The Ministry of Coal is an Indian government ministry headquartered in New Delhi. The portfolio is held by Cabinet Minister G. Kishan Reddy.
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, and Neyveli Lignite Corporation.
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. in which equity is held partly by the State Government of Telangana (51%) and the Government of India.
Cabinet Ministers
PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryPrime Minister From To Period Minister of Coal A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury 16 January 1980 15 January 1982 Indian National Congress Indira IV Indira Gandhi N. D. Tiwari 2 September 1982 6 September 1982 P. A. Sangma(Minister of State, I/C) 21 June 1991 18 January 1993 Indian National Congress Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao Ajit Kumar Panja(Minister of State, I/C) 18 January 1993 13 September 1995 Jagdish Tytler(Minister of State, I/C) 15 September 1995 16 May 1996 Atal Bihari Vajpayee(Prime Minister) 16 May 1996 1 June 1996 Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Atal Bihari Vajpayee S. R. Bommai 1 June 1996 29 June 1996 Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda Kanti Singh(Minister of State, I/C) 29 June 1996 21 April 1997 21 April 1997 10 January 1998 Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral(Prime Minister) 10 January 1998 19 March 1998 Dilip Ray(Minister of State, I/C) 20 March 1998 13 October 1999 Biju Janata Dal Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee N. T. Shanmugam(Minister of State, I/C) 27 May 2000 7 February 2001 Pattali Makkal Katchi Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee Syed Shahnawaz Hussain(Minister of State, I/C) 8 February 2001 1 September 2001 Bharatiya Janata Party Minister of Coal and Mines Ram Vilas Paswan 1 September 2001 29 April 2002 Lok Janshakti Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee Atal Bihari Vajpayee(Prime Minister) 29 April 2002 1 July 2002 Bharatiya Janata Party L. K. Advani(Deputy Prime Minister) 1 July 2002 26 August 2002 Uma Bharti 26 August 2002 29 January 2003 Minister of Coal Kariya Munda 29 January 2003 9 January 2004 Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee Minister of Coal and Mines Mamata Banerjee 9 January 2004 22 May 2004 Trinamool Congress Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee Shibu Soren 23 May 2004 24 July 2004 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Manmohan I Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh(Prime Minister) 24 July 2004 27 November 2004 Indian National Congress Minister of Coal Shibu Soren 27 November 2004 2 March 2005 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Manmohan I Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh(Prime Minister) 2 March 2005 29 January 2006 Indian National Congress Shibu Soren 29 January 2006 29 November 2006 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Manmohan Singh(Prime Minister) 29 November 2006 22 May 2009 Indian National Congress Sriprakash Jaiswal(Minister of State, I/Cuntil 19 January 2011) 28 May 2009 26 May 2014 Manmohan II Piyush Goyal(Minister of State, I/Cuntil 3 September 2017) 27 May 2014 30 May 2019 Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi Pralhad Joshi 31 May 2019 9 June 2024 Modi II G. Kishan Reddy 10 June 2024 Incumbent Modi III
Ministers of State
PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryPrime Minister From To Period Minister of State for Coal Jayanthi Natarajan 10 January 1998 19 March 1998 Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral Minister of State for Coal and Mines Ravi Shankar Prasad 1 September 2001 29 January 2003 Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee Minister of State for Coal Prahlad Singh Patel 24 May 2003 9 January 2004 Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee Minister of State for Coal and Mines Prahlad Singh Patel 9 January 2004 22 May 2004 Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee Dasari Narayana Rao 23 May 2004 27 November 2004 Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayana Rao 27 November 2004 6 April 2008 Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh Santosh Bagrodia 6 April 2008 22 May 2009 Pratik Prakashbapu Patil 19 January 2011 26 May 2014 Manmohan II Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary 3 September 2017 30 May 2019 Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi Raosaheb Danve 31 May 2019 9 June 2024 Modi II Satish Chandra Dubey 10 June 2024 Incumbent Modi III
Organisations Central Public Sector Undertakings Coal India NLC India Limited
Statutory Bodies Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO) Coal Controller Organization (CCO)
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:
Exploration and development of coking coal and non-coking coal and lignite deposits in India All matters relating to production, supply, distribution and prices of coal Development and operation of coal washeries other than those for which Department of Steel (ISPAT Vibhag) is responsible Low-Temperature carbonisation of coal and production of synthetic oil from coal Administration of the Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974 (28 of 1974) The Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation The Coal Mines Welfare Organisation Administration of the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1948 (46 of 1948) Administration of the Coal Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1947 (32 of 1947) Rules under the Mines Act, 1952 (32 of 1952) for the levy and collection of duty of excise on coke and coal produced and dispatched from mines and administration of rescue fund Administration of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of 1957)
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