Final CAG report on Coal Block allocation

The final report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, which states that there was a likely gain of Rs 1.86 lakh crore to private firms as a result of the UPA government's decision to allocate mines on nomination basis instead of competitive bidding. The auditor has named companies like Essar Power, Hindalco, Tata Steel, Tata Power and Jindal Steel and Power among other as beneficiaries of this policy.