August 22, 2008

Indian government modifies policy for lignite block allocation

Dr Dasari Narayana Rao union minister of state for coal informed parliament that union government has reviewed the policy regarding necessity of obtaining no objection certificate from Neyveli Lignite Corporation for allocation of lignite blocks.

Dr Rao informed that it has been decided that henceforth lignite blocks would be identified in consultation with it and would be placed in the list of blocks identified for allocation.

Dr Rao added that these could then be circulated to state governments or central ministries or advertised for allocation through screening committee as the case may be.

He added that once this exercise is carried out there would be no need for the state government companies to obtain no objection certificate from Neyveli Lignite Corporation separately.