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UPSC 2019: Consider the following statements: 1. Coal sector was nationalised by the Government of India under Indira Gandhi. 2. Now, coal blocks are allocated on lottery basis. 3. Till recently, India imported coal to meet the shortages of domestic supply, but now India is self-sufficient in coal production. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) 1 only
Coal mining was nationalised in two phases (1971–72 coking coal & 1973 non-coking coal) during Indira Gandhi’s tenure—Statement 1 is correct. After SC cancelled allocations in 2014, the 2015 policy provides for auctioning but some blocks are still allotted administratively, so UPSC treated the blanket claim in Statement 2 as incorrect. India continues to import hundreds of million tonnes of coal (235 MT in 2018-19) and is therefore not self-sufficient, making Statement 3 incorrect. Hence only Statement 1 is correct. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_in_India?utm_source=openai))
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