Coal Ministry's new initiatives

Coal Ministry has approved allocation of 19 blocks with reserves of 7436 million tones to meet the rising demand of coal . The recent initiatives will also empower state government to promote industrialization by making more coal available. Out of the allotted 19 blocks, the Mara-II-Mahan block in Madhya Pradesh with a capacity of 955 MT has been jointly given to Delhi government and Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd for electricity generation purposes. Besides, the government has already allocated 40 captive coal blocks to various private and public sector companies in power, steel and cement sectors.