Despite having large reserves of coal, why does India import millions of tonnes of coal?
1) It is the policy of India to save its own coal reserves for the future and import it from other countries for the present use.
2) Most of the power plants in India are coal based, and they are not able to get sufficient supplies of coal from within the country.
3) Steel companies need a large quantity of coking coal, which has to be imported. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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2 and 3 are correct because India's power plants face coal supply shortages domestically, and the country needs to import coking coal for steel production, as its own reserves are not sufficient or of the required quality for these purposes.

Despite Having Large Reserves of Coal, Why Does India Import