Out
of 204 coal blocks cancelled by the Supreme Court, Government has so far
allocated 67 coal mines through auction and allotment in the year 2015 in
accordance with the provisions of Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and
the Rules made thereunder. This was stated by Sh. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State
(IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy in a written reply to a
question in the Lok Sabha today. State-wise details are as under:
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S.No.
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State
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No. of Coal Mines/Blocks
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1.
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Chhattisgarh
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14
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2.
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Jharkhand
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20
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3.
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Madhya Pradesh
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5
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4.
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Maharashtra
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9
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5.
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Odisha
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7
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6.
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Telangana
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1
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7.
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West Bengal
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11*
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Total
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67
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*One coal block
namely, Ardhagram, where the successful bidder was declared, has been handed
over to Designated Custodian in view of a Court Case.
The Minister further stated that no time limit has been
fixed for completing the allocation process of these 204 coal blocks.
The estimated amount of revenue likely to be generated from
the Auction/Allotment of these 67 Coal Mines/Blocks is Rs. 3,35,370 Crore
approximately. In addition, the benefit to consumers in terms of reduction of
electricity tariffs is likely to be about Rs. 69310.97 Crores, the Minister
added
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