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The Coal allocation scam, dubbed in 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.

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  • Coalgate ist ein indischer Skandal um in der Regierungszeit von Manmohan Singh von 2004 bis 2009. Aufgedeckt wurde er vom . Auszüge aus dem Bericht wurden von der Times of India am 22. März 2012 veröffentlicht. Dabei wird festgehalten, dass dem indischen Staat etwa 207 Milliarden Dollar entgangen seien, weil der indische Staat die Bergbaurechte nicht öffentlich ausschrieb. Die Bodenschätze umfassen circa 33 Milliarden Tonnen Kohle und 155 Minen. Außer Singh werden auch Personen aus der Privatwirtschaft beschuldigt, in den Skandal verwickelt zu sein: Ratan Tata (CEO der Tata-Gruppe), Anil Agarwal (Vorsitzender der ), Lakshmi Mittal (CEO der Arcelor Mittal) und Kumar Birla (CEO der Aditya Birla Group). Insgesamt sind mehr als einhundert Unternehmen in den Skandal verwickelt. Im Indischen Parlament hat die Opposition die Beratungen verhindert und stattdessen den ganzen Bericht des Rechnungshofes verlangt. Auf Twitter war der Hashtag #Coalgate am Tag der Veröffentlichung der meist getwitterte Hashtag. Dabei waren viele wütend oder machten sich über Coalgate lustig. Der Minister of State , der auch stellvertretend für Manmohan Singh für das zuständig ist, sagte, dass so ein Vorgehen nicht weiter schlimm sei, sondern nur Politik wäre. Hätten die Unternehmen in einer Auktion mit geboten, wären höhere Preise entstanden und diese wären an die Konsumenten weitergereicht worden. (de)
  • The Coal allocation scam, dubbed in 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. 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. 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). The CAG Final Report tabled in Parliament put the figure at ₹1,856 billion (US$23 billion) 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. 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. The CBI officials investigating the case have speculated that bribery may be involved. 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. 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. In 2015, Coal auction helped state government earn 80,000 Crore after sales of 11 coal blocks. (en)
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  • You may have well laid down policy but was it implemented? Is it a sheer coincidence that a large number of beneficiaries were either politicians or their relatives or associates? (en)
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  • — Justice R M Lodha and Justice A R Dave, Supreme Court of India (en)
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  • Coalgate ist ein indischer Skandal um in der Regierungszeit von Manmohan Singh von 2004 bis 2009. Aufgedeckt wurde er vom . Auszüge aus dem Bericht wurden von der Times of India am 22. März 2012 veröffentlicht. Dabei wird festgehalten, dass dem indischen Staat etwa 207 Milliarden Dollar entgangen seien, weil der indische Staat die Bergbaurechte nicht öffentlich ausschrieb. Die Bodenschätze umfassen circa 33 Milliarden Tonnen Kohle und 155 Minen. Außer Singh werden auch Personen aus der Privatwirtschaft beschuldigt, in den Skandal verwickelt zu sein: Ratan Tata (CEO der Tata-Gruppe), Anil Agarwal (Vorsitzender der ), Lakshmi Mittal (CEO der Arcelor Mittal) und Kumar Birla (CEO der Aditya Birla Group). Insgesamt sind mehr als einhundert Unternehmen in den Skandal verwickelt. (de)
  • The Coal allocation scam, dubbed in 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. (en)
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  • Coalgate (Skandal) (de)
  • Indian coal allocation scam (en)
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