Hailing the government's plan, PC Parakh, Former Coal Secretary, says coal linkage auction won't increase coal supply to the unregulated sector because for that to happen supply has to increase. But it will remove discretionary allocation of coal and improve transparency, he adds.
Sources say the coal ministry is planning to push for coal mines and linkage auction next. The government intends to focus on meeting the demands of unregulated sector, which includes iron, steel, cement and aluminium industries.