Ministry of Coal
Auction of Coal Mines
Posted On:
02 APR 2025 6:11PM by PIB Delhi
Since year 2020, a total of 109 coal mines have been allocated through commercial coal mine auction, of which 15 mines are operational. Additionally, during the same period, 392 non-coal major mineral blocks have been auctioned, of which 32 are operational.
No coal/lignite mine has been allocated by Ministry of Coal through commercial coal mine auction in state of Rajasthan.
Since the launch of Commercial coal mining in 2020 till January 2025, revenue of about Rs. 4149.76 crores has been realized in the form of Upfront amount and Monthly Payments (excluding royalty, cess, DMF, NMET etc.) to the State Govts. of coal/ lignite bearing areas for further utilization. State wise revenue generated from commercial mining in the form of Upfront amount and Monthly Payments (excluding royalty, cess, DMF, NMET etc.) is as under:
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S.No.
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State
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Revenue till Jan 2025 (Rs in Cr.)
|
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1
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Chhatisgarh
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1722.85
|
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2
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Jharkhand
|
579.07
|
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3
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Maharashtra
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143.07
|
|
4
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Madhya Pradesh
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549.21
|
|
5
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Odisha
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1061.78
|
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6
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West Bengal
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93.60
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|
7
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Assam
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0.18
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Grand Total
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4149.76
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The Ministry of Coal is actively addressing delays in coal mine operationalization including from environmental clearances and land acquisition through several key measures. A Monitoring Committee has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Coal) with Chief Secretaries from respective Host States, Secretary (MoEF& CC), Coal Controller Organization (CCO) & CMPDIL as members of the Committee to conduct regular reviews and to expedite the development of blocks.
This information was given by Union Minister of Coal and Mines Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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Sunil Kumar Tiwari
(Release ID: 2117930)