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29 Coal Blocks deallocated for unsatisfactory performance

Move based on the recommendations of Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG)

February 11, 2014. By Moulin

The progress of development of coal blocks and associated end use plants is reviewed by an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) under the chairpersonship of Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal having members from Ministry/Department of Power, Steel, Industrial Policy & Promotion, Legal Affairs and Economic Affairs. Based on the recommendations of IMG following blocks have been de-allocated during the year 2012-13 and current year as there was no substantial progress in development of coal block or the progress in development of the coal blocks was found to be unsatisfactory.

S.No.	Name of the company	Block allocated	Date of de-allocation
1-2	Fieldmining and Ispat Limited	Chinora and Warora Southern Part	15.11.2012
3	Domco Private Limited	Lalgarh North	22.11.2012
4	Electrosteel Castings Limited, Pawanjay Steel & Power Limited, Jharkhand Ispat Pvt. Ltd., Adhunik Alloys and Power Ltd.	North Dhadu	22.11.2012
5	Bhushan Steel Limited, Adhunik Metaliks Ltd., Deepak Steel & Power Ltd., Adhunik Corporation Ltd., Orissa Sponge Iron Ltd., SMC Power Generation Ltd., Sree Metaliks Ltd. Visa Steel Ltd.	New Patrapara	23.11.2012
6	Rungta Mines Limited, Sunflag Iron & Steel Ltd.	Choritand Tailaya	22.11.2012
7	Bihar Sponge Iron Limited	Macherkunda	22.11.2012
8	Maharashtra Seamless Ltd.,Dhariwal Infrastructure (P) Ltd., Kesoram Industries Ltd.	Gondkhari	15.11.2012
9	Electrotherm (India) Limited, Grasim Industries Ltd.	Bhaskarpara	15.11.2012
10	IST Steel & Power, Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd., Lafarge India Pvt. Ltd.	Dahegaon Makardhokra IV	15.11.2012
11	Himachal EMTA Power Ltd., JSW	Gourangdih ABC	23.11.2012
12	SKS Ispat & Power Limited	Rawanwara North	15.11.2012
13	Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation Limited	Shankarpur Bhatgaon II & Extn.	30.11.2012
14	Orissa Mining Corporation	Utkal-D	30.11.2012
15	Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd., M/s Meghalaya Mineral Development Corporation Ltd., M/s Tamil Nadu Electricity Board and M/s Orissa Mining Corporation Ltd.	Mandakini B	05.12.2012
16	Gujarat Mineral Development Corp. & Pondicherry Industrial Promotion Development Corp. Ltd	Naini	10.12.2012
17	Gujarat Power Corp. Ltd, Kerala State Electricity Board & Odisha Hydro Power Corp.	Baitarni West	10.12.2012
18	Madhya Pradesh State Mining Corporation Ltd	Semaria/ Piparia	15.01.2013
19	Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.	Rabodih OCP	30.01.2013
20	Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.	Patratu	30.01.2013
21	Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.	Pindra-Debipur-Khaowatand	30.01.2013
22	Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.	Latehar	30.01.2013
23	Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., and M/s Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd.	Urtan North	17.12.2013
24	Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. & M/s Gagan Sponge Iron Pvt. Ltd.	Amarkonda Murgadangal	23.12.2013
25	Rathi Udyog Ltd.	Kesla North	02.01.2014
26	Maharashtra State Mining Corporation Ltd.	Warora	06.01.2014
27	Sunflag Iron & Steel Ltd. & Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd.	Khappa & Extn.	06.01.2014
28	Birla Corporation Ltd.	Bikram	07.01.2014
29	Gondwana Ispat Ltd.	Majra	07.01.2014