Former coal secretary anil swarup on coal block allocation. Cag report followed by the supreme court verdict in 2014 that overturned the allocation of all coal mines barring a few allocated after 1993. Allocation of coal blocks and augmentation of coal production by coal india limited. The cag report, leaked to the press in march as a draft and tabled in parliament in august, is a performance audit focusing on the allocation of coal blocks and the performance of coal. The cag report on ultra mega power projects umpp on friday said that reliance power and tata benefited in the sasan ultra. The report has pegged the loss caused due to allocation of coal blocks at rs 1. Click here for pdf version of a graphic on coal blocks allocation. You can find information related tenders, notices, latest updates pertaining to ministry of coal, government of india. The comptroller and auditor general cag in its report on coal block allocation indicted the upa government and pointed towards lack of transparency in awarding process to. Click here for pdf version of a graphic on coal blocks. The final report of the comptroller and auditor general of india, which states that there was a likely gain of rs 22 mar an initial audit report estimating rs lakh crore loss to the exchequer on account of allotment of coal blocks during to without. Pac to examine cag reports on coal block allocation.
Order form coal based power generation in india 2019 india infrastructure research i would like to purchase the coal based power generation in india 2019 report. Like cags earlier report on the allocation of 2g spectrum to telecommunications companies, this cag audit on coal blocks allocations marked a shift from. The low production was due to inadequate drilling capacities, backlog in overburden removal, mismatch between excavation and transportation capacities, low availability and underutilisation of heavy earth moving machinery hemm etc. Full text of the coal block scam is available here for ready reference. Block v is also in the supervision of cougar energy. Read more about excabinet secy slams cag for reports on 2g, coal block allocations on business standard. While the initial cag report suggested that coal blocks could have been allocated more efficiently, resulting in more revenue to the government, at no point did it.
Coal allocation scam or coalgate is a major political scandal concerning the indian governments allocation of the nations coal deposits to public sector enterprise pses and private companies. This is the official website of coal ministry, government of india. The cag s recent report11 on the allocation of coal blocks was introduced in parliament. The cag is also the head of the indian audit and accounts department. Block ii is given to sindh engro coal mining company.
There are 4 blocks divided in the area of 9100 square kilometers. A day after the prime minister offered to quit public life if allegations of. Responding to some of the questions against the report, in his book not just an accountant. Vinod rai was the cag when the audit of coal block allocation was done. Since the developer had committed that it would be able to source 20 million rrport from the two blocks there would be adequate coal to feed the sasan umpp. Report of the expert committee on road map for coal sector reforms 2005 annual performance report of coal india limited report of the working group on coal and lignite for formulation of eleventh five year plan 200712 10. Comptroller and auditor general of india wikipedia. Many firms were also found to be squatting on blocks for years on end. Report by comptroller and auditor general cag of india on coal block allocations tabled in parliament. Further, though the government of india goi has notified certain sectors which may undertake captive mining of coal, the process of allocation of coal mines. This was confirmed from the fact that all the bidders for this mine had mainly steel plants as the specified end use plants seups. A report by the comptroller and auditor general of india showed inefficient and possibly illegal allocation of coal blocks between 2004 and 2009.
Coal directory 1 200910 of 00 the coal controllers organisation. Cag report points the finger at manmohan for discrepancies. The comptroller and auditor generals cag final report on coal blocks allocated between 2004 and 2009 has vastly whittled down the value of undue benefits given to the allottees, news. The cag report says the limit on the number of qualifying bidders through the. In a draft report issued in march 2014, the comptroller and auditor general of india cag office accused the government of india of allocating coal blocks in an inefficient manner during the period.
The main findings and recommendations are highlighted below. Cag performance audit summary allocation of coal blocks and augmentation of coal production the comptroller and auditor general cag released a performance audit of allocation of coal blocks and augmentation of coal production on august 17, 2012. Performance audit of allocation of coal blocks and. The audit was also conducted to ascertain upmp land was acquired and captive coal blocks were allocated to the developers as per their optimum requirement. Cag issued a report in 2012 that examined all the coal block allocation processes that had taken place since. Report of the comptroller and auditor general of india union government commercial performance audit allocation of coal blocks and augmentation of coal production by coal india limited. Coal allocation scam or coalgate ppt,ask latest information,abstract, report,presentation pdf,doc,ppt, coal allocation scam or coalgate ppt technology discussion, coal allocation scam or coalgate ppt paper presentation details.
Chaturvedi has slammed the comptroller and auditor general cag for its reports on 2g spectrum allocation and coal block allotments, saying the auditing body had sought to usurp the government role of policy making. Cag report on coal block allocation latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Fix responsibility, dont nitpick, says cag official the. Cag slams government over ultra mega power projects. The report, covering the coal mines auctioned in the first two tranches in february 2015 and march. Is indias ministry of coal effective in supporting coal production. The section in the report titled competitive bidding for coal blocks. Cag report on coal block allocation epub pdfin website. Excabinet secy slams cag for reports on 2g, coal block. Further, washery grade coal is to be washed in a washery for use in a steel plant. It estimated loss to the exchequer to the tune of rs 10. Report on coal block allocation exceedingly misleading. While the initial cag report suggested that coal blocks could have been allocated more efficiently, resulting in. In block b mines of northern coalfields limited, coal could not be dispatched through coal handling plant due to absence of rail connectivity and, hence, coal continued to be transported by road beyond august 2016, thereby contributing to air pollution.
There are 4 different companies working on each block. Cag report on coal block allocation hindustan times effectiveness of the action taken by coal. Cag suspects 1st eauction of coal blocks was rigged with. Annual reports ministry of coal, government of india. This report presents a broad overview of the coal sector. Coal gate scam cag allegations there was no clearly spelt out criteria for the allocation of coal mines in 2005 the government had the legal authority to allocate coal blocks by auction rather than the screening committee, but chose not to do so as a result of its failure to auction the coal blocks, public and private companies obtained. The cag report the cag report, leaked to the press in march as a draft and tabled in parliament in august, is a performance audit focusing on the allocation of coal blocks and the performance of coal india in the 200509 period. Annual report 201718 ministry of coal, government of india.
Efforts of the moc to increase production by dereservation of 48 coal blocks of cil and allocating the same to. All hell seemed to have broken loose when the cag released its audit report on the allocation of coal blocks made between 2004 and 2010. The much awaited comptroller and auditor generals report on coal block allocation was on friday tabled in the parliament. The reports of the cag are taken into consideration by the public accounts committees pacs and committees on public undertakings copus, which are special committees in the parliament of india and the state legislatures. Cag coal block report news and updates from the economic times. Prior to the deallocation of 204 coal blocks by the hon ble supreme court in 2014, auction by competitive bidding of coal mines rules, 2012 was notified in february 2012 by moc. Pdf following the supreme court judgement of 2014 cancelling the allocation of more than 200 captive. By anil swarup former coal secretary all hell seemed to have broken loose when the cag released its audit report on the allocation of coal blocks made between 2004 and 2010.
An official carries copies of cag report during the monsoon session of parliament in new delhi. Cag performance audit summary on coal blocks prsindia. Cag suspects 1st eauction of coal blocks was rigged with multiple biddings. Rubbishing team annas charges of irregularities in allocation of coal blocks when prime minister manmohan singh held the portfolio, the government on wednesday insisted that it was not aware of any report of the comptroller and auditor general cag on the basis of which the allegations were levelled. The print reported that all hell seemed to have broken loose when the cag released the audit report on the allocation of coal blocks made between 2004 and 2010. In its report on coal blocks, the cag has said that private firms are likely to gain rs 1. The report highlighted lapses in coal block allocation between 2004 and 2009. It estimated that the exchequer suffered a notional loss of rs. The initial draft had estimated the losses caused to the government to be close to rs 10. Blocks in thar coal click to edit master subtitle style. Chapter 4 allocation of captive coal blocks pdf file that. Coal block allocations have become a matter of heated debate since august 2012, when the cag report on the allocation of coal blocks became public, which maintained that the allocations have led to a possible loss to the government to the tune of about rs. If the draft report talks of windfall gains, it shows cag s lack of sense of time or knowledge of market realities. Coal is the most important indigenous source of energy for indian economy with a geological reserve of 2,85,863 million tonne and more than half of the current commercial energy is met by coal.
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