Ministry of Coal

Ministry of Coal
Agency overview
Jurisdiction IndiaRepublic of India
Headquarters Ministry of Coal,
Shastri Bhawan,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road,
New Delhi, India.
Annual budget ₹770.91 crore (US$110 million) (2018-19 est.)[1]
Minister responsible
Child agencies
Website Official website
Coal India Bhawan, New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata at the night as viewed from the background.

The Ministry of Coal is an Indian government ministry headquartered in New Delhi.[3] The portfolio is held by Cabinet Minister Piyush Goyal

The Ministry of Coal is charged with exploration of coal and lignite reserves in India, production, supply, distribution and price of coal through the government-owned corporations Coal India Limited and its subsidiaries,[4] as well as Neyveli Lignite Corporation.[5]

The Ministry of Coal also manages the Union Government's 49 percent equity participation in Singareni Collieries Company, a public sector undertaking that is a joint venture with Government of Telangana.[6] in which equity is held partly by the government of Telangana state (51%) and the government of India.[2]

Minister of Coal

The Minister of Coal is head of the Ministry of Coal and one of the cabinet ministers of the Government of India. Currently, no one holds the office as Cabinet Minister; Piyush Goyal holds the ministry as Minister of State for Coal (Independent Charge).[7]

Ministers of Coal

Name Portrait Term of office Party Prime Minister
Ram Vilas Paswan[8] 1 September 2001 29 April 2002 Lok Janshakti Party
(National Democratic Alliance)		 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Lal Krishna Advani[9] 1 July 2002 25 August 2002 Bharatiya Janata Party
(National Democratic Alliance)		 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Kariya Munda[10] 29 January 2003 9 January 2004 Bharatiya Janata Party
(National Democratic Alliance)		 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Mamata Banerjee[11] 9 January 2004 May 2004 All India Trinamool Congress
(National Democratic Alliance)
Shibu Soren[12] May 2004 10 March 2005 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
(United Progressive Alliance)		 Dr. Manmohan Singh
Shibu Soren[12] 29 January 2006 28 November 2006 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
(United Progressive Alliance)		 Dr. Manmohan Singh
Shriprakash Jaiswal[13] 19 January 2011 26 May 2014 Indian National Congress
(United Progressive Alliance)		 Dr. Manmohan Singh
Piyush Goyal[14][7] 26 May 2014 Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party
(National Democratic Alliance)		 Narendra Modi

Companies And Agencies Under Administrative Control

Functions And Responsibilities

The Ministry of Coal is responsible for development and exploitation of coal and lignite reserves in India. The subjects allocated to the Ministry which include attached and sub-ordinate or other organisations including PSUs concerned with their subjects under the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, as amended from time to time, are as follows:

  • Exploration and development of coking coal and non-coking coal and lignite deposits in India.
  • All matters relating to production, supply, distribution and prices of coal.
  • Development and operation of coal washeries other than those for which Department of Steel (ISPAT Vibhag) is responsible.
  • Low-Temperature carbonisation of coal and production of synthetic oil from coal.
  • Administration of the Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974 (28 of 1974).
  • The Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation.
  • The Coal Mines Welfare Organisation.
  • Administration of the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1948 (46 of 1948).
  • Administration of the Coal Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1947 (32 of 1947).
  • Rules under the Mines Act, 1952 (32 of 1952) for the levy and collection of duty of excise on coke and coal produced and dispatched from mines and administration of rescue fund.

Administration of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of 1957).[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Official Website Ministry of Coal(India)". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Contact Us". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "CIL". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "NLC". Archived from the original on 2013-10-17.
  6. ↑ "SCCL". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Sh Piyush Goyal, Hon'ble Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy, Government of India". Ministry of Coal, Government of India / National Informatics Centre. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Sixteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Paswan,Shri Ram Vilas". 47.132. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Sixteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Advani,Shri Lal Krishna Archived 2016-10-05 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ "Sixteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Munda,Shri Kariya". 47.132. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Mamata Banerjee; Chief Minister, West Bengal". westbengal.gov.in. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Sixteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Soren,Shri Shibu". 47.132. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Jaiswal,Shri Sriprakash". 47.132. Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  14. ↑ Minister of State (Independent Charge)
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