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. This was confirmed from the fact that all the bidders for this mine had mainly steel plants as the specified end use plants seups. Chemical analyses and physical properties of 12 coal. The government in allotted coal fields to two companies for projects meant to convert the mineral to liquid fuels, despite a rajya sabha member having expressed concerns the previous year to prime minister manmohan. 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. Cag performance audit summary on coal blocks prsindia. But the report and the uproar it triggered in parliament has served to highlight policy flaws in the allocation of coal assets. Coal demand, production and import trend 20022017 figure 3. It has asked coal blocks which are already operational will get 6 months to wrap up their operations. Fly ash bricks coal fed to boiler must conform to an ash content may 07, 2020 but the report and the uproar it triggered in parliament has served to highlight policy flaws in the allocation of coal assets. Efforts of the moc to increase production by dereservation of 48 coal blocks of cil and allocating the same to.
Cag performance audit on the allocation of coal blocks prsindia. Prior to the deallocation of 204 coal blocks by the honble supreme court in 2014, auction by competitive bidding of coal mines rules, 2012 was. Singh and the coal trail march 2012 cags draft report accuses govt of inefficient allocation of coal blocks in 20042009. How big is the coal blocks scam in india freepress. Making sense of coal block allocation scam and cag report. Cag report on coal block allocation latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Full text of the coal block scam is available here for ready reference, preface of the cag report download pdf executive summary download pdf this summary is sufficient for most citizens. Newsletter on environment audit and sustainable international. 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. Indian coal allocation scam wikimili, the best wikipedia.
The toxicity present in the fly ash gets trapped inside the block brick making it a successful product. Chapter 4 allocation of captive coal blocks pdf file that. Curriculum on monitoring and compliance of thermal power plants. Annual coal report 2018 energy information administration. Of these, allocation of blocks to national thermal power corporation limited. Cbi files fir against unknown officers of dot and unknown private persons companies and others. Database documentation april 2020 edition international energy agency 1. Coalmoc, the nominated authorityna and other stakeholders. Timeline of events related to captive coal block allocation in india 2 figure 2.
The delhi high court sets up special court to deal exclusively with 2g cases. The following is a list of unproved scandals in india since independence, including political, financial and corporate scandals. Draft performance audit, allocation of coal blocks. This is the first audit report of cag on goods and services tax gst, prepared on the basis of audits conducted during the year 201819.
Cag is duty bound to report to parliament matters involving. Or the decision to make the audit report public by placing it in parliament. Performance audit of allocation of coal blocks and augmentation of coal. Lower minnesota river watershed monitoring and assessment report june 2017 minnesota pollution control agency 52 south branch rush river aggregated 12huc huc 070200120301 the south branch rush river subwatershed includes 107 mi. The company wise raw coal production target for 201718 and achievement is given in the table. Entries are arranged in reverse chronological order by year or decade, for older scandals. Shri sharma disclosed that the work on telecom audit is already in progress and the first report would be ready before the year end. Further, washery grade coal is to be washed in a washery for use in a steel plant. The report pointed out underdetermination of the upfront payment in case of 15 mines, for which the cag carried out a revised calculation of intrinsic value of the coal mines by calculating cost. The scandal caused a lot of furor both inside and outside the parliament due to its magnitude.
Audit reports cags audit reports comptroller and auditor. Update on 26032012 coal block allotment scam in india we have got our hands on the report of the cag office conducting the performance audit of the coal block allocation pdf, 15 mb which turns out to be a mother of all scams in india. The cag said that there is no doubt that the institution of the cag is duty bound to report to the parliament in all such matters which involve revenue sharing with government on countrys natural resources. Trend in coal production by mine type as of april 1st, 2017 figure 2. Allocation of coal blocks and augmentation of coal production by coal india limited.
Vinod rai was the cag when the audit of coal block allocation was done. It is observed that of the 39 plants proposed, only one plant has been commissioned, that too, for less than half its approved capacity. The audit of eauction of coal mineswhich was conducted at the ministry of. Order of the supreme court of india regarding allocation. For all the blocks deallocated, the government is now free to hold auctions or give them to the central firm, coal india. 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. Furthermore, it is an important step towards removing delays and ensuring a simpler and quicker process for granting of mineral concessions. The first published report on the coal geology of the pocahontas coal field was compiled by captain isaiah a. The scandal got murkier when 43 files containing crucial information on how the coal fields were allocated to private firms went missing. Penagaddppa coal block located in the bhadradri district of telangana state was allotted to sccl on 15th december, 2016. The report containing audit observations on matters arising from examination of finance accounts and appropriation accounts is presented separately. 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. The report acknowledges the magnitude of the tax reform that. Chemical analyses and physical properties of 12 coal samples.
Supreme court cancels 214 of 218 coal block allocations. May, 2014 the cag said that there is no doubt that the institution of the cag is duty bound to report to the parliament in all such matters which involve revenue sharing with government on countrys natural resources. This cag audit is an extremely weak and inadequate work of the cag. 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. In view of above, coal india limited cil has commissioned this study to assess the future demand scenarios for the coal sector in india up to 2030 and identify other material developments. The report also contains the observations arising out of audit of statutory corporations, boards and government companies and the observations on revenue receipts. However, singh read a statement in the parliament on 27 august 2012 refuting the cags report. Welch 1896 on the basis of field investigations he began in 1873. Cag finds fault with modi govts coal block auction.
Is the chopper deal scam another bofors in the making. Annual coal report acr provides information about u. Mjtonne the calorific values used to convert physical tonnes of coal and coal products into energy for the oecd coal balance data. The current chapter focuses on coal, chapter 10 on natural gas, and chapter 11 on other fuels fuel oil, biomass, nuclear fuel, and waste fuels represented in the base case.
The aggregates, hard coal and brown coal, are included for years prior to 1978 only. Naini coal block was allotted to sccl in august 2015 in the angul district of odisha for which premining activities are in process. Prior to the deallocation of 204 coal blocks by the honble supreme court in 2014, auction by. This study is an attempt to formulate vision statement for the coal sector detailing the future evolution and identify key actions. The report of the comptroller and auditor general of india cag on coal block allotment to. Coal production the production of coal by the cil during apr. Some of the main findings and recommendations of the report are highlighted. Cag report on coal block allocation epub pdfin website. Coal capacity, and generation, plant load factor in power sector 19902017. Indian coal allocation scam wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
Coal the next three chapters cover the representation and underlying assumptions for fuels in epa base case v. Preface iii executive summary v to x chapter 1 introduction 1. Aug 30, 20 however, singh read a statement in the parliament on 27 august 2012 refuting the cags report. Oct 29, 2018 final cag report on coal block allocation. Manmohan singh and sonia gandhi led congress government is of rs 1. Explore cag report on coal blocks allocation profile at times of india for photos. The year, or decade, is when the scandal was first reported. The supreme court on 24 september 2014 cancelled 214 of the 218 coal blocks allotted by different central governments since 1993 terming these allocations illegal.
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. Cbi to try cases arising out of the coal block allocations. In a draft report issued in march 2014, the comptroller and auditor general of india cag office accu. Commercial coal mining began in the district in 1892. Lower minnesota river watershed monitoring and assessment. But four coal blocks allocated to public sector units sail, ntpc and two for ultra mega power projects were spared from deallocation. Cag submits report on 2g spectrum to government stating loss of rs 1. The cag report also resulted in the formation of an interministerial group img to decide on deallocation of coal blocks that were not developed on time.
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