Question : EXCISE DUTY ON COAL

(a) whether the excise duty is levied on coal mines and despatched from the collieries in the country;

(b) if so, the amount of revenue collected from these mines during the last three years;

(c) the number of coal mines working illegally in the country;

(d) whether any assessment has been made about the evasion of tax by them; and

(e) if so, the action taken by the Government to recover tax from them?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL (DR. DASARINARAYANA RAO)

(a): Yes, Sir

(b): The amount of revenue collected from these mines during the last three years is given as under:-

Years	Revenue collected (In Rs.)
2002-03	118,77,60,980.00
2003-04	230,34,74,170.00
2004-05	373,97,16,891.00

(c ): As reported by Coal India Limited, there is no illegal mine as such in CIL areas. However, illegal mining is carried out stealthily and clandestinely from abandoned/closed/disused mines or from outcrop regions.

(d) &(e): Primarily, it is the responsibility of the State/District Administration to take necessary deterrent action to stop curb/illegal mining. Since illegal mining is clandestinely done it is not possible to make any assessment about tax evasion.

Question : EXCISE DUTY ON COAL

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