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The rate of royalty on lignite was revised from Rs.2.50 to Rs. 50 per tonne with effect from March 15, 2001. A Committee has been constituted in the Coal Ministry to look into the matter of revision of royalty on lignite.
The details of lignite reserves in the country, State-wise are given below :
State
Geological Reserves (Million Tonnes)
Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry
30,472
Rajasthan
3,485
Gujarat
1,816
Jammu & Kashmir
128
Kerala
108
Total
36,009
This information was given by the Minister of State for Coal & Mines, Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, today.
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