Govt to auction 23 new coal mines next financial year Coal secy
New Delhi: Coal Secretary Susheel Kumar today said the government would auction 23 coal mines and allocate two coal mines through government dispensation route in the next financial year 2017-18.
He added that the government would also keep aside four coal blocks for commercial mining. Kumar said a discussion paper has been prepared to set the guidelines of commercial coal mining which will be put up for public comments soon. Energy.economictimes