New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the auction process of 41 coal blocks for commercial mining through video conference in New Delhi and said coal sector reforms will make eastern and central India, the tribal belt, into pillars of development.The Coal Ministry in association with FICCI launched the process for auction of these coal mines.
A two-stage electronic auction process is being adopted for allocation of the coal mines.Speaking on the occasion, Modi said that India will overcome the Covid -19 pandemic and the nation will turn this crisis into an opportunity.
He said that this crisis has taught India the lesson of becoming AatmaNirbhar (self-reliant). He said an AatmaNirbhar Bharat means reducing dependency.
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