The Ministry of Coal on Wednesday said it has put on auction 122 coal and lignite mines under the commercial auction process. Addressing the fifth tranche of auction launch, Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi said 42 coal mines have already been auctioned successfully so far.
In a statement, the ministry said it “has placed on offer 122 coal/lignite mines today under commercial auction of coal mines, including 18 new coal mines.”