Coal India will phase out the import of mining equipment worth Rs 4,500 crore.

The government claims that Coal India imports high-capacity equipment such as electric rope shovels, hydraulic shovels, dumpers, crawler dozers, drills, motor graders, front-end loaders wheel dozer, continuous miners equipment, and others worth approximately Rs 3,500 crore and pays Rs 1,000 crore in customs duty, incurring significant costs on buying machinery through importing.