(a) whether the Government has received proposals from various States for sanctioning
Prospecting Licenses (PL)/Mining Leases (ML) of the sanctioned coal and lignite blocks;
(b) if so, the details of such proposals received, sanctioned and still pending with the
Government along with the reasons for their pendency during the last three years and the
current year;
(c) whether the Government proposes to constitute any forum/mechanism for better
coordination between the Centre and the States to resolve the issue relating to coal
and lignite resources;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor and the alternative measures taken by the Government in
this regard?