National miner Coal India Limited (CIL) witnessed a double-digit growth in production for the second year in a row, for the first time in its history.
The company, which closed the financial year 2023-24 with 773.6 million tonne (MT) of coal production, registered an annual growth of 10 per cent. That’s an increase of 70 MT over the year before. The company said coal production of 88.6 MT in March 2024 was the highest ever for any month to date. All the seven subsidiaries of CIL operating in different coal-bearing states have over-achieved their production targets.
