<span style="color: #222222;">There are 533 coal mines, including 21 private coal mines in 10 States. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha (RS), Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi informed that Jharkhand has the most significant number of public and private coal mines. <br />''<br />''He told the House that in 2022, the Ministry of Coal issued guidelines for the closure of 43 public and two private coal mines that were closed, abandoned, or discontinued till March 2022</span><br />