Coal, power ministers discuss substituting imported coal with domestic fuel under ‘Aatmanirbhar’ campaign

Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday met his counterpart in the power ministry, R K Singh, and deliberated on substituting imported coal with domestic fuel as part of initiatives towards the government’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ goal.

During the meeting, both ministers also deliberated on strategies for removing bottlenecks to augment coal supply in the country.

“Had a meeting with MoS (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri @RajKSinghIndia. Deliberated on substituting imported coal with domestic coal to build an #AatmaNirbharBharat. Also, strategies for removing bottlenecks to increase coal supply in the country were discussed,” Joshi said in a tweet.