Coal gasification project: Union cabinet approves Rs 37,500 crores
The cabinet has given its approval for surface coal and lignite gasification projects with an outlay of Rs 37,500 crores. Under the scheme, the aim is to gasify around 75 million tonnes of coal and attract investments of up to Rs 3 lakh crores.
As per the Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the project supports India's coal and lignite gasification programme, which has set the national target of gasifying 100 million tonnes of coal by 2030.
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