Govt planning to allot 10 coal mines to CIL in 2019

The government is planning to further allot 10 mines to Coal India (CIL) in 2019. Of the 85 mines already allotted, 23 have already started production and the Coal Ministry expects 20 more mines to begin production in the current financial year ending March 2019 or early in the next fiscal.

Coal India is the world’s largest coal mining company. It also produces non-coking coal and coking coal of various grades for diverse applications.