No special consideration to state PSUs in coal block allotment - Govt
Ruling out any special consideration to state PSUs in coal block allotment, Union coal secretary Anil Swarup said the government has set a target to start production in 34 Schedule-¼II coal mines by March 31. Swarup was reviewing the progress of augmenting coal production in the country at a meeting here. Asked to comment on Odisha government´s request for according priority to state public sector undertakings while allocating coal mines, Swarup said, ´No special consideration for anybody.´Representatives from Chhattishgarh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Odisha attended the meeting and apprised him of the bottlenecks in their respective states.