The total coal production in the country rose by 18.6% to 78.65 million tonne in the month of October from 66.32 MT in the corresponding month last year, according to data from the ministry of coal.
During the period April to October, the production shot up by 13% to 507.02 MT, significantly up from 448.49 MT in the first seven months of the last fiscal, the data showed.
Of the total production last month, Coal India Ltd produced 61.07 MT compared with 52.94 MT in October last fiscal, registering an increase of 15.4%.