MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL AND MINES (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)
a) Yes, Sir.
b) There is no such information.
c) to e) A statement is annexed.
Statement referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha
Unstarred Question 393 for reply on 16.07.2002
Statement showing matters reported in the news item
captioned ‘Jharkhand mein huye arabon ke ghotale ke
khilaf andolan’ and the reaction of the Government
thereto:
Sl. Matters reported in Reaction of the Government
No. the news item
1 In BCCL, there was In the absence of specific details
mis-appropriation on any particular case of any
of Rs. 9500 crore irregularity, it is not possible to
in supply of coal verify the allegation.
and procurement of
goods.
2 RN Mishra Committee A stock shortage during 1991-92 of
had reported a 34.14 (and not 130.14) lakh tonnes
stock shortage of valued at Rs. 130.79 crore was
130.14 lakh tonnes detected by annual stock
valued at Rs. verification team as on 01.04.1992.
130.79 crore. The RN Mishra Committee was set up on 27.07.1992 to investigate into the stock shortages in BCCL during 1986-87 to 1992-93. The Committee recommended initiation of disciplinary proceedings against coal executives and also system improvement measures. Action on these recommendations has been taken.
3 In another report, In some cases, quality/grade
it was found the slippage might have taken place due
coal sent by BCCL to variation in seam structure etc.
to PSUs contains However, realisation has been made
62.9% ash whereas on the basis of analysed grade of
the maximum coal supplies through joint sampling
permissible limit or third party sampling.
is 50%.
4 In 1990-91, On 18.06.1997 at the initiative of
Vigilance the then ED(Vig), BCCL, the CMD had
Commission had got engaged Shri AT Ray, Ex-GM(IAD) to
an investigation study various aspects of materials
done by Shri AT Ray management, scrap management and
who reported Rs. purchase procedure of BCCL to make
200 crore scam in in depth analysis of the inventory
purchase of management system of BCCL. Shri Ray
materials. submitted three study reports dealing with these issues. The reports are not investigation reports and have not reported any huge loss as alleged.
5 In Jharia, billions For safety of underground mines,
of rupees are being sand is used for stowing and
misappropriated in stabilisation. Due to shortage of
the name of sand departmental infrastructure for sand
stowing. The transportation, some of the
quantity of sand requirement is met through private
stowed is much less contractors. Transportation and
than what is shown consumption of sand are being
on paper. This is regularly checked through various
the reason for fire internal control measures.
prevalent in Jharia
leading to loss of
coal.
6 BJP leaders S/Shri In the absence of specific details
Sushil Kumar Modi on any particular case of any
and Saryu Rai had irregularity, it is not possible to
written a letter verify the allegation.
dated 3.6.1999 to
Prime Minister
drawing attention
to the scam of Rs.
12,000 crore. But
no action has been
taken.
