Total 384 coal mines of India competed for this prestigious star rating awards. Out of this 43 coal mines were bestowed with the 5 star rating. The award was given by Hon'ble Minister of Coal and Mines , GOI , Shri G.Kishan Reddy and by Hon'ble Minister of State for Coal and Mines Shri Satish Chandra Dubey to Shri Shivam Srivastava , Director(Fuel) ,Shri Animensh Jain , CEO NML, Shri A.S.Yadav , HOP Talaipalli and Shri B.R.Prasoon , HOP Dulanga. There awards are testimony to NML's path in carrying out sustainable mining practices to achieve Atmanirbharta in coal requirement of NTPC and country as a whole.