Question: Consider the following statement regarding UTTAM:
1) It is launched by Ministry of Railway.
2) UTTAM stands for Unlocking Transparency by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal.
Of the above correct statement/s is/are:
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None of the above
Answer (b)
Related facts:
- In its year-end review by Ministry of Coal emphasizing its year-long achievements, UTTAM (Unlocking Transparency by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal) (portal site-uttam.coalindia.in) proves to an important milestone for coal quality monitoring.
- At present,coal supply under all FSAs and e-auction for both power utilities and non-power consumers have been covered under Third Party Sampling.As of now, consumers are paying the coal value for the quality of coal supplied to them based on analyzed grade given by independent third party agencies.
- UTTAM app was launched on 5 April 2018 by Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Railways and Coal.
- The App has ensured accountability, transparency, effectiveness and efficiency in coal ecosystem and brought coal governance closer to people.
- The App has been jointly developed by Ministry of Coal and Coal India Limited (CIL).
- The App provides coverage of Third Party Sampling of coal across CIL subsidiaries which include information on production, dispatch and quantity sampled of coal.
Links:
http://www.pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1557888