The Coal Ministry on Friday clarified that there is no special rule or scope for giving special treatment to any one State. The clarification came in the wake of allegations of giving preferential treatment to one State government in the allocation of coal blocks. The Ministry termed these allegations as baseless and misleading. It said, transparent mode of the auction is being followed since the launch of commercial mining on the 18th of June in 2020. It said, no coal or lignite blocks have been given through the allotment route after the launch of commercial mining to any State or Central PSU.