**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Coal on July 21, 2026, announces the Central Government's intention to acquire 138.80 acres (56.17 hectares) of land and related rights in the Chatra District of Jharkhand for coal mining. This follows a previous intention to prospect and a subsequent finding that coal is obtainable in the area. Affected parties must submit any written objections to the acquisition within 30 days of this notification.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Authority and Purpose**
* The notification is issued under Section 7(1) of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957.
* The Central Government intends to acquire all rights in or over the specified land for the Ashok Expansion Block of Ashok OCP.
* This action follows the satisfaction of the government that coal is obtainable in the region previously notified for prospecting on October 1, 2025.
**Land Description**
* **Total Area:** Approximately 56.17 hectares (138.80 acres).
* **Location:** Village Koilara, Patwari Circle No. 89, Tahsil Tandwa, District Chatra, Jharkhand.
* **Land Breakdown:** The area includes Tenancy land (0.22 Ha), Government land (0.48 Ha), and Forest land (55.47 Ha).
* **Specific Plots:** Acquisition includes portions or wholes of plot numbers 237, 429, 430, 431, 432, 459, and 467.
**Objection and Inspection Procedures**
* **Right to Object:** Under Section 8, any person interested in the land may object to the acquisition of the land or rights within 30 days of the notification.
* **Submission:** Objections must be made in writing to the "Competent Authority" (The Coal Controller).
* **Hearing:** Objectors will be given an opportunity to be heard in person or by a legal practitioner.
* **Inspection:** The land plan (Number Rev/01/2026) is available for inspection at the offices of the Deputy Commissioner (Chatra), Coal Controller (Delhi), or General Managers at Central Coalfields Limited and CMPDI (Ranchi).
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons (Village Koilara)**
**Impact**
These stakeholders face the acquisition of their land or rights over the land for mining operations. Under the Act, "interested persons" include those entitled to claim compensation if the land is acquired.
**Action Required**
Any person wishing to oppose the acquisition must submit a written objection to the Coal Controller within 30 days of July 21, 2026.
**Coal Controller / Competent Authority**
**Impact**
The Coal Controller is designated as the competent authority to manage the acquisition process and legal objections.
**Action Required**
Receive written objections, provide objectors with a hearing, conduct necessary inquiries, and submit a report with recommendations to the Central Government for a final decision.
**Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) and CMPDI**
**Impact**
These entities are responsible for providing the public with access to the acquisition plans and will eventually oversee the development of the Ashok Expansion Block.
**Action Required**
Maintain the specified land plans (Rev/01/2026) at their respective offices in Piparwar and Ranchi for public inspection.
Key Entities Referenced
Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957: The primary legislation under which the government exercises its power to notify intentions and acquire land or mining rights for coal development.
Ashok Expansion Block of Ashok OCP: The specific coal project area designated for land acquisition and mining operations as per the notification.
District Chatra, Jharkhand: The central geographic location where the targeted land for acquisition and mining rights is situated.
Coal Controller: The designated competent authority under the Act responsible for managing the acquisition process, hearing objections, and submitting recommendations to the government.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3821] नई दिल्ली, मगं लिार, िुलाई 21, 2026/आषाढ 30, 1948
No. 3821] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2026/ASHADHA 30, 1948
कोयला मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 21 िुलाई, 2026
का.आ. 3991(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, कोयला धारक क्षत्रे (अिजन और जिकास) अजधजनयम 1957 (1957 का 20)
(जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 4 की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन भारत सरकार के, कोयला
मंत्रालय द्वारा िारी की गई अजधसूचना स.ं का. आ. 1717 तारीख 01 अक्तूबर, 2025 िो भारत के रािपत्र, भाग - 2, खण्ड
- 3 उप-खण्ड (ii), तारीख 04 अक्तूबर, 2025 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी, उस अजधसूचना स े उपाबद्ध अनुसूची म ें जिजनर्िजष्ट
पररक्षेत्र की भूजम म ेंजिसका माप 138.80 एकड़ (लगभग) या 56.17 हक्े टेयर (लगभग) ह,ै कोयले का पूिेक्षण करन ेके अपन े
आिय की सूचना िी थी;
और केंरीय सरकार का यह समाधान हो गया ह ैदक इस अजधसूचना स ेउपाबद्ध अनुसूची म ेंजिजहत की गई उक्त भूजम
के भाग म ेंकोयला अजभप्राप्य ह;ै
अतः अब केन्द्रीय सरकार, कोयला धारक क्षत्रे (अिजन और जिकास) अजधजनयम 1957 की धारा 7 की उप-धारा (1)
द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, इससे संलग्न अनुसूची म ेंिर्णजत 138.80 एकड़ (लगभग) या 56.17 हक्े टेयर (लगभग)
माप की उक्त भूजम के सभी अजधकार के अिजन करन े के अपन ेआिय की सूचना िेती ह;ै
5550 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
रटप्पण-1: इस अजधसूचना के अधीन आने िाले क्षत्रे के रेखांक धारक संख्या आरईिी/01/2026, तारीख 17 िनिरी, 2026
का जनरीक्षण उपायुक्त, जिला चतरा (झारखंड) के कायाजलय म ें या कोयला जनयंत्रक, कोयला जनयंत्रक का संगठन, कोयला
मंत्रालय, स्ट्कोप मीनार, 5िां तल, कोर –II, लक्ष्मी नगर, दिल्ली 110092 के कायाजलय म ें या महाप्रबंधक जपपरिार क्षत्रे ,
जिला –चतरा (झारखंड) के कायाजलय म ें या महाप्रबंधक (भूजम और रािस्ट्ि), सेंरल कोलफील््स जलजमटेड, िरभंगा हाउस,
रााँची (झारखंड) 834001 या मुख्य महाप्रबंधक (गिेषण जिभाग), सेंरल माइन प्लाननंग एंड जडिाइन इंस्ट्टीच्यूट जलजमटेड,
गोंडिाना पलै ेस, कांके रोड, राचाँ ी (झारखंड) 834008 म ें दकया िा सकता ह।ै
रटप् पण 2: उपरोक्त अजधजनयम की उपधारा 8 के उपबंधों की ओर ध् यान आकृष्ट दकया िाता ह,ै जिसम ें जनम्न जलजखत उपबंध
ह:ै -
“8. अिजन की बाबत् आपज तयॉ.- (1) कोई व् यजक्त िो दकसी भजू म म,ें जिसकी बाबत् धारा 7 के अधीन अजधसूचना
िारी की गई ह,ै जहतबद्ध ह,ै अजधसूचना के िारी दकए िाने स ेतीस दिन के भीतर सम् पूणज भूजम या उसके दकसी भाग या ऐसी
भूजम म ें या उस पर के दकन्द् हीं अजधकारों का अिजन दकए िाने के बारे म ेंआपज त कर सकेगा ।
स्ट् पष्ट ीकरण:- इस धारा के अधीन यह आपज त नहीं मानी िाएगी, दक कोई व् यजक्त दकसी भूजम म ें कोयला उ पािन
के जलए स्ट् ियं खनन संदियाएं करना चाहता ह ै और ऐसी संदियाए ं केन्द् रीय सरकार या दकसी अन्द् य व् यजक्त को नहीं करनी
चाजहए।
उपधारा (1) के अधीन प्र यके आपज त सक्षम अजधकारी को जलजखत रूप म ें की िाएगी और सक्षम अजधकारी,
आपज तकता जको स्ट् ियं सुने िान ेया दकसी जिजध व् यिसायी द्वारा सुनिाई का अिसर िगे ा और ऐसी सभी आपज तयों को सुनन े
के पश् चात ् और ऐसी अजतररक्त िांच, यदि कोई हो, करन े के पश् चात ् िो िह आिश् यक समझता ह,ै िह या तो धारा 7 की
उपधारा (1) के अधीन अजधसूजचत भूजम के या ऐसी भूजम में या उस पर के अजधकारों के संबंध म ेंएक ररपोटज या ऐसी भूजम के
जिजभन्द् न टुकडों या ऐसी भूजम म ें या उस पर के अजधकारों के संबंध म ें आपज तयों पर अपनी जसफाररिों और उसके द्वारा की
गई कायजिाही के अजभलेख सजहत जिजभन्द् न ररपोटज केन्द् रीय सरकार को उसके जिजनश् चय के जलए िेगा ।
(3) इस धारा के प्रयोिनों के जलए िह व् यजक्त दकसी भूजम म ेंजहतबद्ध समझा िाएगा िो प्रजतकर म ेंदकसी जहत का िािा
करने का हकिार हो, यदि भूजम या दकसी ऐसी भूजम म ें या उस पर के अजधकार इस अजधजनयम के अधीन अर्िजत कर जलए
िाते ह ै।”
रटप्पण - 3: केन्द्रीय सरकार ने कोयला जनयंत्रक, कोयला जनयत्रं क संगठन, कोयला मंत्रालय, स्ट्कोप मीनार, 5िां तल्ला, कोर
– II, लक्ष्मी नगर, दिल्ली – 110092 को उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा (3) के अधीन अजधसूचना संख्या का.आ. 2518, तारीख
27 मई 1983, िो भारत के रािपत्र भाग – 2, खंड (3), उपखंड (ii) म ें11 िून 1983 में प्रकाजित की गई, सक्षम प्राजधकारी
जनयुक्त दकया ह।ै
अनुसूची
अिोक जिस्ट्तार ब्लॉक अिोक ओसीपी
जिला : चतरा (झारखण्ड)
[रेखांक धारक संख्या आरईिी/01/2026, तारीख 17 िनिरी, 2026]
सभी अजधकार
ि. ग्राम/ थाना सं. तहसील जिला रैयती सरकारी िन भूजम कुल (हक्े टेयर) अभ्युजक्त अजधकार
सं. मौज़ा /अंचल
1 कोइलारा 89 टंडिा चतरा 0.22 0.48 55.47 56.17 भाग सभी
अजधकार[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
1. अिोक जिस्ट्तार ब्लॉक अिोक ओसीपी हते ु अजधग्रहण के अधीन प्लॉटों का जििरण :
ग्राम: कोईलारा:
प्लॉट संख्या -237 (भाग), 429, 430 (भाग), 431 (भाग), 432 (भाग), 459 (भाग) एिं 467.
सीमा िणजन:
ि. सं. सीमा रेखा सीमा िणजन
ए – बी – सी – डी – ई – रेखा निंि ु‘ए’ से आरंभ होकर जिन्द्ि ुबी, सी, डी, ई, एफ़, िी एिं एच से
1
एफ़ – िी – एच – ए गुिरत े हुए आरंजभक निंि ु‘ए’ पर जमलती ह।ै
[फ़ा. स.ं 43015/14/2025-एलएआईआर]
डॉ. गोपाल नसंह, संयुक्त सजचि
MINISTRY OF COAL
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st July, 2026
S.O. 3991(E).— Whereas by the notification of Government of India in the Ministry of Coal number S.O.
1717 dated the 1st October, 2025 issued under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and
Development) Act, 1957(20 of 1957) (hereinafter referred to as the said act) and published in the in the Gazette of India,
Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (ii) dated the 4th October, 2025, the Central Government gave notice of its intention to
prospect for coal in 138.80 acres (approximately) or 56.17 hectares (approximately) of the land in the locality specified
in the Schedule annexed to that notification;
And whereas, the Central Government is satisfied that coal is obtainable in a part of the said lands prescribed
in the schedule appended to this notification.
Now, therefore, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 7 of the said Act, the Central
Government hereby gives notice of its intention to acquire the land measuring 138.80 acres (approximately) or 56.17
hectares (approximately) and all rights in or over the said lands as described in the schedule appended hereto;
Note 1: The plan bearing number Rev/01/2026, dated the 17th January, 2026, the area covered by this notification may
be inspected in the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Chatra (Jharkhand) or at the Office of the Coal Controller, Coal
Controller’s Organization, Ministry of Coal, SCOPE MINAR, 5th Floor, Core – II, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi – 110092 or at
the office of the General Manager, Piparwar Area, Dist.- Chatra, Jharkhand or General Manager (Land & Revenue),
Central Coalfields Limited, Darbhanga House, Ranchi-834001 or General Manager (Exploration Division), Central
Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited, Gondwana Palace, Kanke Road, Ranchi-834008.
Note 2: Attention is hereby invited to the provisions of section 8 of the said Act which provides as follows:
“8. Objections to acquisition. (1) - Any person interested in any land in respect of which a notification under section 7
has been issued may, within thirty days of the issue of the notification, object to the acquisition of the whole or any part
of the land or any rights in or over such land.
Explanation - It shall not be an objection within the meaning of this section for any person to say that he himself desires
to undertake mining operations in the land for the production of coal and that such operations should not be undertaken
by the Central Government or by any other person.
(2) Every objection under sub-section (1) shall be made to the competent authority in writing and the competent
authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard either in person or by a legal practitioner and shall, after
hearing all such objections and after making such further inquiry, if any, as he thinks necessary, either makes a report
in respect of the land which has been notified under sub-section (1) of section 7 or of rights in or over such land or make
different reports in respect of different parcels of such land or of rights in or over such land to the Central Government,
containing his recommendations on the objections, together with the record of the proceedings held by him, for the
decision of the Government.
(3) For the purposes of the section, a person shall be deemed to be interested in land, who would be entitled to claim an
interest in compensation if the land or any rights in or over such land were acquired under this Act.”4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Note 3: The Coal Controller, Coal Controller’s Organisation, Ministry of Coal, SCOPE MINAR, 5th Floor, Core – II,
Laxmi Nagar, Delhi - 110092 has been appointed by the Central Government as the competent authority under section
3 of the said Act, vide notification number S.O. 2518 dated the 27th May, 1983 published in part-II, section - 3, sub-
section (ii) of the gazette of India dated the 11th June, 1983.
SCHEDULE
ASHOK EXPANSION BLOCK OF ASHOK OCP
DISTRICT – CHATRA (JHARKHAND)
[Plan bearing number REV/01/2026 dated the 17th January, 2026]
All Rights:
Sl. Name of Patwari Tahsil District Tenancy Government Forest Total (in Remarks Rights
No. Village Circle Ha)
Number
All
1 Koilara 89 Tandwa Chatra 0.22 0.48 55.47 56.17 Part
Rights
1. Details of Plots under acquisition for Ashok Expansion Block of Ashok OCP:
Village – Koilara:
Plot No. – 237(P), 429, 430(P), 431(P), 432(P), 459(P) and 467.
Boundary Description:
Sl.
Boundary Line Boundary Description
No.
1 A – B – C – D – E – F – G Line starts from point ‘A’ and passes through points B, C, D, E, F, G and H
– H - A and meets at starting point ‘A’.
[F. No. 43015/14/2025-LAIR]
DR. GOPAL SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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