The Ministry of Coal has started the process of auction of 27 coal mines and allotment of 15 coal mines to Central PSUs and state PSUs. The government is auctioning 21 coal mines for end-use non-regulated sectors and six coking coal mines for end-use iron and steel sector.
In the case of allotment of blocks for PSUs, five coal mines are for the power sector, nine for sale of coal and one for iron and steel. At peak rated capacity (PRC), these 42 coal mines will produce approximately 70 million tpa.