MSTC is planning to conduct auction of as many as 132 coal mines in January 2023 under the sixth tranche in states including Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal among others. This will be the sixth tranche of auction under which a total of 141 blocks, including 132 coal and nine lignite mines will be put on the block.
MSTC is a Mini Ratna Category-I PSU under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel, Government of India.