Country ready for any unprecedented demand for coal: Govt
The pithead coal stock at the mines of CIL was 106.78 MT on 1 April, 2025. This has grown to 121.39 MT on 9 March, 2026.
The pithead coal stock at the mines of CIL was 106.78 MT on 1 April, 2025. This has grown to 121.39 MT on 9 March, 2026.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) shared an article written by Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy in an English daily, on its social media platform X.
"The reply given by the Minister of Coal in the Rajya Sabha to a question raised by CPI MP PP Suneer has clearly exposed the government’s oft-repeated claims of transitioning towards renewable energy," the CPI Parliamentary Party Office said in a statement.
Replying to a query by BJD member Sambit Patra, the minister told the Upper House that the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), periodically reviews the environmental compliance status of operating coal mines, including the mines in Sundargarh district of Odisha.
Coal production from captive and commercial mines in June 2025 stood at 15.57 million tonnes (MT), while dispatches reached 17.31 MT, according to data released by the Ministry of Coal.
The overall coal production in India during May 2025 reached 86.24 MT (Provisional), marking an increase over the 83.96 MT produced in the corresponding period of the previous year.
In April, the coal production from captive and commercial mines stood at 14.01 million tonnes (MT), while coal dispatch was recorded at 16.81 MT, reflecting a robust start to FY 2025–26.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed India’s historic achievement of 1 billion tonnes coal production, highlighting significant commitment to energy security, economic growth and self-reliance.
The Ministry of Coal said on Wednesday that the total coal production from captive and commercial mines for the financial year 2024-25 has reached 167.36 million tonnes (MT) as of February 2025.
In the financial year 2024-25, as of December, the coal production and dispatch, both from the captive and commercial mines, registered record performances.
