As the demand for coal increases in the country, Coal India Ltd is looking at importing coal to cater the domestic market. As per the industry resources, the rise in demand is due mainly due to coking coal. The country is falling short by 4-5% of the actual demand of coal.

Coal India is looking at Thai, Australian and Indonesian coal fields for importing non-coking coal. Steel companies import coal on their own.

Public sector oil companies were missing a huge Rs 150 crore daily on the sale of petroleum products.

Sarthak Behuria, the IOC chairman, said Indian Oil Corporation alone lost Rs 80 crore each day.

Rejecting to mention the amount of hike hinted by the oil companies to counterbalance the loss, Mr. Behuria said it was for the Centre to resolve.