The Government has set the 15th of this month as the deadline for initiating action on de-allocation of coal mines to many of the 58 allottees to whom show-cause notices have been issued.

The Prime Minister's Office is reported to have conveyed its concern over inaction by the Coal Ministry in cancelling blocks where mining has not taken place. The Inter-Ministerial Group is to meet on Monday to take a decision on the fate of 58 coal blocks, which were not developed within the stipulated time.

Meanwhile, senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh has said the logjam in Parliament over allocation of coal blocks will continue unless Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh resigns on moral grounds. He however said the party would not bring a no-trust motion against the UPA government. He said the BJP wants all the coal block allocations scrapped.