(a) whether the Government is contemplating to amend the present
policy of providing coal for captive use through coal linkage;
(b) if so, whether the new policy is to be applicable to the
companies which are already getting coal linkage;
(c) if so, whether coal is likely to become costlier for small
companies; and
(d) if so, the manner in which small companies are likely to
compete with the big companies having coal block?