Coal Fields Auction

• Coal-gate: Govt may bring confidence motion next week, say sources

  The Prime Minister has refuted the allegations that on his watch, the country lost thousands of crores because his government did not auction coal fields, a conclusion reached by the national auditor in a report earlier this month which has led the opposition BJP to demand his resignation.

• Prime Minister's Office and Attorney General disagree over assigning mines

  The report by the national auditor on the massive losses caused by the allocation of coal fields is being refuted by the government, but has led to the Prime Minister suggesting that no mines in the mines and minerals sector be assigned for now. The auditor's report said that because an auction was not held for coal blocks between 2004 and 2009, th...

• BJP objected to auction of coal fields, says coal minister

  Coal Minister Shri Prakash Jaiswal addressing a press conference this evening, spoke about the storm over the coal report.

• What Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh govts said on coal block allocation policy in 2005: Read letters

  The BJP has said the Prime Minister should "introspect and resign" in the wake of the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on coal block allocation that says the country lost Rs 1.86 lakh crore because coal fields were given too cheaply to private and state-run firms. But the party has failed to explain the opposition expressed to an auc...

• No need for clarification, says Prime Minister; auditor says coal report was 'pre-final draft'

  In a season where its weaknesses have been repeatedly exposed, the government is now trouble-shooting a report that states, it cost the country 10.7 lakh crores because it did not auction coal-fields from 2004 to 2009. The draft report which was leaked is prepared by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).

• Government feels heat over coal field allocation: 10 big facts

  The government is now under fire on account of a report by its auditor that says it lost 10.7 lakh crores because it undervalued coal deposits and did not auction coal fields between 2004 and 2009. Here is your 10-point cheat sheet to this story:

• CAG's coal report: 10 big facts on this big controversy

  The government, which is under fire on account of a report by its auditor for losses to the tune of 10.7 lakh crores for not auctioning coal deposits from 2004 - 2009, has managed to partly douse the flames. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), which prepared the draft report, has said that the content has not been finalised and hence, is mis...