as per the optimistic assessed by the Working Group for formulation of the XII Five Year Plan. It is proposed to secure the supplies both through domestic production as well as import. For enhancing domestic production a number of new projects in public sector coal companies have been proposed to be taken up during the XII Plan. Besides a number of captive blocks are also envisaged to contribute in enhancing the production in the XII Plan.
(million). A little amount of coal has been exported to neighboring countries for several years.
Import and Export of coal during the last three years is as under:-
(Quantity in million and value in million rupees)
in a written reply in today.