State governments have generated total revenue of INR 4,109.31 Crore from the allotted / auctioned coal blocks till Nov’17, as stated by Honorable Coal Minister Mr Piyush Goyal while answering to a question raised in the parliament.
He further added that 31 coal mines have been allotted to the private/public sector companies for specified use through the auction mode, which have generated INR 2543.30 Crore to the respective state governments till Nov’17. The state-wise revenue from the coal mines allotted by auction is provided below.
Revenue from Auctioned Coal Mines
| State | No. of Mines | Revenue Generated |
| Chhattisgarh | 5 | 1111.37 |
| Jharkhand | 10 | 271.25 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 5 | 656.86 |
| Maharashtra | 5 | 96.25 |
| Odisha | 3 | 51.56 |
| West Bengal | 3 | 355.97 |
| Total | 31 | 2543.3 |
Source: Ministry of Coal
Quantity in INR Crores
Commenting on the ongoing coal crunch in the domestic market, the minister said that lesser demand of coal had resulted in stock growing at the CIL’s pithead mines; thereby the company had limited its coal production in the beginning of 2017-18. However, as the demand for coal has increased, CIL is making best efforts to augment coal production.
CIL’s coal production target was 433.48 MnT during Apr’17-Nov’17, of which the company has produced 396.53 MnT. There was a positive growth of 2% during the period, compared with the production of 388.68 MnT recorded in Apr’16-Nov’16.
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