NEW DELHI: India is planning to increase coal production to 1 billion tonnes by 2023-24, informed the coal minister Pralhad Joshi in Rajya Sabha on Monday. The minister, in a written reply to the House said as per the draft report of Niti Aayog, the coal demand is expected to remain in the range of 1,192-1,325 million tonnes by 2030.
“A plan to increase all India coal production to the level of 1 BT by 2023-24 and coal production by Coal India Limited to 1 BT by 2024-25 has been prepared. The resultant increase in coal availability will be able to meet the demand of coal to the extent available,” said the minister.
