-gratia payment of Rs 30000/- (revised from
earlier Rs 25000 w.e.f 01.01.2005) to the family of the
deceased.
3. Life Cover Scheme of Rs. 40,000/- (revised from Rs
30000 w.e.f 01.01.2005) to the family of the deceased.
4. Payment of compensation under Workmen Compensation
Act, 1923, Gratuity on the basis of the length of
service, P.F as per Coal Mines Provident Fund (CMPF)
Rules, encashment of Earned Leave (EL) and other dues are
paid.
5. Pension as per Coal Mines Pension Scheme (CMPS), 1998.
6. Employment is offered to eligible kin of the deceased.
7. In case there is no eligible person for employment,
monetary compensation per month is paid to the family of
the deceased.
Total amounts paid as compensation by CIL & SCCL during
last three years (2004 to 2006) are Rs. 818.15 lakhs and
Rs. 179.57 lakhs respectively.
