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    Opening up coal sector not a challenge to Coal India: Chairman Pramod Agrawal

    Pramod Agrawal, Chairman, Coal India

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    When the government is pushing for Atma Nirbharta or self-reliance to reduce coal import dependency with increased indigenous production, we view private sector participation as complementing CIL’s role and not as competing, said CIL chairman Pramod Agrawal.

    Coal India will not start new coal mines which require handing out large scale employment against land acquisition besides investing Rs 1.26 lakh crore till March 2024 in technology upgradation as a strategy for efficiency improvement amid competition from private miners, its chairman Pramod Agrawal said. In an exclusive interview to ET’s Sarita C Singh, he spoke about competition, the company’s strategies to improve operational efficiency and
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