The Coal Ministry has received replies from companies, including JSPL, GVK Power and NTPC, which were issued showcause notices for delaying the development of blocks, and have sent the same to the concerned states where the mines are located for their comments.
'...show cause notices have been issued recently to the allocatees of 30 coal blocks due to unsatisfactory progress of development of coal blocks. 'Replies have been receiv ed from all the block allocattees and have been sent to the concerned state governments where coal blocks are located for their comments,' Minister of state for coal Pratik Prakashbapu Patil said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
He further said the government periodically reviews and monitors the progress of development of coal mines through the mechanism of inter-ministerial group.
Some of the companies to which the showcause notices were issued includes, Bhusan Steel & Power Ltd, TVNL, Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd, Abhijeet Infrastructure, Jaiprakash Associates, Steel Authority of India Ltd and Tata Power. Meanwhile, State-run Goa Handicraft and Rural Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (GHRSSIDC)has signed an MoU with Coal India Limited to buy coal from its subsidiary South Eastern Coal Field Ltd in Chhattisgarh.
Coal is the primary fuel for ferro alloy and sponge iron industries.
‘Goa will lift 35,000 tonnes of coal annually as a part of MoU which would be supplied to 7-8 units which are dependent on it,’ GHRSSIDC deputy manager S N Parsekar told reporters on Monday.
The state has an allocation of one lakh tonnes per annum, but due to less response from the buyers the state has decided to fix the purchases at only 35,000 tonnes, he said.
The corporation will earn five per cent commission from the total value of the raw material purchased. The coal would be transported to Goa by road.As per the rules, the corporation can supply only to those industries which have an annual requirement of only 4,200 tonnes and below, Parsekar said.
'...show cause notices have been issued recently to the allocatees of 30 coal blocks due to unsatisfactory progress of development of coal blocks. 'Replies have been receiv ed from all the block allocattees and have been sent to the concerned state governments where coal blocks are located for their comments,' Minister of state for coal Pratik Prakashbapu Patil said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
He further said the government periodically reviews and monitors the progress of development of coal mines through the mechanism of inter-ministerial group.
Some of the companies to which the showcause notices were issued includes, Bhusan Steel & Power Ltd, TVNL, Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd, Abhijeet Infrastructure, Jaiprakash Associates, Steel Authority of India Ltd and Tata Power. Meanwhile, State-run Goa Handicraft and Rural Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (GHRSSIDC)has signed an MoU with Coal India Limited to buy coal from its subsidiary South Eastern Coal Field Ltd in Chhattisgarh.
Coal is the primary fuel for ferro alloy and sponge iron industries.
‘Goa will lift 35,000 tonnes of coal annually as a part of MoU which would be supplied to 7-8 units which are dependent on it,’ GHRSSIDC deputy manager S N Parsekar told reporters on Monday.
The state has an allocation of one lakh tonnes per annum, but due to less response from the buyers the state has decided to fix the purchases at only 35,000 tonnes, he said.
The corporation will earn five per cent commission from the total value of the raw material purchased. The coal would be transported to Goa by road.As per the rules, the corporation can supply only to those industries which have an annual requirement of only 4,200 tonnes and below, Parsekar said.