Recently announced Reforms in Coal Sector. Commercial mining of coal allowed, with 41 blocks to be offered to the private sector. The coal mines being auctioned are located in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha. They include partially and fully explored mines. Simplified the process of the mining plan approval ...
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The revision to the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act of 1973 would allow domestic and international enterprises to participate in the coal block allocation case process. The revised legislation, which would make auctions mandatory for the distribution of coal blocks after 2010, would leave no room for the administrative power to be biassed or ...
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Coal block allocation: chronology of events; July 14, 1992. A number of coal blocks, which were not in the production plan of Coal India Ltd and the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL ...
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Main features of the Policy Guidelines are as follows: Only the following types of lands will be considered: Lands which are no longer suitable or economically viable for coal mining activities; or Lands from which coal has been mined out / decoaled and such land has been reclaimed.
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LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) India produced a record amount of electricity from coal in October to make up for a shortfall in hydro generation following lowerthannormal monsoon rains. Coal remains ...
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[Section 9A] After taking into consideration the report, if any, the Central Government shall make a declaration with respect to acquisition of the land. Such declaration must be made within three years of the notification, and shall be published in the Official Gazette.
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It has been a decade since the country was engulfed by the coal allocation scandal. A 2012 report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) declared that the Coal Ministry's failure to adopt competitive auctions for coal blocks led to gains worth ₹ lakh crore for private actors. The public discourse rapidly degenerated into treating this entire sum as a loss to the exchequer.
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CHAPTER 7 COAL DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING ANNUAL REPORT 201920 COAL DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING Coal Distribution and Marketing Allocation of coal to power, cement and steel plants The allocation of coking coal to Steel plants was earlier made by the Coal Controller.
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It is a process in which coal is partially oxidised with air, oxygen, steam or carbon dioxide to form a fuel gas. This gas is then used instead of piped natural gas, methane and others for deriving energy. India has a reserve of 307 Billion tonnes of thermal coal and about 80% of coal produced is used in thermal power plants.
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Advertisement. The CAG in its final report earlier this week said private firms are likely to rake in Rs lakh crore from allocation of 57 coal blocks without competitive bidding between 2005 and 2009. Coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal in his statements to the press purported gains accruing to the companies was unviable: We do not agree with ...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi coal mining leases was finalised and approved by the government in February 2018. Since Coal India Limited's production is unable to meet the demand of noncaptive industry requirement of coal, there has been a surge in import of coal.
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4. FIRMS ELIGIBLE FOR A COAL ALLOCATION • Historically, the economy of India could be characterized as broadly socialist, with the government directing large sectors of the economy through a series of Fiveyear Plans. • In keeping with this centralized approach, between 1972 and 1976, India nationalized its coal mining industry, with the stateowned companies Coal India limited(CIL) and ...
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However, the process would need further deliberations as residents of over 50 districts, across 13 states in India are reliant to a varying degree on the coalbased activities to earn a livelihood ...
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Coal mining in India. India is rich in ancient coal fields like Gondwana coalfields (250 million years old) and tertiary coalfields (1560 million years old). Coal mining was started during the rule of the East India Company in 1774 in the Raniganj coalfield along the western bank of the Damodar river. To increase coal production, the focus of ...
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When comparing emission intensities of China and India per kWh of electricity, the latter are lower despite lower efficiencies and a similar coal consumption mix. Mining methods in India and China ...
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The Coalgate Scam was unearthed by the CAG report on allocations of coal blocks. CAG report alleged that a loss of Rs. lakh crore was caused to the exchequer because of a nontransparent and discretionary allocation process. The beneficiaries of the scam are private players who have made windfall gains and have received highly valuable natural resources at almost free of cost.
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A list of 143 coal blocks was prepared initially and inflated to 216 later. At that time, there were no concrete guidelines for allocation of coal blocks as coal mining was largely restricted to PSUs and many geographic locations were seen as unsuitable for profitable mining. The guidelines were periodically revised through 1993, 1998 and 2003.
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coal block allocation Latest Breaking News, Pictures, Videos, and Special Reports from The Economic Times. coal block allocation Blogs, Comments and Archive News on ... Coal India's shares declined almost 5% following India's government's announcement to sell a 3% stake in the company through the offer for sale (OFS) route ...
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The coal allocation scam, popularly known as 'Coalgate' in media. It is a political scandal that was surrounded by the UPA govt. in 2012. As we all know India is a country rich of minerals, spices, and so does has a huge deposits of coal. There are many blocks of coal in India which is under government control.
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2. INTRODUCTION • Coal allocation scam or Coalgate, is a political scandal concerning the Indian government's allocation of the nation's coal deposits to public sector entities (PSEs) and private companies. In a draft report issued in March 2012, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) office accused the Government of India of allocating coal blocks in an inefficient manner during ...
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Coal has been mined in India since the 18th century and India is currently the world's second largest producer and consumer of coal behind China. Following independence in 1947 the industry was smallscale with poor working practices and working conditions, and the rather piecemeal nature of the sector led to a mismatch between supply and ...
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Need for Coal Gasification: Abundant indigenous Coal Source Source: GSI Coal Inventory 2020 2 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000 Proved Indicated Inferred Total Coking Thermal Total Coal Resources in India (Million tons) • It is evident that India has huge reserves of coal, it would be beneficial for India if it ...
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India imports around 240 million tonnes (mt) of coal a year valued at about ₹ lakh crore. The 41 mines opened for auction now can hit a peak production of 225 mt in 202526, saving foreign exchange. A High Powered Expert Committee (2017) recommended a shift from the allocation of coal blocks for own consumption to commercial mining.
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Allocation process was arbitrary, discretionary and nontransparent. There was no consideration of Merit, no Price discovery mechanism for national resources. Till now, the PSU, Coal India was the only commercial miner in the country for more than four decades which has shown monopolistic tendencies in the sector. Monopoly in mining sector was ...
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The Amendment Act seeks to provide for grant of reconnaissance permit, prospecting licence or mining lease in respect of an area containing coal and lignite through auction by competitive bidding, on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. This, would however, not be applicable in the following cases:
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India's significant coalfields include the Raniganj coalfield in West Bengal, the Jharia coalfield in Jharkhand, and the Singrauli coalfield in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The coalfields in India are significant sources of employment and income for people living in these areas. Major coalfields in India and their characteristics
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India is rich in various mineral resources and it is an important mineral processing market
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