Coal Production
India's coal production grows 8.55 pc in FY22
New Delhi/IBNS: India’s coal sector achieved a record production of 777.23 MT in financial 2021-22 compared to 716 MT the previous year, registering a growth of 8.55 percent increase, the ministry of coal said.
Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi has expressed happiness in attaining record coal production and despatch during the financial year 2021-22.
He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for opening up the coal sector which resulted in the present achievement.
Complimenting all the coal companies in the country, Pralhad Joshi called upon them to keep fulfilling India’s energy aspirations.
A series of reforms and innovative measures initiated in recent years by the Ministry of Coal has paved the way for this record achievement.
Hurdles caused by the Covid pandemic reduced imports due to the very high international coal price and fast increasing domestic demand for coal makes the present achievement all the more remarkable.
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