The government has seen interest from over 1,400 people in terms of investment in the country’s coal sector within 15 days of announcement of bidding for commercial mining, according to minister of state for finance, Anurag Singh Thakur.
“If you look at the coal sector also…more than 1,400 people have requested or shown their interest in the last 15 days, which is a great thing. I think it will bring down our imports by more than 60 per cent in the coal sector,” Mr Thakur said at an online conference hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
