In the first major step towards opening the coal mining sector, the government will start allocating coal blocks to state governments for commercial mining.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/commercial-mining-coal-be-allowed
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[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/ministry-coal
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/monnet-ispat-and-energy-ltd