**Executive Summary**
This document provides the status of the Coal Land Acquisition Management and Payment Portal (CLAMP) in response to a question in Lok Sabha. CLAMP, launched on October 29, 2025, aims to streamline the land acquisition process under the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (CBA Act). The response clarifies the portal's scope and limitations, specifying it is not integrated with state land records.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **CLAMP Portal Overview:**
* Launched on October 29, 2025.
* Functions as an integrated online process management tool for government companies and the Ministry of Coal.
* Facilitates the examination and approval of land acquisition proposals under the CBA Act.
* **Scope and Limitations:**
* Acquisition of land under the RFCTLARR Act, 2013 and land acquisition cases of the States are not processed on the CLAMP portal.
* Acts as a central, digitized repository for land records under the CBA Act.
* Contributes to citizen-centric governance from application submission to payment tracking.
* **Grievance Redressal and Monitoring:**
* Allows affected persons to verify uploaded information, check claim status, and raise grievances.
* No objections have been received under section 8 of the CBA Act since the portal’s launch.
* **Integration with State Records:**
* There are no current plans to integrate CLAMP with State land record systems or other external digital platforms.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Government Companies and Ministry of Coal**
* **Impact:** Streamlined land acquisition process under the CBA Act.
* **Action Required:** Utilize the CLAMP portal to manage land acquisition proposals under the CBA Act.
**Stakeholder: Landowners and Project-Affected Families**
* **Impact:** Enhanced transparency and accessibility regarding land acquisition records and compensation.
* **Action Required:** Use the CLAMP portal to verify land information, track claim status, and submit grievances.
Key Entities Referenced
Coal Land Acquisition Management and Payment Portal (CLAMP): An integrated online process management tool for the government companies and Ministry of Coal to examine and approve proposals for acquisition of land.
Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (CBA Act): Act governing the acquisition of land by government companies and the Ministry of Coal.
Ministry of Coal: Government ministry responsible for coal and mines.
RFCTLARR Act, 2013: A land acquisition act, but acquisitions under this act are not processed on the CLAMP portal.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COAL
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1950
ANSWERED ON 11/02/2026
IMPLEMENTATION OF CLAMP PORTAL
1950. SHRI AMAR SHARADRAO KALE:
Will the Minster of COAL be pleased to state:
(a) the present status of implementation of the Coal Land Acquisition Management and Payment
Portal (CLAMP) since its launch;
(b) the number of land acquisition cases and the number of States covered on the portal;
(c) the extent to which the CLAMP has contributed to reducing timelines and enhancing
transparency in the key stages of land acquisition;
(d) whether any mechanism has been established on the portal for redressal of grievances of
affected land owners and project-affected families:
(e) if so, the number of grievances received and disposed of so far; and
(f) the steps being taken by the Government to integrate CLAMP with State land records and other
relevant digital platforms for real-time monitoring of land acquisition processes?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF COAL AND MINES
(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)
(a): Coal Land Acquisition and Management Portal (CLAMP) was launched on 29.10.2025. The
portal has been envisaged as an integrated online process management tool for the Government
companies and Ministry of Coal to examine and approve proposals for acquisition of land under
the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (in short, "the CBA Act").
(b) and (c): Acquisition of land under the RFCTLARR Act, 2013 and land acquisition cases of the
States are not processed on the CLAMP portal.
(d) and (e): The CLAMP acts as a central repository in digitised form for land records with respect
to the land being acquired under the CBA Act and contributes to citizen-centric governance starting
from submission of application, uploading of land details, processing and approval of application,
notifications issued under various sections of the CBA Act, monitoring and tracking of paymentof compensation to landowners, and monitoring of Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) of
affected families.
The affected persons can verify the uploaded information, check the status of their claims or raise
their grievance on the portal. Since the launch of CLAMP, no objections have been received under
section 8 of the CBA Act by the Government from the persons interested.
(f): It is not proposed to integrate CLAMP with State land record systems or other external digital
platforms.
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