Coal regulator: A whole new minefield

Amendments to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act), and Coal Nationalisation Act, 1973, have been a minefield of controversies over more than a decade. There have been many attempts to amend the Coal Nationalisation Act, to bring private players in this field—looking at the need for enormous capital, but the politics of the day have prevented this in all kinds of political regimes.

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