Coal news and updates

CIL prepares model contract agreement for PPP

December 15: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has recently finalized a Model Contract Agreement for mining of coal in the various mines of CIL under public, private, partnership (PPP) model, Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said.

As per the model agreement, the mine operator shall be responsible for development and operation of the coal mine, construction of infrastructure facilities, he said.

However, the responsibility of acquisition of land, obtaining statutory clearances etc. shall be with CIL/subsidiary companies, the minister said.

The mine operator shall also be responsible for taking physical possession of land but compensations for land & Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) shall be paid by CIL as per its approved R&R policy.

The model does not envisage formation of joint ventures, Goyal said.