Page 10 - Coal Mines

Rs 2,237-crore revenue generated from 74 coal mines

Mines have been allocated under the provisions of Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015

Govt to put 17 non-coal mines on the block again

Decision in the wake of lack of interest shown by miners to first auction

Govt to allot 16 coal mines to PSUs for commercial mining

Decision to open up coal sector is in line with govt's target of doubling coal production to 1.5 billion tonnes by 2020

None of the 21 coal mines alloted in Jharkhand have started production: Goyal

The minister said Rs 112,398 crore is the estimated revenue which would accrue to Jharkhand from the auction

States get Rs 1,233 cr as upfront payment for coal mines

The government had last year auctioned 31 coal mines in three tranches and also allotted 42 coal mines to Central or State Government Companies