Question : COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY CIL

(a). whether Coal India Ltd. has reduced funds for community development from 20% of the budget to a mere 5% during the last five years;

(b). the amount spent for providing drinking water, health, education and roads to the villages located around the mines as well as to the displaced persons; (

(c). whether the Government is aware that there is a resentment among the people of villages located nearby coal mines due to reduction in the said amount; and

(d). if so, whether the Government propose to undertake the development work by restoring the amount for community development?

THE MINISTER OF STATE COAL AND MINES (DR. DASARI NARAYAN RAO)

(a)&(b). No Sir. Coal India Limited has not reduced funds for expenditure on community development during the last 5 years. As a part of Community Development programme amount spent on Drinking Water, Health, Education and Roads etc. to the villages located around the mines as well as to the displaced persons during 1998-99 to 2002-2003 are given below:-

(Rs. In Lakh)
1998-99 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003
Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual
966.28 855.31 919.81 1203.21 1436.59