REGISTERED NO. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

MINISTRY OF MINES & METALS

NOTIFICATIONS

New Delhi, the 1st October 1966

S.O. 2939.—In pursuance of clause 4 of the Colliery Control Order, 1945, as continued

In force by section 16 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955) and in supersession of the

notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Mines and Metals, No. S.O. 1202,

dated the 16th April, 1966, the Central Government hereby fixes the following prices at which

coal or coke may be sold by colliery owners :—

TABLE I.—COLLIERIES SITUATED WITHIN THE STATES OF WEST BENGAL

AND BIHAR

TABLE I (A).—NON-COKING COAL OF SELECTED GRADE A, SELECTED GRADE B' AND

GRADE I

Grade of coal

Selected Grade A

Selected Grade B

Grade I

Price per tonne (1,000 kilograms)

' Run-of-mine, Dust

coal and Slack coal

Rs. Paise

29,07

27.58

35.25

Steam coal,

Rubble

and Smithy nuts

Rs. Paise

30.11

28.64

26.28

( I399)

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TABLE I (B).—NON-COKING COAL OF GRADE II, GRADE III A AND GRADE IIIB.

Grade of coal

Grade II

Grade III A

Grade III B

Price per tonne (ijOoo kilograms)

Run-of-mine, Dust

coal and Slack coal

Rs. Paise

Not exceeding 23 • 76

. Not exceeding 22 28

. Not exceeding 21.11

Steam coalj Rubble

and Smithy nuts

Rs. Paise

Not exceeding 24'81

Not exceeding 23.

Not exceeding 22. n

TABLE I (c).—COKING COAL OF GRADE A TO GRADE H

Grade of coal

Price per tonne (1,000 kilograms)

Run-of-mine, Dust

coal and Slack coal

Rs, Paise

30.92

29.93

28.96

27.47

26.97

26.24

25.74

25.50

Steam coal, Rubble

and Smithy nuts

Rs. Paise

31.94

30.96

29.98

28,50

28.01

27.27

26.78

26.55

NOTE : —In addition to the price specified in "Table I (c) : Coking coal of Grade A to Grade H'

every colliery owner shall De paid the following amount where, in pursuance* of an, agree-

ment between him and the consumer, the grade of the coal supplied is determined by

sampling and analysis Rt the "destination, in accordance with the procedure laid down

by we Government in thin behalf, namely:—

(i) in the case of any of the grades of caking cnal A to E, a sum of Rs. 1.25 Paise per

tonfle;

(ii) in the case of any of the grades of coking coal F, G and H, a sum of Rs. 0,75 Paise

per tonne;

Provided that any dispute in regard to the application of that procedure or the results of

iUch sampling and analysis shall be referred to the Coal Controller whose deqislon thereqn shall

be final and binding on the colliery owner and the consumer.

TABLB I (D).—COKING COAL or GRADE HH

Gradaofooal

Price per tonne

Run-of-mine, Dust

coal and Slack coal

Rs. Paise

." Not exceeding 23.78

(1,000 "kilograms)

Steam coal, Rubble

and Smithy nuts

Rs. Paise

Not exceeding 24.81

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NOTE I :—For the purposes of the Tables I (a) to I (d), the grade of any coal shall be determined

as follows :—

I. Non-coking coal:

(a) HtfA moisturr coals—

If the ash and moisture content thereof •—

(10

fiii)

(iv)

do not exceed 17 • 5 per cent

exceed l y 5 p . r cent but does not exceed 19 per cent

exceed 19 per cent but does not exceed 24 per cent

exceed 24 per cent but does not exceed 28 per cent

. Selected Grade A.

. Selected Grade B.

Grade I

Grade II

All analysis of high moisture coals will be carried out on—72 mesh samples after equilibrat-

ing under the conditions given below for 48 hours :—

Atmospheric temperature

Relative hurridity

• 4°°c

±2°c

60 per cent ±1 p< r

rpnt

(b) Low moisture coals—

If the ash content thereo: ;—

(i)

(ii)

Oii)

(iv)

Cv)

<v\)

does not exceed 15 per cent

exceeds 15 per cent but does not exceed 17 per cent

exceeds 17 per cent but does not exceed 20 per cent

exceeds 20 per c.nt but does not exceed 24 per cent

exc -eds 24 per cent but does not exceed 28 per cent

exceeds 28 per cent but does not exceed 35 per cent

. Selected Grade A

, Selected Grade B

. Grade i

. Grade II

. Grade IIIA

. Grade IIIB

II. Coking Coal:

If the ash content thereof :—

(i)

Cm)

(iv)

(V)

(vi)

(vii)

dots not exceed 13 per cent

exceeds 13 per cent but does not exceed 14 per cent

exceeds 14 per cent but does not exceed 15 ptr cent

exceeds 15 per cent but does not exceed 16 pi r cent

exceeds 16 per cent but does not exceed 17 per cent .

exceedb 17 per cent but does not exceed IS per cent .

exceeds 18 per cent but does not exceed 19 per cent

(viii) exceeds 19 per cent but does not exceed 20 per cent

(ix) ^{exceeds 20 per cent but docs not exceed 24 per cent}

Grade A

Grade B

Grade C

. Grade D

Grade E

Grade F

. Grade G

Grade H

Grade HH

NOTE 2.—The expressions^cLow moisture coals' and 'High moisture coals' mean res-

pectively coals containing moiitutc not escceding 2 per cent, and coals containing

more than 2 per c<"nt moisture.

NOTE 3.—The expression 'coking coal' means all coal

which is classified as such by the Coal

Board, constituted under the Coal Mines (Conservation and Safety) Act, 1953 (12

of is»5?J.

NOTE 4.—Theprice at which all coal produced in the Bagrakote, East Bagrakote, Lethi Valley

and Fagu collieries may b ' sold shall be Rs. 34-67 per tonne (r5ooo kilograms).

This price shall be free on rail Bagrakote in the case of the Bagrakotc and East Bag-

rakote collieries, free on raill Oodlabari, and Damdim, North East Frontier Railway,

in the case of the Lethi Valley Colliery and free on raj] Oodlabari, North East

Frontier Railway, in the case of the Fttgu Collieiv.

TABLE I(E).—SOFT COKE

Grade of coke

Soft Coke—Not exceeding 45 per cent Ash content

Price per tonne

(1,000 kilograms).

Rs.

Paise

34' 85

NOTE..—The prices given under Tables I(a), I(b), I(c), I(d) & I(c) are for delivery free on rail at or

at the loading point nearest to the colliery, or free on tramway or road vehicle at the

colliery.

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TABLE II.—COLLIERIES SITUATED WITHIN THE STATES OF GUJARAT, MADHYA PRADESH

MAHARASHTRA AND ORISSA

Grade of coa!

Selected Grade

. . .

Grade I

Grade II

Grade III

Price per tonne (1,000 kilo-

grams)

Run-of-mine,

Dust coal and

Slack COHI

Rs. FuiBc

2943

27'21

26-09

25'12

Steam coal.

Rubble and

Smithy nut»

Rs. Paiac

3O-4T

28-18

27-09

26-11

NOTE I.—For the purposes of Table II, the grade of any coal shall be determined as follows :—

If the ash and moisture content thereof :—

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

do not exceed 19 per cent

exceed 19 per cent but does not exceed 24 per cent

exceed 24 per cent but docs not exceed 28pcr cent

exceed 28 per cent but does not exceed 35 per cent

Selected Grade

Grade I

Grade II

Grade III

All analysis of high moisture coals will be carried out on—72 mcBh sample* after

Lquilibracing

under the conditions (riven below for A < hours :—

Atmospheric temperature

Relative humidity

. 40°c±a°c

. 60 per cent±2.per

cent.

NOTE 2.—The prices given under Table II above arc for delivery free on rail at or at the loading

point nearest to the collierv, or free on tramwav or ;oad vehicle at the colliery.

TABLE III.—COLLIERIES SITUATED WITHIN THE STATE OP ASSAM

Name of colliery

Marghcrita collieries of the Assam Railways and

Company.

Na7ira Coal Company Ltd., Borgan

Dilli Colliery of DiUi Colliery Company

Jeypore Colliery

Koilajan Colliery

B i m a l a p o r e

C o l l i e r y

Sheelvata Colliery

Type of coal

Trading

f Run-of-minc

Du^t coal

(. Hand picked coal

- Run-of-minc

Run nf-mine

Run-of-mine

Run-tjf-mine

Run-of-mine

Price per

tonne

(1,000 kilo-

grams)

Rs. taiec

36-55

42-95

37-72

27-72

27-73

27-99

27*73

27-99

NOTE I.—The prices Riven under Table III are for delivery free on rail at the colliery in the case

of the Margbcrita collieries of the Assam Railways and Trading Company Limited

and for delivery free on road vehicle at tht colliery in th; case of the other collieries.

NOTE 2.—In tht casv of sales on free on rail bash by the Nazira Coal Company Lim'ted and ihe

Dilli, Sheelvata, Bimalaporc, Jeypore and Koilajan collieries mentioned in Table III

•hove, the free on rail prices shall bt determined by adding to the prict s mentioned again? t

each in Table III above, the following amounts namely :—

Nawta Coal Company Limited, Borgan

. A sum of Rs. 6-79 per ton

(1,000 kilograms).

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D M i Colliery of D M i

Colliery Co., Sheclvata

Colliery, Bimalapore

Co^Her ^ of Bitnalaporc

Collieries (Private)

Limited and Jcypore Colli-ry

K o i l a i a n

C o l l i e r y

. f

A sum calculated at the rate of

31 Paisc p:r tonne (1,000

. j

kilograms)

per Kilometre

. j

of the distance between t h e

. [

pit-head and the rail-head.

A sum

calculated at the

rate

of 46 Paisc per tonne

(1,000

kilograms)

per Kilometre of

the distance betwc3n the pit-

head and the tail-head.

TABLE IV.—COLLIERIES SITUATED WITHIN THB TERRITORIES FORMERLY KNOWN AS KHASI

STATES I N THB STATE OF ASSAM.

(r) Laitrygew mine n} Cherra Chattah Ropeway Company and Thangjinath mine.

Name of colliery

Laitryngew mine

Thangjinath mine

Type of coal

f Run-of-mine coal

< Run-of-mine coal

L Lump coal

Price per

tonne

(1,000

kilograms)

Rs.

Paise

I9-3H

16-43

i y 66

(2) Any other colliery

Type of coal

C o k e

L u m p c o a l

R u n - o f - m i n e c o a l

Price per

tonne

(1,000

kilograms)

Ri.

Paise

36-73

19-66

1449

NOTE.—The prices given under Table IV are ex pit-head.

TABLB v.—COLLIERIES SITUATED WITHIN T«H STATE OF ANDHIU PRADESH.

(i) Singareni Group of (,nllitrrki {Except Yellendu).

Type of coal

Round coal

Separator Nut coal 1*—2"

(25 • 4 millimetres—50 • S millimetre?)

Nut coal J*—1* (12 '7 millimetres—25^4 millimetres)

R u n - o f - m i n e

c o a l

N o .

3 c o a l

R o u g h S l a c k 0* - 2 " ( 0 m i i l i m e t r e _ 5 0 - R m i l l i m e t r e s )

S l a c k c o a l 0 * — 1 * ( 0 m i l l i m e t r e — 1 2 - 7 m i l l i m e t r e s )

a n d

0 — I * ( 0 m i l l i m e t r e — 2 5 ' 4 m i l l i m e t r e s )

P r i c e

p e i

t o n n e

(1,000

kilograms)

Rs. Paise

32-5?

32'56

32 -o-i

3 i ' 5 S

31 • 5<>

1464

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(a) yciicridM Colliery

Type of coal

Round coal

Separator Nut coal

Nut coal J'—i* (12• 7 millimetres—,25 • 4 millimetres)

Run-of-mine coal

N5. 2 coal

Rough Slack 0"—2" (0 millimetre—50'8 millimetres)

Slack coal 0"—-Y (0 millimetre—12-7 millimetres) and

0"—i* (0 millimetre—25-4 millimetres)

Price per

tonne

(1,000

kilograms)

Rs. Paise

31-58

30-10

31 -09

30-61

28*64

NOTE.—The prices jjlven under Table V are for delivery free on rail at or at the loading point

nearest to the colliery or tree on tramway or road vehicle at the colliery.

^lanation :—(i) The prices given in Tables I to V :—

(a) arc exclusive of Stowing Excise Duty, Rescue Station Excise Duty, Soft Coke Cess

Excise Duty, Labour Welfare CCBE Excise Duty, any tax leviable under the Sales Tax

law of any State or under the Central Sales Tax Act,l9j6 (74 of 1956) and any other

additional Excise Duty, Cess or impost which the Central Government may hereof tsr

declare to be payable by consumers of coal, but inclusive of all other cesses or im-

posts;

(b) are exclusive of del credere agents'Lmargin permissible under clause 6 of the Colliery

Control Order, 1945;

delivery by roadj and

(d) do not apply to overloaded weigh-bridge coal or coke;

(ii) When delivery is free on rail, the weight charged for shall be the weigh tascertained at a

railway weigh-bridge and when delivery is free on tramway or road vehicle the weight

shall be ascertained in such manner as may be prescribed by theCoal Controller; and

(iii) the expressions 'tonne', 'millimetre' and 'kilometre' shall have the meanings respec-

tively assigned to them in notification No. S. O. 290 dated the 30th January, 1959 as

subsequently amended by notification No. S. O. 1035 dated the 20th April, 1959 of the

Government of India in the late Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

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S- O' 2940. In pursuance of clause 4 of the Colliery Control Order, 1945, as continued

in force by Section 16 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (io of 1955) and in supersession^{o f}

the notification of the Governmcnicf India in the Ministry of Mines end Metals, No S. 0.1203,

dated the 16th April, 1966, the Central Government hereby fixes the following prices at which coal

or coke over-loaded at any weigh-bridge maybe sold by colliery owners, namely :—

3 .

Description

(a) All overloaded weigh-bridge coal or coke disposed of at any rilway weigh-

bridge in West Bengal and Bihar other than at the Mahuda Weigh-bridge

(b) All overloaded wclgh-bridge coal or coke disposed of at the Manuda weigh-

bridge

•

Darjceling in West Bengal

All overloaded weigh-bridge coal or coke disposed of at any railway wiegh-bridg<

in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Maharashtra and Gujarar .

All overloaded weigh-bridge coal or coke disposed of at any railway weigh-bridpe

In Assam

•

• . • . •

All overloaded weigh-bridge coal or coke disposed of at any railway weigh-bndg«

in the State of Andhra Pradesh

Price pe

tonne

(1,000

kilograms)

Rs. Paise

22 • 04

20-07

34-17

24-58

27-27

30-04