The government has extended the last date to submit bids under the seventh round of commercial coal auctions till June 27, 2023, an official statement said Wednesday.
The government had earlier fixed May 30 as the last date to submit bids for the 106 coal mines that were put on the block in the latest round of auctions.
On March 29, the government launched the seventh round of commercial coal auctions in a bid to increase the availability of the dry fuel in the country.
In a statement, the Ministry of Coal said: “In view of requests received from a large number of potential bidders,
