GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Coal
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.478
TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 19, 2012
Coal Production
478. SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR:
Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:-
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL
(SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL)
(a) & (b): the details of the coal production targets and actual production during the last three years is as under:-
(in million tonnes) |
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Sl No. |
Company |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
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Target |
Actual |
Target |
Actual |
Target |
Actual |
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1 |
ECL |
31.00 |
28.135 |
31.000 |
30.058 |
33.0000 |
30.805 |
2 |
BCCL |
26.50 |
25.514 |
28.000 |
27.512 |
29.0000 |
29.004 |
3 |
CCL |
47.00 |
43.236 |
48.000 |
47.083 |
50.0000 |
47.521 |
4 |
NCL |
61.25 |
63.65 |
66.500 |
67.67 |
72.0000 |
66.253 |
5 |
WCL |
43.05 |
44.7 |
45.000 |
45.735 |
46.5000 |
43.654 |
6 |
SECL |
96.00 |
101.15 |
106.000 |
108.009 |
112.000 |
112.705 |
7 |
MCL |
99.00 |
96.336 |
109.300 |
104.079 |
116.750 |
100.28 |
8 |
NEC |
1.20 |
1.009 |
1.200 |
1.113 |
1.250 |
1.101 |
9 |
CIL |
405.00 |
403.73 |
435.000 |
431.259 |
460.500 |
431.322 |
c) The government has taken steps to expedite Environment & Forestry clearances, pursue with Ministry of Railways for enhancing availability of rail rakes and approach State Government for necessary assistance in land acquisition and in problems relating to Law and Order. In addition, a series of steps have been taken by Coal India Ltd. And its subsidiaries for augmenting coal production which include (i) increasing the efficiency of the equipments, regular monitoring, mechanization as programmed and strict supervision of the existing mines and ongoing projects. (ii) Capacity addition from new and future projects. (iii) Consistent efforts for resolving issues of environmental & forestry clearances, land acquisition and law and order problems.