A Study of Coal Mines in India

My hypothesis was coal industry in India traditionally backward due to transportation and lack of privatization. The point of lack of privatization is right because government started nationalize from 1972-1973. But as such my point of transportation I did not find any point. Coal has been recognized as the most important source of energy for electricity generation in India. About 75% of the coal in India is consumed in the power sector. In addition, other industries like steel, cement, fertilizers, chemicals, paper and thousands of medium and small-scale industries are also dependent on coal for their process and energy requirements. In the transport sector, though direct consumption of coal by the Railways is almost negligible on account of phasing out of steam locomotives, the energy requirement for electric traction is still dependent on coal converted into electric power. Coal has been a major contributor in providing energy security during the past century. But it is not a renewable resource, one day it will exhaust. It is possible that this pattern may change and there could be emphasis on uranium and thorium based power plants during the later part of the 21st century in addition to the emphasis on renewable energy sources