Ministry of Coal

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Ministry of Coal
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Ministry of Coal
Shri Gangapuram Kishan Reddy.jpeg
Agency overview
Formed1973;52 years ago (1973)
Jurisdiction Government of India
HeadquartersMinistry of Coal,
Shastri Bhawan,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road,
New Delhi, India.
Annual budget192.32 crore (US$23 million) (2023-24 est.) [1]
Ministers responsible
Agency executive
  • Vikram Dev Dutt, IAS., Secretary
Website Official website
Coal India Bhawan, New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata at the night as viewed from the background. Coal India Bhawan At Night.jpg
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. [2] The portfolio is held by Cabinet Minister G. Kishan Reddy.

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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 corporation Coal India Limited and its subsidiaries, [3] and Neyveli Lignite Corporation. [4]

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 the Government of Telangana. [5] in which equity is held partly by the State Government of Telangana (51%) and the Government of India. [6]

Ministers of coal

PortraitNameTerm of officePrime MinisterParty
Biju-Patnaik.jpg Biju Patnaik 30 July 197914 January 1980168 days Charan Singh Janata Party (Secular)
Indian Minister Ghani Khan.jpg A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury 16 January 198015 January 19821 year, 364 days Indira Gandhi Indian National Congress
Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg N. D. Tiwari 2 September 19826 September 19824 days
Vasant Sathe (cropped).jpg Vasant Sathe 31 December 198425 September 1985268 days Rajiv Gandhi
P. A. Sangma official portrait.jpg P. A. Sangma
(Independent Charge)
21 June 199118 January 19931 year, 211 days P. V. Narasimha Rao
Ajit Kumar Panja
(Independent Charge)
18 January 199313 September 19952 years, 238 days
Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg Jagdish Tytler
(Independent Charge)
15 September 199516 May 1996244 days
Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg Atal Bihari Vajpayee 16 May 19961 June 199616 days Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bharatiya Janata Party
Somappa Rayappa Bommai 132.jpg S. R. Bommai 1 June 199629 June 199628 days H. D. Dewe Gowda Janata Dal
Kanti Singh in 2008 (cropped).jpg Kanti Singh

(Independent Charge)

29 June 199610 January 19981 year, 195 days Devegowda
I. K. Gujral
Inder Kumar Gujral 017.jpg Inder Kumar Gujral 10 January 199819 March 199868 days Inder Kumar Gujral
Dilip Kumar Ray.jpg Dilip Ray
(Independent Charge)
19 March 199813 October 19991 year, 208 days Atal Bihari Vajpayee Biju Janata Dal
N. T. Shanmugam
(Independent Charge)
27 May 20007 February 2001256 days Pattali Makkal Katchi
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (cropped).jpg Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
(Independent Charge)
8 February 20011 September 2001205 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Ram Vilas Paswan 11 (cropped).jpg Ram Vilas Paswan 1 September 200129 April 2002240 days Janata Dal (United)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg Atal Bihari Vajpayee 29 April 20021 July 200263 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Lkadvani.jpg L. K. Advani 1 July 200226 August 200256 days
Uma Bharati in 2014.jpg Uma Bharati 26 August 200229 January 2003156 days
Kariya Munda.jpg Kariya Munda 29 January 20039 January 2004345 days
Mamata Banerjee - Kolkata 2011-12-08 7542 Cropped.JPG Mamata Banerjee 9 January 200422 May 2004134 days Trinamool Congress
Shibu Soren.jpg Shibu Soren 22 May 200424 July 200463 days Manmohan Singh Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Manmohan Singh in 2009.jpg Manmohan Singh 24 July 200427 November 2004126 days Indian National Congress
Shibu Soren.jpg Shibu Soren 27 November 20042 March 200595 days Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Manmohan Singh in 2009.jpg Manmohan Singh 2 March 200529 January 2006333 days Indian National Congress
Shibu Soren.jpg Shibu Soren 29 January 200629 November 2006304 days Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Manmohan Singh in 2009.jpg Manmohan Singh 29 November 200622 May 20092 years, 174 days Indian National Congress
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Coal, Statistics and Programme Implementation, Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal briefing the media after review the meeting of coal production in the country, in New Delhi.jpg Sriprakash Jaiswal
(Independent Charge
till 19-Jan-2011)
22 May 200926 May 20145 years, 4 days
Piyush Goyal.jpg Piyush Goyal
(Independent Charge
till 3-Sep-2017)

Modi I

26 May 201430 May 20195 years, 4 days Narendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party
A delegation of MPs from Karnataka along with Pralhad joshi.jpg Pralhad Joshi

Modi II

30 May 201910 June 20245 years, 11 days

G.Kishan Reddy.jpg

G. Kishan Reddy

Modi III

10 June 2024Incumbent1 year, 45 days

List of ministers of state

Ministers of State of Coal
Minister of state PortraitPolitical partyTermYears
Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary

Modi I

Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary taking charge as the Minister of State for Coal, in New Delhi on September 05, 2017.jpg Bharatiya Janata Party 3 September 201730 May 20191 year, 269 days
Raosaheb Danve

Modi II

Raosaheb Dadarao Danve oath as Minister.jpg 7 July 202110 June 20242 years, 339 days
Satish Chandra Dubey

Modi III

10 June 2024Incumbent1 year, 45 days

Organisations

Central Public Sector Undertakings

Statutory Bodies

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:

References

  1. "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  2. "Contact Us". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  3. "CIL". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  4. "NLC". Archived from the original on 2013-10-17.
  5. "SCCL". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Official Website Ministry of Coal(India)". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.