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The coal allocation scam, dubbed in the media as Coalgate, is a major political scandal concerning the Indian government's allocation of the nation's coal deposits to public sector enterprise (PSEs) and private companies. In a draft report issued in March 2012, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) office accused the Government of India of allocating coal blocks in an inefficient manner during the period 2004–2009. Over the summer of 2012, resulting in a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into whether the allocation of the coal blocks was in fact influenced by corruption.[1]
The essence of the CAG's argument is that the Government had the authority to allocate coal blocks by a process of competitive bidding, but chose not to.[1] As a result, both public sector enterprises (PSEs) and private firms paid less than they might have otherwise. In its draft report in March the CAG estimated the "windfall gain" to the allocatees was ₹10,673 billion (US$130 billion).[1] The CAG Final Report tabled in Parliament put the figure at ₹1,856 billion (US$23 billion)[2] On 27 August 2012 Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh read a statement in Parliament rebutting the CAG's report both in its reading of the law and the alleged cost of the government's policies.[3][4][5]
While the initial CAG report suggested that coal blocks could have been allocated more efficiently, resulting in more revenue to the government, at no point did it suggest that corruption was involved in the allocation of coal. Over the course of 2012, however, the question of corruption has come to dominate the discussion. In response to a complaint by the BJP, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) directed the CBI to investigate the matters in a First Information Report (FIR), the first step in a criminal investigation. These FIRs accuse them of overstating their net worth, failing to disclose prior coal allocations, and hoarding rather than developing coal allocations.[6] The CBI officials investigating the case have speculated that bribery may be involved.[6]
The issue has received massive media reaction and public outrage. During the monsoon session of the Parliament, the BJP's leader Hansraj Ahir protested the Government's handling of the issue demanding the resignation of the prime minister and refused to have a debate in the Parliament. The deadlock resulted in Parliament functioning only seven of the twenty days of the session.[7][8] The Parliamentary Standing Committee report on Coal and Steel states that all coal blocks distributed between 1993 and 2008 were done in an unauthorized manner and allotment of all mines where production is yet to start should be cancelled.[9][10] In 2015, Coal auction helped state government earn 80,000 Crore (80,000,000,000 INR) after sales of 11 coal blocks.[11]
^ abc""Draft Performance Audit, Allocation of Coal Blocks and Augmentation of Coal Production by Coal India Limited" Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Union Government (Commercial))" (PDF). Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Union Government (Commercial)). Retrieved 8 September 2012. Hereafter Draft CAG Report.
^"Transcript: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Counters 'Coalgate' Allegations - India Real Time - WSJ". Blogs.wsj.com. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
^'Coalgate': Government releases bits of CAG letter to deny TOI report Economic Times. 23 March 2012
^Coalgate report rocks Parliament Deccan Herald. 22 March 2012
^'Coalgate': Govt releases bits of CAG letter to deny TOI report Times of India 23 March 2012
^ abRajesh Ahuja (7 September 2012). "Firms hid earlier allocations to get new blocks, says CBI". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
^"Turmoil-ridden Monsoon session of Parliament ends". DNA. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
^"Stalling Parliament is also part of democracy, Sushma says - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
^Sanjay Dutta & Mohua Chatterjee (23 April 2013). "All coal blocks awarded after 1993 illegal: Panel". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
^Staff, Firstbiz (23 April 2013). "Parl panel on coal mines to put both UPA, NDA in dock - Firstbiz". Firstpost.com. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
^Ashish (19 February 2015). "80,000 Crore income to states after sale of 11 Coal Blocks". The Indian Talks. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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