1 In this article, Akshita Rishi who is currently pursuing IN BUSINESS LAWS, from NUJS, Kolkata, discusses the rules that govern the allocation of Coal Blocks in India. Introduction We often talk about conservation of our natural resources as they are limited in nature.
"coal block" means an area containing coal which has been identified in accordance with clause (a) of subrule (1) of rule 3; "coal linkage" means a contract entered between coal producing Government company or corporation and consumer for supply of coal in accordance with the terms and conditions of the relevant fuel supply agreement;
With a view to facilitate the process of allotment of coal blocks / coal linkages for thermal power projects, Ministry of Power has been issuing necessary communications from time to time. The communication dated 24th March, 2006 (/2003IPC) provided for the following priority in the matter of coal blocks/coal linkage allocation. i.
Auction/Allotment. Coal mining in India has been metamorphosed as far as the policy framework is concerned. From an earlier restrictive model, we have moved on to granting coal mining blocks pursuant to a competitive bidding process, and from prescribing specific enduse to permitting commercial sale of coal. The auctionbased regime introduced ...
Indian Coal Allocation Scam. Authored by Internal Team The present article deals with the Indian coal allocation scam, the scam is a political scam that inundated the UPA government in the year 2012. Table of Contents Estimated Reading Time: 11 minutes ...
Allocation process was arbitrary, discretionary and nontransparent. There was no consideration of Merit, no Price discovery mechanism for national resources. ... The CCEA approved the methodology for auction of coal mines/ blocks for sale of the commodity on 20 February 2018. The move has been defined as the most ambitious reform of the sector ...
A. GUIDELINES. for allocation of coal blocks for captive mining for the specified end uses shall be made to the Director (CAI) in the Ministry of Coal in five copies. The application shall be accompanied by the following in addition to any other relevant documentation that the applicant may submit:
The Coal allocation scam, dubbed in media as Coalgate, is a major political scandal concerning the Indian government's allocation of the nation's coal deposits to public sector enterprise (PSEs) and private companies.
July 14, 1992 A number of coal blocks, which were not in the production plan of Coal India Ltd and the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), were identified and a list of 143 blocks...
Coal Scam Case: Court convicts former Ministry of Steel Official; High Court: Contractor cannot refuse payments to subcontractor solely due to backtoback contract, Read Judgment; HC: Condonation of delay is an exception, Govt. agencies should not be treated differently, Read Judgment
India imports around 240 million tonnes (mt) of coal a year valued at about ₹ lakh crore. The 41 mines opened for auction now can hit a peak production of 225 mt in 202526, saving foreign exchange. A High Powered Expert Committee (2017) recommended a shift from the allocation of coal blocks for own consumption to commercial mining.
an offence relating to coal block allocation and not sentenced with imprisonment for more than 3 (three) years Press Note 4 of 2019, amending the FDI Policy 2017, to permit 100% FDI under automatic route in coal mining activities Press Note 3 of 2020, prescribing prior Government approval if FDI is by an entity from a country which shares
Since 1993,allocation of captive coal blocks was being done on the basis of recommendations made by an interMinisterial Screening Committee which also had representatives of State governments. Taking into account the increasing number of applicants for coal block allocation,the Government,in 2003,evolved a consolidated set of guidelines to ...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee report on coal blocks allocation was tabled in the Parliament last week. "The Committee observe that whole procedure adopted by the Government for distributing coal blocks betrays the confidence of the people of our country reposed in the Government. The Committee feel that entire decision making process for distribution of coal blocks needs investigation ...
March 7, 2015 Earlier this week, Lok Sabha passed the Bill that provides for the allocation of coal mines that were cancelled by the Supreme Court last year. In light of this development, this post looks at the issues surrounding coal block allocations and what the 2015 Bill seeks to achieve.
•Auction process successfully completed for 28 coal blocks. 5 Second Attempt of Auction •Total 11 mines on offer 4 mines under Tranche 12 of CM(SP) Act 2015 and 7 ... an offence relating to coal block allocation and not sentenced with imprisonment for more than 3 (three) years Press Note 4 of 2019, amending the FDI Policy 2017,
New Delhi: A day after the Congress accused the Modi government of reversing the longstanding policy of competitive auction for coal block allocation, the government has issued a rebuttal, saying that the coal blocks whose allocation was cancelled by the Supreme Court in 2014 are being put on auction via a "transparent" mechanism. "Ministry of Coal has clarified that after cancellation of 204 ...
Chapter 2 The eAuction: Design and Process The legal framework for allocation of cancelled coal blocks was provided through the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 (preceded by the two Ordinances in October 2014 and December 2014), Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Rules, which were followed by issue of Standard Tender Document (STD).
Coal blocks: SC rejects private miners' plea. In its 27page order cancelling the allocation of 214 coal blocks on Wednesday, a threejudge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Lodha ...
The foregoing supports the following conclusions: • The allocation process prior to 2010 allowed some firms to obtain valuable coal blocks at a nominal expense • The eligible firms took up this option and obtained control of vast amounts of coal in the period 200509 • The criteria employed for awarding coal allocations were opaque and in ...
3. Allocation process. 4. Block Dossier. 5. Auction. 6. Allotment. 7. Allotment on the basis of tariff based competitive bidding for power projects. 8. Procedure after declaration of successful bidder or successful allottee. 9. Reauction and reallotment. 10. Arrangements for optimal utilisation of coal blocks. 11.
The entire process of allocation of coal blocks was done in a "brazen fashion" and officers of the Ministry of Coal abused their positions and acted in "an arbitrary and illegal" manner, a special ...
To increase coal production, the focus of the Government is on accelerating domestic production of coal through the allocation of more coal blocks, pursuing with the State Government for assistance in land acquisition, and coordinated efforts with Railways for the movement of coal. ... Rolling Auctions: To expedite the process for conducting ...
Jamkhani, which has 114 million tons of mineral reserves, was awarded to Vedanta Group in February 2020, nearly six years after the Supreme Court cancelled its allocation. It was amongst the 214 coal blocks deallocated vide the apex court's September 2014 judgement. Before the deallocation, the coal block was owned by another corporate ...
It is ironic that two of the biggest defaulters in the SDR scheme are also involved in this coal block allocation case, but because of the deaths, they have escaped the dragnet. ... It is to the BJP's credit that it decided to auction these disputed coal mines through a fair and transparent process. But only a series of convictions will act ...
The allocation process prior to 2010 allowed some firms to obtain valuable coal blocks at a nominal expense The eligible firms took up this option and obtained control of vast amounts of coal in the period 200509 The criteria employed for awarding coal allocations were opaque and in some respects subjective.
Earlier this week, Lok Sabha passed the Bill that provides for the allocation of coal mines that were cancelled by the Supreme Court last year. In light of this development, this post looks at the issues surrounding coal block allocations and what the 2015 Bill seeks to achieve.
A list of 143 coal blocks was prepared initially and inflated to 216 later. At that time, there were no concrete guidelines for allocation of coal blocks as coal mining was largely restricted to PSUs and many geographic locations were seen as unsuitable for profitable mining. The guidelines were periodically revised through 1993, 1998 and 2003.
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