PM approves formation of 12-member GoM on coal

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved formation of a ministerial panel, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, to sort out environmental issues hurting coal production.

February 04, 2011 / 22:40 IST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved formation of a ministerial panel, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, to sort out environmental issues hurting coal production.

This comes in the backdrop of ever widening demand-supply gap in Coal which is likely to touch 142 Million tonnes next fiscal and classification of 203 coal blocks by environment ministry as "no-go" zones.

"Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has given consent for the formation of a 12-member Group of Ministers (GoM), mainly to consider issues impacting coal production and development projects in the country," a top Coal Ministry official told PTI.

The panel has been asked to finalise its recommendations within two months.

first published: Feb 4, 2011 10:38 pm

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