India’s coal output increased by 15.10 per cent to 784.41 million tonnes (MT) during April-February period of the ongoing fiscal. The country’s coal output was at 681.5 MT in the year-ago period, as per provisional figures of the coal ministry.
Coal India Ltd, which accounts for over 80 per cent of coal output, produced 619.70 MT from April to February of FY23 as compared to 542.38 MT during the same period of FY22, registering a growth of 14.26 per cent.