The Seventh round of commercial coal mine auctions was launched by the Nominated Authority, Ministry of Coal on March 29, 2023 for 103 coal mines. The last date for submission of bid was June 27, 2023.
A total of 35 offline bids have been received for 18 coal mines, where two or more bids have been received for seven mines. The online bids received as part of the auction process will be opened on June 28, 2023 in New Delhi.
