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Applications opened for allotment of Schedule I coal mines to govt cos

February 9: As part of the allotment process for 36 coal mines to government companies, online applications and offline supporting documents were opened on February 9, 2015 from 3:00 pm onwards in the presence of applicants, an official statement said.

The allotment process had started on January 22, 2015 with the release of Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) in newspapers.

As part of the process, applicants submitted their online applications on MSTC portal created for the purpose. Applicants were also required to submit separately a sealed envelope containing power of attorney and the affidavit, the statement said.

The maximum number of applications (9) have been received for Gare Palma Sector II coal mine whereas no application has been received in respect of Barjora (North) coal mine. A table containing mine wise number of applications received is given below.

The online applications were decrypted and opened electronically in the presence of representatives of applicants. Entire process was displayed on the screen to applicants. Subsequently, sealed envelopes containing power of attorney and the affidavit were also opened in the presence of applicants. These applications will now be evaluated by a Technical Evaluation Committee.

Number of Applications

* Mines are combined for the purpose of these allotments.
Note: the list is indicative. Physical verification of supporting documents against each application is still being carried out. The final List of mine-wise Applicants will be published on MSTC’s website.