Coal Mines Scheme : Unstarred Question in Loksabha

Coal Mines Scheme

a. whether physical and financial targets vis-a-vis achievement of the conservative safety and infrastructure development in coal mines scheme has not been satisfactory for many States including Jharkhand in the last three years and if so, the details thereof, year-wise and State-wise;
b. whether the Government has taken steps to significantly increase the physical and financial achievement of the said Scheme in Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof; and
c. the steps taken by the Government to significantly improve the existing monitoring mechanism at the Central level and increase the absorption capacity of Jharkhand under the said scheme?

To know the answer of above questions reg. Coal Mines Scheme please see below the full text of Loksabha Unstarred Question No. 4030.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COAL
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 4030
ANSWERED ON: 17.07.2019
Coal Mines Scheme
Sanjay Seth
Chandra Prakash Choudhary

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:-

a. whether physical and financial targets vis-a-vis achievement of the conservative safety and infrastructure development in coal mines scheme has not been satisfactory for many States including Jharkhand in the last three years and if so, the details thereof, year-wise and State-wise;
b. whether the Government has taken steps to significantly increase the physical and financial achievement of the said Scheme in Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof; and
c. the steps taken by the Government to significantly improve the existing monitoring mechanism at the Central level and increase the absorption capacity of Jharkhand under the said scheme?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTRY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES
(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a) & (b): Physical and financial targets vis-a-vis achievement of the conservation, safety and infrastructure development in coal mines scheme are satisfactory. The targets under these schemes are not set State-wise. The details of achievement of physical target are attached at Annexure I and financial target at Annexure II.
(c): In order to improve monitoring mechanism at the Central level, fund allocation is monitored through Public Financial Management System (PFMS) portal. 
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Annexure-I
Year-wise Physical Target and Achievement of Conservation & Safety Schemes
Year Sand Stowing Protective Works Scientific Development Works (Man-Riding & Telemonitoring)
Quantity of Sand used for Sand Stowing in Million m³ No. of Projects No. of Projects
Target Achievement Target Achievement Target Achievement
2016-17 5.00 6.31 35 30 7 5
2017-18 5.80 3.43 10 9 3 2
2018-19 0* 0 24 12 9 8

Year-wise Target & Achievement of Development of Transport Infrastructure Schemes
Year No. of Projects
Rail Road Total
Target Achievement Target Achievement Target Achievement
2016-17 3 3 15 12 18 15
2017-18 4 4 7 5 11 9
2018-19 2 0 11 0 13 0**

* Reimbursement for Sand Stowing is stopped due to abolition of collection of Stowing Excise Duty w.e.f. the date of GST roll out i.e. 01.07.2017.

** No reimbursement made in 2018-19 for the work completed in the year.


ANNEXURE-II

Budget, Actual approved by CCDAC (Coal Conservation and Development Advisory Committee) and Fund Released during last three year

Year Budget Head (Rs. in Crore)
BE RE Actual Approved by CCDAC Spill Over from previous year Total Requirement Fund released by MoC Spill over to next year
2016-17 Conservation & Safety (including Tribal sub Plan) 80.00 170.00 233.56 42.83 276.39 170.00 106.39
2017-18 200.00 200.00 127.13 106.38 233.51 200.00 33.51
2018-19 59.9 42.4 9.20 33.57 42.77 42.40 0.36

Year Budget Head (Rs. in Crore)
BE RE Actual Approved by CCDAC Spill Over from previous year Total Requirement Fund released by MoC Spill over to next year
2016-17 Development of Transportation Infrastructure in Coalfields 70.00 180.00 277.56 209.04 486.60 180.00 306.60
2017-18 299.50 299.50 201.33 306.61 507.94 299.50 208.44
2018-19 140.00 140.00 0 208.50 208.50 140.00 68.50

Source: Loksabha

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