Govt puts 25 coal blocks on sale in 16th round of commercial auctions
The mines span across nine states including Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, among others.
The Indian government formally launched its sixteenth round of commercial coal mine auctions on Thursday, offering 25 blocks encompassing 21 fully explored and four partially explored mines. These mines are distributed across nine coal-rich states, namely Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, and West Bengal.
This latest auction phase is part of the government's broader commercial coal mining strategy, which has auctioned a total of 147 mines. These mines are projected to generate revenues exceeding ₹47,500 crore and are expected to require a combined capital investment of over ₹55,000 crore from nine coal-bearing states.
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