The Telangana Government has requested the Union Coal Ministry to allot all the coal blocks in Godavari basin in Telangana State to public sector miner Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL).
Thanking the Centre for giving mining licence of Tadicherla-II block to SCCL, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka requested the Union Government to restore the status of Central Public Sector Undertaking on SCCL,which was scrapped after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government came to power. “This is a government to government transaction as Singareni is a joint firm with 51:49 shareholding by the State and Central Governments respectively,” he said requesting the Centre not to give step motherly treatment to the public sector coal major.
The Deputy Chief Minister took objections to Union Coal Minister G. Kishan Reddy’s claims that the block (Tadicherla-II) was assigned to SCCL bypassing the auction route as a long term measure to strengthen the company and safeguard employment.
Mr. Bhatti Vikramarka said the block was assigned to SCCL way back in 2013 by the then United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, but the NDA government had delayed issue of mining license to the public sector undertaking. Repeated requests by the Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and himself (Mr. Bhatti Vikramarka) finally bore fruit as the Centre had given the mining lease to SCCL, he said.
HThe Deputy Chief Minister recalled how the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government prevented Singareni from participating in coal block auctions which resulted in the company losing out Koyagudem and Sattupalli blocks. Private entities which secured these mines however did not commence work as they were located in tribal heartland and only government owned companies were permitted to take up any activity there.
Replying to queries on huge dues pending to SCCL, he said the failure of the BRS Government to clear the pending bills during its close to 10-year tenure resulted in the pendency and the Congress government was trying its best to clear the dues and revive the company.
Published - July 08, 2026 04:24 pm IST