The central government has launched a coal mine auction of 141 mines. These mines are spread across 11 coal/lignite bearing states — Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Bihar. 133 coal mines have been put up for auction in the sixth round of commercial auctions, out of which 71 are new coal mines and 62 coal mines are rolling over from earlier tranches of commercial auctions. In addition, eight coal mines under the second attempt of the fifth round of commercial auctions have been included for which single bids were received in the first attempt. The commencement of sale of the tender document started from November 3, 2022.
