Question : TRANSPORTATION OF COAL

(a) the names of various companies/ transporters to which the work of transportation of coal in South Eastern Coalfields Limited has been assigned;

(b) the monthly quantum of coal in tonnes being transported from this Coalfield;

(c) whether complaints have been received regarding irregularities in transportation of coal from this Coalfield?

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether any enquiry has been conducted against the officers found guilty in such complaints;

(f) if so, the details thereof; and

(g) the State-wise details of action taken by the Government to make transportation of coal easy?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL(SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL)

(a): The names of various companies/transporters to which the work of transportation of coal in South Eastern Coalfields Limited during 1.4.2010 to 31.7.2011 were assigned, is given at Annexure-I.

(b): The monthly quantum of coal being transported by road is approximately 37.178 lakh tonnes

(c) &(d): The details of complaints received by South Eastern Coalfields Limited regarding alleged irregularities in transportation of coal from this coalfield are as under:

S.No.	Brief details of	Complaint Reference Number	Status of the complaint	the complaint
1.	Irregularities by	006/COL/087/61252 dated	Report sent to CVC	Ex-servicemen	16.3.2007 forwarded by	agencies	Central Vigilance	Commission (CVC)
2.	Irregularities by	007/COL/042-56380 dated	Reply sent vide No.1309	Aryan Coal	15.5.2007 forwarded by	dated 24.8.2007	Beneficiation	Central Vigilance	Commission (CVC)
3	Pilferage of coal in	54012/3/2007-Vig dated	The remedial action as	South Eastern	1.6.2007 forwarded	suggested has been taken	Coalfields Ltd (SECL)	by MOC	and Action Taken Report	and manipulation by	submitted by SECL	existing transport	companies
4	Irregularities in coal	65193 dated 16.8.2007	Report sent to CVC	transportation etc.	forwarded by CVC	vide Number 0269	dated 24.8.2007
5	Irregularities by	007/COL/090-54814 dated	Report sent to CVC vide	E-servicemen Agencies,	9.8.2007 forwarded by CVC	No.0269 dated 6.2.2009.	smuggling of coal	etc.
6	Irregularities by coal	No.DPJBL2005/CA0092007A	Closed with approval of	transportation by	339 and 363/633 dated	CVO on 27.3.2008	Ex-servicemen agencies	29.9.2007 forwarded by	in Gevra Area.	SP,CBI,Jabalpur
7	Theft of coal etc.	13029/10/2007-Satarkata	Report closed on the advice of	in Chhal	dated 26.10.2007 forwarded	Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)	by MOC	vide O.M. dated 7.8.2009
8	Irregularities	CBI,Jabalpur registered	CBI Jabalpur vide their	relating to coal	a case vide PE0092008A001	letter F.No. DPJBL2010/Mis.crime/802	transportation by	dated 23.2.2010 intimated	ex-servicemen	that the case has been closed.	company