In force · As amended up to 2026-08
7. Power to classify certain Schedule I coal mines by Central Government .--(1) The Central Government may, before notifying the particulars of auction, classify mines identified from Schedule I coal mines as earmarked for the same class of specified end-uses.
(2) The Central Government may in public interest, by notification, modify Schedule III coal mines by adding any other Schedule I coal mine for the purposes of specified end-use.
Source: India Code