Coalgate: IMG to decide fate of six more coal mines on Sep 17th

17 Sep 2012 Evaluate

After proposing de-allocation of about seven coal mines amid much contended Coalgate issue, the Inter Ministerial Group (IMG) on coal blocks is likely to meet on September 17, to decide the fate of six more mines that were issued notices for delaying production. The panel of ministers had suggested cancelation of four coal blocks allocated to private firms and also the encashment of bank guarantee (BG) of three others on the ground of non-development of mines within the prescribed time.

The panel is currently in the process of reviewing 29 mines allotted to private firms out of the total 58 which are under show-cause notices charged for delaying in development of mines. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report that revealed an estimated loss of Rs 1.86 lakh crore by allotting 57 mines to private firms without auction had raised woes across the country.

IMG has been scrutinizing progress of coal blocks with the view to take deliberate actions in the individual cases and decided to include purchase of GR, Approval of Mining Plan, Grant of Environment Clearance, status of Forest Clearance and progress made in land acquisition to constitute a basic requirement for evaluating progress.

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