Parliament Question: Progress under Mission Coking Coal

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1005 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2026 PROGRESS UNDER MISSION COKING COAL 1005# SMT. SEEMA DWIVEDI: SHRI SHAMBHU SHARAN PATEL: SHRI MAYANKKUMAR NAYAK: SHRI MITHLESH KUMAR: Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state: (a) the details of progress made so far in terms of India's domestic production capacity since the approval of the Mission Coking Coal; (b) the current status of modernization and renovation of those old washeries of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) that have exceeded stipulated lifespan in order to ensure their optimal utilization; (c) whether any progress has been made towards increasing the domestic coal blending for steel production to the stipulated target of 30 per cent; and (d) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF COAL AND MINES (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY) (a): Coking Coal production (in million tons) in India are as follows since the launch of Mission Coking Coal i.e., August 2021 : Year Coking Coal 2020-21 44.787 2021-22 51.702 2022-23 60.759 2023-24 66.821 2024-25 66.470 1(b): The status of modernization and renovation of old washeries of BCCL and CCL is tabulated below: Sl No Sub Washery Present Status (Capacity- MTY) 1 CCL Rajrappa Washery Renovation works completed 2 BCCL Physical Progress: 91.00 % Moonidih Coal Washery Financial Progress: 89.60 % 3 BCCL Madhuban Washery Estimate for renovation is under preparation at BCCL 4 CCL Kedla Washery Proposal for renovation is under approval at CCL (c) and (d): At present, approximately 85% 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. 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. ***** 2