COAL AND MINERALS

Starting commercial mining in coal sector Liberalising entry norms

-- nearly 50 blocks to be offered immediately Incentivising coal gasification/liquefication through rebate Earmarking ₹50,000 crore for infrastructure development in coal sector

Auctioning Coal Bed Methane (CBM) extraction rights in Coal India's mines Introducing seamless composite exploration-cum-mining-cum-production regime in minerals sector, 500 blocks to be auctioned

Joint auctioning of bauxite and coal mineral blocks Rationalising stamp duty payable at the time of award of mining leases