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The methodology for allotment of coal mines under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 [CM(SP) Act, 2015] to Central/State Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) for sale of coal was approved by the Government and order in this regard was issued on 08.01.2016.The methodology for auction of coal mines/blocks for sale of coal under the provisions of the CM(SP) Act, 2015 and the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 [MM(DR) Act, 1957] has been approved by the Government and Order in this regard has been issued on 27.02.2018.
So far, 16 coal mines have been allotted under the provisions of the CM(SP) Act, 2015 and 2 coal blocks have been allocated under the provisions of the MM(DR) Act, 1957 to Central/State PSUs for sale of Coal. Details of these mines/blocks are at Annexure.
Coal mines allotted under the provisions of the CM(SP) Act, 2015
| S. No. | Name of Coal Mine | State | Successful Allottee |
| 1 | Patal East | Jharkhand | Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Limited |
| 2 | Baitarni West | Odisha | Odisha Mining Corporation Limited |
| 3 | Penagaddppa | Telangana | The Singareni Collieries Company Limited |
| 4 | Gourangdih ABC | West Bengal | West Bengal Mineral Development & Trading Corporation Limited |
| 5 | Madanpur South | Chhattisgarh | Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation |
| 6 | Suliyari | Madhya Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation |
| 7-8 | Kotre -Basantpur, Pachmo | Jharkhand | Coal India Ltd. |
| 9 | AmarkondaMurgadangal | Jharkhand | Coal India Ltd. |
| 10 | Brahmini | Jharkhand | Coal India Ltd. |
| 11 | ChichroPatsimal | Jharkhand | Coal India Ltd. |
| 12-13 | Rampia& Dip Side of Rampia | Odisha | Coal India Ltd. |
| 14 | East Of Damagoria (Kalyaneshwari) |
West Bengal | Coal India Ltd. |
| 15 | Utkal-A | Odisha | Coal India Ltd. |
| 16 | Bijahan | Odisha | Coal India Ltd. |
Coal blocks allotted under the provisions of the MM(DR) Act, 1957
| S. No. | Name of Coal Block | State | Allocatee |
| 1 | Brahmani | Odisha | Orissa Minerals Development Company |
| 2 | Kerwa | Chhattisgarh | Kerwa Coal Limited (JV of Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation and M.P. State Mining Corporation Ltd.) |
This information was given by the Minister of Coal & Railways, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
