Coal continues to contribute to India’s journey towards Viksit Bharat 2047: PM Modi
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 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.
India recorded its highest ever coal production of 997.826 million tonnes (MT) in the financial year 2023-24 which represents an 11.71 per cent increase in comparison to the corresponding figure of 893.191 MT in the year 2022-23, according to the year-end review of the Coal Ministry.
The Ministry of Coal is closely coordinating with state governments and Central ministries concerned to operationalise mines auctioned earlier on the fast track.
The ministry said the total domestic coal production was 18 per cent higher than in the same period of the previous year with Coal India Limited (CIL), achieving a growth of 17.5 per cent.
While the Odisha government on Saturday confirmed adequate coal supply to power plant in the state, neightbouring Bihar boasted of meeting 5.5 to 6,000 megawatt power demand during rush hours every day.
About eleven and a half rakes have to be provided daily from Coal India to Rajasthan whereas at present only five rakes are being dispatched
Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi had said that the firm will further produce 1 billion tonnes of coal by FY2024.
State-owned Coal India's fuel supply to the power sector dropped by 3.6 per cent to 288.2 million tonnes in the…
State-owned Coal India's fuel supply to the power sector dropped by 3.6 per cent to 288.2 million tonnes in the…
