The Union Finance Minister launched the biggest-ever coal mine auction of 141 mines.
The mines being auctioned are spread across coal/lignite-bearing states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Bihar.
Despite being the world’s fourth-largest producer of coal, India is the second-largest importer of the dry-fuel.