The Coal Ministry has received an encouraging 69 applications from various PSUs like NTPC, SAIl, Nalco and NlC for allocation of 36 coal blocks, which would be given to state-run companies only. The maximum number of nine applications were received for Gare Palma Sector II coal mine which is located in Chhattisgarh, a Coal Ministry statement said.
As part of the allotment process, online applications and offline supporting documents were opened on Monday in the presence of applicants, the statement added. The online applications were decrypted and opened electronically in the presence of representatives of applicants, it said, adding that the the applications will now be evaluated by a technical evaluation committee. PSUs such as NTPC and the Singareni Collieries Company ltd (SCCl) have applied for for Gare Palma Sector II coal mine in Chhattisgarh.