Recently, the Union Minister of Coal and Mines launched two digital platforms the KOYLA SHAKTI Dashboard and the CLAMP Portal.

About CLAMP Portal
The CLAMP Portal stands for the Coal Land Acquisition, Management, and Payment Portal. It is a major digital governance initiative by the Ministry of Coal, Government of India.
1. Core Purpose and Objective
The primary purpose of the CLAMP Portal is to streamline and digitize the entire workflow related to land management in the coal sector.
Its key objectives are:

• Transparency and Accountability: To ensure openness and accountability in land acquisition and compensation processes.
• Efficiency: To minimize procedural delays and eliminate manual paperwork associated with land records.
• Timely Compensation: To ensure equitable and time-bound payment of compensation and disbursement of benefits to affected stakeholders.
• Centralized Repository: To create a unified, real-time digital database of all land records across Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the Ministry of Coal.

2. Key Features and Functions
The CLAMP Portal digitizes the core components of land management for coal projects:

Function	Description
Land Acquisition	Manages the complete process, from the initial identification of coal-bearing areas to the final acquisition of land for mining projects.
Data Integration	Serves as a central repository, integrating land records, ownership details, and survey information from various sources.
Compensation Workflow	Digitizes the entire payment process, including the calculation, approval, and disbursement of compensation to landowners.
R&R Management	Manages the Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) processes, ensuring that affected families receive all entitled benefits and support.
Real-Time Monitoring	Allows officials and relevant agencies to track the progress of land acquisition, compensation payments, and R&R activities in real time.
Inter-Agency Coordination	Enhances coordination among different stakeholders, such as Coal PSUs, state revenue departments, and district administrations, through a single digital platform.

 
3. Launch and Context
The CLAMP Portal was launched by the Union Minister of Coal and Mines, Shri G. Kishan Reddy, as part of the Ministry's push towards digital transformation in the coal sector. It was launched alongside another major digital platform, the KOYLA SHAKTI Dashboard, which is focused on real-time monitoring of the coal supply chain from "mine to market."
The initiative aligns with the government's broader Digital India and Viksit Bharat vision by leveraging technology to ensure efficient, transparent, and public-centric governance in a vital industrial sector.

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