(a) whether the Government has made an assessment of the coal reserves in the country and if so, the quality-wise and State-wise details thereof;
(b) whether the Government has allocated coal blocks during the last one year and current; and
(c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the number of coal blocks yet to be allocated?
MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES
(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)
(a): Yes sir. The type-wise and quality-wise break-up details are given below:
(Resource in million tonne)
Coal Type Proved Indicated Inferred Total % share
Prime Coking 4648.87 664.19 0.00 5313.06 1.67
Medium Coking 13913.65 11708.76 1879.47 27501.88 8.62
Semi Coking 519.44 994.87 193.21 1707.52 0.54
Sub-Total of Coking 19081.96 13367.82 2072.68 34522.46 10.82
Non-Coking 129111.66 125696.98 28101.55 282910.19 88.68
Tertiary Coal 593.81 99.34 894.53 1587.68 0.50
Grand Total 148787.43 139164.14 31068.76 319020.33 100.00
% share 46.64 43.62 9.74 100.00
State-wise Geological Resources of Coal in India As On 01.04.2018
Category-wise Coal Resources (in Million Tonnes)
STATE Measured Indicated Inferred Inferred Total
(Proved) (Exploration) (Mapping)
West Bengal 14155.57 12868.81 4642.86 0.00 31667.24
Bihar 161.11 813.49 392.15 0.00 1366.75
Jharkhand 45563.36 31438.52 6149.80 0.00 83151.68
Madhya Pradesh 11958.28 12153.95 3874.67 0.00 27986.90
Chhattisgarh 20427.71 34576.26 2201.90 0.00 57205.87
Uttar Pradesh 884.04 177.76 0.00 0.00 1061.80
Maharashtra 7177.55 3073.55 2048.14 0.00 12299.24
Orissa 37391.10 34164.54 7739.16 0.00 79294.80
Andhra Pradesh 0 1149.05 431.65 0.00 1580.70
Telangana 10474.9 8576.13 2650.92 0.00 21701.95
Sikkim 0.00 58.25 42.98 0 101.23
Assam 464.78 57.21 0.50 2.52 525.01
Arunachal Pradesh 31.23 40.11 12.89 6.00 90.23
Meghalya 89.04 16.51 27.58 443.35 576.48
Nagaland 8.76 0.00 103.64 298.05 410.45
Grand Total 148787.43 139164.14 30318.84 749.92 319020.33
(b & c): No coal block has been allocated under Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act (CMSP), 2015, and MMDR Act 1957 during the last one year and current.
Further, under CMSP Act, 2015, total 120 mines are yet to be allocated.
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