YEAR END REVIEW – 2021 – MINISTRY OF COAL

About:

• A Coal Import Monitoring System has been created jointly with the help of Ministry of Commerce& Industry
  
  
• The auction-based regime introduced in 2014 allowed private sector participation, however, it was limited to captive usage in own end use plants. The sector has been opened up for commercial coal mining by private players in 2020 and first ever successful auction of commercial mining was launched by the Prime Minister on 18.06.2020.
  
  
• a “Sustainable Development Cell” has been created in Ministry of Coal and also in all coal PSUs to promote adoption of better environmental management practices in coal mines.
  
  
• “Going Green Initiative” was rolled out by launching the Vriksharopan Abhiyan in August, 2021. Around 6.9 lakh seedlings of local species were planted covering an area of about 500 acres spread across 38 districts of 12 States (350 places)