Current domestic coal production inadequate to meet country’s demand: Government

New Delhi: The government on Thursday said the current domestic production is unable to meet the country’s demand, even though the country is the world’s second-largest producer of fossil fuel and the fifth-largest nation in terms of coal deposits.

Currently, India is producing about 729 million tonnes of dry fuel, the coal ministry said in a statement.

“However, it is a fact that the domestic production is not able to meet the demand of coal in the country,” the statement said.