India’s coal production to touch 1 billion tonnes next fiscal, Govt informs Parliament
India’s coal production will touch one billion tonnes in the next financial year from 900 million tonnes this fiscal ending March, as the country gears up to stop the import of thermal coal by 2024-25, Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi informed Parliament on Monday. Replying to queries in the Rajya Sabha during the Question Hour, the Coal Minister said India’s domestic coal requirement will reach 1,500 million tonnes by 2030, for which the nation needs to scale up its production.
