Union Minister of Coal, Mines & Parliamentary Affairs to hold chintanshivir to strategise on Way Forward for the Coal Sector

Union Minister of Coal, Mines & Parliamentary Affairs to hold chintanshivir to strategise on Way Forward for the Coal Sector

Domain experts invited for deliberations

A two day Chintan Shiviris being organised at the Statue of Unity,Kevadia, Gujarat from 17^th to 18^th February 2020 for senior officers of Ministry of Coal and all CMDs of Coal companies to strategiseon“Way forward for the Coal sector”. The Shivirwill be  inaugurated by Union Minister for Coal & Mines Shri Pralhad Joshi, who is also expected to actively guide the discussions on the agenda topics. Domain experts in various fields are being invited for detailed deliberations towards reaching the target of One Billion Tonnes production by 2023-24 as a way of eliminating the import of coal which is a substantial drain on the foreign exchange outgo.

The topics that will be taken up for brainstorming are–

1. Future of Coal in India
2. Strategy for achieving 1 BT production by CIL and country
3. One Billion tonne Strategy for evacuation
4. Support of local communities/sustainable coal
5. Investment in Coal Sector & Business Diversification
6. Alternate Models of Land Procurement
7. SEWA-Community support programme

An outcome document based on the deliberations will guide the Coal sector in the coming months.

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