Provincial tussle over ownership of Singareni Collieries

The government of the southern Indian province of Andhra Pradesh has formally demanded an equity stake in Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) and even hinted at the possibility of taking legal recourse to secure an interest in the mining company. In a communication to the federal government and various central Ministries, the Andhra Pradesh government has demanded at least part of the ownership of SCCL should be vested with it and has opposed transfer of ownership of SCCL to the government of neighbouring province of Telengana.