Govt Set To Launch 10th Round Of Commercial Coal Block Auction

The government is set to launch the 10th round of the commercial coal block auction. In this round, 62 blocks are expected to be offered. The Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy will launch the commercial coal block auctions during the next week.

The Coal



Ministry said, commercial coal block auction was launched by the Prime Minister in 2020. Since then, the Ministry has successfully auctioned 107 coal blocks during the last nine rounds. So far, 11 commercial coal blocks have been operationalized.