Question : SUSPENSION OF WORK IN COAL BLOCKS .

(a) whether the Government has any plan to suspend work in coal blocks of 13 companies named by the CBI;

(b) if so, the details of such coal blocks, State-wise; and

(c) the alternative steps taken by the Government for uninterrupted supply of coal to power companies affected due to suspension of work in these coal blocks?

Answer given by the minister

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

(a) to (c): As reported by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), it has registered 13 FIRs in respect of 13 coal blocks. The State-wise details of these coal blocks are given below:-

Sl. No.	Coal Block and	Allocated to	Company against	State in which	whom FIR lodged	block is located
1	Mahuagarhi	CESC Ltd. and JAS Infrastructure	JAS Infrastructure Capital	(Jharkhand) Capital Pvt Ltd. and	Pvt. Ltd. 
2-3	Rampia & Dip	Sterlite Ltd., GMR Ltd., Reliance	Navbharat Power Pvt. Ltd.	side of Rampia	Energy Ltd. Arcelor Mittal, Lanco	(IPP)	(Odisha)	Ltd.and Navbharat Power Pvt. ltd (IPP)
4	Fatehpur East	R.K.M. Powergen Ltd., Visa Power
(i) JLD Yavatmal Energy Ltd.	(Chhattisgarh)	Ltd, Vandana Vidyut Ltd., 
(ii) Green Infrastructure	Green Infrastructure and JLD Yavatmal	Pvt. Ltd.	Energy Ltd.

5	Rajhara North	Mukund Ltd. and Vini Iron and Steel	Vini Iron and Steel Udyog	(Central & Eastern)	Udyog Ltd	Ltd	(Jharkhand)

6	Bander	AMR Iron and Steel Pvt. ltd.,	AMR Iron and Steel Pvt.	(Maharashtra)	Century Textiles and J.K.Cement Ltd.	ltd.
7	Thesgora-B /	Kamal Sponge Steel & Power Ltd.and	Kamal Sponge Steel & Power	Rudrapuri	Revati Cement Pvt. Ltd.	Ltd.	(Madhya Pradesh)
8	Moira â€“	Ramsarup Lohh Udyog Ltd., ACC Cement,	Vikash Metal & Power Ltd.	Madhujore	Howrah Gases Ltd., Uttam Galva	(West Bengal)	Adhunik Corp, and Vikash	,Metal & Power Ltd.
9	Lohara	Murli Agro Industries and Grace	Grace Industries Ltd.	(East)	Industries Ltd.	(Maharashtra)
10	North Dhadu	Jharkhand Ispat Pvt. Ltd.,	Jharkhand Ispat Pvt. Ltd.	(Jharkhand) Pavanjay Steel & Power Generation	Pvt. Ltd.,Electrosteel Castings Ltd.	and Adhunik Alloys & Power Ltd.
11	Brahampuri	Pushp Steel & Mining Ltd.	Pushp Steel & Mining Ltd.	(Madhya	Pradesh)
12	Amarkonda	Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.	Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.	Morgadungal	and Gagan Sponge Ltd.	and Gagan Sponge Ltd.	(Jharkhand) 
13	Kesla North	Rathi Steel & Power Ltd.	Rathi Steel & Power Ltd.	(Chhattisgarh)

Out of the above, Lohara (East) and North Dhadu coal blocks have already been de-allocated on account of unsatisfactory progress. Opinion of Ministry of Law has been sought on the issue of action to be taken against the remaining allocatees mentioned in the FIRs. However, the Inter-Ministerial Group set up to review the performance of the coal blocks have been asked to review these cases and make suitable recommendations based on which action will be taken by the Government.

Question : SUSPENSION OF WORK IN COAL BLOCKS .

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