The Ministry of Coal is an Indian government

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headquartered in New Delhi. The portfolio is held by Cabinet Minister Pralhad Joshi. The Ministry of Coal is charged with exploration of coal and

lignite Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible, sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It has a carbon content around 25–35%, and is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat ...

reserves in India, production, supply, distribution and price of coal through the

government-owned corporations A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a government entity which is established or nationalised by the ''national government'' or ''provincial government'' by an executive order or an act of legislation in order to earn profit for the governmen ...

Coal India Limited and its

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, as well as

Neyveli Lignite Corporation NLC India Limited (NLC) (formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited) is a central public sector undertaking under the administrative control of the Ministry of Coal, Government of India. It annually produces about 30 million tonnes of Ligni ...

. The Ministry of Coal also manages the Union Government's 49 percent

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participation in Singareni Collieries Company, a public sector undertaking that is a joint venture with Government of Telangana. in which equity is held partly by the State Government of Telangana (51%) and the Government of India.

Ministers of Coal

List of Ministers of State

Organisations

Central Public Sector Undertakings

* Coal India *

Statutory Bodies

Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPF) is an agency of the Indian government The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the na ...

(CMPFO) *Coal Mines Welfare Organisation *Commissioner Of Payments

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)

References

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