(a) whether Government proposes to revise prices of coal;
(b) If so, the details thereof;
C) whether the views of the coal bearing States particularly Orissa have been taken into consideration before revision; and
(d) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether Government proposes to revise prices of coal;
(b) If so, the details thereof;
C) whether the views of the coal bearing States particularly Orissa have been taken into consideration before revision; and
(d) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE (IC) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL AND MINISTER
OF STATE (IC) IN THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME
IMPLEMENTATION(SHRI SRIPRAKASH JAISHWAL)
(a) & (b) No, Sir.Coal pricing has been decontrolled since
01.01.2000. The coal companies themselves fix the
coal price based on input costs, inflation index,
market trends etc. and notify the same
periodically.
(c) & (d) Does not arise in view of the reply to
parts (a) & (b) above.