Inter-Ministerial task Force on coal

An Inter-Ministerial Task Force would be set up to undertake a comprehensive review of existing coal sources and rationalization of these sources with a view to optimize transportation cost given various technical constraints. The Task Force will consider all the cases in power, cement and steel/sponge iron sectors where the consumers are already getting coal. The Task Force will its report within 3 months of its constitution and it would have members from major nodal ministries like power, steel, department of industrial policy and promotion, Railways and PSUs.

Source : Inter-Ministerial task Force on coal