New Delhi, June 15 -- Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal Chairman and BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Monday highlighted that coal gasification projects are being fast-tracked to strengthen India's energy security while advancing cleaner energy goals, even as global uncertainties, including the ongoing West Asia crisis, underline the importance of domestic energy resources.

Speaking with ANI after a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal, Thakur said the government is focusing on speeding up approvals and implementation of coal gasification projects, backed by a Rs 37,500 crore incentive package.

"The government has approved Rs 37,500 crore so that coal gasification projects can be implemented quickly and incentives can b...