The union ministry of coal circulated 17 coal blocks for allocation to government companies out of which 14 are for specified end-use power and three coal blocks are earmarked for purpose of mining.
These blocks would be allotted for eligible companies as per the ‘Auction by Competitive Bidding of Coal Mines Amendment Rules, 2012’.
Coal India (CIL) is not eligible for 14 coal blocks meant for specified end-use power. However, CIL has been assigned 116 coal blocks and three de-allocated coal blocks totaling to 119 coal blocks and CIL has submitted its tentative plan regarding exploitation of above blocks.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Coal, Pratik Prakash Bapu Patil in Lok Sabha.
The minister said the government has not taken any decision regarding coal blocks allotted to private companies which have been de-allocated as the de-allocation has been challenged in most of the cases in Court of Law.
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