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Kolkata , April 5

FOLLOWING in the footsteps of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd, South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), the largest subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL), has begun to sell coal through the `e-auction' route on a trial basis.

The company will now organise buyers' conferences at various coal consuming centres and cities to familarise prospective buyers/bidders with the new system of sale.

Currently, SECL sells coal to core and non-core sector consumers against a linkage granted by the Union Ministry of Coal and CIL. However, from time to time, coal has been offered for sale under the Open Sales Scheme on a surplus/available basis. Under the new system, the prospective buyer/bidder will have to register with the service providers who will conduct e-auctions on behalf on SECL. E-auctions are to be conducted by independent agencies with experience and expertise in the e-auctioning of commodities such as coal.

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