India: No Shortage Of Coal In Country, Union Minister Replies On Power Outages

NEW DELHI, 06 May 2022, (TON): Union Minister of State for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma ruled out shortage of coal in the country.

Replying to a question on the scarcity of coal, leading to power outage across the country, Mr Verma, in Coimbatore to participate in the National Coir Conclave, told reporters “there was no problem in the availability of coal in the country, and if such a problem arose, the government would tackle it.”

The minister said “considering the plight of MSMEs, particularly during the two-year pandemic situation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi allocated the enterprises ₹ 5 lakh crore for their capital needs.”

Mr Verma said “the government would take action to find the solution, if it was brought to its notice.”

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