(a) whether the Government have enforced Coal Mines
Nationalisation (Amendment) Bill, 2000 and Coal India (Regulation of Transfers and Validation) Bill;
(b) if so, the details in this regard and since when it
was enforced; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor ?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL ( SHRI SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSSAIN)
(a) to (c) The Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Bill,
2000, was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 24.4.2000. At
present, the Bill is under consideration of the Standing
Committee on Energy.
The Coal India ( Regulation of Transfers and
Validation) Act, 2000, came into force with effect from 8.12.2000. The Act, empowers the Central Government to
direct the transfer of land, or of the rights in or
over land or of the right, title and interest in
relation to a coal mine, coking coal mine or coke oven
plant, vested in the Coal India Limited or in a
subsidiary company to any subsidiary company of Coal
India Limited or any other subsidiary company and to
validate certain transfers of such land or rights.