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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COAL
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3096
ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026
PROGRESS UNDER MISSION COKING COAL
3096 SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:
Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:
(a) the progress achieved under Mission Coking Coal since its approval with regards to
India’s domestic production capacity;
(b) the status of modernization and renovation of existing aging washeries of Bharat Coking
Coal Limited (BCCL) and Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) which had surpassed
designed lifespan for its optimal utilization;
(c) whether there has been progress towards enhanced domestic coal blending for steel
production with respect to the target number of 30 percent; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL AND MINES
(SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY)
(a): Coking coal production in India since the launch of Mission Coking Coal i.e., August
2021 are as follows:
Year Coking Coal Production (in millions tonnes)
2020-21 44.787
2021-22 51.702
2022-23 60.759
2023-24 66.821
2024-25 66.470
(b): The status of modernization and renovation of old washeries of BCCL and CCL is
tabulated below:
Sl Sub Washery
Present Status
No (Capacity- MTY)
1 CCL Rajrappa Washery Renovation works completed
2 BCCL Moonidih Coal Physical Progress: 91.00%
Washery Financial Progress: 89.60%
3 BCCL Madhuban Washery Estimate for renovation is under preparation
4 CCL Kedla Washery Proposal for renovation is under approval at CCL(c) and (d): At present, approximately 90% of India’s coking coal requirement for steel making
is met through imports, with the remaining demand is fulfilled from domestic sources.
To promote the use of domestic coking coal in steel production, Coal India Limited (CIL)
grants coking coal linkages to the steel sector under the Non-Regulated Sector (NRS) Linkage
Auction (Steel–Coking sub-sector). In addition, coal is supplied through Fuel Supply
Agreements (FSAs) and offered via Single Window Mode-Agnostic (SWMA) auctions to meet
buyers’ requirements.
Stamp charging technology allows coke ovens to accommodate coal with higher ash
content compared to top-charged batteries, thereby enabling a higher blending proportion of
domestic coking coal. Steel companies have planned phased installation of stamp-charged coke
oven batteries, to enable higher utilization of indigenous coking coal through blending upto
30% by FY2030.
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