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Published Jun 23 2012 by Topnews.in

Government asks CIL to dilute penalty clause, to accept lower supply guarantee

The union government has asked the state-run, Coal India Ltd (CIL) to dilute a stiff penalty clause in the new coal supply agreements it is proposing to sign with power generation firms. The government is offering to accept a lower supply guarantee by the company.

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