New Delhi, March 13 -- Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy chaired a Consultative Committee meeting of Members of Parliament attached to the Ministry of Coal on Thursday to review technology upgradation across the sector. The meeting, attended by Minister of State for Coal and Mines Satish Chandra Dubey and senior ministry officials, focused on shifting traditional mining toward digital and automated systems to improve production and safety.

According to the Ministry of Coal, the agenda centered on the "Technology up-gradation in Coal Companies." During the session, Secretary of the Ministry of Coal, Vikram Dev Dutt, stated that at present, there is no unprecedented demand of coal in the country.

Minister of State Satish Ch...