Chhattisgarh Unofficial Levy Row: Chhattisgarh Power play in the coal economy

The scandal over an unofficial levy in Chhattisgarh reflects the shortage that is afflicting the economy and a walk-back from market-friendly reforms

Subhomoy Bhattacharjee | New Delhi
Last Updated at February 27, 2023 18:04 IST

(Photo: Bloomberg)

Allegations of an unofficial coal levy being extracted from miners by a cabal of middlemen, state officials and politicians in Chhattisgarh reflect the shortage that afflicts the coal economy again. Though such “levies” cannot be condoned, they recur when policy makers walk back market-friendly reforms such as cutting the volume of coal sold via e-auctions and micro-managing demand and supply.

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