(a) whether there is a steady increase in productivity of coal in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year;
(c) whether the Government has any plan/has received any request from the power companies
to supply more coal for generation of power; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL ( SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL )
(a)&(b): The actual productivity in terms of Output Man-shift achieved in CIL in last three
years and the current year (April-January 2013) is furnished in the table given below:-
Year CIL OC UG Overall 2009-10 9.51 0.78 4.47 2010-11 10.06 0.77 4.73 2011-12 10.54 0.75 4.89 2012-13 Upto Jan.2013 10.65 0.84 4.95(c)&(d): Coal supply to power stations are guided by the terms of Fuel Supply Agreement / Memorandum of Understanding concluded with supplying coal companies. The requests of power stations for more coal, occasionally warranted by conditions like critical coal stock position, are routed through Central Electricity Authority/Ministry of Power for consideration in the regular monitoring meetings of Inter-Ministerial sub group comprising representatives of Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Railways constituted by the Infrastructure Review committee of Cabinet Secretariat. This Inter-Ministerial Sub-Group takes various operational decisions like prioritization of supply to meet any contingent situations relating to power sector including critical coal stock position.