(a) whether the Government has taken a decision to develop commercial coal mining in the country by involving the States and the private mining companies;
(b) whether any State Government have come forward to commence this commercial coal mining, if so, the details thereof; and
(c) whether the Government has identified coal mines which are to be used for commercial mining, if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL
(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a): The methodology for allotment of coal mines under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 [CM(SP) Act, 2015] to Central/State Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) for sale of coal was approved by the Government and order in this regard was issued on 08.01.2016. The methodology for auction of coal mines/blocks for sale of coal under the provisions of the CM(SP) Act, 2015 and the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 [MM(DR) Act, 1957] has been approved by the Government and Order in this regard has been issued on 27.02.2018.
(b) & (c): So far, 16 coal mines have been allotted under the provisions of the CM(SP) Act, 2015 and 2 coal blocks have been allocated under the provisions of the MM(DR) Act, 1957 to Central/State PSUs for sale of Coal. Details of these mines/blocks are at Annexure.
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Annexure
Coal mines allotted under the provisions of the CM(SP) Act, 2015
S. No. Name of Coal Mine State Successful Allottee
1 Patal East Jharkhand Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Limited
2 Baitarni West Odisha Odisha Mining Corporation Limited
3 Penagaddppa Telangana The Singareni Collieries Company Limited
4 Gourangdih ABC West Bengal West Bengal Mineral Development & Trading Corporation Limited
5 Madanpur South Chhattisgarh Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation
6 Suliyari Madhya Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation
7-8 Kotre -Basantpur, Pachmo Jharkhand Coal India Ltd.
9 Amarkonda Murgadangal Jharkhand Coal India Ltd.
10 Brahmini Jharkhand Coal India Ltd.
11 Chichro Patsimal Jharkhand Coal India Ltd.
12-13 Rampia & Dip Side of Rampia Odisha Coal India Ltd.
14 East Of Damagoria
(Kalyaneshwari) West Bengal Coal India Ltd.
15 Utkal-A Odisha Coal India Ltd.
16 Bijahan Odisha Coal India Ltd.
Coal blocks allotted under the provisions of the MM(DR) Act, 1957
S. No. Name of Coal Block State Allocatee
1 Brahmani Odisha Orissa Minerals Development Company
2 Kerwa Chhattisgarh Kerwa Coal Limited (JV of Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation and M.P. State Mining Corporation Ltd.)