India’s coal production rose 8.67 per cent year-on-year to record 73.02 million tonnes in April this year.
“India’s coal production has made a new record of the highest production during the month of April 2023, achieving 73.02 million tonnes (MT) of coal with a growth of 8.67 per cent as compared to 67.20 MT during April 2022,” a coal ministry statement said.
Coal India Ltd (CIL) reported production of 57.57 MT in April 2023 compared to 53.47 MT in Apr 2022, representing an increase of 7.67 per cent, it added.
The Ministry of Coal has paved the way for releasing additional coal in the market by greater utilisation of mining capacities of captive/private coal blocks,
