The CAG is at it again. About 16 months after it rocked the UPA government with its explosive report on allocation of 2G spectrum and licenses, the Comptroller & Auditor General's draft report titled 'Performance Audit of Coal Block Allocations' says the government has extended "undue benefits", totalling a mind boggling Rs 10.67 lakh crore, to commercial entities by giving them 155 coal acreage without auction between 2004 and 2009.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/cag-govt-lost-rs-107-lakh-crore-not-auctioning-coal-blocks
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/resource-digest
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/government-india-goi
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/corruption
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mineral-based-industry