The response to the commercial coal mining from private sector players has been very encouraging so far and the sector is likely to contribute about 20-25 per cent to the overall domestic coal production by 2030, Coal Secretary Amrit Lal Meena said.
The government opened up the commercial coal mining for private entities in 2020. So far, six tranches of auctions have been concluded successfully and 87 coal mines have been auctioned.
“…this is not a reality. The response from the private sector on commercial coal mining is quite appreciable. So far, we have done a total 6 rounds of coal mine auctions in which 87 mines have gone to the private sector for the commercial purposes,
